diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e0aa96f988..df0ba2bbeb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,28 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Features
+
+- Add env flag `SENTRY_DISABLE_NATIVE_DEBUG_UPLOAD` to allow disabling the debug file upload ([#4223](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4223))
+
+  How to use in Android project? It works by default, just set `export SENTRY_DISABLE_NATIVE_DEBUG_UPLOAD=true` in your build environment. For Sentry Android Gradle Plugin add the following to your `android/app/build.gradle`.
+
+  ```gradle
+  apply from: "../../../sentry.gradle"
+
+  sentry {
+      autoUploadProguardMapping = shouldSentryAutoUpload()
+      uploadNativeSymbols = shouldSentryAutoUpload()
+  }
+  ```
+
+  How to use in Xcode? Make sure you are using `scripts/sentry-xcode.sh` and `scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh` in your
+  build phases. And add the following to your `ios/.xcode.env.local` file.
+
+  ```bash
+  export SENTRY_DISABLE_NATIVE_DEBUG_UPLOAD=true
+  ```
+
 ### Fixes
 
 - Skips ignoring require cycle logs for RN 0.70 or newer ([#4214](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4214))
diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh b/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh
index 8788c2f30a..60cca3661f 100755
--- a/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ XCODE_BUILD_CONFIGURATION="${CONFIGURATION}"
 
 if [ "$SENTRY_DISABLE_AUTO_UPLOAD" == true ]; then
   echo "SENTRY_DISABLE_AUTO_UPLOAD=true, skipping debug files upload"
+elif [ "$SENTRY_DISABLE_XCODE_DEBUG_UPLOAD" == true ]; then
+  echo "SENTRY_DISABLE_XCODE_DEBUG_UPLOAD=true, skipping native debug files upload"
 elif echo "$XCODE_BUILD_CONFIGURATION" | grep -iq "debug"; then # case insensitive check for "debug"
   echo "Skipping debug files upload for *Debug* configuration"
 else
diff --git a/packages/core/sentry.gradle b/packages/core/sentry.gradle
index 640f9a3b28..e5630ef458 100644
--- a/packages/core/sentry.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/sentry.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
 project.ext.shouldSentryAutoUpload = { ->
-  return System.getenv('SENTRY_DISABLE_AUTO_UPLOAD') != 'true'
+  return System.getenv('SENTRY_DISABLE_AUTO_UPLOAD') != 'true' ||
+         System.getenv('SENTRY_DISABLE_NATIVE_DEBUG_UPLOAD') != 'true'
 }
 
 def config = project.hasProperty("sentryCli") ? project.sentryCli : [];