diff --git a/src/core/Application.js b/src/core/Application.js
index 7248ff0..ee15428 100644
--- a/src/core/Application.js
+++ b/src/core/Application.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     // eslint-disable-next-line valid-jsdoc
     /**
      * @param {object} [options] - The optional renderer parameters
+     * @param {boolean} [options.autoStart=true] - automatically starts the rendering after the construction.
+     *     Note that setting this parameter to false does NOT stop the shared ticker even if you set
+     *     options.sharedTicker to true in case that it is already started. Stop it by your own.
      * @param {number} [options.width=800] - the width of the renderers view
      * @param {number} [options.height=600] - the height of the renderers view
      * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} [options.view] - the canvas to use as a view, optional
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@
          * @protected
          */
         this._options = options = Object.assign({
+            autoStart: true,
             sharedTicker: false,
             forceCanvas: false,
             sharedLoader: false,
@@ -100,7 +104,10 @@
         this.ticker = options.sharedTicker ? shared : new Ticker();
 
         // Start the rendering
-        this.start();
+        if (options.autoStart)
+        {
+            this.start();
+        }
     }
 
     set ticker(ticker) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc

diff --git a/src/core/Application.js b/src/core/Application.js
index 7248ff0..ee15428 100644
--- a/src/core/Application.js
+++ b/src/core/Application.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     // eslint-disable-next-line valid-jsdoc
     /**
      * @param {object} [options] - The optional renderer parameters
+     * @param {boolean} [options.autoStart=true] - automatically starts the rendering after the construction.
+     *     Note that setting this parameter to false does NOT stop the shared ticker even if you set
+     *     options.sharedTicker to true in case that it is already started. Stop it by your own.
      * @param {number} [options.width=800] - the width of the renderers view
      * @param {number} [options.height=600] - the height of the renderers view
      * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} [options.view] - the canvas to use as a view, optional
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@
          * @protected
          */
         this._options = options = Object.assign({
+            autoStart: true,
             sharedTicker: false,
             forceCanvas: false,
             sharedLoader: false,
@@ -100,7 +104,10 @@
         this.ticker = options.sharedTicker ? shared : new Ticker();
 
         // Start the rendering
-        this.start();
+        if (options.autoStart)
+        {
+            this.start();
+        }
     }
 
     set ticker(ticker) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
diff --git a/test/core/Application.js b/test/core/Application.js
index 00eb286..6d89c36 100644
--- a/test/core/Application.js
+++ b/test/core/Application.js
@@ -34,4 +34,18 @@
             done();
         });
     });
+
+    it('should not start application before calling start method if options.autoStart is false', function (done)
+    {
+        const app = new PIXI.Application({ autoStart: false });
+
+        expect(app.ticker.started).to.be.false;
+        app.start();
+
+        app.ticker.addOnce(() =>
+        {
+            app.destroy();
+            done();
+        });
+    });
 });