diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-2f79ee6.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-2f79ee6.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a39e27bff87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-2f79ee6.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "feature",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+    "contributor": "",
+    "description": "Adding 'disable_ec2_metadata' in the profile property, this can be used to disable IMDS credential fetching."
+}
diff --git a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.java b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.java
index b1ddc5d7faef..32169627bf01 100644
--- a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.java
+++ b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.java
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
 /**
  * Credentials provider implementation that loads credentials from the Amazon EC2 Instance Metadata Service.
  * <p>
- * If {@link SdkSystemSetting#AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED} is set to true, it will not try to load
+ * If {@link SdkSystemSetting#AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED} is set to true, or if the configuration file parameter
+ * {@link ProfileProperty#EC2_METADATA_DISABLED} is set to true, it will not try to load
  * credentials from EC2 metadata service and will return null.
  * <p>
  * If {@link SdkSystemSetting#AWS_EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED} or {@link ProfileProperty#EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED}
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ public AwsCredentials resolveCredentials() {
 
     private RefreshResult<AwsCredentials> refreshCredentials() {
         if (isLocalCredentialLoadingDisabled()) {
-            throw SdkClientException.create("IMDS credentials have been disabled by environment variable or system property.");
+            throw SdkClientException.create("IMDS credentials have been disabled by environment variable, system property, "
+                                           + "or configuration file profile setting.");
         }
 
         try {
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ private RefreshResult<AwsCredentials> refreshCredentials() {
     }
 
     private boolean isLocalCredentialLoadingDisabled() {
-        return SdkSystemSetting.AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED.getBooleanValueOrThrow();
+        return SdkSystemSetting.AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED.getBooleanValueOrThrow() || configProvider.isMetadataDisabled();
     }
 
     private Instant staleTime(Instant expiration) {
diff --git a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/internal/Ec2MetadataConfigProvider.java b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/internal/Ec2MetadataConfigProvider.java
index fb73540e75b4..fd9a040f8cb8 100644
--- a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/internal/Ec2MetadataConfigProvider.java
+++ b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/internal/Ec2MetadataConfigProvider.java
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ public final class Ec2MetadataConfigProvider {
     private final String profileName;
 
     private final Lazy<Boolean> metadataV1Disabled;
+    private final Lazy<Boolean> metadataDisabled;
     private final Lazy<Long> serviceTimeout;
 
     private Ec2MetadataConfigProvider(Builder builder) {
         this.profileFile = builder.profileFile;
         this.profileName = builder.profileName;
         this.metadataV1Disabled = new Lazy<>(this::resolveMetadataV1Disabled);
+        this.metadataDisabled = new Lazy<>(this::resolveMetadataDisabled);
         this.serviceTimeout = new Lazy<>(this::resolveServiceTimeout);
     }
 
@@ -120,6 +122,14 @@ public boolean isMetadataV1Disabled() {
         return metadataV1Disabled.getValue();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resolves whether EC2 Metadata is disabled.
+     * @return true if EC2 Metadata is disabled, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean isMetadataDisabled() {
+        return metadataDisabled.getValue();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolves the EC2 Metadata Service Timeout in milliseconds.
      * @return the timeout value in milliseconds.
@@ -137,6 +147,12 @@ private boolean resolveMetadataV1Disabled() {
                             .orElse(false);
     }
 
+    // Internal resolution logic for Metadata disabled
+    private boolean resolveMetadataDisabled() {
+        return fromProfileFileMetadataDisabled(profileFile, profileName)
+            .orElse(false);
+    }
+
     // Internal resolution logic for Service Timeout
     private long resolveServiceTimeout() {
         return OptionalUtils.firstPresent(
@@ -158,6 +174,15 @@ private static Optional<Boolean> fromProfileFileMetadataV1Disabled(Supplier<Prof
                           .flatMap(p -> p.booleanProperty(ProfileProperty.EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED));
     }
 
