diff --git a/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp b/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp
index 22ba3147ae93..02751c7e8ee5 100644
--- a/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp
+++ b/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class PeriodicTask final {
         /// PeriodicTask::Start() calls engine::current_task::GetTaskProcessor()
         /// to get the TaskProcessor.
         engine::TaskProcessor* task_processor{nullptr};
+
+        /// @brief enabled allows to enable/disable timer during run
+        /// SynchronizeDebug does not run the iteration on enabled=false, because its logic is just to imitate the passing of time
+        /// ForceStepAsync runs the iteration even for enabled=false
+        bool enabled{true};
     };
 
     /// Signature of the task to be executed each period.
@@ -170,6 +175,7 @@ class PeriodicTask final {
     /// @note If 'ForceStepAsync' is called multiple times while Step() is
     /// being executed, all events will be conflated (one extra Step() call will
     /// be executed).
+    /// Runs the iteration even for enabled=false
     void ForceStepAsync();
 
     /// Force next DoStep() iteration. It is guaranteed that there is at least one
@@ -181,6 +187,7 @@ class PeriodicTask final {
     /// @returns true if task was successfully executed.
     /// @note On concurrent invocations, the task is guaranteed to be invoked
     /// serially, one time after another.
+    /// Does not run the iteration on enabled=false, because its logic is just to imitate the passing of time
     bool SynchronizeDebug(bool preserve_span = false);
 
     /// Skip Step() calls from loop until ResumeDebug() is called. If DoStep()
diff --git a/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp b/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp
index da947d48e3f8..c7b2e2a863a4 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp
+++ b/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ namespace {
 
 auto TieSettings(const PeriodicTask::Settings& settings) {
     // Can't use Boost.Pfr, because Settings has custom constructors.
-    const auto& [f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6] = settings;
-    return std::tie(f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6);
+    const auto& [f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7] = settings;
+    return std::tie(f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7);
 }
 
 }  // namespace
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void PeriodicTask::Stop() noexcept {
 }
 
 void PeriodicTask::SetSettings(Settings settings) {
+
     bool should_notify_task{};
     {
         auto writer = settings_.StartWrite();
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ void PeriodicTask::SetSettings(Settings settings) {
             return;
         }
         settings.flags = writer->flags;
-        should_notify_task = settings.period != writer->period || settings.exception_period != writer->exception_period;
+        should_notify_task = settings.period != writer->period || settings.exception_period != writer->exception_period || settings.enabled != writer->enabled;
         *writer = std::move(settings);
         writer.Commit();
     }
@@ -134,8 +135,10 @@ bool PeriodicTask::IsRunning() const { return task_.IsValid(); }
 
 void PeriodicTask::Run() {
     bool skip_step = false;
+    bool task_enabled = true;
     {
         auto settings = settings_.Read();
+        task_enabled = settings->enabled;
         if (!(settings->flags & Flags::kNow)) {
             skip_step = true;
         }
@@ -145,11 +148,12 @@ void PeriodicTask::Run() {
         const auto before = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         bool no_exception = true;
 
-        if (!std::exchange(skip_step, false)) {
+        if (!std::exchange(skip_step, false) && task_enabled) {
             no_exception = Step();
         }
 
-        const auto settings = settings_.Read();
+        auto settings = settings_.Read();
+        task_enabled = settings->enabled;
         auto period = settings->period;
         const auto exception_period = settings->exception_period.value_or(period);
 
@@ -162,12 +166,19 @@ void PeriodicTask::Run() {
             start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         }
 
-        while (changed_event_.WaitForEventUntil(start + MutatePeriod(period))) {
+        engine::Deadline deadline;
+        while (deadline = task_enabled ? engine::Deadline::FromTimePoint(start + MutatePeriod(period)) : engine::Deadline{}, changed_event_.WaitForEventUntil(deadline)) {
             if (should_force_step_.exchange(false)) {
-                break;
+              break;
             }
             // The config variable value has been changed, reload
             const auto settings = settings_.Read();
+            if(task_enabled != settings->enabled)
+            {
+                task_enabled = settings->enabled;
+                break;
+            }
+
             period = settings->period;
             const auto exception_period = settings->exception_period.value_or(period);
             if (!no_exception) period = exception_period;
diff --git a/core/src/utils/periodic_task_test.cpp b/core/src/utils/periodic_task_test.cpp
index fba863a8fd20..a070290358c8 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/periodic_task_test.cpp
+++ b/core/src/utils/periodic_task_test.cpp
@@ -418,4 +418,39 @@ UTEST_F(PeriodicTaskLog, ErrorLog) {
     task.Stop();
 }
 
+UTEST(PeriodicTask, EnableDisable) {
+    SimpleTaskData simple;
+
+    constexpr auto period = 3ms;
+    utils::PeriodicTask::Settings settings(period);
+
+    constexpr Count n = 10;
+
+    const auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    utils::PeriodicTask task("task", period, simple.GetTaskFunction());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(simple.WaitFor(period * n * kSlowRatio, [&simple]() { return simple.GetCount() > 5; }));
+    auto countBeforeStop = simple.GetCount();
+    settings.enabled = false;
+    task.SetSettings(settings);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(simple.WaitFor(period * n * kSlowRatio, [&simple]() { return simple.GetCount() > 10; }));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(countBeforeStop == simple.GetCount());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(task.IsRunning());
+    settings.enabled = true;
+    task.SetSettings(settings);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(simple.WaitFor(period * n * kSlowRatio, [&simple,countBeforeStop]() { return simple.GetCount() > 10; }));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(task.IsRunning());
+    auto countBeforeStop2 = simple.GetCount();
+    settings.enabled = false;
+    task.SetSettings(settings);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(simple.WaitFor(period * n * kSlowRatio, [&simple]() { return simple.GetCount() > 20; }));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(countBeforeStop2 == simple.GetCount());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(task.IsRunning());
+
+    task.ForceStepAsync();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(simple.WaitFor(period * n * kSlowRatio, [&simple]() { return simple.GetCount() > 30; }));
+
+    task.Stop();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(!task.IsRunning());
+}
+
 USERVER_NAMESPACE_END