diff --git a/textractor/data/text_linearization_config.py b/textractor/data/text_linearization_config.py
index 9c86099c..b785ba8e 100644
--- a/textractor/data/text_linearization_config.py
+++ b/textractor/data/text_linearization_config.py
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ class TextLinearizationConfig:
 
     max_number_of_consecutive_spaces: int = None  #: Removes extra whitespace (None skips whitespace removal)
 
-    hide_header_layout: bool = False  #: Hide headers in the linearized output
+    hide_header_layout: bool = False  #: Hide headers layouts in the linearized output
 
-    hide_footer_layout: bool = False  #: Hide footers in the linearized output
+    hide_footer_layout: bool = False  #: Hide footers layouts in the linearized output
 
-    hide_figure_layout: bool = False  #: Hide figures in the linearized output
+    hide_figure_layout: bool = False  #: Hide figures layouts in the linearized output
 
-    hide_table_layout: bool = False #: Hide tables in the linearized output
+    hide_table_layout: bool = False #: Hide tables layouts in the linearized output
+
+    hide_key_value_layout: bool = False #: Hide key-value layouts in the linearized output
 
     hide_page_num_layout: bool = False  #: Hide page numbers in the linearized output
 
diff --git a/textractor/entities/layout.py b/textractor/entities/layout.py
index f8fb1202..3571cc48 100644
--- a/textractor/entities/layout.py
+++ b/textractor/entities/layout.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def get_text_and_words(
             or (self.layout_type == LAYOUT_FIGURE and config.hide_figure_layout)
             or (self.layout_type == LAYOUT_PAGE_NUMBER and config.hide_page_num_layout)
             or (self.layout_type == LAYOUT_TABLE and config.hide_table_layout)
+            or (self.layout_type == LAYOUT_KEY_VALUE and config.hide_key_value_layout)
         ):
             return "", []
         elif self.layout_type == LAYOUT_PAGE_NUMBER: