diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
index 5d62486f5..e090b356f 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
       final DirectoryReconciliationClient directoryReconciliationClient = new DirectoryReconciliationClient(
           directoryServerConfiguration);
       final DirectoryReconciler directoryReconciler = new DirectoryReconciler(
-          directoryServerConfiguration.getReplicationName(), directoryReconciliationClient);
+          directoryServerConfiguration.getReplicationName(), directoryReconciliationClient,
+          dynamicConfigurationManager);
       // reconcilers are read-only
       accountDatabaseCrawlerListeners.add(directoryReconciler);
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfiguration.java
index f6a255c10..201f430a1 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfiguration.java
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public class DynamicConfiguration {
   @Valid
   private DynamicRateLimitChallengeConfiguration rateLimitChallenge = new DynamicRateLimitChallengeConfiguration();
 
+  @JsonProperty
+  private DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration directoryReconciler = new DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration();
+
   public Optional<DynamicExperimentEnrollmentConfiguration> getExperimentEnrollmentConfiguration(
       final String experimentName) {
     return Optional.ofNullable(experiments.get(experimentName));
@@ -94,4 +97,8 @@ public class DynamicConfiguration {
   public DynamicRateLimitChallengeConfiguration getRateLimitChallengeConfiguration() {
     return rateLimitChallenge;
   }
+
+  public DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration getDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration() {
+    return directoryReconciler;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcd4716ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+package org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.configuration.dynamic;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+public class DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration {
+
+  @JsonProperty
+  private boolean enabled = true;
+
+  public boolean isEnabled() {
+    return enabled;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/DirectoryReconciler.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/DirectoryReconciler.java
index 4343edb52..45ea66abd 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/DirectoryReconciler.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/DirectoryReconciler.java
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ public class DirectoryReconciler extends AccountDatabaseCrawlerListener {
 
   private final String replicationName;
   private final DirectoryReconciliationClient reconciliationClient;
+  private final DynamicConfigurationManager dynamicConfigurationManager;
 
-  public DirectoryReconciler(String replicationName, DirectoryReconciliationClient reconciliationClient) {
+  public DirectoryReconciler(String replicationName, DirectoryReconciliationClient reconciliationClient,
+      DynamicConfigurationManager dynamicConfigurationManager) {
     this.reconciliationClient = reconciliationClient;
     this.replicationName = replicationName;
+    this.dynamicConfigurationManager = dynamicConfigurationManager;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -38,6 +41,10 @@ public class DirectoryReconciler extends AccountDatabaseCrawlerListener {
 
   @Override
   public void onCrawlEnd(Optional<UUID> fromUuid) {
+    if (!dynamicConfigurationManager.getConfiguration().getDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration().isEnabled()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     reconciliationClient.complete();
   }
 
@@ -45,6 +52,10 @@ public class DirectoryReconciler extends AccountDatabaseCrawlerListener {
   protected void onCrawlChunk(final Optional<UUID> fromUuid, final List<Account> accounts)
       throws AccountDatabaseCrawlerRestartException {
 
+    if (!dynamicConfigurationManager.getConfiguration().getDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration().isEnabled()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     final DirectoryReconciliationRequest addUsersRequest;
     final DirectoryReconciliationRequest deleteUsersRequest;
     {
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfigurationTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfigurationTest.java
index 052ee6df0..10ffa0957 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/dynamic/DynamicConfigurationTest.java
@@ -374,4 +374,27 @@ class DynamicConfigurationTest {
       assertThat(rateLimitChallengeConfiguration.isUnsealedSenderLimitEnforced()).isFalse();
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testParseDirectoryReconciler() throws JsonProcessingException {
+    {
+      final String emptyConfigYaml = "test: true";
+      final DynamicConfiguration emptyConfig =
+          DynamicConfigurationManager.parseConfiguration(emptyConfigYaml).orElseThrow();
+
+      assertThat(emptyConfig.getDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration().isEnabled()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    {
+      final String directoryReconcilerConfig =
+          "directoryReconciler:\n"
+              + "  enabled: false";
+
+      DynamicDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration directoryReconcilerConfiguration =
+          DynamicConfigurationManager.parseConfiguration(directoryReconcilerConfig).orElseThrow()
+              .getDirectoryReconcilerConfiguration();
+
+      assertThat(directoryReconcilerConfiguration.isEnabled()).isFalse();
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/DirectoryReconcilerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/DirectoryReconcilerTest.java
index 8ca9dc7ca..35f5564b7 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/DirectoryReconcilerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/DirectoryReconcilerTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.configuration.dynamic.DynamicConfiguration;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.entities.DirectoryReconciliationRequest;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.entities.DirectoryReconciliationRequest.User;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.entities.DirectoryReconciliationResponse;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.Account;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.AccountDatabaseCrawlerRestartException;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.DirectoryReconciler;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.DirectoryReconciliationClient;
+import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.DynamicConfigurationManager;
 
 class DirectoryReconcilerTest {
 
@@ -38,12 +40,17 @@ class DirectoryReconcilerTest {
   private final Account visibleAccount = mock(Account.class);
   private final Account undiscoverableAccount = mock(Account.class);
   private final DirectoryReconciliationClient reconciliationClient = mock(DirectoryReconciliationClient.class);
-  private final DirectoryReconciler directoryReconciler = new DirectoryReconciler("test", reconciliationClient);
+  private final DynamicConfigurationManager dynamicConfigurationManager = mock(DynamicConfigurationManager.class);
+  private final DirectoryReconciler directoryReconciler = new DirectoryReconciler("test", reconciliationClient,
+      dynamicConfigurationManager);
 
-  private final DirectoryReconciliationResponse successResponse = new DirectoryReconciliationResponse(DirectoryReconciliationResponse.Status.OK);
+  private final DirectoryReconciliationResponse successResponse = new DirectoryReconciliationResponse(
+      DirectoryReconciliationResponse.Status.OK);
 
   @BeforeEach
   void setup() {
+    when(dynamicConfigurationManager.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(new DynamicConfiguration());
+
     when(visibleAccount.getUuid()).thenReturn(VALID_UUID);
     when(visibleAccount.getNumber()).thenReturn(VALID_NUMBER);
     when(visibleAccount.shouldBeVisibleInDirectory()).thenReturn(true);