diff --git a/core/modules/filter/src/Element/TextFormat.php b/core/modules/filter/src/Element/TextFormat.php
index 9247dba..2954bb5 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/src/Element/TextFormat.php
+++ b/core/modules/filter/src/Element/TextFormat.php
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ public static function processFormat(&$element, FormStateInterface $form_state,
       }
     }
 
+    // Hide text format information.
+    if (!empty($element['#format_hide'])) {
+      $element['format']['#access'] = FALSE;
+    }
+
     return $element;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php
index 0ac3151..8b41f9f 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php
@@ -28,12 +28,35 @@ class TextareaWidget extends StringTextareaWidget {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public static function defaultSettings() {
+    return array(
+      'hide_text_format_information' => FALSE,
+    ) + parent::defaultSettings();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function settingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $element = parent::settingsForm($form, $form_state);
+    $element['hide_text_format_information'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Hide text format information'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->getSetting('hide_text_format_information'),
+    );
+    return $element;
+  }
+
+    /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $element, array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $main_widget = parent::formElement($items, $delta, $element, $form, $form_state);
 
     $element = $main_widget['value'];
     $element['#type'] = 'text_format';
     $element['#format'] = $items[$delta]->format;
+    $element['#format_hide'] = $this->getSetting('hide_text_format_information');
     $element['#base_type'] = $main_widget['value']['#type'];
     return $element;
   }