diff --git a/react/features/base/popover/components/Popover.web.js b/react/features/base/popover/components/Popover.web.js
index d5253b2b1..7435c3162 100644
--- a/react/features/base/popover/components/Popover.web.js
+++ b/react/features/base/popover/components/Popover.web.js
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class Popover extends Component {
          */
         content: PropTypes.object,
 
+        /**
+         * Whether displaying of the popover should be prevented.
+         */
+        disablePopover: PropTypes.bool,
+
         /**
          * An id attribute to apply to the root of the {@code Popover}
          * component.
@@ -148,12 +153,13 @@ class Popover extends Component {
      * @returns {void}
      */
     _onShowDialog() {
-        this.setState({ showDialog: true });
+        if (!this.props.disablePopover) {
+            this.setState({ showDialog: true });
 
-        if (this.props.onPopoverOpen) {
-            this.props.onPopoverOpen();
+            if (this.props.onPopoverOpen) {
+                this.props.onPopoverOpen();
+            }
         }
-
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/react/features/connection-indicator/components/ConnectionIndicator.js b/react/features/connection-indicator/components/ConnectionIndicator.js
index 8ac2602ff..852f7101e 100644
--- a/react/features/connection-indicator/components/ConnectionIndicator.js
+++ b/react/features/connection-indicator/components/ConnectionIndicator.js
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class ConnectionIndicator extends Component {
             <Popover
                 className = { rootClassNames }
                 content = { this._renderStatisticsTable() }
+                disablePopover = { !this.props.enableStatsDisplay }
                 position = { this.props.statsPopoverPosition }>
                 <div className = 'popover-trigger'>
                     <div