diff --git a/middleware/logger_config.go b/middleware/logger_config.go
index 6b0e528..0e4bea8 100644
--- a/middleware/logger_config.go
+++ b/middleware/logger_config.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type skipperFunc func(ctx context.Context) bool
 // RequestLoggerConfig Contains the options for the logger middleware
 // can be optionally be passed to the `New`.
 type RequestLoggerConfig struct {
+	Access               bool
 	IP                   bool
 	Query                bool
 	MessageContextKeys   []string
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ type RequestLoggerConfig struct {
 // LogFunc and Skippers to nil as well.
 func DefaultLoggerConfig() *RequestLoggerConfig {
 	return &RequestLoggerConfig{
+		Access:               true,
 		IP:                   false,
 		Query:                true,
 		RequestRawBody:       true,
diff --git a/middleware/request_logger.go b/middleware/request_logger.go
index b4b28d8..d54f7e2 100644
--- a/middleware/request_logger.go
+++ b/middleware/request_logger.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func (l *requestLoggerMiddleware) ServeHTTP(ctx context.Context) {
 	if !work.IsDeferRecycle() {
 		loggerPool.Put(freelog)
 	}
+	if !l.config.Access {
+		return
+	}
 
 	// no time.Since in order to format it well after
 	endTime = time.Now()