diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index c70236f2e..8d283060e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -80,3 +80,4 @@ and we will add you. **All** contributors belong here. 💯
 * [James Blair](https://github.com/jmhbnz)
 * [Chengwei Guo](https://github.com/cw-Guo)
 * [Sarah Christoff](https://github.com/hypernovasunnix)
+* [Aleksey Barabanov](https://github.com/alekseybb197)
diff --git a/cmd/porter/bundle.go b/cmd/porter/bundle.go
index 85906f4ac..faa12275d 100644
--- a/cmd/porter/bundle.go
+++ b/cmd/porter/bundle.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ Note: if overrides for registry/tag/reference are provided, this command only re
   porter bundle publish --archive /tmp/mybuns.tgz --reference myrepo/my-buns:0.1.0
   porter bundle publish --tag latest
   porter bundle publish --registry myregistry.com/myorg
+  porter bundle publish --autobuild-disabled
 		`,
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return opts.Validate(p.Config)
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ Note: if overrides for registry/tag/reference are provided, this command only re
 	cmd.Flag("force").Annotations = map[string][]string{
 		"viper-key": {"force-overwrite"},
 	}
+	f.BoolVar(&opts.AutoBuildDisabled, "autobuild-disabled", false, "Do not automatically build the bundle from source when the last build is out-of-date.")
 
 	return &cmd
 }
diff --git a/docs/content/cli/publish.md b/docs/content/cli/publish.md
index 4e7d2bfe8..27e0fa8a2 100644
--- a/docs/content/cli/publish.md
+++ b/docs/content/cli/publish.md
@@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ porter publish [flags]
   porter publish --archive /tmp/mybuns.tgz --reference myrepo/my-buns:0.1.0
   porter publish --tag latest
   porter publish --registry myregistry.com/myorg
+  porter publish --autobuild-disabled
 		
 ```
 
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -a, --archive string      Path to the bundle archive in .tgz format
-  -d, --dir string          Path to the build context directory where all bundle assets are located.
-  -f, --file porter.yaml    Path to the Porter manifest. Defaults to porter.yaml in the current directory.
-      --force               Force push the bundle to overwrite the previously published bundle
-  -h, --help                help for publish
-      --insecure-registry   Don't require TLS for the registry
-  -r, --reference string    Use a bundle in an OCI registry specified by the given reference.
-      --registry string     Override the registry portion of the bundle reference, e.g. docker.io, myregistry.com/myorg
-      --tag string          Override the Docker tag portion of the bundle reference, e.g. latest, v0.1.1
+  -a, --archive string       Path to the bundle archive in .tgz format
+      --autobuild-disabled   Do not automatically build the bundle from source when the last build is out-of-date.
+  -d, --dir string           Path to the build context directory where all bundle assets are located.
+  -f, --file porter.yaml     Path to the Porter manifest. Defaults to porter.yaml in the current directory.
+      --force                Force push the bundle to overwrite the previously published bundle
+  -h, --help                 help for publish
+      --insecure-registry    Don't require TLS for the registry
+  -r, --reference string     Use a bundle in an OCI registry specified by the given reference.
+      --registry string      Override the registry portion of the bundle reference, e.g. docker.io, myregistry.com/myorg
+      --tag string           Override the Docker tag portion of the bundle reference, e.g. latest, v0.1.1
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
diff --git a/tests/integration/publish_test.go b/tests/integration/publish_test.go
index bf1fc8d66..14c84400d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/publish_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/publish_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ package integration
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 
+	"get.porter.sh/porter/pkg/yaml"
 	"get.porter.sh/porter/tests"
 	"get.porter.sh/porter/tests/tester"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -20,14 +22,28 @@ func TestPublish(t *testing.T) {
 	test.Chdir(test.TestDir)
 	test.RequirePorter("create")
 
+	// Try to publish with autobuild disabled, it should fail
+	_, _, err = test.RunPorter("publish", "--autobuild-disabled")
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Skipping autobuild because --autobuild-disabled was specified")
+
+	// Try again with autobuild disabled via a config setting instead of a flag
+	// This is a regression test for https://github.com/getporter/porter/issues/2735
+	test.EditYaml(path.Join(test.PorterHomeDir, "config.yaml"), func(yq *yaml.Editor) error {
+		return yq.SetValue("autobuild-disabled", "true")
+	})
+	_, output, err := test.RunPorter("publish")
+	fmt.Println(output)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Skipping autobuild because --autobuild-disabled was specified")
+
 	// Build with version override
 	test.RequirePorter("build", "--version=0.0.0")
 
 	// Start up an insecure registry with self-signed TLS certificates
 	reg := test.StartTestRegistry(tester.TestRegistryOptions{UseTLS: true})
+	defer reg.Close()
 
 	// Confirm that publish picks up the version override
 	// Use an insecure registry to validate that we can publish to one
-	_, output := test.RequirePorter("publish", "--registry", reg.String(), "--insecure-registry")
+	_, output = test.RequirePorter("publish", "--registry", reg.String(), "--insecure-registry")
 	tests.RequireOutputContains(t, output, fmt.Sprintf("Bundle %s/porter-hello:v0.0.0 pushed successfully", reg))
 }