diff --git a/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md
index c19d8220ec7275..a52d12f7da8d16 100644
--- a/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-av/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 ### 🎉 New features
 
+- [plugin] Added ability to disable microphone permission via `microphonePermission: false`. ([#13446](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/13446) by [@EvanBacon](https://github.com/EvanBacon))
 - Add web support for recording. ([#8721](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/8721) by [@WazzaJB](https://github.com/WazzaJB) and [@mnightingale](https://github.com/mnightingale))
 - Add permissions support for web. ([#8721](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/8721) by [@mnightingale](https://github.com/mnightingale))
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.d.ts b/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.d.ts
index a8ab4a8f343efb..5cdc30bab130e2 100644
--- a/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.d.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ConfigPlugin } from '@expo/config-plugins';
 declare const _default: ConfigPlugin<void | {
-    microphonePermission?: string | undefined;
+    microphonePermission?: string | false | undefined;
 }>;
 export default _default;
diff --git a/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.js b/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.js
index 0d88b241e48ef4..a5f9e80a677f0a 100644
--- a/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.js
+++ b/packages/expo-av/plugin/build/withAV.js
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ const config_plugins_1 = require("@expo/config-plugins");
 const pkg = require('expo-av/package.json');
 const MICROPHONE_USAGE = 'Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to access your microphone';
 const withAV = (config, { microphonePermission } = {}) => {
-    config = config_plugins_1.withInfoPlist(config, config => {
-        config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription =
-            microphonePermission || config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription || MICROPHONE_USAGE;
-        return config;
-    });
+    if (microphonePermission !== false) {
+        config = config_plugins_1.withInfoPlist(config, config => {
+            config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription =
+                microphonePermission || config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription || MICROPHONE_USAGE;
+            return config;
+        });
+    }
     return config_plugins_1.AndroidConfig.Permissions.withPermissions(config, [
-        'android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO',
+        microphonePermission !== false && 'android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO',
         'android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS',
-    ]);
+    ].filter(Boolean));
 };
 exports.default = config_plugins_1.createRunOncePlugin(withAV, pkg.name, pkg.version);
diff --git a/packages/expo-av/plugin/src/withAV.ts b/packages/expo-av/plugin/src/withAV.ts
index bdee427a648b1e..a082582524a609 100644
--- a/packages/expo-av/plugin/src/withAV.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-av/plugin/src/withAV.ts
@@ -9,20 +9,25 @@ const pkg = require('expo-av/package.json');
 
 const MICROPHONE_USAGE = 'Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to access your microphone';
 
-const withAV: ConfigPlugin<{ microphonePermission?: string } | void> = (
+const withAV: ConfigPlugin<{ microphonePermission?: string | false } | void> = (
   config,
   { microphonePermission } = {}
 ) => {
-  config = withInfoPlist(config, config => {
-    config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription =
-      microphonePermission || config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription || MICROPHONE_USAGE;
-    return config;
-  });
+  if (microphonePermission !== false) {
+    config = withInfoPlist(config, config => {
+      config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription =
+        microphonePermission || config.modResults.NSMicrophoneUsageDescription || MICROPHONE_USAGE;
+      return config;
+    });
+  }
 
-  return AndroidConfig.Permissions.withPermissions(config, [
-    'android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO',
-    'android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS',
-  ]);
+  return AndroidConfig.Permissions.withPermissions(
+    config,
+    [
+      microphonePermission !== false && 'android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO',
+      'android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS',
+    ].filter(Boolean) as string[]
+  );
 };
 
 export default createRunOncePlugin(withAV, pkg.name, pkg.version);