diff --git a/config/application.yml.default b/config/application.yml.default
index ddf2b9a2b37..6d561995292 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.default
+++ b/config/application.yml.default
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ doc_auth_client_sharpness_threshold: 50
 doc_auth_error_dpi_threshold: 290
 doc_auth_error_glare_threshold: 40
 doc_auth_error_sharpness_threshold: 40
+doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_enabled: false
+doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_percent: 0
 doc_auth_max_attempts: 5
 doc_auth_max_capture_attempts_before_native_camera: 3
 doc_auth_max_submission_attempts_before_native_camera: 3
diff --git a/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb b/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb
index dfba4cc0605..2a91282c308 100644
--- a/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb
@@ -127,4 +127,19 @@ def self.all
   ) do |service_provider:, session:, user:, user_session:, **|
     user&.uuid
   end.freeze
+
+  DOC_AUTH_MANUAL_UPLOAD_DISABLED = AbTest.new(
+    experiment_name: 'Doc Auth Manual Upload Disabled',
+    should_log: [
+      'Idv: doc auth hybrid handoff visited',
+      'IdV: doc auth document_capture visited',
+    ],
+    buckets: {
+      manual_upload_disabled:
+        IdentityConfig.store.doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_enabled ?
+        IdentityConfig.store.doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_percent : 0,
+    },
+  ) do |service_provider:, session:, user:, user_session:, **|
+    user&.uuid
+  end.freeze
 end
diff --git a/lib/identity_config.rb b/lib/identity_config.rb
index eef21146616..d9f92391885 100644
--- a/lib/identity_config.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_config.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ def self.store
     config.add(:doc_auth_error_glare_threshold, type: :integer)
     config.add(:doc_auth_error_sharpness_threshold, type: :integer)
     config.add(:doc_auth_max_attempts, type: :integer)
+    config.add(:doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_enabled, type: :boolean)
+    config.add(:doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_percent, type: :integer)
     config.add(:doc_auth_max_capture_attempts_before_native_camera, type: :integer)
     config.add(:doc_auth_max_submission_attempts_before_native_camera, type: :integer)
     config.add(:doc_auth_passports_enabled, type: :boolean)
diff --git a/spec/config/initializers/ab_tests_spec.rb b/spec/config/initializers/ab_tests_spec.rb
index d83e16d9589..8b4e4385402 100644
--- a/spec/config/initializers/ab_tests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/config/initializers/ab_tests_spec.rb
@@ -433,4 +433,28 @@
 
     it_behaves_like 'an A/B test that uses user_uuid as a discriminator'
   end
+
+  describe 'DOC_AUTH_MANUAL_UPLOAD_DISABLED' do
+    let(:ab_test) { :DOC_AUTH_MANUAL_UPLOAD_DISABLED }
+
+    let(:enable_ab_test) do
+      -> {
+        allow(IdentityConfig.store)
+          .to receive(:doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_enabled)
+          .and_return(true)
+        allow(IdentityConfig.store)
+          .to receive(:doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_percent)
+          .and_return(50)
+      }
+    end
+
+    let(:disable_ab_test) do
+      -> {
+        allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:doc_auth_manual_upload_disabled_a_b_testing_enabled)
+          .and_return(false)
+      }
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'an A/B test that uses user_uuid as a discriminator'
+  end
 end