diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/experimental_features.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/experimental_features.ts
index aa581971e5f09..a92dde76777f5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/experimental_features.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/experimental_features.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ export const allowedExperimentalValues = Object.freeze({
    * Enables endpoint package level rbac
    */
   endpointRbacEnabled: false,
+
+  /**
+   * Enables the Guided Onboarding tour in security
+   */
+  guidedOnboarding: false,
 });
 
 type ExperimentalConfigKeys = Array<keyof ExperimentalFeatures>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/guided_onboarding_tour/tour.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/guided_onboarding_tour/tour.tsx
index 7c6e24ab09e36..43f6ca15b33cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/guided_onboarding_tour/tour.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/guided_onboarding_tour/tour.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useS
 import useObservable from 'react-use/lib/useObservable';
 import { catchError, of, timeout } from 'rxjs';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled } from '../../hooks/use_experimental_features';
 import { isDetectionsPath } from '../../../helpers';
 import { useKibana } from '../../lib/kibana';
 import { securityTourConfig, SecurityStepId } from './tour_config';
@@ -111,8 +112,9 @@ export const RealTourContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactChild })
 
 export const TourContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactChild }) => {
   const { pathname } = useLocation();
+  const isTourEnabled = useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled('guidedOnboarding');
 
-  if (isDetectionsPath(pathname)) {
+  if (isDetectionsPath(pathname) && isTourEnabled) {
     return <RealTourContextProvider>{children}</RealTourContextProvider>;
   }