diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
index f14a58d..4d83359 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ EXPLAIN [ ANALYZE ] [ VERBOSE ] <replaceable class="parameter">statement</replac
     COSTS [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
     BUFFERS [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
     TIMING [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
+    SUMMARY [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
     FORMAT { TEXT | XML | JSON | YAML }
 </synopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -197,6 +198,18 @@ ROLLBACK;
    </varlistentry>
 
    <varlistentry>
+    <term><literal>SUMMARY</literal></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      Include planning time and execution time. Execution time is included
+      when <literal>ANALYZE</literal> is enabled.
+      It defaults to <literal>TRUE</literal> when <literal>ANALYZE</literal>
+      is enabled. Otherwise it defaults to <literal>FALSE</literal>.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
+   <varlistentry>
     <term><literal>FORMAT</literal></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/explain.c b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
index 0a669d9..7ae8378 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/explain.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ ExplainQuery(ParseState *pstate, ExplainStmt *stmt, const char *queryString,
 	List	   *rewritten;
 	ListCell   *lc;
 	bool		timing_set = false;
+	bool		summary_set = false;
 
 	/* Parse options list. */
 	foreach(lc, stmt->options)
@@ -167,6 +168,11 @@ ExplainQuery(ParseState *pstate, ExplainStmt *stmt, const char *queryString,
 			timing_set = true;
 			es->timing = defGetBoolean(opt);
 		}
+		else if (strcmp(opt->defname, "summary") == 0)
+		{
+			summary_set = true;
+			es->summary = defGetBoolean(opt);
+		}
 		else if (strcmp(opt->defname, "format") == 0)
 		{
 			char	   *p = defGetString(opt);
@@ -208,8 +214,8 @@ ExplainQuery(ParseState *pstate, ExplainStmt *stmt, const char *queryString,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
 				 errmsg("EXPLAIN option TIMING requires ANALYZE")));
 
-	/* currently, summary option is not exposed to users; just set it */
-	es->summary = es->analyze;
+	/* if the summary was not set explicitly, set default value */
+	es->summary = (summary_set) ? es->summary : es->analyze;
 
 	/*
 	 * Parse analysis was done already, but we still have to run the rule
@@ -550,7 +556,12 @@ ExplainOnePlan(PlannedStmt *plannedstmt, IntoClause *into, ExplainState *es,
 
 	totaltime += elapsed_time(&starttime);
 
-	if (es->summary)
+	/*
+	 * Execution time matters only when analyze is requested. If user has
+	 * explicitly requested not to report summary, don't report total execution
+	 * time.
+	 */
+	if (es->summary && es->analyze)
 	{
 		if (es->format == EXPLAIN_FORMAT_TEXT)
 			appendStringInfo(es->str, "Execution time: %.3f ms\n",