diff --git a/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts
index 95a4ae4519bc..bd0d23d62500 100644
--- a/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { APMOSSPlugin } from './plugin';
 
 export const config = {
   schema: schema.object({
+    enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
     transactionIndices: schema.string({ defaultValue: 'apm-*' }),
     spanIndices: schema.string({ defaultValue: 'apm-*' }),
     errorIndices: schema.string({ defaultValue: 'apm-*' }),
diff --git a/src/plugins/timelion/config.ts b/src/plugins/timelion/config.ts
index eaea1aaca1b7..97a423331b92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timelion/config.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/timelion/config.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 
 export const configSchema = schema.object(
   {
+    enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
     ui: schema.object({ enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }) }),
     graphiteUrls: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
   },