+    // Profile file resolution for Metadata disabled
+    private static Optional<Boolean> fromProfileFileMetadataDisabled(Supplier<ProfileFile> profileFile, String profileName) {
+        Optional<Profile> profile = profileFile.get().profile(profileName);
+        if (profile.isPresent()) {
+            return profile.get().booleanProperty(ProfileProperty.EC2_METADATA_DISABLED);
+        }
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
     // System settings resolution for Service Timeout
     private static Optional<Long> fromSystemSettingsServiceTimeout() {
         return SdkSystemSetting.AWS_METADATA_SERVICE_TIMEOUT.getNonDefaultStringValue()
diff --git a/core/auth/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProviderTest.java b/core/auth/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProviderTest.java
index 671e591b17b5..a6b338de69a3 100644
--- a/core/auth/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProviderTest.java
+++ b/core/auth/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/InstanceProfileCredentialsProviderTest.java
@@ -319,12 +319,49 @@ void resolveCredentials_metadataLookupDisabled_throws() {
         try {
             assertThatThrownBy(() ->  InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.builder().build().resolveCredentials())
                 .isInstanceOf(SdkClientException.class)
-                .hasMessage("IMDS credentials have been disabled by environment variable or system property.");
+                .hasMessage("IMDS credentials have been disabled by environment variable, system property, or configuration file profile setting.");
         } finally {
             System.clearProperty(SdkSystemSetting.AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED.property());
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void resolveCredentials_metadataDisabledThroughConfig_throwsException() {
+        stubSecureCredentialsResponse(aResponse().withBody(STUB_CREDENTIALS));
+        try {
+            InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.builder()
+                                              .profileFile(configFile("profile test", Pair.of("disable_ec2_metadata", "true")))
+                                              .profileName("test")
+                                              .build()
+                                              .resolveCredentials();
+            ProfileFile config = configFile("profile test", Pair.of("disable_ec2_metadata", "true"));
+            System.out.println("Test config file: " + config.toString());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            assertThat(e).isInstanceOf(SdkClientException.class);
+            assertThat(e).hasMessage("IMDS credentials have been disabled by environment variable, system property, or configuration file profile setting.");
+        }
+
+        // Verify that no calls were made to the IMDS endpoints
+        WireMock.verify(0, putRequestedFor(urlPathEqualTo(TOKEN_RESOURCE_PATH)));
+        WireMock.verify(0, getRequestedFor(urlPathEqualTo(CREDENTIALS_RESOURCE_PATH)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void resolveCredentials_metadataEnabledThroughConfig_returnsCredentials() {
+        stubSecureCredentialsResponse(aResponse().withBody(STUB_CREDENTIALS));
+
+        InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider provider = InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.builder()
+                                                                                        .profileFile(configFile("profile test", Pair.of("disable_ec2_metadata", "false")))
+                                                                                        .profileName("test")
+                                                                                        .build();
+
+        AwsCredentials credentials = provider.resolveCredentials();
+        assertThat(credentials.accessKeyId()).isEqualTo("ACCESS_KEY_ID");
+        assertThat(credentials.secretAccessKey()).isEqualTo("SECRET_ACCESS_KEY");
+
+        verifyImdsCallWithToken();
+    }
+
     @Test
     void resolveCredentials_customProfileFileAndName_usesCorrectEndpoint() {
         WireMockServer mockMetadataEndpoint_2 = new WireMockServer(WireMockConfiguration.options().dynamicPort());
diff --git a/core/profiles/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/profiles/ProfileProperty.java b/core/profiles/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/profiles/ProfileProperty.java
index cd97c6047a55..fb34cd665847 100644
--- a/core/profiles/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/profiles/ProfileProperty.java
+++ b/core/profiles/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/profiles/ProfileProperty.java
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ public final class ProfileProperty {
 
     public static final String EC2_METADATA_V1_DISABLED = "ec2_metadata_v1_disabled";
 
+    /**
+     * Disables the use of the Amazon EC2 instance metadata service (IMDS). When set to "true", SDK will not try to load
+     * credentials from EC2 metadata service and will return null.
+     */
+    public static final String EC2_METADATA_DISABLED = "disable_ec2_metadata";
+
     public static final String METADATA_SERVICE_TIMEOUT = "metadata_service_timeout";
 
     /**