diff --git a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index 1af0d06940..186d8254d1 100644
--- a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ export class App implements ComponentInterface {
 
   componentDidLoad() {
     rIC(() => {
-      importTapClick(this.win);
-      importInputShims(this.win, this.config);
-      importStatusTap(this.win, this.queue);
-      importHardwareBackButton(this.win);
+      const { win, config, queue } = this;
+
+      importTapClick(win);
+      importInputShims(win, config);
+      importStatusTap(win, config, queue);
+      importHardwareBackButton(win, config);
     });
   }
 
@@ -34,14 +36,16 @@ export class App implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 }
 
-function importHardwareBackButton(win: Window) {
-  if (isPlatform(win, 'hybrid')) {
+function importHardwareBackButton(win: Window, config: Config) {
+  const hardwareBackConfig = config.getBoolean('hardwareBackButton', isPlatform(win, 'hybrid'));
+  if (hardwareBackConfig) {
     import('../../utils/hardware-back-button').then(module => module.startHardwareBackButton(win));
   }
 }
 
-function importStatusTap(win: Window, queue: QueueApi) {
-  if (isPlatform(win, 'hybrid')) {
+function importStatusTap(win: Window, config: Config, queue: QueueApi) {
+  const statusTap = config.getBoolean('statusTap', isPlatform(win, 'hybrid'));
+  if (statusTap) {
     import('../../utils/status-tap').then(module => module.startStatusTap(win, queue));
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/utils/config.ts b/core/src/utils/config.ts
index 34a56cca3a..54c01b5a0b 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export interface IonicConfig {
    */
   mode?: Mode;
   persistConfig?: boolean;
+  hardwareBackButton?: boolean;
+  statusTap?: boolean;
 
   inputShims?: boolean;
   backButtonIcon?: string;