diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
index 3325338..d935dac 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@
         }
 
         #endregion
-
+        
         private Boolean _subscribedToShiftedRows;
         protected void SubscribeToShiftedRows(RangeShiftedRowsDelegate worksheetRangeShiftedRows)
         {
+            if (!Worksheet.EventTrackingEnabled) return;
+
             WorksheetRangeShiftedRows = worksheetRangeShiftedRows;
             RangeAddress.Worksheet.RangeShiftedRows += WorksheetRangeShiftedRows;
             _subscribedToShiftedRows = true;
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@
         private Boolean _subscribedToShiftedColumns;
         protected void SubscribeToShiftedColumns(RangeShiftedColumnsDelegate worksheetRangeShiftedColumns)
         {
+            if (!Worksheet.EventTrackingEnabled) return;
+
             WorksheetRangeShiftedColumns = worksheetRangeShiftedColumns;
             RangeAddress.Worksheet.RangeShiftedColumns += WorksheetRangeShiftedColumns;
             _subscribedToShiftedColumns = true;
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook.cs
index af8f3bf..fb8ba56 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 {
     using System.Linq;
 
+    public enum XLEventTracking { Enabled, Disabled }
     public enum XLCalculateMode
     {
         Auto,
@@ -168,6 +169,11 @@
 
         private readonly Dictionary<Int32, IXLStyle> _stylesById = new Dictionary<int, IXLStyle>();
         private readonly Dictionary<IXLStyle, Int32> _stylesByStyle = new Dictionary<IXLStyle, Int32>();
+
+        private readonly XLEventTracking _eventTracking;
+
+        public XLEventTracking EventTracking { get { return _eventTracking; } }
+        
        
         internal Int32 GetStyleId(IXLStyle style)
         {
@@ -513,8 +519,9 @@
         /// <summary>
         ///   Creates a new Excel workbook.
         /// </summary>
-        public XLWorkbook()
+        public XLWorkbook(XLEventTracking eventTracking = XLEventTracking.Enabled)
         {
+            _eventTracking = eventTracking;
             DefaultRowHeight = 15;
             DefaultColumnWidth = 8.43;
             Style = new XLStyle(null, DefaultStyle);
@@ -538,13 +545,14 @@
             NamedRanges = new XLNamedRanges(this);
             CustomProperties = new XLCustomProperties(this);
             ShapeIdManager = new XLIdManager();
+
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///   Opens an existing workbook from a file.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name = "file">The file to open.</param>
-        public XLWorkbook(String file)
+        public XLWorkbook(String file, XLEventTracking eventTracking = XLEventTracking.Enabled)
             : this()
         {
             _loadSource = XLLoadSource.File;
@@ -556,7 +564,7 @@
         ///   Opens an existing workbook from a stream.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name = "stream">The stream to open.</param>
-        public XLWorkbook(Stream stream)
+        public XLWorkbook(Stream stream, XLEventTracking eventTracking = XLEventTracking.Enabled)
             : this()
         {
             _loadSource = XLLoadSource.Stream;
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs
index f77c0cd..62a3033 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
         private Double _rowHeight;
         private Boolean _tabActive;
-
+        internal readonly Boolean EventTrackingEnabled;
         #endregion
 
         #region Constructor
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
                     new XLAddress(null, ExcelHelper.MinRowNumber, ExcelHelper.MinColumnNumber, false, false),
                     new XLAddress(null, ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber, ExcelHelper.MaxColumnNumber, false, false)))
         {
+            EventTrackingEnabled = workbook.EventTracking == XLEventTracking.Enabled;
             RangeAddress.Worksheet = this;
             RangeAddress.FirstAddress.Worksheet = this;
             RangeAddress.LastAddress.Worksheet = this;