diff --git a/Documentation/config/transfer.txt b/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
index a9cbdb88a1..f1ce50f4a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
@@ -121,3 +121,7 @@ transfer.bundleURI::
 	information from the remote server (if advertised) and download
 	bundles before continuing the clone through the Git protocol.
 	Defaults to `false`.
+
+transfer.advertiseObjectInfo::
+	When `true`, the `object-info` capability is advertised by
+	servers. Defaults to false.
diff --git a/serve.c b/serve.c
index a1d71134d4..aa651b73e9 100644
--- a/serve.c
+++ b/serve.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "trace2.h"
 
 static int advertise_sid = -1;
+static int advertise_object_info = -1;
 static int client_hash_algo = GIT_HASH_SHA1;
 
 static int always_advertise(struct repository *r UNUSED,
@@ -67,6 +68,17 @@ static void session_id_receive(struct repository *r UNUSED,
 	trace2_data_string("transfer", NULL, "client-sid", client_sid);
 }
 
+static int object_info_advertise(struct repository *r, struct strbuf *value UNUSED)
+{
+	if (advertise_object_info == -1 &&
+	    repo_config_get_bool(r, "transfer.advertiseobjectinfo",
+				 &advertise_object_info)) {
+		/* disabled by default */
+		advertise_object_info = 0;
+	}
+	return advertise_object_info;
+}
+
 struct protocol_capability {
 	/*
 	 * The name of the capability.  The server uses this name when
@@ -135,7 +147,7 @@ static struct protocol_capability capabilities[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "object-info",
-		.advertise = always_advertise,
+		.advertise = object_info_advertise,
 		.command = cap_object_info,
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/t/t5555-http-smart-common.sh b/t/t5555-http-smart-common.sh
index b1cfe8b7db..3dcb3340a3 100755
--- a/t/t5555-http-smart-common.sh
+++ b/t/t5555-http-smart-common.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ test_expect_success 'git upload-pack --advertise-refs: v2' '
 	fetch=shallow wait-for-done
 	server-option
 	object-format=$(test_oid algo)
-	object-info
 	0000
 	EOF
 
diff --git a/t/t5701-git-serve.sh b/t/t5701-git-serve.sh
index 3591bc2417..c48830de8f 100755
--- a/t/t5701-git-serve.sh
+++ b/t/t5701-git-serve.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ test_expect_success 'test capability advertisement' '
 	fetch=shallow wait-for-done
 	server-option
 	object-format=$(test_oid algo)
-	object-info
 	EOF
 	cat >expect.trailer <<-EOF &&
 	0000
@@ -323,6 +322,8 @@ test_expect_success 'unexpected lines are not allowed in fetch request' '
 # Test the basics of object-info
 #
 test_expect_success 'basics of object-info' '
+	test_config transfer.advertiseObjectInfo true &&
+
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=object-info
 	object-format=$(test_oid algo)
@@ -380,4 +381,25 @@ test_expect_success 'basics of bundle-uri: dies if not enabled' '
 	test_must_be_empty out
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'object-info missing from capabilities when disabled' '
+	test_config transfer.advertiseObjectInfo false &&
+
+	GIT_TEST_SIDEBAND_ALL=0 test-tool serve-v2 \
+		--advertise-capabilities >out &&
+	test-tool pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
+
+	! grep object.info actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'object-info commands rejected when disabled' '
+	test_config transfer.advertiseObjectInfo false &&
+
+	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
+	command=object-info
+	EOF
+
+	test_must_fail test-tool serve-v2 --stateless-rpc <in 2>err &&
+	grep invalid.command err
+'
+
 test_done