diff --git a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
index c725190a3427c797d5308a5a9523889d29518c3b..441b2abf36877583bf72bcff5add525273f95f72 100644
--- a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
+++ b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 \newif\iftpt@infolines\tpt@infolinesfalse
 \DeclareOption{infolines}{\tpt@infolinestrue}
+\newif\iftpt@navsymbols\tpt@navsymbolstrue
+\DeclareOption{nonavsymbols}{\tpt@navsymbolsfalse}
 \ProcessOptions
 
 %
@@ -71,8 +73,6 @@
 \setbeamerfont{author in head/foot}{size*={6}{7},series=\sffamily}
 \setbeamerfont{frametitle}{size*={14}{18},series=\bfseries}
 
-%% Décomenter pour faire disparaitre les symboles de navigation
-%\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
 
 %
 % Title page.
@@ -124,11 +124,12 @@
 \defbeamertemplate*{footline}{tpt default}
 {%
    \leavevmode%
-   \vskip 2pt%
-   \begin{beamercolorbox}[left, wd=.9\paperwidth, ht=.3cm]{}
+   \iftpt@navsymbols\vskip 2pt%
+   \begin{beamercolorbox}[left, wd=.9\paperwidth, ht=\footlineheight]{}
       \usebeamertemplate***{navigation symbols}%
    \end{beamercolorbox}
    \vskip -14pt%
+   \else\fi
    \hbox{%
       \begin{beamercolorbox}[left,wd=.15\paperwidth,ht=\footlineheight,dp=1.5ex]{page in head/foot}%
          \hspace*{3ex}%