diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts b/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts
index 9df6b35e4..b2ccde49b 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const EnvironmentSchema = z.object({
   POSTHOG_PROJECT_KEY: z.string().optional(),
   TELEMETRY_TRIGGER_API_KEY: z.string().optional(),
   TELEMETRY_TRIGGER_API_URL: z.string().optional(),
+  TRIGGER_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: z.string().optional(),
   HIGHLIGHT_PROJECT_ID: z.string().optional(),
   AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID: z.string().optional(),
   AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/services/telemetry.server.ts b/apps/webapp/app/services/telemetry.server.ts
index d6d83b23d..e6dfe1dd5 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/services/telemetry.server.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/services/telemetry.server.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ class Telemetry {
   #triggerClient: TriggerClient | undefined = undefined;
 
   constructor({ postHogApiKey, trigger }: Options) {
+    if (env.TRIGGER_TELEMETRY_DISABLED !== undefined) {
+      console.log("📉 Telemetry disabled");
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (postHogApiKey) {
       this.#posthogClient = new PostHog(postHogApiKey, { host: "https://eu.posthog.com" });
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts
index a85caea82..9c97e9683 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ import {
   SEMRESATTRS_SERVICE_NAME,
   SEMRESATTRS_SERVICE_VERSION,
 } from "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions";
+import { logger } from "../utilities/logger";
 
 function initializeTracing(): NodeTracerProvider | undefined {
-  if (process.argv.includes("--skip-telemetry") || process.env.TRIGGER_DEV_SKIP_TELEMETRY) {
+  if (
+    process.argv.includes("--skip-telemetry") ||
+    process.env.TRIGGER_DEV_SKIP_TELEMETRY || // only for backwards compat
+    process.env.TRIGGER_TELEMETRY_DISABLED
+  ) {
+    logger.debug("📉 Telemetry disabled");
     return;
   }