diff --git a/wysiwyg.module b/wysiwyg.module
index c788d72..1e3f951 100644
--- a/wysiwyg.module
+++ b/wysiwyg.module
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ function wysiwyg_process_form(&$form) {
           // The element before this element is the target form field.
           $field = &$form[$children[$index - 1]];
 
+          // Allow modules to programmatically enforce no client-side editor by
+          // setting the #wysiwyg property to FALSE.
+          if (isset($field['#wysiwyg']) && !$field['#wysiwyg']) {
+            // A 'format' element should not have any child elements that may
+            // need processing, so it should be safe to skip the recursion that
+            // happens at the end of this function, and move on to the next
+            // element on the same level.
+            continue;
+          }
+
           // If this textarea is #resizable and we will load at least one
           // editor, then only load the behavior and let the 'none' editor
           // attach/detach it to avoid hi-jacking the UI. Due to our CSS class