diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java
index 6703123c..fc4fcfbd 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public SwipeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         mEdgeSwipesOffset[DragEdge.Top.ordinal()] = a.getDimension(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_topEdgeSwipeOffset, 0);
         mEdgeSwipesOffset[DragEdge.Bottom.ordinal()] = a.getDimension(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_bottomEdgeSwipeOffset, 0);
         setClickToClose(a.getBoolean(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_clickToClose, mClickToClose));
+        setSwipeEnabled(a.getBoolean(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_swipeEnable, mSwipeEnabled));
 
         if ((dragEdgeChoices & DRAG_LEFT) == DRAG_LEFT) {
             mDragEdges.put(DragEdge.Left, null);
diff --git a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index a671fc5f..665a6bbf 100644
--- a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
             <enum name="pull_out" value="1" />
         </attr>
         <attr name="clickToClose" format="boolean" />
+        <attr name="swipeEnable" format="boolean" />
     </declare-styleable>
 </resources>
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