diff --git a/src/docs/changes/README.md b/src/docs/changes/README.md
index 2bb2152c9..b02a01a0c 100644
--- a/src/docs/changes/README.md
+++ b/src/docs/changes/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+**Changed**
+
+- Disable Develocity integration by default. ([#993](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/993))
+
 
 ## [v8.3.2]
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowPlugin.groovy
index 4b2262f97..3e9bbbc37 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowPlugin.groovy
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ class ShadowPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
                 plugins.apply(ShadowApplicationPlugin)
             }
 
-            // Legacy build scan support for Gradle Enterprise, users should migrate to develocity plugin.
-            rootProject.plugins.withId('com.gradle.enterprise') {
-                configureBuildScan(rootProject)
-            }
-            rootProject.plugins.withId('com.gradle.develocity') {
-                configureBuildScan(rootProject)
+            boolean enableDevelocityIntegration = providers.gradleProperty(
+                "com.gradleup.shadow.enableDevelocityIntegration"
+            ).map { it.toBoolean() }.getOrElse(false)
+            if (enableDevelocityIntegration) {
+                // Legacy build scan support for Gradle Enterprise, users should migrate to develocity plugin.
+                rootProject.plugins.withId('com.gradle.enterprise') {
+                    configureBuildScan(rootProject)
+                }
+                rootProject.plugins.withId('com.gradle.develocity') {
+                    configureBuildScan(rootProject)
+                }
             }
         }
     }