diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 253366d..f987d4d 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ func WithTrimSQLInSpanName() Option {
 	})
 }
 
+// WithDisableAcquireTracer disables tracing for connection acquire events from
+// the connection pool. By default, acquire tracing is enabled.
+func WithDisableAcquireTracer() Option {
+	return optionFunc(func(cfg *tracerConfig) {
+		cfg.disableAcquireTracer = true
+	})
+}
+
 // SpanNameFunc is a function that can be used to generate a span name for a
 // SQL. The function will be called with the SQL statement as a parameter.
 type SpanNameFunc func(stmt string) string
diff --git a/tracer.go b/tracer.go
index ce1a130..6a46379 100644
--- a/tracer.go
+++ b/tracer.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type Tracer struct {
 	logSQLStatement      bool
 	logConnectionDetails bool
 	includeParams        bool
+	disableAcquireTracer bool
 }
 
 type tracerConfig struct {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ type tracerConfig struct {
 	logSQLStatement      bool
 	logConnectionDetails bool
 	includeParams        bool
+	disableAcquireTracer bool
 }
 
 // NewTracer returns a new Tracer.
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ func NewTracer(opts ...Option) *Tracer {
 		logSQLStatement:      true,
 		logConnectionDetails: true,
 		includeParams:        false,
+		disableAcquireTracer: false,
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -135,13 +138,14 @@ func NewTracer(opts ...Option) *Tracer {
 				return &s
 			},
 		},
-		tracerAttrs:         cfg.tracerAttrs,
-		meterAttrs:          cfg.meterAttrs,
-		trimQuerySpanName:   cfg.trimQuerySpanName,
-		spanNameCtxFunc:     cfg.spanNameCtxFunc,
-		prefixQuerySpanName: cfg.prefixQuerySpanName,
-		logSQLStatement:     cfg.logSQLStatement,
-		includeParams:       cfg.includeParams,
+		tracerAttrs:          cfg.tracerAttrs,
+		meterAttrs:           cfg.meterAttrs,
+		trimQuerySpanName:    cfg.trimQuerySpanName,
+		spanNameCtxFunc:      cfg.spanNameCtxFunc,
+		prefixQuerySpanName:  cfg.prefixQuerySpanName,
+		logSQLStatement:      cfg.logSQLStatement,
+		includeParams:        cfg.includeParams,
+		disableAcquireTracer: cfg.disableAcquireTracer,
 	}
 
 	tracer.createMetrics()
@@ -596,7 +600,12 @@ func (t *Tracer) TracePrepareEnd(ctx context.Context, _ *pgx.Conn, data pgx.Trac
 
 // TraceAcquireStart is called at the beginning of Acquire.
 // The returned context is used for the rest of the call and will be passed to the TraceAcquireEnd.
+// If WithDisableAcquireTracer was set, then the function is no-op.
 func (t *Tracer) TraceAcquireStart(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceAcquireStartData) context.Context {
+	if t.disableAcquireTracer {
+		return ctx
+	}
+
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, startTimeCtxKey{}, time.Now())
 
 	if !trace.SpanFromContext(ctx).IsRecording() {
@@ -629,7 +638,12 @@ func (t *Tracer) TraceAcquireStart(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, data
 }
 
 // TraceAcquireEnd is called when a connection has been acquired.
+// If WithDisableAcquireTracer was set, then the function is no-op.
 func (t *Tracer) TraceAcquireEnd(ctx context.Context, _ *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceAcquireEndData) {
+	if t.disableAcquireTracer {
+		return
+	}
+
 	span := trace.SpanFromContext(ctx)
 	t.incrementOperationErrorCount(ctx, data.Err, pgxOperationAcquire)
 	t.recordOperationDuration(ctx, pgxOperationAcquire)