diff --git a/.changesets/fix_bnjjj_fix_custom_events_off.md b/.changesets/fix_bnjjj_fix_custom_events_off.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f12757a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changesets/fix_bnjjj_fix_custom_events_off.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+### Do not create custom events in telemetry if level is off ([PR #5165](https://github.com/apollographql/router/pull/5165))
+
+Don't create custom events and attributes if you set the level to `off` 
+
+example of configuration:
+
+```yaml
+telemetry:
+  instrumentation:
+    events:
+      router:
+        # Standard events
+        request: info
+        response: info
+        error: info
+
+        # Custom events
+        my.disabled_request_event:
+          message: "my event message"
+          level: off # Disabled because we set the level to off
+          on: request
+          attributes:
+            http.request.body.size: true
+```
+
+By [@bnjjj](https://github.com/bnjjj) in https://github.com/apollographql/router/pull/5165
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diff --git a/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/config_new/events.rs b/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/config_new/events.rs
index b558ac73cb..c5754796e6 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/config_new/events.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/config_new/events.rs
@@ -46,15 +46,18 @@ impl Events {
             .router
             .custom
             .iter()
-            .map(|(event_name, event_cfg)| CustomEvent {
-                inner: Mutex::new(CustomEventInner {
-                    name: event_name.clone(),
-                    level: event_cfg.level,
-                    event_on: event_cfg.on,
-                    message: event_cfg.message.clone(),
-                    selectors: event_cfg.attributes.clone().into(),
-                    condition: event_cfg.condition.clone(),
-                    attributes: Vec::new(),
+            .filter_map(|(event_name, event_cfg)| match &event_cfg.level {
+                EventLevel::Off => None,
+                _ => Some(CustomEvent {
+                    inner: Mutex::new(CustomEventInner {
+                        name: event_name.clone(),
+                        level: event_cfg.level,
+                        event_on: event_cfg.on,
+                        message: event_cfg.message.clone(),
+                        selectors: event_cfg.attributes.clone().into(),
+                        condition: event_cfg.condition.clone(),
+                        attributes: Vec::new(),
+                    }),
                 }),
             })
             .collect();
@@ -72,15 +75,18 @@ impl Events {
             .supergraph
             .custom
             .iter()
-            .map(|(event_name, event_cfg)| CustomEvent {
-                inner: Mutex::new(CustomEventInner {
-                    name: event_name.clone(),
-                    level: event_cfg.level,
-                    event_on: event_cfg.on,
-                    message: event_cfg.message.clone(),
-                    selectors: event_cfg.attributes.clone().into(),
-                    condition: event_cfg.condition.clone(),
-                    attributes: Vec::new(),
+            .filter_map(|(event_name, event_cfg)| match &event_cfg.level {
+                EventLevel::Off => None,
+                _ => Some(CustomEvent {
+                    inner: Mutex::new(CustomEventInner {
+                        name: event_name.clone(),
+                        level: event_cfg.level,
+                        event_on: event_cfg.on,
+                        message: event_cfg.message.clone(),
+                        selectors: event_cfg.attributes.clone().into(),
+                        condition: event_cfg.condition.clone(),
+                        attributes: Vec::new(),
+                    }),
                 }),
             })
             .collect();
@@ -98,15 +104,18 @@ impl Events {
             .subgraph
             .custom
             .iter()
-            .map(|(event_name, event_cfg)| CustomEvent {
-                inner: Mutex::new(CustomEventInner {
-                    name: event_name.clone(),
-                    level: event_cfg.level,
-                    event_on: event_cfg.on,
-                    message: event_cfg.message.clone(),
-                    selectors: event_cfg.attributes.clone().into(),
-                    condition: event_cfg.condition.clone(),
-                    attributes: Vec::new(),
+            .filter_map(|(event_name, event_cfg)| match &event_cfg.level {
+                EventLevel::Off => None,
+                _ => Some(CustomEvent {
+                    inner: Mutex::new(CustomEventInner {
+                        name: event_name.clone(),
+                        level: event_cfg.level,
+                        event_on: event_cfg.on,
+                        message: event_cfg.message.clone(),
+                        selectors: event_cfg.attributes.clone().into(),
+                        condition: event_cfg.condition.clone(),
+                        attributes: Vec::new(),
+                    }),
                 }),
             })
             .collect();
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/testdata/custom_events.router.yaml b/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/testdata/custom_events.router.yaml
index a8c0efa3fb..e27f8ab43e 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/testdata/custom_events.router.yaml
+++ b/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/testdata/custom_events.router.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ telemetry:
         error: info
 
         # Custom events
+        my.disabled_request_event:
+          message: "my event message"
+          level: off
+          on: request
+          attributes:
+            http.request.body.size: true
+          # Only log when the x-log-request header is `log` 
+          condition:
+            eq:
+              - "log"
+              - request_header: "x-log-request"
         my.request_event:
           message: "my event message"
           level: info
@@ -40,6 +51,15 @@ telemetry:
         error: info
 
         # Custom events
+        my.disabled_request.event:
+          message: "my event message"
+          level: off
+          on: request
+          # Only log when the x-log-request header is `log` 
+          condition:
+            eq:
+              - "log"
+              - request_header: "x-log-request"
         my.request.event:
           message: "my event message"
           level: info
@@ -64,6 +84,10 @@ telemetry:
         error: error
 
         # Custom events
+        my.disabled_request.event:
+          message: "my event message"
+          level: off
+          on: request
         my.request.event:
           message: "my event message"
           level: info
diff --git a/docs/source/configuration/telemetry/instrumentation/events.mdx b/docs/source/configuration/telemetry/instrumentation/events.mdx
index 71380f816b..b36cda8161 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration/telemetry/instrumentation/events.mdx
+++ b/docs/source/configuration/telemetry/instrumentation/events.mdx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ telemetry:
 
 ### `level`
 
-Custom events have a level, `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn` or `error`. The level determines the severity of the event.
+Custom events have a level, `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error` or `off` (if you want to disable this event). The level determines the severity of the event.
 
 To set the level:
 ```yaml title="future.router.yaml"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ telemetry:
   events:
     router:
       acme.event:
-        level: info # trace, debug, info, warn, error
+        level: info # trace, debug, info, warn, error, off
         # ...
 ```
 
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ telemetry:
 | Option             | Values                                                                       | Default | Description                                                 |
 |--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `<attribute-name>` |                                                                              |         | The name of the custom attribute.                           |
-| `attributes`       | [standard attributes](./standard-attributes) or [selectors](./selectors) |         | The attributes of the custom log event.                     |
-| `condition`        | [conditions](./conditions)                                                 |         | The condition that must be met for the event to be emitted. |
+| `attributes`       | [standard attributes](./standard-attributes) or [selectors](./selectors)     |         | The attributes of the custom log event.                     |
+| `condition`        | [conditions](./conditions)                                                   |         | The condition that must be met for the event to be emitted. |
 | `error`            | `trace`\|`info`\|`warn`\|`error`\| `off`                                     | `off`   | The level of the error log event.                           |
 | `level`            | `trace`\|`info`\|`warn`\|`error`\| `off`                                     | `off`   | The level of the custom log event.                          |
 | `message`          |                                                                              |         | The message of the custom log event.                        |