diff --git a/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/generate_airflow_dags.py b/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/generate_airflow_dags.py
index e0757fb7ffd..e126f9ab8eb 100644
--- a/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/generate_airflow_dags.py
+++ b/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/generate_airflow_dags.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ def get_dags(project_id, dags_config, sql_dir=None):
                                 dag_collection=dag_collection,
                             )
                         )
-                        tasks.append(bigeye_task)
+
+                        if bigeye_task.monitoring_enabled:
+                            tasks.append(bigeye_task)
 
                     if CHECKS_FILE in files:
                         checks_file = os.path.join(root, CHECKS_FILE)
diff --git a/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/task.py b/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/task.py
index 167cfb0b2f0..70002c63b1a 100644
--- a/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/task.py
+++ b/bigquery_etl/query_scheduling/task.py
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ class Task:
     node_selector: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = attr.ib(None)
     startup_timeout_seconds: Optional[int] = attr.ib(None)
     secrets: Optional[List[Secret]] = attr.ib(None)
+    monitoring_enabled: Optional[bool] = attr.ib(False)
 
     @property
     def task_key(self):
@@ -489,6 +490,10 @@ def of_query(cls, query_file, metadata=None, dag_collection=None):
         # expose secret config
         task_config["secrets"] = metadata.scheduling.get("secrets", [])
 
+        # to determine if BigEye task should be generated
+        if metadata.monitoring:
+            task_config["monitoring_enabled"] = metadata.monitoring.enabled
+
         # data processed in task should be published
         if metadata.is_public_json():
             task_config["public_json"] = True
diff --git a/tests/data/test_sql/moz-fx-data-test-project/test/python_script_query_v1/metadata.yaml b/tests/data/test_sql/moz-fx-data-test-project/test/python_script_query_v1/metadata.yaml
index 44e50355c48..5500f8bedb7 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_sql/moz-fx-data-test-project/test/python_script_query_v1/metadata.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/test_sql/moz-fx-data-test-project/test/python_script_query_v1/metadata.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ scheduling:
   dag_name: "bqetl_core"
   depends_on_past: true
   arguments: ["--date", "{{ds}}"]
+monitoring:
+  enabled: true