diff --git a/frigate/camera/state.py b/frigate/camera/state.py
index 181532fa8..eccdc41e8 100644
--- a/frigate/camera/state.py
+++ b/frigate/camera/state.py
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ class CameraState:
 
         if draw_options.get("zones"):
             for name, zone in self.camera_config.zones.items():
+                # skip disabled zones
+                if not zone.enabled:
+                    continue
+
                 thickness = (
                     8
                     if any(
diff --git a/frigate/config/camera/zone.py b/frigate/config/camera/zone.py
index 1ee25d4b6..fdcac76af 100644
--- a/frigate/config/camera/zone.py
+++ b/frigate/config/camera/zone.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class ZoneConfig(BaseModel):
         title="Zone name",
         description="A user-friendly name for the zone, displayed in the Frigate UI. If not set, a formatted version of the zone name will be used.",
     )
+    enabled: bool = Field(
+        default=True,
+        title="Whether this zone is active. Disabled zones are ignored at runtime.",
+    )
     filters: dict[str, FilterConfig] = Field(
         default_factory=dict,
         title="Zone filters",
diff --git a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
index f435de7b6..c4398dec6 100644
--- a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
+++ b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ class TrackedObject:
 
         # check each zone
         for name, zone in self.camera_config.zones.items():
+            # skip disabled zones
+            if not zone.enabled:
+                continue
+
             # if the zone is not for this object type, skip
             if len(zone.objects) > 0 and obj_data["label"] not in zone.objects:
                 continue