diff --git a/load.php b/load.php
index 9b9cffd474..f739c084c8 100644
--- a/load.php
+++ b/load.php
@@ -291,6 +291,17 @@ function perflab_maybe_set_object_cache_dropin() {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Filters whether the Perflab server timing drop-in should be set.
+	 *
+	 * @since n.e.x.t
+	 *
+	 * @param bool Whether the server timing drop-in should be set.
+	 */
+	if ( apply_filters( 'perflab_disable_object_cache_dropin', false ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// Bail if already attempted before timeout has been completed.
 	// This is present in case placing the file fails for some reason, to avoid
 	// excessively retrying to place it on every request.
diff --git a/tests/load-tests.php b/tests/load-tests.php
index be977801e5..f45ee7e8f5 100644
--- a/tests/load-tests.php
+++ b/tests/load-tests.php
@@ -343,6 +343,23 @@ public function test_perflab_maybe_set_object_cache_dropin_with_conflict_and_ori
 		$this->assertSame( $dummy_file_content2, $wp_filesystem->get_contents( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/object-cache-plst-orig.php' ) );
 	}
 
+	public function test_perflab_object_cache_dropin_may_be_disabled_via_filter() {
+		global $wp_filesystem;
+
+		$this->set_up_mock_filesystem();
+
+		// Ensure PL object-cache.php drop-in is not present and constant is not set.
+		$this->assertFalse( $wp_filesystem->exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/object-cache.php' ) );
+		$this->assertFalse( PERFLAB_OBJECT_CACHE_DROPIN_VERSION );
+
+		// Add filter to disable drop-in.
+		add_filter( 'perflab_disable_object_cache_dropin', '__return_true' );
+
+		// Run function to place drop-in and ensure it still doesn't exist afterwards.
+		perflab_maybe_set_object_cache_dropin();
+		$this->assertFalse( $wp_filesystem->exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/object-cache.php' ) );
+	}
+
 	private function set_up_mock_filesystem() {
 		global $wp_filesystem;