diff --git a/src/instana/collector/helpers/runtime.py b/src/instana/collector/helpers/runtime.py
index 8aef48e3..b77f50f1 100644
--- a/src/instana/collector/helpers/runtime.py
+++ b/src/instana/collector/helpers/runtime.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2021
 # (c) Copyright Instana Inc. 2020
 
-""" Collection helper for the Python runtime """
+"""Collection helper for the Python runtime"""
+
 import gc
 import importlib.metadata
 import os
@@ -19,16 +20,58 @@
 
 PATH_OF_DEPRECATED_INSTALLATION_VIA_HOST_AGENT = "/tmp/.instana/python"
 
-PATH_OF_AUTOTRACE_WEBHOOK_SITEDIR = '/opt/instana/instrumentation/python/'
+PATH_OF_AUTOTRACE_WEBHOOK_SITEDIR = "/opt/instana/instrumentation/python/"
+
 
 def is_autowrapt_instrumented():
-    return 'instana' in os.environ.get('AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP', ())
+    return "instana" in os.environ.get("AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP", ())
 
 
 def is_webhook_instrumented():
     return any(map(lambda p: PATH_OF_AUTOTRACE_WEBHOOK_SITEDIR in p, sys.path))
 
 
+def parse_ignored_endpoints(option_string):
+    """
+    This function parses option string to prepare a list for ignored endpoints.
+
+    @param option_string [String] The string user enter with INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS variable
+    Format: "service1:endpoint1,endpoint2;service2:endpoint3" or "service1;service2"
+    """
+    try:
+        ignored_endpoints = []
+        if not option_string or not isinstance(option_string, str):
+            return ignored_endpoints
+
+        instrumentation_pairs = option_string.split(";")
+
+        for pair in instrumentation_pairs:
+            instrumentation = pair.strip()
+
+            if not instrumentation:
+                continue
+
+            if ":" in pair:
+                instrumentation, endpoints = pair.split(":", 1)
+                instrumentation = instrumentation.strip()
+
+                # Split endpoints by comma and clean whitespace
+                endpoint_list = [
+                    ep.strip() for ep in endpoints.split(",") if ep.strip()
+                ]
+                if endpoint_list:
+                    for endpoint in endpoint_list:
+                        ignored_endpoints.append(f"{instrumentation}.{endpoint}")
+            else:
+                # Handle case where only service name is provided
+                ignored_endpoints.append(instrumentation)
+
+        return ignored_endpoints
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("Error parsing ignored endpoints: %s", str(e))
+        return []
+
+
 class RuntimeHelper(BaseHelper):
     """Helper class to collect snapshot and metrics for this Python runtime"""
 
@@ -316,9 +359,9 @@ def _collect_runtime_snapshot(self, plugin_data):
             snapshot_payload["iv"] = VERSION
 
             if is_autowrapt_instrumented():
-                snapshot_payload['m'] = 'Autowrapt'
+                snapshot_payload["m"] = "Autowrapt"
             elif is_webhook_instrumented():
-                snapshot_payload['m'] = 'AutoTrace'
+                snapshot_payload["m"] = "AutoTrace"
             else:
                 snapshot_payload["m"] = "Manual"
 
diff --git a/src/instana/instrumentation/redis.py b/src/instana/instrumentation/redis.py
index 621bca26..8386bd09 100644
--- a/src/instana/instrumentation/redis.py
+++ b/src/instana/instrumentation/redis.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from instana.log import logger
 from instana.span.span import InstanaSpan
-from instana.util.traceutils import get_tracer_tuple, tracing_is_off
+from instana.util.traceutils import check_if_ignored, get_tracer_tuple, tracing_is_off
 
 try:
     import redis
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ def execute_command_with_instana(
         args: Tuple[object, ...],
         kwargs: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> object:
+        if check_if_ignored("redis", args[0]):
+            return
         tracer, parent_span, operation_name = get_tracer_tuple()
         parent_context = parent_span.get_span_context() if parent_span else None
 
diff --git a/src/instana/options.py b/src/instana/options.py
index 0f90e62b..10791742 100644
--- a/src/instana/options.py
+++ b/src/instana/options.py
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@
     - AWSFargateOptions - Options class for AWS Fargate.  Holds settings specific to AWS Fargate.
     - GCROptions - Options class for Google cloud Run.  Holds settings specific to GCR.
 """
+
 import os
 import logging
 
