diff --git a/crates/bin/src/args.rs b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
index 061fbdab..187cd9ab 100644
--- a/crates/bin/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[clap(help_heading = "Options", long)]
     pub(crate) no_track: bool,
 
+    /// Disable statistics collection on popular crates.
+    ///
+    /// Strategy quick-install (can be disabled via --disable-strategies) collects
+    /// statistics of popular crates by default, by sending the crate, version and
+    /// target to https://warehouse-clerk-tmp.vercel.app/api/crate
+    #[clap(help_heading = "Options", long, env = "BINSTALL_DISABLE_TELEMETRY")]
+    pub(crate) disable_telemetry: bool,
+
     /// Install binaries in a custom location.
     ///
     /// By default, binaries are installed to the global location `$CARGO_HOME/bin`, and global
@@ -611,5 +619,21 @@ mod test {
         Args::command().debug_assert()
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn quickinstall_url_matches() {
+        let long_help = Args::command()
+            .get_opts()
+            .find(|opt| opt.get_long() == Some("disable-telemetry"))
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_long_help()
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_string();
+        assert!(
+            long_help.ends_with(binstalk::QUICK_INSTALL_STATS_URL),
+            "{}",
+            long_help
+        );
+    }
+
     const _: () = assert!(Strategy::VARIANTS.len() == StrategyWrapped::VARIANTS.len());
 }
diff --git a/crates/bin/src/entry.rs b/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
index 770c72fb..e923d97f 100644
--- a/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ pub fn install_crates(
         } else {
             SignaturePolicy::IfPresent
         },
+        disable_telemetry: args.disable_telemetry,
     });
 
     // Destruct args before any async function to reduce size of the future
diff --git a/crates/binstalk-fetchers/src/quickinstall.rs b/crates/binstalk-fetchers/src/quickinstall.rs
index ad5d2f7d..b963e491 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk-fetchers/src/quickinstall.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk-fetchers/src/quickinstall.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 const BASE_URL: &str = "https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-quickinstall/releases/download";
-const STATS_URL: &str = "https://warehouse-clerk-tmp.vercel.app/api/crate";
+pub const QUICK_INSTALL_STATS_URL: &str = "https://warehouse-clerk-tmp.vercel.app/api/crate";
 
 const QUICKINSTALL_SIGN_KEY: Cow<'static, str> =
     Cow::Borrowed("RWTdnnab2pAka9OdwgCMYyOE66M/BlQoFWaJ/JjwcPV+f3n24IRTj97t");
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl super::Fetcher for QuickInstall {
                 .expect("package_url is pre-generated and should never be invalid url"),
             signature_url: Url::parse(&format!("{url}.sig"))
                 .expect("signature_url is pre-generated and should never be invalid url"),
-            stats_url: Url::parse(&format!("{STATS_URL}/{package}.tar.gz",))
+            stats_url: Url::parse(&format!("{QUICK_INSTALL_STATS_URL}/{package}.tar.gz",))
                 .expect("stats_url is pre-generated and should never be invalid url"),
             package,
             signature_policy,
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/lib.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/lib.rs
index 1aa934df..271c0f71 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ pub use binstalk_fetchers as fetchers;
 pub use binstalk_registry as registry;
 pub use binstalk_types as manifests;
 pub use detect_targets::{get_desired_targets, DesiredTargets, TARGET};
+
+pub use fetchers::QUICK_INSTALL_STATS_URL;
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/ops.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/ops.rs
index ae810a3d..57b20c17 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/ops.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/ops.rs
@@ -55,4 +55,5 @@ pub struct Options {
     pub registry: Registry,
 
     pub signature_policy: SignaturePolicy,
+    pub disable_telemetry: bool,
 }
diff --git a/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs b/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs
index 426e478b..5d27adcf 100644
--- a/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs
+++ b/crates/binstalk/src/ops/resolve.rs
@@ -175,8 +175,13 @@ async fn resolve_inner(
         );
     }
 
+    if !opts.disable_telemetry {
+        for fetcher in &handles {
+            fetcher.clone().report_to_upstream();
+        }
+    }
+
     for fetcher in handles {
-        fetcher.clone().report_to_upstream();
         match AutoAbortJoinHandle::new(fetcher.clone().find())
             .flattened_join()
             .await