diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientConfigurations.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientConfigurations.java
index 33faaa3ff038..df67bea254d1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientConfigurations.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientConfigurations.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnSingleCandidate;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.PropertyMapper;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ RestHighLevelClient elasticsearchRestHighLevelClient(RestClientBuilder restClien
 	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 	@ConditionalOnClass(Sniffer.class)
 	@ConditionalOnSingleCandidate(RestHighLevelClient.class)
+	@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "spring.elasticsearch.rest.sniffer", name = "enabled", havingValue = "true", matchIfMissing = true)
 	static class RestClientSnifferConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientProperties.java
index 649246d42bbd..c51b73774c6e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientProperties.java
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ public static class Sniffer {
 		 */
 		private Duration delayAfterFailure = Duration.ofMinutes(1);
 
+		/**
+		 * Whether to enable Sniffer support.
+		 */
+		private boolean enabled = true;
+
 		public Duration getInterval() {
 			return this.interval;
 		}
@@ -131,6 +136,13 @@ public void setDelayAfterFailure(Duration delayAfterFailure) {
 			this.delayAfterFailure = delayAfterFailure;
 		}
 
+		public boolean isEnabled() {
+			return enabled;
+		}
+
+		public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+			this.enabled = enabled;
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 8d5a55a613b5..d3fae480ff33 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchRestClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ void configureWithoutSnifferLibraryShouldNotCreateSniffer() {
 						.doesNotHaveBean(Sniffer.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void configureWithDisabledSnifferShouldNotCreateSniffer() {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("spring.elasticsearch.rest.sniffer.enabled=false")
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(RestHighLevelClient.class)
+						.doesNotHaveBean(Sniffer.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void configureShouldCreateSnifferUsingRestHighLevelClient() {
 		this.contextRunner.run((context) -> {