diff --git a/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp b/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp
index 22ba3147ae93..04ad2959f43c 100644
--- a/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp
+++ b/core/include/userver/utils/periodic_task.hpp
@@ -67,17 +67,19 @@ class PeriodicTask final {
         constexpr /*implicit*/ Settings(
             std::chrono::milliseconds period,
             utils::Flags<Flags> flags = {},
-            logging::Level span_level = logging::Level::kInfo
+            logging::Level span_level = logging::Level::kInfo,
+            bool enabled = true
         )
-            : Settings(period, kDistributionPercent, flags, span_level) {}
+            : Settings(period, kDistributionPercent, flags, span_level, enabled) {}
 
         constexpr Settings(
             std::chrono::milliseconds period,
             std::chrono::milliseconds distribution,
             utils::Flags<Flags> flags = {},
-            logging::Level span_level = logging::Level::kInfo
+            logging::Level span_level = logging::Level::kInfo,
+            bool enabled = true
         )
-            : period(period), distribution(distribution), flags(flags), span_level(span_level) {
+            : period(period), distribution(distribution), flags(flags), span_level(span_level), enabled(enabled) {
             UASSERT(distribution <= period);
         }
 
@@ -85,9 +87,10 @@ class PeriodicTask final {
             std::chrono::milliseconds period,
             uint8_t distribution_percent,
             utils::Flags<Flags> flags = {},
-            logging::Level span_level = logging::Level::kInfo
+            logging::Level span_level = logging::Level::kInfo,
+            bool enabled = true
         )
-            : Settings(period, period * distribution_percent / 100, flags, span_level) {
+            : Settings(period, period * distribution_percent / 100, flags, span_level, enabled) {
             UASSERT(distribution_percent <= 100);
         }
 
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ class PeriodicTask final {
         /// PeriodicTask::Start() calls engine::current_task::GetTaskProcessor()
         /// to get the TaskProcessor.
         engine::TaskProcessor* task_processor{nullptr};
+
+        /// @brief If false, the task will skip executions until re-enabled.
+        bool enabled{true};
     };
 
     /// Signature of the task to be executed each period.
diff --git a/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp b/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp
index da947d48e3f8..b2455bad5d59 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp
+++ b/core/src/utils/periodic_task.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ namespace {
 
 auto TieSettings(const PeriodicTask::Settings& settings) {
     // Can't use Boost.Pfr, because Settings has custom constructors.
-    const auto& [f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6] = settings;
-    return std::tie(f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6);
+    const auto& [f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7] = settings;
+    return std::tie(f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7);
 }
 
 }  // namespace
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void PeriodicTask::SetSettings(Settings settings) {
             return;
         }
         settings.flags = writer->flags;
-        should_notify_task = settings.period != writer->period || settings.exception_period != writer->exception_period;
+        should_notify_task = settings.period != writer->period || settings.exception_period != writer->exception_period || settings.enabled != writer->enabled;
         *writer = std::move(settings);
         writer.Commit();
     }
@@ -144,12 +144,13 @@ void PeriodicTask::Run() {
     while (!engine::current_task::ShouldCancel()) {
         const auto before = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         bool no_exception = true;
+        bool force_step = should_force_step_.exchange(false);
+        const auto settings = settings_.Read();
 
-        if (!std::exchange(skip_step, false)) {
+        if (force_step || (settings->enabled && !std::exchange(skip_step, false))) {
             no_exception = Step();
         }
 
-        const auto settings = settings_.Read();
         auto period = settings->period;
         const auto exception_period = settings->exception_period.value_or(period);