diff --git a/src/sdam/topology.ts b/src/sdam/topology.ts
index 2526aad535..4bf816f238 100644
--- a/src/sdam/topology.ts
+++ b/src/sdam/topology.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
   MongoTopologyClosedError
 } from '../error';
 import type { MongoClient, ServerApi } from '../mongo_client';
-import { MongoLoggableComponent, type MongoLogger } from '../mongo_logger';
+import { MongoLoggableComponent, type MongoLogger, SeverityLevel } from '../mongo_logger';
 import { TypedEventEmitter } from '../mongo_types';
 import { ReadPreference, type ReadPreferenceLike } from '../read_preference';
 import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
@@ -568,25 +568,36 @@ export class Topology extends TypedEventEmitter<TopologyEvents> {
     }
 
     options = { serverSelectionTimeoutMS: this.s.serverSelectionTimeoutMS, ...options };
-    this.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
-      MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-      new ServerSelectionStartedEvent(selector, this.description, options.operationName)
-    );
+    if (
+      this.client.mongoLogger?.willLog(MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION, SeverityLevel.DEBUG)
+    ) {
+      this.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
+        MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+        new ServerSelectionStartedEvent(selector, this.description, options.operationName)
+      );
+    }
 
     const isSharded = this.description.type === TopologyType.Sharded;
     const session = options.session;
     const transaction = session && session.transaction;
 
     if (isSharded && transaction && transaction.server) {
-      this.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
-        MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-        new ServerSelectionSucceededEvent(
-          selector,
-          this.description,
-          transaction.server.pool.address,
-          options.operationName
+      if (
+        this.client.mongoLogger?.willLog(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          SeverityLevel.DEBUG
         )
-      );
+      ) {
+        this.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          new ServerSelectionSucceededEvent(
+            selector,
+            this.description,
+            transaction.server.pool.address,
+            options.operationName
+          )
+        );
+      }
       callback(undefined, transaction.server);
       return;
     }
@@ -611,15 +622,22 @@ export class Topology extends TypedEventEmitter<TopologyEvents> {
         `Server selection timed out after ${options.serverSelectionTimeoutMS} ms`,
         this.description
       );
-      this.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
-        MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-        new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
-          selector,
-          this.description,
-          timeoutError,
-          options.operationName
+      if (
+        this.client.mongoLogger?.willLog(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          SeverityLevel.DEBUG
         )
-      );
+      ) {
+        this.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
+            selector,
+            this.description,
+            timeoutError,
+            options.operationName
+          )
+        );
+      }
       waitQueueMember.callback(timeoutError);
     });
 
@@ -896,15 +914,22 @@ function drainWaitQueue(queue: List<ServerSelectionRequest>, err?: MongoDriverEr
 
     if (!waitQueueMember[kCancelled]) {
       if (err) {
-        waitQueueMember.mongoLogger?.debug(
-          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-          new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
-            waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
-            waitQueueMember.topologyDescription,
-            err,
-            waitQueueMember.operationName
+        if (
+          waitQueueMember.mongoLogger?.willLog(
+            MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+            SeverityLevel.DEBUG
           )
-        );
+        ) {
+          waitQueueMember.mongoLogger?.debug(
+            MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+            new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
+              waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
+              waitQueueMember.topologyDescription,
+              err,
+              waitQueueMember.operationName
+            )
+          );
+        }
       }
       waitQueueMember.callback(err);
     }
@@ -943,15 +968,22 @@ function processWaitQueue(topology: Topology) {
         : serverDescriptions;
     } catch (e) {
       waitQueueMember.timeoutController.clear();
-      topology.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
-        MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-        new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
-          waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
-          topology.description,
-          e,
-          waitQueueMember.operationName
+      if (
+        topology.client.mongoLogger?.willLog(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          SeverityLevel.DEBUG
         )
-      );
+      ) {
+        topology.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
+            waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
+            topology.description,
+            e,
+            waitQueueMember.operationName
+          )
+        );
+      }
       waitQueueMember.callback(e);
       continue;
     }
@@ -959,17 +991,24 @@ function processWaitQueue(topology: Topology) {
     let selectedServer: Server | undefined;
     if (selectedDescriptions.length === 0) {
       if (!waitQueueMember.waitingLogged) {
-        topology.client.mongoLogger?.info(
-          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-          new WaitingForSuitableServerEvent(
-            waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
-            topology.description,
-            topology.s.serverSelectionTimeoutMS !== 0
-              ? topology.s.serverSelectionTimeoutMS - (now() - waitQueueMember.startTime)
-              : -1,
-            waitQueueMember.operationName
+        if (
+          topology.client.mongoLogger?.willLog(
+            MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+            SeverityLevel.INFORMATIONAL
           )
-        );
+        ) {
+          topology.client.mongoLogger?.info(
+            MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+            new WaitingForSuitableServerEvent(
+              waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
+              topology.description,
+              topology.s.serverSelectionTimeoutMS !== 0
+                ? topology.s.serverSelectionTimeoutMS - (now() - waitQueueMember.startTime)
+                : -1,
+              waitQueueMember.operationName
+            )
+          );
+        }
         waitQueueMember.waitingLogged = true;
       }
       topology[kWaitQueue].push(waitQueueMember);
@@ -992,15 +1031,22 @@ function processWaitQueue(topology: Topology) {
         'server selection returned a server description but the server was not found in the topology',
         topology.description
       );
-      topology.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
-        MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-        new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
-          waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
-          topology.description,
-          error,
-          waitQueueMember.operationName
+      if (
+        topology.client.mongoLogger?.willLog(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          SeverityLevel.DEBUG
         )
-      );
+      ) {
+        topology.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
+          MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+          new ServerSelectionFailedEvent(
+            waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
+            topology.description,
+            error,
+            waitQueueMember.operationName
+          )
+        );
+      }
       waitQueueMember.callback(error);
       return;
     }
@@ -1011,15 +1057,22 @@ function processWaitQueue(topology: Topology) {
 
