diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 478a4600..e70a3462 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
 # $nap;
+
+#### Added
+* `core` - `MovementMethodPlugin.none()`, `MovementMethodPlugin.link()` factory methods
+* `core` - `CorePlugin` `hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin` configuration method to **not** add implicit `LinkMovementMethod` on `afterSetText`
+
+#### Changed
 * `html` - `SimpleTagHandler` visits children tags if supplied tag is block one ([#235])
 
+#### Deprecated
+* `core` - `MovementMethodPlugin.create()` use explicit `MovementMethodPlugin.link()` instead
+
 [#235]: https://github.com/noties/Markwon/issues/235
 
 # 4.4.0
diff --git a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/core/CorePlugin.java b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/core/CorePlugin.java
index 1c576e7f..d9c2a3dd 100644
--- a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/core/CorePlugin.java
+++ b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/core/CorePlugin.java
@@ -115,9 +115,22 @@ public class CorePlugin extends AbstractMarkwonPlugin {
     // @since 4.0.0
     private final List<OnTextAddedListener> onTextAddedListeners = new ArrayList<>(0);
 
+    // @since $nap;
+    private boolean hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin;
+
     protected CorePlugin() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @since $nap;
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("UnusedReturnValue")
+    @NonNull
+    public CorePlugin hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin(boolean hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin) {
+        this.hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin = hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Can be useful to post-process text added. For example for auto-linking capabilities.
      *
@@ -188,7 +201,8 @@ public class CorePlugin extends AbstractMarkwonPlugin {
         // let's ensure that there is a movement method applied
         // we do it `afterSetText` so any user-defined movement method won't be
         // replaced (it should be done in `beforeSetText` or manually on a TextView)
-        if (textView.getMovementMethod() == null) {
+        // @since $nap; we additionally check if we should apply _implicit_ movement method
+        if (!hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin && textView.getMovementMethod() == null) {
             textView.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
         }
     }
diff --git a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/movement/MovementMethodPlugin.java b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/movement/MovementMethodPlugin.java
index 0f9a7e10..b16af95f 100644
--- a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/movement/MovementMethodPlugin.java
+++ b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/movement/MovementMethodPlugin.java
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import android.text.method.MovementMethod;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import io.noties.markwon.AbstractMarkwonPlugin;
+import io.noties.markwon.core.CorePlugin;
 
 /**
  * @since 3.0.0
@@ -19,26 +21,62 @@ public class MovementMethodPlugin extends AbstractMarkwonPlugin {
      * Uses Android system LinkMovementMethod as default
      *
      * @see #create(MovementMethod)
+     * @see #link()
+     * @deprecated $nap; use {@link #link()}
      */
     @NonNull
+    @Deprecated
     public static MovementMethodPlugin create() {
         return create(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @since $nap;
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public static MovementMethodPlugin link() {
+        return create(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Special {@link MovementMethodPlugin} that is <strong>not</strong> applying a MovementMethod on a TextView
+     * implicitly
+     *
+     * @since $nap;
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public static MovementMethodPlugin none() {
+        return new MovementMethodPlugin(null);
+    }
+
     @NonNull
     public static MovementMethodPlugin create(@NonNull MovementMethod movementMethod) {
         return new MovementMethodPlugin(movementMethod);
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     private final MovementMethod movementMethod;
 
+    /**
+     * Since $nap; change to be <em>nullable</em>
+     */
     @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
-    MovementMethodPlugin(@NonNull MovementMethod movementMethod) {
+    MovementMethodPlugin(@Nullable MovementMethod movementMethod) {
         this.movementMethod = movementMethod;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void configure(@NonNull Registry registry) {
+        registry.require(CorePlugin.class)
+                .hasExplicitMovementMethodPlugin(true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void beforeSetText(@NonNull TextView textView, @NonNull Spanned markdown) {
-        textView.setMovementMethod(movementMethod);
+        // @since $nap; check for equality
+        final MovementMethod current = textView.getMovementMethod();
+        if (current != movementMethod) {
+            textView.setMovementMethod(movementMethod);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java b/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java
index 50bcd696..c1424e6d 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/sample/recycler/RecyclerActivity.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import io.noties.markwon.image.destination.ImageDestinationProcessorRelativeToAb
 import io.noties.markwon.image.file.FileSchemeHandler;
 import io.noties.markwon.image.network.OkHttpNetworkSchemeHandler;
 import io.noties.markwon.image.svg.SvgMediaDecoder;
+import io.noties.markwon.movement.MovementMethodPlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.recycler.MarkwonAdapter;
 import io.noties.markwon.recycler.SimpleEntry;
 import io.noties.markwon.recycler.table.TableEntry;
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ public class RecyclerActivity extends Activity {
     @NonNull
     private static Markwon markwon(@NonNull Context context) {
         return Markwon.builder(context)
-                .usePlugin(CorePlugin.create())
                 .usePlugin(ImagesPlugin.create(plugin -> {
                     plugin
                             .addSchemeHandler(FileSchemeHandler.createWithAssets(context))