diff --git a/docs/sdk/configuration.md b/docs/sdk/configuration.md
index 421dfb0a6..7c7ce7690 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sdk/configuration.md
@@ -50,7 +50,17 @@ If not specified, SDK defaults the service name to `unknown_service:scala`.
 | otel.resource.attributes                 | OTEL\\_RESOURCE\\_ATTRIBUTES                     | Specify resource attributes in the following format: `key1=val1,key2=val2,key3=val3`.                       |
 | otel.service.name                        | OTEL\\_SERVICE\\_NAME                            | Specify logical service name. Takes precedence over `service.name` defined with `otel.resource.attributes`. |
 | otel.experimental.resource.disabled-keys | OTEL\\_EXPERIMENTAL\\_RESOURCE\\_DISABLED\\_KEYS | Specify resource attribute keys that are filtered.                                                          |
-| otel.otel4s.resource.detectors           | OTEL\\_OTEL4S\\_RESOURCE\\_DETECTORS             | Specify resource detectors to use. Defaults to `host,os,process_runtime`.                                   | 
+| otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled   | OTEL\\_OTEL4S\\_RESOURCE\\_DETECTORS\\_ENABLED   | Specify resource detectors to use. Defaults to `host,os,process,process_runtime`.                           | 
+| otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.disabled  | OTEL\\_OTEL4S\\_RESOURCE\\_DETECTORS\\_DISABLED  | Specify resource detectors to disable.                                                                      | 
+
+### Telemetry resource detectors
+
+`TelemetryResourceDetector` adds environment-aware attributes to the telemetry resource.
+For example, `HostDetector` will add `host.arch` and `host.name` attributes.
+By default, the following resource detectors are enabled: `host`, `os`, `process`, `process_runtime`.
+
+To disable all detectors, set `-Dotel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled=none`. 
+To disable some detectors, use `-Dotel.otel4s.resource.detectors.disabled=host,os,process`.
 
 ## Metrics
 
diff --git a/sdk/all/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkSuite.scala b/sdk/all/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkSuite.scala
index f6ceabd54..9e9974c54 100644
--- a/sdk/all/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkSuite.scala
+++ b/sdk/all/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkSuite.scala
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("withConfig - use the given config") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "none"
       )
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addTracerProviderCustomizer - customize tracer provider") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "none"
       )
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addResourceCustomizer - customize a resource") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "none"
       )
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addSpanExporterConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "custom-1,custom-2",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "none"
       )
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addSamplerConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.sampler" -> "custom-sampler",
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addTextMapPropagatorConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.propagators" -> "tracecontext,custom-1,custom-2,baggage",
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addMeterProviderCustomizer - customize meter provider") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "console"
       )
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addMeterExporterConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "custom-1,custom-2"
       )
diff --git a/sdk/common/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure.scala b/sdk/common/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure.scala
index 9b0b3c803..f11bf9dab 100644
--- a/sdk/common/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure.scala
+++ b/sdk/common/shared/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
   * | otel.resource.attributes                 | OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES                 | Specify resource attributes in the following format: key1=val1,key2=val2,key3=val3                         |
   * | otel.service.name                        | OTEL_SERVICE_NAME                        | Specify logical service name. Takes precedence over `service.name` defined with `otel.resource.attributes` |
   * | otel.experimental.resource.disabled-keys | OTEL_EXPERIMENTAL_RESOURCE_DISABLED_KEYS | Specify resource attribute keys that are filtered.                                                         |
-  * | otel.otel4s.resource.detectors           | OTEL_OTEL4S_RESOURCE_DETECTORS           | Specify resource detectors to use. Defaults to `host,os,process,process_runtime`.                          |
+  * | otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled   | OTEL_OTEL4S_RESOURCE_DETECTORS_ENABLED   | Specify resource detectors to use. Defaults to `host,os,process,process_runtime`.                          |
+  * | otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.disabled  | OTEL_OTEL4S_RESOURCE_DETECTORS_DISABLED  | Specify resource detectors to disable.                                                                     |
   * }}}
   *
   * @see
@@ -75,7 +76,12 @@ private final class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure[F[_]: Sync: Console](
         Sync[F].fromEither(fromEnv(config, disabledKeys))
       )
 
