diff --git a/src/Contracts/Syncable.php b/src/Contracts/Syncable.php
index a481f318..f8e7fd84 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/Syncable.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/Syncable.php
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ interface Syncable
 
     /** Get the attributes used for creating the *other* model (i.e. tenant if this is the central one, and central if this is the tenant one). */
     public function getSyncedCreationAttributes(): array|null; // todo come up with a better name
+
+    public function shouldSync(): bool;
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php b/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php
index fd63738d..ea9f83b4 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ trait ResourceSyncing
     public static function bootResourceSyncing(): void
     {
         static::saved(function (Syncable $model) {
-            /** @var ResourceSyncing $model */
-            $model->triggerSyncEvent();
+            if ($model->shouldSync()) {
+                $model->triggerSyncEvent();
+            }
         });
 
         static::creating(function (self $model) {
@@ -37,4 +38,9 @@ trait ResourceSyncing
     {
         return null;
     }
+
+    public function shouldSync(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php b/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php
index 2c7583c1..3cc614a9 100644
--- a/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php
+++ b/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TenantPivot extends Pivot
         static::saved(function (self $pivot) {
             $parent = $pivot->pivotParent;
 
-            if ($parent instanceof Syncable) {
+            if ($parent instanceof Syncable && $parent->shouldSync()) {
                 $parent->triggerSyncEvent();
             }
         });
diff --git a/t b/t
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3c74f2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+docker-compose exec -T test vendor/bin/pest --no-coverage --filter "$@"
diff --git a/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php b/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php
index 430c52ef..e1586bc1 100644
--- a/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php
+++ b/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php
@@ -763,6 +763,43 @@ function creatingResourceInTenantDatabaseCreatesAndMapInCentralDatabase()
     expect(ResourceUser::first()->role)->toBe('commenter');
 }
 
+test('resources are synced only when sync is enabled', function (bool $enabled) {
+    app()->instance('_tenancy_test_shouldSync', $enabled);
+
+    [$tenant1, $tenant2] = createTenantsAndRunMigrations();
+    migrateUsersTableForTenants();
+
+    tenancy()->initialize($tenant1);
+
+    TenantUserWithConditionalSync::create([
+        'global_id' => 'absd',
+        'name' => 'John Doe',
+        'email' => 'john@localhost',
+        'password' => 'password',
+        'role' => 'commenter',
+    ]);
+
+    tenancy()->end();
+
+    expect(CentralUserWithConditionalSync::all())->toHaveCount($enabled ? 1 : 0);
+    expect(CentralUserWithConditionalSync::whereGlobalId('absd')->exists())->toBe($enabled);
+
+    $centralUser = CentralUserWithConditionalSync::create([
+        'global_id' => 'acme',
+        'name' => 'John Doe',
+        'email' => 'john@localhost',
+        'password' => 'password',
+        'role' => 'commenter',
+    ]);
+
+    $centralUser->tenants()->attach('t2');
+
+    $tenant2->run(function () use ($enabled) {
+        expect(TenantUserWithConditionalSync::all())->toHaveCount($enabled ? 1 : 0);
+        expect(TenantUserWithConditionalSync::whereGlobalId('acme')->exists())->toBe($enabled);
+    });
+})->with([[true], [false]]);
+
 /**
  * Create two tenants and run migrations for those tenants.
  */
@@ -979,3 +1016,19 @@ class ResourceUserProvidingMixture extends ResourceUser
         ];
     }
 }
+
+class CentralUserWithConditionalSync extends CentralUser
+{
+    public function shouldSync(): bool
+    {
+        return app('_tenancy_test_shouldSync');
+    }
+}
+
+class TenantUserWithConditionalSync extends ResourceUser
+{
+    public function shouldSync(): bool
+    {
+        return app('_tenancy_test_shouldSync');
+    }
+}