diff --git a/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.cpp b/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.cpp
index fed983202..0a1cd849d 100644
--- a/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace storm {
             const std::string GeneralSettings::moduleName = "general";
             const std::string GeneralSettings::helpOptionName = "help";
             const std::string GeneralSettings::helpOptionShortName = "h";
+            const std::string GeneralSettings::printTimingsOptionName = "printTime";
+            const std::string GeneralSettings::printTimingsOptionShortName = "pt";
             const std::string GeneralSettings::versionOptionName = "version";
             const std::string GeneralSettings::verboseOptionName = "verbose";
             const std::string GeneralSettings::verboseOptionShortName = "v";
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, helpOptionName, false, "Shows all available options, arguments and descriptions.").setShortName(helpOptionShortName)
                                 .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("hint", "A regular expression to show help for all matching entities or 'all' for the complete help.").setDefaultValueString("all").build()).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, versionOptionName, false, "Prints the version information.").build());
+                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, printTimingsOptionName, false, "Prints the timing at the end").setShortName(printTimingsOptionShortName).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, verboseOptionName, false, "Enables more verbose output.").setShortName(verboseOptionShortName).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, precisionOptionName, false, "The internally used precision.").setShortName(precisionOptionShortName)
                                 .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createDoubleArgument("value", "The precision to use.").setDefaultValueDouble(1e-06).addValidationFunctionDouble(storm::settings::ArgumentValidators::doubleRangeValidatorExcluding(0.0, 1.0)).build()).build());
@@ -113,7 +116,10 @@ namespace storm {
             bool GeneralSettings::isParametricRegionSet() const {
                 return this->getOption(parametricRegionOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
             }
-
+                                
+            bool GeneralSettings::isPrintTimingsSet() const {
+                return this->getOption(printTimingsOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
+            }
 
             bool GeneralSettings::isExactSet() const {
                 return this->getOption(exactOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
diff --git a/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.h b/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.h
index 36877a86c..b19573852 100644
--- a/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.h
+++ b/src/settings/modules/GeneralSettings.h
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ namespace storm {
                  * @return True iff an equation solving technique has been set.
                  */
                 bool isMinMaxEquationSolvingTechniqueSet() const;
+                
+                /*!
+                 * Retrieves whether timings should be printed after running
+                 *
+                 * @return True iff the option was set.
+                 */
+                bool isPrintTimingsSet() const;
 
 
                 /*!
@@ -146,6 +153,8 @@ namespace storm {
                 // Define the string names of the options as constants.
                 static const std::string helpOptionName;
                 static const std::string helpOptionShortName;
+                static const std::string printTimingsOptionName;
+                static const std::string printTimingsOptionShortName;
                 static const std::string versionOptionName;
                 static const std::string verboseOptionName;
                 static const std::string verboseOptionShortName;
diff --git a/src/storm.cpp b/src/storm.cpp
index d979b7c74..0d23f9ecc 100644
--- a/src/storm.cpp
+++ b/src/storm.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ int main(const int argc, const char** argv) {
         auto endtime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
         auto duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(endtime-starttime);
         auto durationSec = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(endtime-starttime);
-        std::cout << "OVERALL RUNTIME: " << duration.count() << " ms. ( approx " << durationSec.count() << " seconds)." << std::endl;
+        if(storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::IOSettings>().isPrintTimingsSet()) {
+            std::cout << "Overal runtime: " << duration.count() << " ms. ( approx " << durationSec.count() << " seconds)." << std::endl;
+        }
         return 0;
     } catch (storm::exceptions::BaseException const& exception) {
         STORM_LOG_ERROR("An exception caused Storm to terminate. The message of the exception is: " << exception.what());