-from .log import logger
-from .util.runtime import determine_service_name
+from instana.collector.helpers.runtime import parse_ignored_endpoints
+
+from instana.log import logger
+from instana.util.runtime import determine_service_name
 
 
 class BaseOptions(object):
-    """ Base class for all option classes.  Holds items common to all """
+    """Base class for all option classes.  Holds items common to all"""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         self.debug = False
@@ -29,37 +32,48 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
         self.service_name = determine_service_name()
         self.extra_http_headers = None
         self.allow_exit_as_root = False
+        self.ignored_endpoints = {}
 
         if "INSTANA_DEBUG" in os.environ:
             self.log_level = logging.DEBUG
             self.debug = True
 
         if "INSTANA_EXTRA_HTTP_HEADERS" in os.environ:
-            self.extra_http_headers = str(os.environ["INSTANA_EXTRA_HTTP_HEADERS"]).lower().split(';')
+            self.extra_http_headers = (
+                str(os.environ["INSTANA_EXTRA_HTTP_HEADERS"]).lower().split(";")
+            )
 
-        if os.environ.get("INSTANA_ALLOW_EXIT_AS_ROOT", None) == '1':
+        if "INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS" in os.environ:
+            self.ignored_endpoints = parse_ignored_endpoints(
+                os.environ["INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS"]
+            )
+
+        if os.environ.get("INSTANA_ALLOW_EXIT_AS_ROOT", None) == "1":
             self.allow_exit_as_root = True
 
         # Defaults
-        self.secrets_matcher = 'contains-ignore-case'
-        self.secrets_list = ['key', 'pass', 'secret']
+        self.secrets_matcher = "contains-ignore-case"
+        self.secrets_list = ["key", "pass", "secret"]
 
         # Env var format: <matcher>:<secret>[,<secret>]
         self.secrets = os.environ.get("INSTANA_SECRETS", None)
 
         if self.secrets is not None:
-            parts = self.secrets.split(':')
+            parts = self.secrets.split(":")
             if len(parts) == 2:
                 self.secrets_matcher = parts[0]
-                self.secrets_list = parts[1].split(',')
+                self.secrets_list = parts[1].split(",")
             else:
-                logger.warning("Couldn't parse INSTANA_SECRETS env var: %s", self.secrets)
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Couldn't parse INSTANA_SECRETS env var: %s", self.secrets
+                )
 
         self.__dict__.update(kwds)
 
 
 class StandardOptions(BaseOptions):
-    """ The options class used when running directly on a host/node with an Instana agent """
+    """The options class used when running directly on a host/node with an Instana agent"""
+
     AGENT_DEFAULT_HOST = "localhost"
     AGENT_DEFAULT_PORT = 42699
 
@@ -74,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
 
 
 class ServerlessOptions(BaseOptions):
-    """ Base class for serverless environments.  Holds settings common to all serverless environments. """
+    """Base class for serverless environments.  Holds settings common to all serverless environments."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         super(ServerlessOptions, self).__init__()
@@ -86,7 +100,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
         if self.endpoint_url is not None and self.endpoint_url[-1] == "/":
             self.endpoint_url = self.endpoint_url[:-1]
 
-        if 'INSTANA_DISABLE_CA_CHECK' in os.environ:
+        if "INSTANA_DISABLE_CA_CHECK" in os.environ:
             self.ssl_verify = False
         else:
             self.ssl_verify = True
@@ -95,7 +109,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
         if proxy is None:
             self.endpoint_proxy = {}
         else:
-            self.endpoint_proxy = {'https': proxy}
+            self.endpoint_proxy = {"https": proxy}
 
         timeout_in_ms = os.environ.get("INSTANA_TIMEOUT", None)
         if timeout_in_ms is None:
@@ -105,9 +119,14 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
             try:
                 self.timeout = int(timeout_in_ms) / 1000
             except ValueError:
-                logger.warning("Likely invalid INSTANA_TIMEOUT=%s value.  Using default.", timeout_in_ms)
-                logger.warning("INSTANA_TIMEOUT should specify timeout in milliseconds.  See "
-                               "https://www.instana.com/docs/reference/environment_variables/#serverless-monitoring")
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Likely invalid INSTANA_TIMEOUT=%s value.  Using default.",
+                    timeout_in_ms,
+                )
+                logger.warning(
+                    "INSTANA_TIMEOUT should specify timeout in milliseconds.  See "
+                    "https://www.instana.com/docs/reference/environment_variables/#serverless-monitoring"
+                )
                 self.timeout = 0.8
 
         value = os.environ.get("INSTANA_LOG_LEVEL", None)
@@ -129,14 +148,14 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
 
 
 class AWSLambdaOptions(ServerlessOptions):
-    """ Options class for AWS Lambda.  Holds settings specific to AWS Lambda. """
+    """Options class for AWS Lambda.  Holds settings specific to AWS Lambda."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         super(AWSLambdaOptions, self).__init__()
 
 
 class AWSFargateOptions(ServerlessOptions):
-    """ Options class for AWS Fargate.  Holds settings specific to AWS Fargate. """
+    """Options class for AWS Fargate.  Holds settings specific to AWS Fargate."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         super(AWSFargateOptions, self).__init__()
@@ -146,9 +165,9 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
         if tag_list is not None:
             try:
                 self.tags = dict()
-                tags = tag_list.split(',')
+                tags = tag_list.split(",")
                 for tag_and_value in tags:
-                    parts = tag_and_value.split('=')
+                    parts = tag_and_value.split("=")
                     length = len(parts)
                     if length == 1:
                         self.tags[parts[0]] = None
@@ -159,13 +178,16 @@ def __init__(self, **kwds):
 
         self.zone = os.environ.get("INSTANA_ZONE", None)
 
