diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index f18dde7cbf..1c3d0f25b8 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <AccountManager.h>
 #include <XmppClient.h>
 #include <UUID.h>
+#include <UserActivityLogger.h>
 
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "AccountManager.h"
@@ -433,8 +434,14 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(handOptionsMenu, MenuOption::ShowIKConstraints, 0, false);
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(handOptionsMenu, MenuOption::AlignForearmsWithWrists, 0, true);
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(handOptionsMenu, MenuOption::AlternateIK, 0, false);
-
+    
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::DisableNackPackets, 0, false);
+    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu,
+                                           MenuOption::DisableActivityLogger,
+                                           0,
+                                           false,
+                                           &UserActivityLogger::getInstance(),
+                                           SLOT(disable(bool)));
 
     addDisabledActionAndSeparator(developerMenu, "Testing");
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 651cf3288a..2e61bf8fd8 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString Console = "Console...";
     const QString DecreaseAvatarSize = "Decrease Avatar Size";
     const QString DecreaseVoxelSize = "Decrease Voxel Size";
+    const QString DisableActivityLogger = "Disable Activity Logger";
     const QString DisableAutoAdjustLOD = "Disable Automatically Adjusting LOD";
     const QString DisableNackPackets = "Disable NACK Packets";
     const QString DisableQAudioOutputOverflowCheck = "Disable QAudioOutput Overflow Check";
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
index 0217fb9106..90b9da07dc 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#include "UserActivityLogger.h"
-
 #include <QEventLoop>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
 #include <QHttpMultiPart>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include "UserActivityLogger.h"
+
 static const QString USER_ACTIVITY_URL = "/api/v1/user_activities";
 
 UserActivityLogger& UserActivityLogger::getInstance() {
@@ -23,10 +23,18 @@ UserActivityLogger& UserActivityLogger::getInstance() {
     return sharedInstance;
 }
 
-UserActivityLogger::UserActivityLogger() {
+UserActivityLogger::UserActivityLogger() : _disabled(false) {
+}
+
+void UserActivityLogger::disable(bool disable) {
+    _disabled = disable;
 }
 
 void UserActivityLogger::logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details, JSONCallbackParameters params) {
+    if (_disabled) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
     AccountManager& accountManager = AccountManager::getInstance();
     QHttpMultiPart* multipart = new QHttpMultiPart(QHttpMultiPart::FormDataType);
     
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
index 7c48a72b73..7e8abe9fb2 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
     static UserActivityLogger& getInstance();
     
 public slots:
+    void disable(bool disable);
     void logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details = QJsonObject(), JSONCallbackParameters params = JSONCallbackParameters());
     
     void launch(QString applicationVersion);
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ private slots:
     
 private:
     UserActivityLogger();
+    bool _disabled;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_UserActivityLogger_h
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