diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 1bd1e0c59f07..19f162d812d0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@
       "description": "Enables the DB statement sanitization.",
       "defaultValue": true
     },
+    {
+      "name": "otel.instrumentation.common.default-enabled",
+      "type": "java.lang.Boolean",
+      "description": "Enables all instrumentations. Set to <code>false</code> to disable all instrumentations and then enable specific modules individually, e.g. <code>otel.instrumentation.jdbc.enabled=true</code>.",
+      "defaultValue": true
+    },
     {
       "name": "otel.instrumentation.common.peer-service-mapping",
       "type": "java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.String>",