+
 class EKSFargateOptions(AWSFargateOptions):
-    """ Options class for EKS Pods on AWS Fargate. Holds settings specific to EKS Pods on AWS Fargate. """
+    """Options class for EKS Pods on AWS Fargate. Holds settings specific to EKS Pods on AWS Fargate."""
+
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         super(EKSFargateOptions, self).__init__()
 
+
 class GCROptions(ServerlessOptions):
-    """ Options class for Google Cloud Run.  Holds settings specific to Google Cloud Run. """
+    """Options class for Google Cloud Run.  Holds settings specific to Google Cloud Run."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         super(GCROptions, self).__init__()
diff --git a/src/instana/util/traceutils.py b/src/instana/util/traceutils.py
index a9f1849b..91d41f2a 100644
--- a/src/instana/util/traceutils.py
+++ b/src/instana/util/traceutils.py
@@ -65,3 +65,10 @@ def get_tracer_tuple() -> (
 
 def tracing_is_off() -> bool:
     return not (bool(get_active_tracer()) or agent.options.allow_exit_as_root)
+
+
+def check_if_ignored(instrumentation, command) -> bool:
+    return (
+        instrumentation in agent.options.ignored_endpoints
+        or f"{instrumentation}.{command.lower()}" in agent.options.ignored_endpoints
+    )
diff --git a/tests/clients/test_redis.py b/tests/clients/test_redis.py
index 4fa93e5c..546deb4a 100644
--- a/tests/clients/test_redis.py
+++ b/tests/clients/test_redis.py
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 
 
 import logging
+import os
 from typing import Generator
 from unittest.mock import patch
+
 import pytest
 import redis
 
+from instana.options import StandardOptions
+from instana.singletons import agent, tracer
 from instana.span.span import get_current_span
 from tests.helpers import testenv
-from instana.singletons import agent, tracer
 
 
 class TestRedis:
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ def _resource(self) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         self.recorder.clear_spans()
         self.client = redis.Redis(host=testenv["redis_host"], db=testenv["redis_db"])
         yield
+        if os.environ.get("INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS"):
+            del os.environ["INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS"]
         agent.options.allow_exit_as_root = False
 
     def test_set_get(self) -> None:
@@ -454,3 +459,68 @@ def test_execute_with_instana_exception(
             pipe.get("foox")
             pipe.execute()
         assert "Error collecting pipeline commands" in caplog.messages
+
+    def test_ignore_redis(self) -> None:
+        os.environ["INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS"] = "redis"
+        agent.options = StandardOptions()
+
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span("test"):
+            self.client.set("foox", "barX")
+            self.client.get("foox")
+
+        spans = self.recorder.queued_spans()
+        assert len(spans) == 1
+
+        sdk_span = spans[0]
+
+        assert sdk_span.n == "sdk"
+
+    def test_ignore_redis_single_command(self) -> None:
+        os.environ["INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS"] = "redis:set"
+        agent.options = StandardOptions()
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span("test"):
+            self.client.set("foox", "barX")
+            self.client.get("foox")
+
+        spans = self.recorder.queued_spans()
+        assert len(spans) == 2
+
+        redis_get_span = spans[0]
+        sdk_span = spans[1]
+
+        assert redis_get_span.n == "redis"
+        assert redis_get_span.data["redis"]["command"] == "GET"
+
+        assert sdk_span.n == "sdk"
+
+    def test_ignore_redis_multiple_commands(self) -> None:
+        os.environ["INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS"] = "redis:set,get"
+        agent.options = StandardOptions()
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span("test"):
+            self.client.set("foox", "barX")
+            self.client.get("foox")
+
+        spans = self.recorder.queued_spans()
+        assert len(spans) == 1
+
+        sdk_span = spans[0]
+
+        assert sdk_span.n == "sdk"
+
+    def test_ignore_redis_with_another_instrumentation(self) -> None:
+        os.environ["INSTANA_IGNORE_ENDPOINTS"] = "redis:set;something_else:something"
+        agent.options = StandardOptions()
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span("test"):
+            self.client.set("foox", "barX")
+            self.client.get("foox")
+
+        spans = self.recorder.queued_spans()
+        assert len(spans) == 2
+
+        redis_get_span = spans[0]
+        sdk_span = spans[1]
+
+        assert redis_get_span.n == "redis"
+        assert redis_get_span.data["redis"]["command"] == "GET"
+
+        assert sdk_span.n == "sdk"