diff --git a/config/install/paragraphs.settings.yml b/config/install/paragraphs.settings.yml
index 52e67b1..ed1800d 100644
--- a/config/install/paragraphs.settings.yml
+++ b/config/install/paragraphs.settings.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 show_unpublished: true
+allow_reference_changes: false
diff --git a/config/schema/paragraphs.schema.yml b/config/schema/paragraphs.schema.yml
index e6cf733..954bd8f 100644
--- a/config/schema/paragraphs.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/paragraphs.schema.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
     show_unpublished:
       type: boolean
       label: 'Allow users with "View unpublished paragraphs" permission to see unpublished paragraphs.'
+    allow_reference_changes:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Allow reference changes for paragraphs.'
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ParagraphsWidget.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ParagraphsWidget.php
index 34d82e4..8ee2249 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ParagraphsWidget.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ParagraphsWidget.php
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@
    *   TRUE if we can allow reference changes, otherwise FALSE.
    */
   protected function allowReferenceChanges() {
-    return !$this->isTranslating;
+    return !$this->isTranslating || \Drupal::configFactory()->getEditable('paragraphs.settings')->get('allow_reference_changes');
   }
 
   /**