-      detectedResource <- fromDetectors(config, disabledKeys)
+      disabledDetectors <- Resource.eval(
+        Sync[F].fromEither(
+          config.getOrElse(ConfigKeys.DetectorsDisabled, Set.empty[String])
+        )
+      )
+      detectedResource <- fromDetectors(config, disabledKeys, disabledDetectors)
     } yield detectedResource.fold(envResource)(_.mergeUnsafe(envResource))
 
   private def fromEnv(
@@ -122,7 +128,8 @@ private final class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure[F[_]: Sync: Console](
 
   private def fromDetectors(
       config: Config,
-      disabledKeys: Set[String]
+      disabledKeys: Set[String],
+      disabledDetectors: Set[String]
   ): Resource[F, Option[TelemetryResource]] = {
 
     def removeDisabledAttributes(resource: TelemetryResource) =
@@ -148,18 +155,18 @@ private final class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure[F[_]: Sync: Console](
         case None =>
           Sync[F].raiseError(
             ConfigurationError.unrecognized(
-              ConfigKeys.Detectors.name,
+              ConfigKeys.DetectorsEnabled.name,
               name,
               detectors.map(_.name) + Const.NoneDetector
             )
           )
       }
 
-    config.getOrElse(ConfigKeys.Detectors, Defaults.Detectors) match {
+    config.getOrElse(ConfigKeys.DetectorsEnabled, Defaults.Detectors) match {
       case Right(n) if n.contains(Const.NoneDetector) && n.sizeIs > 1 =>
         Resource.raiseError(
           ConfigurationError(
-            s"[${ConfigKeys.Detectors}] contains '${Const.NoneDetector}' along with other detectors"
+            s"[${ConfigKeys.DetectorsEnabled}] contains '${Const.NoneDetector}' along with other detectors"
           ): Throwable
         )
 
@@ -168,7 +175,9 @@ private final class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure[F[_]: Sync: Console](
 
       case Right(names) =>
         Resource.eval(
-          names.toList
+          names
+            .diff(disabledDetectors)
+            .toList
             .flatTraverse(detector => detect(detector).map(_.toList))
             .map(resources => resources.reduceOption(_ mergeUnsafe _))
         )
@@ -192,10 +201,19 @@ private[sdk] object TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure {
     val ServiceName: Config.Key[String] =
       Config.Key("otel.service.name")
 
-    val Detectors: Config.Key[Set[String]] =
-      Config.Key("otel.otel4s.resource.detectors")
+    val DetectorsEnabled: Config.Key[Set[String]] =
+      Config.Key("otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled")
+
+    val DetectorsDisabled: Config.Key[Set[String]] =
+      Config.Key("otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.disabled")
 
-    val All: Set[Config.Key[_]] = Set(DisabledKeys, Attributes, ServiceName)
+    val All: Set[Config.Key[_]] = Set(
+      DisabledKeys,
+      Attributes,
+      ServiceName,
+      DetectorsEnabled,
+      DetectorsDisabled
+    )
   }
 
