diff --git a/instrumentation/servlet/README.md b/instrumentation/servlet/README.md
index cfb87a1658f1..511eb4b5cea5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/servlet/README.md
+++ b/instrumentation/servlet/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Settings
 
 | System property                                                        | Type    | Default | Description                                         |
-| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------- | ------- |-----------------------------------------------------|
 | `otel.instrumentation.servlet.experimental-span-attributes`            | Boolean | `false` | Enable the capture of experimental span attributes. |
 | `otel.instrumentation.servlet.experimental.capture-request-parameters` | List    | Empty   | Request parameters to be captured (experimental).   |
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/BaseServletHelper.java b/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/BaseServletHelper.java
index e032094c6313..401518e7210d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/BaseServletHelper.java
+++ b/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/BaseServletHelper.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.Instrumenter;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.LocalRootSpan;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.http.HttpServerRoute;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.internal.CommonConfig;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.servlet.AppServerBridge;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.servlet.MappingResolver;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.servlet.ServletContextPath;
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ private void captureRequestParameters(Span serverSpan, REQUEST request) {
    * created by servlet instrumentation we call this method on exit from the last servlet or filter.
    */
   private void captureEnduserId(Span serverSpan, REQUEST request) {
+    if (!CommonConfig.get().shouldCaptureEnduser()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     Principal principal = accessor.getRequestUserPrincipal(request);
     if (principal != null) {
       String name = principal.getName();
diff --git a/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/ServletAdditionalAttributesExtractor.java b/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/ServletAdditionalAttributesExtractor.java
index 8422d8af8775..8b68d8b3bb75 100644
--- a/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/ServletAdditionalAttributesExtractor.java
+++ b/instrumentation/servlet/servlet-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/servlet/ServletAdditionalAttributesExtractor.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.AttributesBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.AttributesExtractor;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.internal.CommonConfig;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.internal.InstrumentationConfig;
 import io.opentelemetry.semconv.SemanticAttributes;
 import java.security.Principal;
@@ -43,11 +44,13 @@ public void onEnd(
       ServletRequestContext<REQUEST> requestContext,
       @Nullable ServletResponseContext<RESPONSE> responseContext,
       @Nullable Throwable error) {
-    Principal principal = accessor.getRequestUserPrincipal(requestContext.request());
-    if (principal != null) {
-      String name = principal.getName();
-      if (name != null) {
-        attributes.put(SemanticAttributes.ENDUSER_ID, name);
+    if (CommonConfig.get().shouldCaptureEnduser()) {
+      Principal principal = accessor.getRequestUserPrincipal(requestContext.request());
+      if (principal != null) {
+        String name = principal.getName();
+        if (name != null) {
+          attributes.put(SemanticAttributes.ENDUSER_ID, name);
+        }
       }
     }
     if (!CAPTURE_EXPERIMENTAL_SPAN_ATTRIBUTES) {
diff --git a/javaagent-extension-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/bootstrap/internal/CommonConfig.java b/javaagent-extension-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/bootstrap/internal/CommonConfig.java
index 930942fe73db..5d4451086286 100644
--- a/javaagent-extension-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/bootstrap/internal/CommonConfig.java
+++ b/javaagent-extension-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/bootstrap/internal/CommonConfig.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public static CommonConfig get() {
   private final boolean statementSanitizationEnabled;
   private final boolean emitExperimentalHttpClientMetrics;
   private final boolean emitExperimentalHttpServerMetrics;
+  private final boolean captureEnduser;
 
   CommonConfig(InstrumentationConfig config) {
     peerServiceResolver =
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ public static CommonConfig get() {
         config.getBoolean("otel.instrumentation.http.client.emit-experimental-metrics", false);
     emitExperimentalHttpServerMetrics =
         config.getBoolean("otel.instrumentation.http.server.emit-experimental-metrics", false);
+    captureEnduser =
+        config.getBoolean("otel.instrumentation.common.capture-enduser.enabled", false);
   }
 
   public PeerServiceResolver getPeerServiceResolver() {
@@ -110,4 +113,8 @@ public boolean shouldEmitExperimentalHttpClientMetrics() {
   public boolean shouldEmitExperimentalHttpServerMetrics() {
     return emitExperimentalHttpServerMetrics;
   }
+
+  public boolean shouldCaptureEnduser() {
+    return captureEnduser;
+  }
 }