diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbcea723..a72332e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ The default `tsconfig.json` file used by the plugin looks like this:
 
 > Note 2: Don't confuse the [`tsconfig.json`](tsconfig.json) in this repository with the one mentioned above.
 
+You can also enable or disable functionalities in `serverless.yml`:
+
+```yml
+custom:
+  typescript:
+    run: true
+    offline: true # compile when running serverless offline
+    package: true # compile when doing serverless package
+    deploy: true # compile when doing serverless deploy
+    invoke: true # compile when doing serverless invoke
+```
+
 ### Including extra files
 
 All files from `package/include` will be included in the final build file. See [Exclude/Include](https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/packaging#exclude--include)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0599b0ea..7d72c8d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "rimraf": "2.6.3",
     "ts-jest": "24.0.2",
     "tslint": "5.14.0",
-    "typescript": "^3.4.1"
+    "typescript": "^3.7.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fs-extra": "^7.0.1",
diff --git a/src/Serverless.d.ts b/src/Serverless.d.ts
index ec7d7049..4022d002 100644
--- a/src/Serverless.d.ts
+++ b/src/Serverless.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ declare namespace Serverless {
       functions: {
         [key: string]: Serverless.Function
       }
+      custom: {
+        [key: string]: any
+      }
       package: Serverless.Package
       getAllFunctions(): string[]
     }
@@ -43,4 +46,4 @@ declare namespace Serverless {
   interface PluginManager {
     spawn(command: string): Promise<void>
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a249ce58..cd683f5e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -21,52 +21,68 @@ export class TypeScriptPlugin {
     this.serverless = serverless
     this.options = options
 
-    this.hooks = {
-      'before:run:run': async () => {
+    this.hooks = {}
+
+    if (serverless.service?.custom?.typescript?.run ?? true) {
+      this.hooks['before:run:run'] = async () => {
         await this.compileTs()
         await this.copyExtras()
         await this.copyDependencies()
-      },
-      'before:offline:start': async () => {
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (serverless.service?.custom?.typescript?.offline ?? true) {
+      this.hooks['before:offline:start'] = async () => {
         await this.compileTs()
         await this.copyExtras()
         await this.copyDependencies()
         this.watchAll()
-      },
-      'before:offline:start:init': async () => {
+      }
+      this.hooks['before:offline:start:init'] = async () => {
         await this.compileTs()
         await this.copyExtras()
         await this.copyDependencies()
         this.watchAll()
-      },
-      'before:package:createDeploymentArtifacts': async () => {
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (serverless.service?.custom?.typescript?.package ?? true) {
+      this.hooks['before:package:createDeploymentArtifacts'] = async () => {
         await this.compileTs()
         await this.copyExtras()
         await this.copyDependencies(true)
-      },
-      'after:package:createDeploymentArtifacts': async () => {
+      }
+      this.hooks['after:package:createDeploymentArtifacts'] = async () => {
         await this.cleanup()
-      },
-      'before:deploy:function:packageFunction': async () => {
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (serverless.service?.custom?.typescript?.deploy ?? true) {
+      this.hooks['before:deploy:function:packageFunction'] = async () => {
         await this.compileTs()
         await this.copyExtras()
         await this.copyDependencies(true)
-      },
-      'after:deploy:function:packageFunction': async () => {
+      }
+      this.hooks['after:deploy:function:packageFunction'] = async () => {
         await this.cleanup()
-      },
-      'before:invoke:local:invoke': async () => {
-        const emitedFiles = await this.compileTs()
-        await this.copyExtras()
-        await this.copyDependencies()
-        if (this.isWatching) {
-          emitedFiles.forEach(filename => {
-            const module = require.resolve(path.resolve(this.originalServicePath, filename))
-            delete require.cache[module]
-          })
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (serverless.service?.custom?.typescript?.invoke ?? true) {
+      this.hooks['before:invoke:local:invoke'] = async () => {
+        if (serverless.service?.custom?.typescript?.invoke ?? true) {
+          const emitedFiles = await this.compileTs()
+          await this.copyExtras()
+          await this.copyDependencies()
+          if (this.isWatching) {
+            emitedFiles.forEach(filename => {
+              const module = require.resolve(path.resolve(this.originalServicePath, filename))
+              delete require.cache[module]
+            })
+          }
         }
-      },
-      'after:invoke:local:invoke': () => {
+      }
+      this.hooks['after:invoke:local:invoke'] = () => {
         if (this.options.watch) {
           this.watchFunction()
           this.serverless.cli.log('Waiting for changes...')
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 735f988f..c8653353 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3455,10 +3455,10 @@ type-check@~0.3.2:
   dependencies:
     prelude-ls "~1.1.2"
 
-typescript@^3.4.1:
-  version "3.4.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-3.4.1.tgz#b6691be11a881ffa9a05765a205cb7383f3b63c6"
-  integrity sha512-3NSMb2VzDQm8oBTLH6Nj55VVtUEpe/rgkIzMir0qVoLyjDZlnMBva0U6vDiV3IH+sl/Yu6oP5QwsAQtHPmDd2Q==
+typescript@^3.7.0:
+  version "3.9.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-3.9.7.tgz#98d600a5ebdc38f40cb277522f12dc800e9e25fa"
+  integrity sha512-BLbiRkiBzAwsjut4x/dsibSTB6yWpwT5qWmC2OfuCg3GgVQCSgMs4vEctYPhsaGtd0AeuuHMkjZ2h2WG8MSzRw==
 
 uglify-js@^3.1.4:
   version "3.5.2"