diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayProperties.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayProperties.java
index 53ea714c..a2b8acac 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayProperties.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class GatewayProperties {
 	private boolean failOnRouteDefinitionError = true;
 
 	public List<RouteDefinition> getRoutes() {
-		return routes;
+		return routes.stream().filter(RouteDefinition::isEnabled).toList();
 	}
 
 	public void setRoutes(List<RouteDefinition> routes) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinition.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinition.java
index 8c35e138..7e85efd3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinition.java
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public class RouteDefinition {
 
 	private int order = 0;
 
+	private boolean enabled = true;
+
 	public RouteDefinition() {
 	}
 
@@ -125,6 +127,14 @@ public class RouteDefinition {
 		this.metadata = metadata;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isEnabled() {
+		return enabled;
+	}
+
+	public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+		this.enabled = enabled;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object o) {
 		if (this == o) {
@@ -136,18 +146,19 @@ public class RouteDefinition {
 		RouteDefinition that = (RouteDefinition) o;
 		return this.order == that.order && Objects.equals(this.id, that.id)
 				&& Objects.equals(this.predicates, that.predicates) && Objects.equals(this.filters, that.filters)
-				&& Objects.equals(this.uri, that.uri) && Objects.equals(this.metadata, that.metadata);
+				&& Objects.equals(this.uri, that.uri) && Objects.equals(this.metadata, that.metadata)
+				&& Objects.equals(this.enabled, that.enabled);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		return Objects.hash(this.id, this.predicates, this.filters, this.uri, this.metadata, this.order);
+		return Objects.hash(this.id, this.predicates, this.filters, this.uri, this.metadata, this.order, this.enabled);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "RouteDefinition{" + "id='" + id + '\'' + ", predicates=" + predicates + ", filters=" + filters
-				+ ", uri=" + uri + ", order=" + order + ", metadata=" + metadata + '}';
+				+ ", uri=" + uri + ", order=" + order + ", metadata=" + metadata + ", enabled=" + enabled + '}';
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinitionRouteLocatorTests.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinitionRouteLocatorTests.java
index 65aa6730..05547047 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinitionRouteLocatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/route/RouteDefinitionRouteLocatorTests.java
@@ -82,6 +82,35 @@ public class RouteDefinitionRouteLocatorTests {
 		}).expectComplete().verify();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void disabledRoutesAreNotLoaded() {
+		List<RoutePredicateFactory> predicates = Arrays.asList(new HostRoutePredicateFactory());
+		List<GatewayFilterFactory> gatewayFilterFactories = Arrays.asList(
+				new RemoveResponseHeaderGatewayFilterFactory(), new AddResponseHeaderGatewayFilterFactory(),
+				new TestOrderedGatewayFilterFactory());
+		GatewayProperties gatewayProperties = new GatewayProperties();
+		gatewayProperties.setRoutes(List.of(new RouteDefinition() {
+			{
+				setId("bar");
+				setUri(URI.create("https://bar.example.com"));
+				setEnabled(false);
+				setPredicates(List.of(new PredicateDefinition("Host=*.example.com")));
+				setFilters(Arrays.asList(new FilterDefinition("RemoveResponseHeader=Server"),
+						new FilterDefinition("TestOrdered="),
+						new FilterDefinition("AddResponseHeader=X-Response-Foo, Bar")));
+			}
+		}));
+
+		PropertiesRouteDefinitionLocator routeDefinitionLocator = new PropertiesRouteDefinitionLocator(
+				gatewayProperties);
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		RouteDefinitionRouteLocator routeDefinitionRouteLocator = new RouteDefinitionRouteLocator(
+				new CompositeRouteDefinitionLocator(Flux.just(routeDefinitionLocator)), predicates,
+				gatewayFilterFactories, gatewayProperties, new ConfigurationService(null, () -> null, () -> null));
+
+		StepVerifier.create(routeDefinitionRouteLocator.getRoutes()).expectComplete().verify();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void simpleRetryDefinitionLoads() {
 		List<RoutePredicateFactory> predicates = Arrays.asList(new HostRoutePredicateFactory());
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/GatewayIntegrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/GatewayIntegrationTests.java
index 30bade58..b2fcfc5a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/GatewayIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/test/GatewayIntegrationTests.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.gateway.test;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.filter.headers.ForwardedHeadersFilter;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.filter.headers.XForwardedHeadersFilter;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.RoutePredicateHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.route.CachingRouteLocator;
+import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.route.Route;
+import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.route.RouteDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -80,6 +83,15 @@ class GatewayIntegrationTests extends BaseWebClientTests {
 			.isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void checkDisabledFilterNotPresent() {
+		Optional<RouteDefinition> disabledRoute = properties.getRoutes().stream()
+				.filter(r -> "disabled_config_test".equals(r.getId()))
+				.findFirst();
+		assertThat(disabledRoute).as("Disabled route is not present")
+				.isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void complexContentTypeWorks() {
 		testClient.post()
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/resources/application.yml b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/resources/application.yml
index 2b1fde13..d5798cdf 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/resources/application.yml
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/resources/application.yml
@@ -525,6 +525,15 @@ spring:
         - Host=**.weighthigh.org
         - Weight=group1, 8
 
+      # =====================================
+      - id: disabled_config_test
+        uri: ${test.uri}
+        enabled: false
+        predicates:
+          - name: Path
+            args:
+              pattern: /**
+
       # =====================================
       # should be last and not follow alphabetical order
       - id: default_path_to_httpbin