diff --git a/extensions/swagger-ui/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/swaggerui/deployment/SwaggerUiProcessor.java b/extensions/swagger-ui/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/swaggerui/deployment/SwaggerUiProcessor.java
index a066920608573..c80976fc93b91 100644
--- a/extensions/swagger-ui/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/swaggerui/deployment/SwaggerUiProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/swagger-ui/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/swaggerui/deployment/SwaggerUiProcessor.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class SwaggerUiProcessor {
 
     @BuildStep
     void feature(BuildProducer<FeatureBuildItem> feature) {
-        if (launch.getLaunchMode().isDevOrTest() || swaggerUiConfig.alwaysInclude) {
+        if (swaggerUiConfig.enable && (launch.getLaunchMode().isDevOrTest() || swaggerUiConfig.alwaysInclude)) {
             feature.produce(new FeatureBuildItem(FeatureBuildItem.SWAGGER_UI));
         }
     }
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ public void registerSwaggerUiServletExtension(SwaggerUiRecorder recorder,
                     "quarkus.swagger-ui.path was set to \"/\", this is not allowed as it blocks the application from serving anything else.");
         }
 
+        if (!swaggerUiConfig.enable) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         String openApiPath = httpRootPathBuildItem.adjustPath(openapi.path);
         if (launch.getLaunchMode().isDevOrTest()) {
             CachedSwaggerUI cached = liveReloadBuildItem.getContextObject(CachedSwaggerUI.class);
@@ -217,6 +221,12 @@ static final class SwaggerUiConfig {
          */
         @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "false")
         boolean alwaysInclude;
+
+        /**
+         * If Swagger UI should be enabled. By default, Swagger UI is enabled.
+         */
+        @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "true")
+        boolean enable;
     }
 
     private static final class CachedSwaggerUI implements Runnable {
diff --git a/extensions/swagger-ui/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/swaggerui/deployment/DisabledTest.java b/extensions/swagger-ui/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/swaggerui/deployment/DisabledTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0bbb66d34e410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/swagger-ui/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/swaggerui/deployment/DisabledTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.quarkus.swaggerui.deployment;
+
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.StringAsset;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+import io.restassured.RestAssured;
+
+public class DisabledTest {
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static final QuarkusUnitTest config = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .setArchiveProducer(() -> ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
+                    .addAsResource(new StringAsset("quarkus.swagger-ui.enable=false"), "application.properties"));
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldUseDefaultConfig() {
+        RestAssured.when().get("/swagger-ui").then().statusCode(404);
+        RestAssured.when().get("/swagger-ui/index.html").then().statusCode(404);
+    }
+}