diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b694ee..5383d04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ logdispatch.exclude-paths=/health,/actuator/**,/metrics/**
 | `logdispatch.masked-headers` | ❌ No     | Comma-separated list of headers to mask. Defaults to none                               |
 | `logdispatch.exclude-paths`  | ❌ No     | Comma-separated list of URI paths to exclude. Supports wildcards such as `/actuator/**` |
 | `logdispatch.timeout-ms`     | ❌ No | Connection and read timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to `3000`.                            |
+̉| `logdispatch.health.enabled` | ❌ No     | Enables or disables the `/logdispatch/health` endpoint. Defaults to `true` |
 
 Disable LogDispatch in local or test profiles when you want the dependency on the classpath but do not want any APM activity:
 
@@ -186,6 +187,52 @@ GET /logdispatch/health
 }
 ```
 
+### Disabling the Health Endpoint
+
+If your application uses a security layer (e.g. Spring Security, an API gateway) that requires all unauthenticated endpoints to be explicitly opted in, or you simply don't want the endpoint exposed, disable it entirely:
+
+```yaml
+logdispatch:
+  health:
+    enabled: false
+```
+
+```properties
+logdispatch.health.enabled=false
+```
+
+When disabled, the `/logdispatch/health` endpoint is not registered at all — requests to that path receive a `404 Not Found`, the same as any other undefined route.
+
+### Rate Limiting
+
+To prevent abuse, the endpoint is limited to:
+
+```text
+60 requests per minute per IP
+```
+
+Requests exceeding the limit receive:
+
+```http
+429 Too Many Requests
+```
+
+### Endpoint
+
+```http
+GET /logdispatch/health
+```
+
+### Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "status": "UP",
+  "startupTime": "2026-05-31T02:00:00.000Z",
+  "uptimeSeconds": 120
+}
+```
+
 ### Rate Limiting
 
 To prevent abuse, the endpoint is limited to:
diff --git a/mvnw b/mvnw
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfiguration.java
index c543bd8..47c8b0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import in.maheshlangote.logdispatch.LogDispatchFilter;
 import in.maheshlangote.logdispatch.LogDispatchHealthController;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
  * <p>
  * This configuration automatically registers LogDispatch beans and passes the
  * {@code logdispatch.enabled} flag to each component so disabled mode can no-op.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Mahesh Langote
  * @version 1.0.0
  */
@@ -66,12 +67,20 @@ public FilterRegistrationBean<LogDispatchFilter> logDispatchFilterRegistration(L
     /**
      * Creates and exposes the {@link in.maheshlangote.logdispatch.LogDispatchHealthController} bean.
      * This controller provides a lightweight health endpoint for the APM server to poll.
+     * Registration is skipped entirely when {@code logdispatch.health.enabled=false},
+     * so the endpoint does not exist rather than responding with a "disabled" status.
      *
      * @param properties LogDispatch configuration properties
      * @return a fully configured {@link in.maheshlangote.logdispatch.LogDispatchHealthController}.
      */
     @Bean
+    @ConditionalOnProperty(
+            prefix = "logdispatch.health",
+            name = "enabled",
+            havingValue = "true",
+            matchIfMissing = true
+    )
     public LogDispatchHealthController logDispatchHealthController(LogDispatchProperties properties) {
         return new LogDispatchHealthController(properties.isEnabled());
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchProperties.java b/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchProperties.java
index e8f4276..6d17fac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchProperties.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 public class LogDispatchProperties {
 
     private boolean enabled = true;
+    private Health health = new Health();
     private String serverUrl = "http://localhost:8081/api/v1/ingest/logs";
     private String apiKey = "default-key";
     private List<String> maskedHeaders = List.of();
@@ -22,6 +23,36 @@ public class LogDispatchProperties {
      *
      * @return {@code true} when LogDispatch should inspect and dispatch errors
      */
+
+    public Health getHealth(){
+        return health;
+    }
+
+    public void setHealth(Health health){
+        this.health = health;
+    }
+
+    /**
+ * Configuration for the LogDispatch health endpoint.
+ * */
+    public static class Health {
+        private boolean enabled = true;
+        /**
+     * Returns whether the LogDispatch health endpoint is enabled.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} when the /logdispatch/health endpoint should be registered
+     */
+       public boolean isEnabled() {
+        return enabled;
+       }
+
+       public void setEnabled(boolean enabled){
+        this.enabled = enabled;
+       }
+    }
+
+
+
     public boolean isEnabled() {
         return enabled;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfigurationTest.java b/src/test/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfigurationTest.java
index 20c65d7..729583a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/in/maheshlangote/logdispatch/config/LogDispatchAutoConfigurationTest.java
@@ -32,4 +32,20 @@ void shouldRegisterBeansWithDisabledProperties() {
                     assertThat(context.getBean(LogDispatchProperties.class).isEnabled()).isFalse();
                 });
     }
+    @Test
+    void shouldNotRegisterHealthControllerWhenHealthDisabled() {
+        contextRunner
+                .withPropertyValues("logdispatch.health.enabled=false")
+                .run(context -> {
+                    assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(LogDispatchHealthController.class);
+            });
+}
+
+@Test
+void shouldRegisterHealthControllerByDefaultWhenHealthPropertyMissing() {
+    contextRunner
+            .run(context -> {
+                assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(LogDispatchHealthController.class);
+            });
+}
 }