diff --git a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfiguration.java b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfiguration.java
index 024b8e58c09..ad909019d06 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfiguration.java
+++ b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfiguration.java
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ static ContextPropagators configurePropagators(
             config,
             serviceClassLoader);
 
+    if (requestedPropagators.contains("none")) {
+      if (requestedPropagators.size() > 1) {
+        throw new ConfigurationException(
+            "otel.propagators contains 'none' along with other propagators");
+      }
+      return ContextPropagators.noop();
+    }
     for (String propagatorName : requestedPropagators) {
       propagators.add(
           propagatorCustomizer.apply(getPropagator(propagatorName, spiPropagatorsManager), config));
diff --git a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfigurationTest.java b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfigurationTest.java
index e7e285073e5..f8b66b75d49 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/PropagatorConfigurationTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,31 @@ void defaultPropagators() {
         .containsExactlyInAnyOrder("traceparent", "tracestate", "baggage");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void configurePropagators_none() {
+    ContextPropagators contextPropagators =
+        PropagatorConfiguration.configurePropagators(
+            DefaultConfigProperties.createForTest(
+                Collections.singletonMap("otel.propagators", "none")),
+            PropagatorConfiguration.class.getClassLoader(),
+            (a, unused) -> a);
+
+    assertThat(contextPropagators.getTextMapPropagator().fields()).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void configurePropagators_none_withOthers() {
+    assertThatThrownBy(
+            () ->
+                PropagatorConfiguration.configurePropagators(
+                    DefaultConfigProperties.createForTest(
+                        Collections.singletonMap("otel.propagators", "none,blather")),
+                    PropagatorConfiguration.class.getClassLoader(),
+                    (a, unused) -> a))
+        .isInstanceOf(ConfigurationException.class)
+        .hasMessage("otel.propagators contains 'none' along with other propagators");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void configurePropagators_NotOnClasspath() {
     assertThatThrownBy(