diff --git a/logtail/logtail.go b/logtail/logtail.go
index ed3872e79..39a48ba79 100644
--- a/logtail/logtail.go
+++ b/logtail/logtail.go
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ type Logger struct {
 	procID              uint32
 	includeProcSequence bool
 
+	// disabled, when true, causes this logger to drop incoming log entries
+	// without buffering or uploading. It is independent of the process-wide
+	// Disable kill switch, which takes precedence. Toggled by SetEnabled.
+	disabled atomic.Bool
+
 	writeLock    sync.Mutex // guards procSequence, flushTimer, buffer.Write calls
 	procSequence uint64
 	flushTimer   tstime.TimerController // used when flushDelay is >0
@@ -594,6 +599,15 @@ func Disable() {
 	logtailDisabled.Store(true)
 }
 
+// SetEnabled enables or disables log uploading by lg. When disabled, log
+// entries passed to lg are dropped rather than buffered or uploaded; already
+// buffered entries may still drain. The process-wide [Disable] kill switch
+// takes precedence: if Disable has been called, SetEnabled(true) does not
+// re-enable uploads.
+func (lg *Logger) SetEnabled(enabled bool) {
+	lg.disabled.Store(!enabled)
+}
+
 var debugWakesAndUploads = envknob.RegisterBool("TS_DEBUG_LOGTAIL_WAKES")
 
 // tryDrainWake tries to send to lg.drainWake, to cause an uploading wakeup.
@@ -613,7 +627,7 @@ func (lg *Logger) tryDrainWake() {
 
 func (lg *Logger) sendLocked(jsonBlob []byte) (int, error) {
 	tapSend(jsonBlob)
-	if logtailDisabled.Load() {
+	if logtailDisabled.Load() || lg.disabled.Load() {
 		return len(jsonBlob), nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/logtail/logtail_omit.go b/logtail/logtail_omit.go
index 21f18c980..98f1c6a0e 100644
--- a/logtail/logtail_omit.go
+++ b/logtail/logtail_omit.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type Buffer any
 
 func Disable() {}
 
+func (*Logger) SetEnabled(enabled bool) {}
+
 func NewLogger(cfg Config, logf tslogger.Logf) *Logger {
 	return &Logger{}
 }
diff --git a/logtail/logtail_test.go b/logtail/logtail_test.go
index 19e1eeb7a..eadbbc630 100644
--- a/logtail/logtail_test.go
+++ b/logtail/logtail_test.go
@@ -321,6 +321,37 @@ func TestLoggerWriteResult(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoggerSetEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	buf := NewMemoryBuffer(100)
+	lg := &Logger{
+		clock:  tstest.NewClock(tstest.ClockOpts{Start: time.Unix(123, 0)}),
+		buffer: buf,
+	}
+
+	if _, err := lg.Write([]byte("enabled1")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if back, _ := buf.TryReadLine(); !strings.Contains(string(back), "enabled1") {
+		t.Fatalf("initial write not buffered; got %q", back)
+	}
+
+	lg.SetEnabled(false)
+	if _, err := lg.Write([]byte("disabled")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if back, _ := buf.TryReadLine(); len(back) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("write while disabled leaked into buffer: %q", back)
+	}
+
+	lg.SetEnabled(true)
+	if _, err := lg.Write([]byte("enabled2")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if back, _ := buf.TryReadLine(); !strings.Contains(string(back), "enabled2") {
+		t.Errorf("write after re-enable not buffered; got %q", back)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAppendMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	var lg Logger
 	lg.clock = tstest.NewClock(tstest.ClockOpts{Start: time.Date(2000, 01, 01, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)})