diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eceb41e0b84..7c964c2cccf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 ### Changed
 
 - The function signature of `NewLogProcessor` in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/processors/minsev` has changed to accept the added `Severitier` interface instead of a `log.Severity`. (#6116)
+- `NewSDK` in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/config` now returns a no-op SDK if `disabled` is set to `true`. (#6185)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 80fd30e8b9c..7483ae0ea42 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/                        @open-te
 instrumentation/host/                                                   @open-telemetry/go-approvers @dmathieu
 instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace/                       @open-telemetry/go-approvers @dmathieu
 instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/                                      @open-telemetry/go-approvers @dmathieu
-instrumentation/runtime/                                                @open-telemetry/go-approvers @dmathieu
+instrumentation/runtime/                                                @open-telemetry/go-approvers @dmathieu @dashpole
 
 processors/baggagecopy                                                  @open-telemetry/go-approvers @codeboten @MikeGoldsmith
 processors/minsev                                                       @open-telemetry/go-approvers @MrAlias
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 16193946887..d8357b76ca2 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log"
+	nooplog "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log/noop"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
+	noopmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/noop"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	nooptrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -62,31 +65,41 @@ func (s *SDK) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return s.shutdown(ctx)
 }
 
+var noopSDK = SDK{
+	loggerProvider: nooplog.LoggerProvider{},
+	meterProvider:  noopmetric.MeterProvider{},
+	tracerProvider: nooptrace.TracerProvider{},
+	shutdown:       func(ctx context.Context) error { return nil },
+}
+
 // NewSDK creates SDK providers based on the configuration model.
 func NewSDK(opts ...ConfigurationOption) (SDK, error) {
 	o := configOptions{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		o = opt.apply(o)
 	}
+	if o.opentelemetryConfig.Disabled != nil && *o.opentelemetryConfig.Disabled {
+		return noopSDK, nil
+	}
 
 	r, err := newResource(o.opentelemetryConfig.Resource)
 	if err != nil {
-		return SDK{}, err
+		return noopSDK, err
 	}
 
 	mp, mpShutdown, err := meterProvider(o, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return SDK{}, err
+		return noopSDK, err
 	}
 
 	tp, tpShutdown, err := tracerProvider(o, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return SDK{}, err
+		return noopSDK, err
 	}
 
 	lp, lpShutdown, err := loggerProvider(o, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return SDK{}, err
+		return noopSDK, err
 	}
 
 	return SDK{
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index f69a2dcdf9a..c6b33b66e12 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ func TestNewSDK(t *testing.T) {
 			wantMeterProvider:  &sdkmetric.MeterProvider{},
 			wantLoggerProvider: &sdklog.LoggerProvider{},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "with-sdk-disabled",
+			cfg: []ConfigurationOption{
+				WithContext(context.Background()),
+				WithOpenTelemetryConfiguration(OpenTelemetryConfiguration{
+					Disabled:       ptr(true),
+					TracerProvider: &TracerProvider{},
+					MeterProvider:  &MeterProvider{},
+					LoggerProvider: &LoggerProvider{},
+				}),
+			},
+			wantTracerProvider: tracenoop.NewTracerProvider(),
+			wantMeterProvider:  metricnoop.NewMeterProvider(),
+			wantLoggerProvider: lognoop.NewLoggerProvider(),
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		sdk, err := NewSDK(tt.cfg...)