diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ad9915be..d5f7b25bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default {
 | --- | :---: | :---: | --- |
 | `editable` | `Boolean` | `true` | When set to `false` the editor is read-only. |
 | `doc` | `Object` | `null` | The editor state object used by Prosemirror. You can also pass HTML to the `content` slot. When used both, the `content` slot will be ignored. |
+| `watchDoc` | `Boolean` | `true` | If set to `true` the content gets updated whenever `doc` changes. |
 | `extensions` | `Array` | `[]` | A list of extensions used, by the editor. This can be `Nodes`, `Marks` or `Plugins`. |
 | `@init` | `Object` | `undefined` | This will return an Object with the current `state` and `view` of Prosemirror on init. |
 | `@update` | `Object` | `undefined` | This will return an Object with the current `state` of Prosemirror, a `getJSON()` and `getHTML()` function on every change. |
diff --git a/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js b/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js
index da268c4cb..c8062ff93 100644
--- a/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js
+++ b/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Boolean,
 			default: true,
 		},
+		watchDoc: {
+			type: Boolean,
+			default: true,
+		},
 	},
 
 	data() {
@@ -61,7 +65,9 @@ export default {
 		doc: {
 			deep: true,
 			handler() {
-				this.setContent(this.doc, true)
+				if (this.watchDoc) {
+					this.setContent(this.doc, true)
+				}
 			},
 		},