diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bec3ddb29..d326fb19d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ Differences noted here
 |`reduceMotion`| It allows to turn on/off reduce motion accessibility preference. Setting reduceMotion `on` helps to reduce flakiness during tests. Only fon simulators | e.g `true` |
 |`permissions`| Allows to set permissions for the specified application bundle on Simulator only. The capability value is expected to be a valid JSON string with `{"<bundleId1>": {"<serviceName1>": "<serviceStatus1>", ...}, ...}` format. It is required that `applesimutils` package is installed and available in PATH. The list of available service names and statuses can be found at https://github.com/wix/AppleSimulatorUtils. | e. g. `{"com.apple.mobilecal": {"calendar": "YES"}}` |
 |`screenshotQuality`| Changes the quality of phone display screenshots following [xctest/xctimagequality](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xctest/xctimagequality?language=objc)  Default value is `1`. `0` is the highest and `2` is the lowest quality. You can also change it via [settings](https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/advanced-concepts/settings.md) command. `0` might cause OutOfMemory crash on high-resolution devices like iPad Pro. | e.g. `0`, `1`, `2` |
+|`skipLogCapture`|Skips to start capturing logs such as crash, system, safari console and safari network. It might improve performance such as network. Log related commands will not work. Defaults to `false`. |`true` or `false`|
 
 ## Development<a id="development"></a>
 
diff --git a/lib/desired-caps.js b/lib/desired-caps.js
index b767d9d06..0330a108d 100644
--- a/lib/desired-caps.js
+++ b/lib/desired-caps.js
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ let desiredCapConstraints = _.defaults({
   screenshotQuality: {
     isNumber: true
   },
+  skipLogCapture: {
+    isBoolean: true
+  },
 }, iosDesiredCapConstraints);
 
 export { desiredCapConstraints };
diff --git a/lib/driver.js b/lib/driver.js
index a395dfa29..6ffde0365 100644
--- a/lib/driver.js
+++ b/lib/driver.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class XCUITestDriver extends BaseDriver {
     ];
     this.resetIos();
     this.settings = new DeviceSettings(DEFAULT_SETTINGS, this.onSettingsUpdate.bind(this));
+    this.logs = {};
 
     // memoize functions here, so that they are done on a per-instance basis
     for (const fn of MEMOIZED_FUNCTIONS) {
@@ -333,7 +334,15 @@ class XCUITestDriver extends BaseDriver {
 
     await this.runReset();
 
+    const memoizedLogInfo = _.memoize(function () {
+      log.info("'skipLogCapture' is set. Skipping starting logs such as crash, system, safari console and safari network.");
+    });
     const startLogCapture = async () => {
+      if (this.opts.skipLogCapture) {
+        memoizedLogInfo();
+        return false;
+      }
+
       const result = await this.startLogCapture();
       if (result) {
         this.logEvent('logCaptureStarted');
diff --git a/test/unit/driver-specs.js b/test/unit/driver-specs.js
index 05e53cd48..9bafbb62a 100644
--- a/test/unit/driver-specs.js
+++ b/test/unit/driver-specs.js
@@ -95,6 +95,23 @@ describe('driver commands', function () {
       const resCaps = await driver.createSession(caps);
       resCaps[1].javascriptEnabled.should.be.true;
     });
+
+    it('should call startLogCapture', async function () {
+      const c = { ... caps };
+      Object.assign(c, {skipLogCapture: false});
+      this.timeout(MOCHA_LONG_TIMEOUT);
+      const resCaps = await driver.createSession(c);
+      resCaps[1].javascriptEnabled.should.be.true;
+      driver.startLogCapture.called.should.be.true;
+    });
+    it('should not call startLogCapture', async function () {
+      const c = { ... caps };
+      Object.assign(c, {skipLogCapture: true});
+      this.timeout(MOCHA_LONG_TIMEOUT);
+      const resCaps = await driver.createSession(c);
+      resCaps[1].javascriptEnabled.should.be.true;
+      driver.startLogCapture.called.should.be.false;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('startIWDP()', function () {