     waitQueueMember.timeoutController.clear();
 
-    topology.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
-      MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
-      new ServerSelectionSucceededEvent(
-        waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
-        waitQueueMember.topologyDescription,
-        selectedServer.pool.address,
-        waitQueueMember.operationName
+    if (
+      topology.client.mongoLogger?.willLog(
+        MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+        SeverityLevel.DEBUG
       )
-    );
+    ) {
+      topology.client.mongoLogger?.debug(
+        MongoLoggableComponent.SERVER_SELECTION,
+        new ServerSelectionSucceededEvent(
+          waitQueueMember.serverSelector,
+          waitQueueMember.topologyDescription,
+          selectedServer.pool.address,
+          waitQueueMember.operationName
+        )
+      );
+    }
     waitQueueMember.callback(undefined, selectedServer);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/sdam/server_selection.test.ts b/test/unit/sdam/server_selection.test.ts
index 925d40eef0..c26f3b9651 100644
--- a/test/unit/sdam/server_selection.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/sdam/server_selection.test.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@ import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 
 import {
   MIN_SECONDARY_WRITE_WIRE_VERSION,
+  MongoLogger,
   ObjectId,
   ReadPreference,
   readPreferenceServerSelector,
   sameServerSelector,
   secondaryWritableServerSelector,
   ServerDescription,
+  ServerSelectionEvent,
   TopologyDescription,
   TopologyType
 } from '../../mongodb';
+import * as mock from '../../tools/mongodb-mock/index';
+import { topologyWithPlaceholderClient } from '../../tools/utils';
 
-describe('server selection', function () {
+describe('server selection', async function () {
   const primary = new ServerDescription('127.0.0.1:27017', {
     setName: 'test',
     isWritablePrimary: true,
@@ -605,4 +609,40 @@ describe('server selection', function () {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('server selection logging feature flagging', async function () {
+    const topologyDescription = sinon.stub();
+
+    let mockServer;
+    let topology;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      mockServer = await mock.createServer();
+      topology = topologyWithPlaceholderClient(mockServer.hostAddress(), {});
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      await mock.cleanup();
+    });
+
+    context('when willLog returns false', function () {
+      const original = Object.getPrototypeOf(ServerSelectionEvent);
+      let serverSelectionEventStub;
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        sinon.stub(MongoLogger.prototype, 'willLog').callsFake((_v, _w) => false);
+        serverSelectionEventStub = sinon.stub();
+        Object.setPrototypeOf(ServerSelectionEvent, serverSelectionEventStub);
+      });
+
+      afterEach(async () => {
+        sinon.restore();
+        Object.setPrototypeOf(ServerSelectionEvent, original);
+      });
+
+      it('should not create server selection event instances', function () {
+        topology?.selectServer(topologyDescription, { operationName: 'test' }, v => v);
+        expect(serverSelectionEventStub.getCall(0)).to.be.null;
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });