diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a87c0ca47..f50e8bda7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ $Id$
 - [core] Provide way for vendors to easily change paths to config files.
 + patch #2979922, rfe #2804874 [interface] Add inline query editing, thanks to Muhammd Adnan.
 - bug #2966752 [setup] Allow to configure changes tracking in setup script.
++ patch #2981165 [edit] Optionally disable the Type column, 
+  thanks to Brian Douglass - bhdouglass
 
 3.3.2.0 (not yet released)
 - patch #2969449 [core] Name for MERGE engine varies depending on the
diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html
index 4a4a360ad..9f915f7a9 100644
--- a/Documentation.html
+++ b/Documentation.html
@@ -1551,6 +1551,12 @@ CREATE DATABASE,ALTER DATABASE,DROP DATABASE</pre>
         displayed in edit/insert mode. Since version 2.10, the user can
         toggle this setting from the interface.
     </dd>
+    
+    <dt id="cfg_ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView">$cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView'] boolean</dt>
+    <dd>Defines whether or not type fields should be initially
+        displayed in edit/insert mode. The user can
+        toggle this setting from the interface.
+    </dd>
 
     <dt id="cfg_CharEditing">$cfg['CharEditing'] string</dt>
     <dd>Defines which type of editing controls should be used for CHAR and
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index 377d82855..2d1ca1c7e 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -919,6 +919,13 @@ $cfg['ProtectBinary'] = 'blob';
  */
 $cfg['ShowFunctionFields'] = true;
 
+/**
+ * Display the type fields in edit/insert mode
+ *
+ * @global boolean $cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView']
+ */
+$cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView'] = true;
+
 /**
  * Which editor should be used for CHAR/VARCHAR fields:
  *  input - allows limiting of input length
diff --git a/tbl_change.php b/tbl_change.php
index cbeda52fd..835ccf6a8 100644
--- a/tbl_change.php
+++ b/tbl_change.php
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['sql_query'])) {
 if (isset($_REQUEST['ShowFunctionFields'])) {
     $cfg['ShowFunctionFields'] = $_REQUEST['ShowFunctionFields'];
 }
+if (isset($_REQUEST['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView'])) {
+    $cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView'] = $_REQUEST['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView'];
+}
 
 /**
  * load relation data, foreign keys
@@ -268,10 +271,18 @@ if (! empty($sql_query)) {
     $url_params['sql_query'] = $sql_query;
 }
 
+if (! $cfg['ShowFunctionFields'] || ! $cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView']) {
+    echo $strShow;
+}
 if (! $cfg['ShowFunctionFields']) {
     $this_url_params = array_merge($url_params,
-        array('ShowFunctionFields' => 1, 'goto' => 'sql.php'));
-    echo $strShow . ' : <a href="tbl_change.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params) . '">' . $strFunction . '</a>' . "\n";
+        array('ShowFunctionFields' => 1, 'ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView' => $cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView'], 'goto' => 'sql.php'));
+    echo ' : <a href="tbl_change.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params) . '">' . $strFunction . '</a>' . "\n";
+}
+if (! $cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView']) {
+    $this_other_url_params = array_merge($url_params,
+        array('ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView' => 1, 'ShowFunctionFields' => $cfg['ShowFunctionFields'], 'goto' => 'sql.php'));
+    echo ' : <a href="tbl_change.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_other_url_params) . '">' . $strType . '</a>' . "\n";
 }
 
 foreach ($rows as $row_id => $vrow) {
@@ -293,11 +304,17 @@ foreach ($rows as $row_id => $vrow) {
     <thead>
         <tr>
             <th><?php echo $strField; ?></th>
-            <th><?php echo $strType; ?></th>
-<?php
+ 
+ <?php
+     if ($cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView']) {
+        $this_url_params = array_merge($url_params,
+            array('ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView' => 0, 'ShowFunctionFields' => $cfg['ShowFunctionFields'], 'goto' => 'sql.php'));
+        echo '          <th><a href="tbl_change.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params) . '" title="' . $strHide . '">' . $strType . '</a></th>' . "\n";
+    }
+
     if ($cfg['ShowFunctionFields']) {
         $this_url_params = array_merge($url_params,
-            array('ShowFunctionFields' => 0, 'goto' => 'sql.php'));
+            array('ShowFunctionFields' => 0, 'ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView' => $cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView'], 'goto' => 'sql.php'));
         echo '          <th><a href="tbl_change.php' . PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params) . '" title="' . $strHide . '">' . $strFunction . '</a></th>' . "\n";
     }
 ?>
@@ -418,11 +435,12 @@ foreach ($rows as $row_id => $vrow) {
                 <?php echo $field['Field_title']; ?>
                 <input type="hidden" name="fields_name<?php echo $field_name_appendix; ?>" value="<?php echo $field['Field_html']; ?>"/>
             </td>
-            <td align="center"<?php echo $field['wrap']; ?>>
-                <?php echo $field['pma_type']; ?>
-            </td>
-
-        <?php
+<?php if ($cfg['ShowFieldTypesInDataEditView']) { ?>
+             <td align="center"<?php echo $field['wrap']; ?>>
+                 <?php echo $field['pma_type']; ?>
+             </td>
+ 
+         <?php } //End if
 
         // Prepares the field value
         $real_null_value = FALSE;