diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index ce2767988..0a923f71f 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import time
 from difflib import SequenceMatcher
 
 from lib.core.agent import agent
+from lib.core.common import getFilteredPageContent
 from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.common import preparePageForLineComparison
 from lib.core.common import randomInt
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ def checkConnection():
 
     try:
         page, _ = Request.getPage()
-        conf.seqMatcher.set_seq1(page)
+        conf.seqMatcher.set_seq1(page if not conf.textOnly else getFilteredPageContent(page))
 
     except sqlmapConnectionException, errMsg:
         errMsg = getUnicode(errMsg)
diff --git a/lib/controller/controller.py b/lib/controller/controller.py
index 6e7ae9571..f9a827610 100644
--- a/lib/controller/controller.py
+++ b/lib/controller/controller.py
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ def start():
     if not conf.start:
         return False
 
-    if conf.optimize:
-        conf.useCommonPrediction = conf.useNullConnection = conf.keepAlive = True
-
     if conf.direct:
         initTargetEnv()
         setupTargetEnv()
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index da4d25978..547115143 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -938,6 +938,10 @@ def __cleanupOptions():
     if conf.googleDork or conf.list:
         conf.multipleTargets = True
 
+    if conf.optimize:
+        conf.useCommonPrediction = conf.keepAlive = True
+        conf.useNullConnection = not conf.textOnly
+
 def __setConfAttributes():
     """
     This function set some needed attributes into the configuration
@@ -1162,6 +1166,10 @@ def __basicOptionValidation():
         errMsg = "value for --ratio (matchRatio) option must be in range [0,1]"
         raise sqlmapSyntaxException, errMsg
 
+    if conf.textOnly and conf.useNullConnection:
+        errMsg = "switch --text-only is incompatible with switch --null-connection"
+        raise sqlmapSyntaxException, errMsg
+
 def init(inputOptions=advancedDict()):
     """
     Set attributes into both configuration and knowledge base singletons
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index bcf87f340..e241187aa 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ def cmdLineParser():
         injection.add_option("--threshold", dest="thold", type="float",
                              help="Page comparison threshold value (0.0-1.0)")
 
+        injection.add_option("--text-only", dest="textOnly",
+                             action="store_true", default=False,
+                             help="Compare pages based only on their textual content")
+
         injection.add_option("--space", dest="space",
                              help="Use defined string for space instead of standard ' '")
 
diff --git a/lib/request/comparison.py b/lib/request/comparison.py
index 47de1f7d2..19ddc0b43 100644
--- a/lib/request/comparison.py
+++ b/lib/request/comparison.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 import re
 
+from lib.core.common import getFilteredPageContent
 from lib.core.common import preparePageForLineComparison
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ def comparison(page, headers=None, getSeqMatcher=False, pageLength=None):
         if ratio > 1.:
             ratio = 1. / ratio
     else:
-        conf.seqMatcher.set_seq2(page)
+        conf.seqMatcher.set_seq2(page if not conf.textOnly else getFilteredPageContent(page))
         ratio = round(conf.seqMatcher.ratio(), 3)
 
     if conf.seqLock: