diff --git a/include/spdlog/async.h b/include/spdlog/async.h
index 9264a4e3..971becd7 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/async.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/async.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct async_factory_impl
 
         auto sink = std::make_shared<Sink>(std::forward<SinkArgs>(args)...);
         auto new_logger = std::make_shared<async_logger>(std::move(logger_name), std::move(sink), std::move(tp), OverflowPolicy);
-        registry_inst.register_and_init(new_logger);
+        registry_inst.initialize_logger(new_logger);
         return new_logger;
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index 439395f7..af261ce7 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -47,13 +47,9 @@ public:
         loggers_[logger_name] = std::move(new_logger);
     }
 
-    void register_and_init(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger)
+    void initialize_logger(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger)
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
-        auto logger_name = new_logger->name();
-        throw_if_exists_(logger_name);
-
-        // set the global formatter pattern
         new_logger->set_formatter(formatter_->clone());
 
         if (err_handler_)
@@ -64,8 +60,11 @@ public:
         new_logger->set_level(level_);
         new_logger->flush_on(flush_level_);
 
-        // add to registry
-        loggers_[logger_name] = std::move(new_logger);
+        if (automatic_registration_)
+        {
+            throw_if_exists_(new_logger->name());
+            loggers_[new_logger->name()] = std::move(new_logger);
+        }
     }
 
     std::shared_ptr<logger> get(const std::string &logger_name)
@@ -223,6 +222,12 @@ public:
         return tp_mutex_;
     }
 
+    void set_automatic_registration(bool automatic_regsistration)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
+        automatic_registration_ = automatic_regsistration;
+    }
+
     static registry &instance()
     {
         static registry s_instance;
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<thread_pool> tp_;
     std::unique_ptr<periodic_worker> periodic_flusher_;
     std::shared_ptr<logger> default_logger_;
+    bool automatic_registration_ = true;
 };
 
 } // namespace details
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index bcca2e84..8c07012e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct synchronous_factory
     {
         auto sink = std::make_shared<Sink>(std::forward<SinkArgs>(args)...);
         auto new_logger = std::make_shared<logger>(std::move(logger_name), std::move(sink));
-        details::registry::instance().register_and_init(new_logger);
+        details::registry::instance().initialize_logger(new_logger);
         return new_logger;
     }
 };
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ inline void shutdown()
     details::registry::instance().shutdown();
 }
 
+// Automatic registration of loggers when using spdlog::create() or spdlog::create_async
+inline void set_automatic_registration(bool automatic_registation)
+{
+    details::registry::instance().set_automatic_registration(automatic_registation);
+}
+
 // API for using default logger (stdout_color_mt),
 // e.g: spdlog::info("Message {}", 1);
 //
diff --git a/tests/test_registry.cpp b/tests/test_registry.cpp
index 68833012..57976083 100644
--- a/tests/test_registry.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_registry.cpp
@@ -93,3 +93,20 @@ TEST_CASE("set_default_logger(nullptr)", "[registry]")
     spdlog::set_default_logger(nullptr);
     REQUIRE_FALSE(spdlog::default_logger());
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("disable automatic registration", "[registry]")
+{
+    // set some global parameters
+    spdlog::level::level_enum log_level = spdlog::level::level_enum::warn;
+    spdlog::set_level(log_level);
+    // but disable automatic registration
+    spdlog::set_automatic_registration(false);
+    auto logger1 = spdlog::create<spdlog::sinks::daily_file_sink_st>(tested_logger_name, "filename", 11, 59);
+    auto logger2 = spdlog::create_async<spdlog::sinks::stdout_color_sink_mt>(tested_logger_name2);
+    // loggers should not be part of the registry
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(spdlog::get(tested_logger_name));
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(spdlog::get(tested_logger_name2));
+    // but make sure they are still initialized according to global defaults
+    REQUIRE(logger1->level() == log_level);
+    REQUIRE(logger2->level() == log_level);
+}