diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 90e612529..5b06db9d0 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ value in call to =java=.
 After editing a source block, Org will restore the window layout when
 ~org-src-window-setup~ is set to a value that modifies the layout.
 
+*** New option to show source buffers using "plain" display-buffer
+
+Added option ~plain~ to ~org-src-window-setup~ to show source buffers
+using ~display-buffer~. This allows users to control how source
+buffers are displayed by modifying ~display-buffer-alist~ or
+~display-buffer-base-action~.
+
 ** New functions
 *** ~org-columns-toggle-or-columns-quit~
 =<C-c C-c>= bound to ~org-columns-toggle-or-columns-quit~ replaces the
diff --git a/lisp/org-src.el b/lisp/org-src.el
index 878821b14..52e99cf04 100644
--- a/lisp/org-src.el
+++ b/lisp/org-src.el
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ the existing edit buffer."
   "How the source code edit buffer should be displayed.
 Possible values for this option are:
 
+plain              Show edit buffer using `display-buffer'.  Users can
+                   further control the display behavior by modifying
+                   `display-buffer-alist' and its relatives.
 current-window     Show edit buffer in the current window, keeping all other
                    windows.
 split-window-below Show edit buffer below the current window, keeping all
@@ -801,6 +804,9 @@ Raise an error when current buffer is not a source editing buffer."
 
 (defun org-src-switch-to-buffer (buffer context)
   (pcase org-src-window-setup
+    (`plain
+     (when (eq context 'exit) (quit-restore-window))
+     (pop-to-buffer buffer))
     (`current-window (pop-to-buffer-same-window buffer))
     (`other-window
      (switch-to-buffer-other-window buffer))