diff --git a/system/CodeIgniter.php b/system/CodeIgniter.php
index 6bf5b5046c72..33c035cc3e5c 100644
--- a/system/CodeIgniter.php
+++ b/system/CodeIgniter.php
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ class CodeIgniter
      */
     protected ?string $context = null;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to enable Control Filters.
+     */
+    protected bool $enableFilters = true;
+
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
@@ -401,6 +406,14 @@ private function isWeb(): bool
         return $this->context === 'web';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Disables Controller Filters.
+     */
+    public function disableFilters(): void
+    {
+        $this->enableFilters = false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handles the main request logic and fires the controller.
      *
@@ -415,35 +428,37 @@ protected function handleRequest(?RouteCollectionInterface $routes, Cache $cache
 
         $uri = $this->determinePath();
 
-        // Start up the filters
-        $filters = Services::filters();
-
-        // If any filters were specified within the routes file,
-        // we need to ensure it's active for the current request
-        if ($routeFilter !== null) {
-            $multipleFiltersEnabled = config('Feature')->multipleFilters ?? false;
-            if ($multipleFiltersEnabled) {
-                $filters->enableFilters($routeFilter, 'before');
-                $filters->enableFilters($routeFilter, 'after');
-            } else {
-                // for backward compatibility
-                $filters->enableFilter($routeFilter, 'before');
-                $filters->enableFilter($routeFilter, 'after');
+        if ($this->enableFilters) {
+            // Start up the filters
+            $filters = Services::filters();
+
+            // If any filters were specified within the routes file,
+            // we need to ensure it's active for the current request
+            if ($routeFilter !== null) {
+                $multipleFiltersEnabled = config('Feature')->multipleFilters ?? false;
+                if ($multipleFiltersEnabled) {
+                    $filters->enableFilters($routeFilter, 'before');
+                    $filters->enableFilters($routeFilter, 'after');
+                } else {
+                    // for backward compatibility
+                    $filters->enableFilter($routeFilter, 'before');
+                    $filters->enableFilter($routeFilter, 'after');
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        // Run "before" filters
-        $this->benchmark->start('before_filters');
-        $possibleResponse = $filters->run($uri, 'before');
-        $this->benchmark->stop('before_filters');
+            // Run "before" filters
+            $this->benchmark->start('before_filters');
+            $possibleResponse = $filters->run($uri, 'before');
+            $this->benchmark->stop('before_filters');
 
-        // If a ResponseInterface instance is returned then send it back to the client and stop
-        if ($possibleResponse instanceof ResponseInterface) {
-            return $returnResponse ? $possibleResponse : $possibleResponse->send();
-        }
+            // If a ResponseInterface instance is returned then send it back to the client and stop
+            if ($possibleResponse instanceof ResponseInterface) {
+                return $returnResponse ? $possibleResponse : $possibleResponse->send();
+            }
 
-        if ($possibleResponse instanceof Request) {
-            $this->request = $possibleResponse;
+            if ($possibleResponse instanceof Request) {
+                $this->request = $possibleResponse;
+            }
         }
 
         $returned = $this->startController();
@@ -470,22 +485,28 @@ protected function handleRequest(?RouteCollectionInterface $routes, Cache $cache
         // so it can be used with the output.
         $this->gatherOutput($cacheConfig, $returned);
 
-        $filters->setResponse($this->response);
+        if ($this->enableFilters) {
+            $filters = Services::filters();
+            $filters->setResponse($this->response);
 
-        // After filter debug toolbar requires 'total_execution'.
-        $this->totalTime = $this->benchmark->getElapsedTime('total_execution');
+            // After filter debug toolbar requires 'total_execution'.
+            $this->totalTime = $this->benchmark->getElapsedTime('total_execution');
 
-        // Run "after" filters
-        $this->benchmark->start('after_filters');
-        $response = $filters->run($uri, 'after');
-        $this->benchmark->stop('after_filters');
+            // Run "after" filters
+            $this->benchmark->start('after_filters');
+            $response = $filters->run($uri, 'after');
+            $this->benchmark->stop('after_filters');
 
-        if ($response instanceof ResponseInterface) {
-            $this->response = $response;
+            if ($response instanceof ResponseInterface) {
+                $this->response = $response;
+            }
         }
 
         // Skip unnecessary processing for special Responses.
-        if (! $response instanceof DownloadResponse && ! $response instanceof RedirectResponse) {
+        if (
+            ! $this->response instanceof DownloadResponse
+            && ! $this->response instanceof RedirectResponse
+        ) {
             // Cache it without the performance metrics replaced
             // so that we can have live speed updates along the way.
             // Must be run after filters to preserve the Response headers.
diff --git a/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php b/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
index ca95d403d6d5..418b79f14af7 100644
--- a/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
@@ -245,6 +245,33 @@ public function testControllersRunFilterByClassName()
         $this->resetServices();
     }
 
+    public function testDisableControllerFilters()
+    {
+        $_SERVER['argv'] = ['index.php', 'pages/about'];
+        $_SERVER['argc'] = 2;
+
+        $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = '/pages/about';
+
+        // Inject mock router.
+        $routes = Services::routes();
+        $routes->add(
+            'pages/about',
+            static fn () => Services::incomingrequest()->getBody(),
+            ['filter' => Customfilter::class]
+        );
+        $router = Services::router($routes, Services::incomingrequest());
+        Services::injectMock('router', $router);
+
+        ob_start();
+        $this->codeigniter->disableFilters();
+        $this->codeigniter->run();
+        $output = ob_get_clean();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('', $output);
+
+        $this->resetServices();
+    }
+
     public function testResponseConfigEmpty()
     {
         $_SERVER['argv'] = ['index.php', '/'];