diff --git a/docs/source/settings.rst b/docs/source/settings.rst
index 72db2716f..3aab71635 100644
--- a/docs/source/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/source/settings.rst
@@ -616,6 +616,18 @@ The Access log file to write to.
 
 ``'-'`` means log to stdout.
 
+.. _disable-redirect-access-to-syslog:
+
+disable-redirect-access-to-syslog
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ``--disable-redirect-access-to-syslog``
+* ``False``
+
+Disable redirect access logs to syslog.
+
+.. versionadded:: 19.8
+
 .. _access-log-format:
 
 access_log_format
@@ -753,6 +765,11 @@ syslog
 
 Send *Gunicorn* logs to syslog.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 19.8
+
+ You can now disable sending access logs by using the
+ :ref:`disable-redirect-access-to-syslog` setting.
+
 .. _syslog-prefix:
 
 syslog_prefix
diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index 0c2276b0e..b1ca06a17 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -1187,6 +1187,19 @@ class AccessLog(Setting):
         ``'-'`` means log to stdout.
         """
 
+class DisableRedirectAccessToSyslog(Setting):
+    name = "disable_redirect_access_to_syslog"
+    section = "Logging"
+    cli = ["--disable-redirect-access-to-syslog"]
+    validator = validate_bool
+    action = 'store_true'
+    default = False
+    desc = """\
+    Disable redirect access logs to syslog.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 19.8
+    """
+
 
 class AccessLogFormat(Setting):
     name = "access_log_format"
@@ -1349,6 +1362,11 @@ class Syslog(Setting):
     default = False
     desc = """\
     Send *Gunicorn* logs to syslog.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 19.8
+
+     You can now disable sending access logs by using the
+     :ref:`disable-redirect-access-to-syslog` setting.
     """
 
 
diff --git a/gunicorn/glogging.py b/gunicorn/glogging.py
index 686319ce5..571fda727 100644
--- a/gunicorn/glogging.py
+++ b/gunicorn/glogging.py
@@ -221,9 +221,10 @@ def setup(self, cfg):
             self._set_syslog_handler(
                 self.error_log, cfg, self.syslog_fmt, "error"
             )
-            self._set_syslog_handler(
-                self.access_log, cfg, self.syslog_fmt, "access"
-            )
+            if not cfg.disable_redirect_access_to_syslog:
+                self._set_syslog_handler(
+                    self.access_log, cfg, self.syslog_fmt, "access"
+                )
 
         if cfg.logconfig:
             if os.path.exists(cfg.logconfig):
@@ -316,7 +317,8 @@ def access(self, resp, req, environ, request_time):
         for format details
         """
 
-        if not (self.cfg.accesslog or self.cfg.logconfig or self.cfg.syslog):
+        if not (self.cfg.accesslog or self.cfg.logconfig or
+           (self.cfg.syslog and not self.cfg.disable_access_log_redirection)):
             return
 
         # wrap atoms: