diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 5f8568d8..5817472c 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	PerRequestMetricsReporting bool `yaml:"per_request_metrics_reporting,omitempty"`
 
 	SendHttpStartStopServerEvent bool `yaml:"send_http_start_stop_server_event,omitempty"`
+
+	SendHttpStartStopClientEvent bool `yaml:"send_http_start_stop_client_event,omitempty"`
 }
 
 var defaultConfig = Config{
@@ -334,6 +336,8 @@ var defaultConfig = Config{
 	PerRequestMetricsReporting: true,
 
 	SendHttpStartStopServerEvent: true,
+
+	SendHttpStartStopClientEvent: true,
 }
 
 func DefaultConfig() (*Config, error) {
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index e8245845..6d2f0d5d 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -639,6 +639,17 @@ backends:
 			Expect(config.SendHttpStartStopServerEvent).To(BeFalse())
 		})
 
+		It("defaults SendHttpStartStopClientEvent to true", func() {
+			Expect(config.SendHttpStartStopClientEvent).To(Equal(true))
+		})
+
+		It("sets SendHttpStartStopClientEvent", func() {
+			var b = []byte(`send_http_start_stop_client_event: false`)
+			err := config.Initialize(b)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(config.SendHttpStartStopClientEvent).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+
 	})
 
 	Describe("Process", func() {
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index a2914304..05dd1dfe 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ func NewProxy(
 			DisableCompression:  true,
 			TLSClientConfig:     routeServiceTLSConfig,
 		},
+		IsInstrumented: cfg.SendHttpStartStopClientEvent,
 	}
 
 	prt := round_tripper.NewProxyRoundTripper(
diff --git a/proxy/round_tripper/dropsonde_round_tripper.go b/proxy/round_tripper/dropsonde_round_tripper.go
index 89ac69a1..0b2f2202 100644
--- a/proxy/round_tripper/dropsonde_round_tripper.go
+++ b/proxy/round_tripper/dropsonde_round_tripper.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func (d *dropsondeRoundTripper) CancelRequest(r *http.Request) {
 type FactoryImpl struct {
 	BackendTemplate      *http.Transport
 	RouteServiceTemplate *http.Transport
+	IsInstrumented       bool
 }
 
 func (t *FactoryImpl) New(expectedServerName string, isRouteService bool) ProxyRoundTripper {
@@ -52,5 +53,10 @@ func (t *FactoryImpl) New(expectedServerName string, isRouteService bool) ProxyR
 		TLSClientConfig:     customTLSConfig,
 		TLSHandshakeTimeout: template.TLSHandshakeTimeout,
 	}
-	return NewDropsondeRoundTripper(newTransport)
+	if t.IsInstrumented {
+		return NewDropsondeRoundTripper(newTransport)
+	} else {
+		return newTransport
+	}
+
 }