diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/metrics.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/metrics.ex
index be425b5e49a9..9958ea04cc2c 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/metrics.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/metrics.ex
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Metrics do
   end
 
   def init(_) do
-    send(self(), :set_metrics)
-
-    {:ok, %{}}
+    if Application.get_env(:explorer, __MODULE__, :disabled?) do
+      :ignore
+    else
+      send(self(), :set_metrics)
+      {:ok, %{}}
+    end
   end
 
   def handle_info(:set_metrics, state) do
diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 1674d7f57622..dfd8531baf29 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -594,6 +594,8 @@ config :explorer, Explorer.Chain.TokenTransfer,
   whitelisted_weth_contracts: ConfigHelper.parse_list_env_var("WHITELISTED_WETH_CONTRACTS", ""),
   weth_token_transfers_filtering_enabled: ConfigHelper.parse_bool_env_var("WETH_TOKEN_TRANSFERS_FILTERING_ENABLED")
 
+config :explorer, Explorer.Chain.Metrics, disabled?: ConfigHelper.parse_bool_env_var("METRICS_DISABLE_PUBLIC", "false")
+
 ###############
 ### Indexer ###
 ###############
diff --git a/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env b/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env
index 71ec80526a9d..23611894a5d9 100644
--- a/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env
+++ b/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env
@@ -383,4 +383,5 @@ TENDERLY_CHAIN_PATH=
 # WETH_TOKEN_TRANSFERS_FILTERING_ENABLED=false
 # WHITELISTED_WETH_CONTRACTS=
 # SANITIZE_INCORRECT_WETH_BATCH_SIZE=100
-# SANITIZE_INCORRECT_WETH_CONCURRENCY=1
\ No newline at end of file
+# SANITIZE_INCORRECT_WETH_CONCURRENCY=1
+# METRICS_DISABLE_PUBLIC=
\ No newline at end of file