diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 4a486c434..9e7ff81ba 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
 }
 
 # Django debug toolbar
+# Disable the templates panel by default due to a performance issue in Django 1.11; see
+# https://github.com/jazzband/django-debug-toolbar/issues/910
+DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG = {
+    'DISABLE_PANELS': [
+        'debug_toolbar.panels.redirects.RedirectsPanel',
+        'debug_toolbar.panels.templates.TemplatesPanel',
+    ],
+}
 INTERNAL_IPS = (
     '127.0.0.1',
     '::1',