diff --git a/ldoc.lua b/ldoc.lua
index 18e109e..31db3c4 100644
--- a/ldoc.lua
+++ b/ldoc.lua
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ldoc, a documentation generator for Lua, vs 1.4.0
   -b,--package  (default .) top-level package basename (needed for module(...))
   -x,--ext (default html) output file extension
   -c,--config (default config.ld) configuration name
+  -u,--unqualified     don't show package name in sidebar links
   -i,--ignore ignore any 'no doc comment or no module' warnings
   -X,--not_luadoc break LuaDoc compatibility. Descriptions may continue after tags.
   -D,--define (default none) set a flag to be used in config.ld
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ local ldoc_contents = {
    'boilerplate','merge', 'wrap', 'not_luadoc', 'template_escape','merge_error_groups',
    'no_return_or_parms','no_summary','full_description','backtick_references', 'custom_see_handler',
    'no_space_before_args','parse_extra','no_lua_ref','sort_modules','use_markdown_titles',
+   'unqualified',
 }
 ldoc_contents = tablex.makeset(ldoc_contents)
 
diff --git a/ldoc/html.lua b/ldoc/html.lua
index 1422ca5..bfc67cd 100644
--- a/ldoc/html.lua
+++ b/ldoc/html.lua
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function html.generate_output(ldoc, args, project)
 
    function ldoc.module_name (mod)
       local name = mod.name
-      if mod.type == 'module' then -- leave out package (also for 'classmod'??)
+      if args.unqualified and mod.type == 'module' then -- leave out package (also for 'classmod'??)
          name = name:gsub('^.-%.','')
       elseif mod.type == 'topic' then
          if mod.display_name then