diff --git a/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-people-picker/mgt-people-picker.ts b/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-people-picker/mgt-people-picker.ts
index 655ad85ffd..0922410474 100644
--- a/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-people-picker/mgt-people-picker.ts
+++ b/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-people-picker/mgt-people-picker.ts
@@ -428,6 +428,18 @@ export class MgtPeoplePicker extends MgtTemplatedTaskComponent {
   })
   public ariaLabel: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Sets whether the people suggestions should apper on the suggestion list
+   *
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @memberof MgtPerson
+   */
+  @property({
+    attribute: 'disable-suggestions',
+    type: Boolean
+  })
+  public disableSuggestions = false;
+
   /**
    * Get the scopes required for people picker
    *
@@ -928,6 +940,10 @@ export class MgtPeoplePicker extends MgtTemplatedTaskComponent {
       const graph = provider.graph.forComponent(this);
 
       if (!input.length) {
+        if (this.disableSuggestions) {
+          this._foundPeople = [];
+          return;
+        }
         if (this.defaultPeople) {
           people = this.defaultPeople;
         } else {
diff --git a/stories/components/peoplePicker/peoplePicker.properties.stories.js b/stories/components/peoplePicker/peoplePicker.properties.stories.js
index 418a11721e..7f7cff651c 100644
--- a/stories/components/peoplePicker/peoplePicker.properties.stories.js
+++ b/stories/components/peoplePicker/peoplePicker.properties.stories.js
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ closeModal.addEventListener('click', () => {
 </script>
 `;
 
+export const disableSuggestions = () => html`
+  <mgt-people-picker disable-suggestions></mgt-people-picker>
+`;
+
 export const dynamicGroupId = () => html`
   <mgt-people-picker id="picker"></mgt-people-picker>
   <div>