   private object Const {
@@ -220,7 +238,8 @@ private[sdk] object TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure {
     * | otel.resource.attributes                 | OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES                 | Specify resource attributes in the following format: key1=val1,key2=val2,key3=val3                         |
     * | otel.service.name                        | OTEL_SERVICE_NAME                        | Specify logical service name. Takes precedence over `service.name` defined with `otel.resource.attributes` |
     * | otel.experimental.resource.disabled-keys | OTEL_EXPERIMENTAL_RESOURCE_DISABLED_KEYS | Specify resource attribute keys that are filtered.                                                         |
-    * | otel.otel4s.resource.detectors           | OTEL_OTEL4S_RESOURCE_DETECTORS           | Specify resource detectors to use. Defaults to `host,os,process,process_runtime`.                          |
+    * | otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled   | OTEL_OTEL4S_RESOURCE_DETECTORS_ENABLED   | Specify resource detectors to use. Defaults to `host,os,process,process_runtime`.                          |
+    * | otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.disabled  | OTEL_OTEL4S_RESOURCE_DETECTORS_DISABLED  | Specify resource detectors to disable.                                                                     |
     * }}}
     *
     * @see
diff --git a/sdk/common/shared/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite.scala b/sdk/common/shared/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite.scala
index 27229b88e..d8c992e12 100644
--- a/sdk/common/shared/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite.scala
+++ b/sdk/common/shared/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/autoconfigure/TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.typelevel.otel4s.sdk.resource.TelemetryResourceDetector
 class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
 
   test("load from an empty config - use default as a fallback") {
-    val props = Map("otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none")
+    val props = Map("otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none")
     val config = Config.ofProps(props)
 
     TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure[IO](Set.empty)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
       "otel.service.name" -> "some-service",
       "otel.resource.attributes" -> "key1=val1,key2=val2,key3=val3",
       "otel.experimental.resource.disabled-keys" -> "key1,val3,test,key3",
-      "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none"
+      "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none"
     )
 
     val config = Config.ofProps(props)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   }
 
   test("use extra detectors") {
-    val props = Map("otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "custom")
+    val props = Map("otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "custom")
     val config = Config(props, Map.empty, Map.empty)
 
     val customResource =
@@ -134,4 +134,28 @@ class TelemetryResourceAutoConfigureSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
         )
       }
   }
+
+  test("do not load disabled detectors") {
+    val props = Map(
+      "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.disabled" -> "host,process,process_runtime"
+    )
+    val config = Config.ofProps(props)
+
+    TelemetryResourceAutoConfigure[IO](Set.empty)
+      .configure(config)
+      .use { resource =>
+        val service = Set("service.name")
+        val os = Set("os.type", "os.description")
+
+        val telemetry = Set(
+          "telemetry.sdk.language",
+          "telemetry.sdk.name",
+          "telemetry.sdk.version"
+        )
+
+        val all = os ++ service ++ telemetry
+
+        IO(assertEquals(resource.attributes.map(_.key.name).toSet, all))
+      }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/SdkMetricsSuite.scala b/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/SdkMetricsSuite.scala
index 8629d7c5c..cf8b3b982 100644
--- a/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/SdkMetricsSuite.scala
+++ b/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/SdkMetricsSuite.scala
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class SdkMetricsSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("withConfig - use the given config") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "console"
       )
     )
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class SdkMetricsSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addResourceCustomizer - customize a resource") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "console"
       )
     )
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class SdkMetricsSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addExporterConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.metrics.exporter" -> "custom-1,custom-2"
       )
     )
diff --git a/sdk/trace/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/trace/SdkTracesSuite.scala b/sdk/trace/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/trace/SdkTracesSuite.scala
index c1723e7a2..0c68fd50c 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/trace/SdkTracesSuite.scala
+++ b/sdk/trace/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/trace/SdkTracesSuite.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class SdkTracesSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("withConfig - use the given config") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none"
       )
     )
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class SdkTracesSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addResourceCustomizer - customize a resource") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none"
       )
     )
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class SdkTracesSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addExporterConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "custom-1,custom-2"
       )
     )
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class SdkTracesSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addSamplerConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.sampler" -> "custom-sampler",
       )
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class SdkTracesSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("addTextMapPropagatorConfigurer - support external configurers") {
     val config = Config.ofProps(
       Map(
-        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors" -> "none",
+        "otel.otel4s.resource.detectors.enabled" -> "none",
         "otel.traces.exporter" -> "none",
         "otel.propagators" -> "tracecontext,custom-1,custom-2,baggage",
       )