diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
index 61be92a45..4446bb29a 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ let g:spacevim_enable_powerline_fonts  = 1
 "   let g:spacevim_lint_on_save = 0
 " <
 let g:spacevim_lint_on_save            = 1
+""
+" Enable/Disable Vimfiler in the welcome windows, this will cause vim slow on startup if
+" there are too many files in current directory. you can disable it by:
+" >
+"   let g:spacevim_enable_vimfiler_welcome = 0
+" <
+let g:spacevim_enable_vimfiler_welcome = 1
 let g:spacevim_smartcloseignorewin     = ['__Tagbar__' , 'vimfiler:default']
 let g:spacevim_smartcloseignoreft      = ['help']
 let g:spacevim_altmoveignoreft         = ['Tagbar' , 'vimfiler']
@@ -320,7 +327,9 @@ endfunction
 
 function! SpaceVim#welcome() abort
     if exists(':VimFiler') == 2 && exists(':Startify') == 2
-        VimFiler
+        if g:spacevim_enable_vimfiler_welcome
+            VimFiler
+        endif
         wincmd p
         Startify
     endif
diff --git a/doc/SpaceVim.txt b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
index b436aed51..f82dd67c1 100644
--- a/doc/SpaceVim.txt
+++ b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ To disable lint on save:
   let g:spacevim_lint_on_save = 0
 <
 
+                                          *g:spacevim_enable_vimfiler_welcome*
+Enable/Disable Vimfiler in the welcome windows, this will cause vim slow on
+startup if there are too many files in current directory. you can disable it
+by:
+>
+  let g:spacevim_enable_vimfiler_welcome = 0
+<
+
                                                         *g:spacevim_hosts_url*
 The host file url. this option is for chinese users who can not use google and
 twitter.