diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1132c2df..c33c617c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@
         "arduino.disableTestingOpen": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false
+        },
+        "arduino.ignoreBoards": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "default": []
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/arduino/vscodeSettings.ts b/src/arduino/vscodeSettings.ts
index bc9f43ce..4356b25c 100644
--- a/src/arduino/vscodeSettings.ts
+++ b/src/arduino/vscodeSettings.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const configKeys = {
     AUTO_UPDATE_INDEX_FILES: "arduino.autoUpdateIndexFiles",
     ENABLE_USB_DETECTOIN: "arduino.enableUSBDetection",
     DISABLE_TESTING_OPEN: "arduino.disableTestingOpen",
+    IGNORE_BOARDS: "arduino.ignoreBoards",
 };
 
 export interface IVscodeSettings {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export interface IVscodeSettings {
     logLevel: string;
     enableUSBDetection: boolean;
     disableTestingOpen: boolean;
+    ignoreBoards: string[];
     updateAdditionalUrls(urls: string | string[]): void;
 }
 
@@ -59,6 +61,14 @@ export class VscodeSettings implements IVscodeSettings {
         return this.getConfigValue<boolean>(configKeys.DISABLE_TESTING_OPEN);
     }
 
+    public get ignoreBoards(): string[] {
+        return this.getConfigValue<string[]>(configKeys.IGNORE_BOARDS);
+    }
+
+    public set ignoreBoards(value: string[]) {
+        this.setConfigValue(configKeys.IGNORE_BOARDS, value, true);
+    }
+
     public async updateAdditionalUrls(value) {
         await this.setConfigValue(configKeys.ADDITIONAL_URLS, value, true);
     }
diff --git a/src/serialmonitor/usbDetector.ts b/src/serialmonitor/usbDetector.ts
index d60044d8..b70b24aa 100644
--- a/src/serialmonitor/usbDetector.ts
+++ b/src/serialmonitor/usbDetector.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ export class UsbDetector {
                 let bd = ArduinoContext.boardManager.installedBoards.get(boardKey);
                 if (!bd) {
                     ArduinoContext.boardManager.updatePackageIndex(deviceDescriptor.indexFile).then((shouldLoadPackageContent) => {
-                        vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Install board package for ${deviceDescriptor.name}`, "Yes", "No").then((ans) => {
+                        const ignoreBoards = VscodeSettings.getInstance().ignoreBoards || [];
+                        if (ignoreBoards.indexOf(deviceDescriptor.name) >= 0) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Install board package for ${
+                                deviceDescriptor.name}`, "Yes", "No", "Don't ask again").then((ans) => {
                             if (ans === "Yes") {
                                 ArduinoContext.arduinoApp.installBoard(deviceDescriptor.package, deviceDescriptor.architecture)
                                     .then(() => {
@@ -88,6 +93,9 @@ export class UsbDetector {
                                         bd = ArduinoContext.boardManager.installedBoards.get(boardKey);
                                         this.switchBoard(bd, deviceDescriptor);
                                     });
+                            } else if (ans === "Don't ask again") {
+                                ignoreBoards.push(deviceDescriptor.name);
+                                VscodeSettings.getInstance().ignoreBoards = ignoreBoards;
                             }
                         });
                     });
@@ -96,11 +104,18 @@ export class UsbDetector {
                     if (currBoard.board !== deviceDescriptor.id
                         || currBoard.platform.architecture !== deviceDescriptor.architecture
                         || currBoard.getPackageName() !== deviceDescriptor.package) {
+                        const ignoreBoards = VscodeSettings.getInstance().ignoreBoards || [];
+                        if (ignoreBoards.indexOf(deviceDescriptor.name) >= 0) {
+                            return;
+                        }
                         vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Detected board ${deviceDescriptor.name}. Would you like to switch to this board type?`,
-                            "Yes", "No")
+                            "Yes", "No", "Don't ask again")
                             .then((ans) => {
                                 if (ans === "Yes") {
                                     return this.switchBoard(bd, deviceDescriptor);
+                                } else if (ans === "Don't ask again") {
+                                    ignoreBoards.push(deviceDescriptor.name);
+                                    VscodeSettings.getInstance().ignoreBoards = ignoreBoards;
                                 }
                             });
                     } else {