diff --git a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
index 7e3e066010..f612964a84 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Server[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 }
 
 // New creates a new telemetry server.
-func New[T transaction.Tx](cfg server.ConfigMap, logger log.Logger) (*Server[T], error) {
+func New[T transaction.Tx](cfg server.ConfigMap, logger log.Logger, enableTelemetry func()) (*Server[T], error) {
 	srv := &Server[T]{}
 	serverCfg := srv.Config().(*Config)
 	if len(cfg) > 0 {
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](cfg server.ConfigMap, logger log.Logger) (*Server[T],
 	srv.config = serverCfg
 	srv.logger = logger.With(log.ModuleKey, srv.Name())
 
+	if enableTelemetry == nil {
+		panic("enableTelemetry must be provided")
+	}
+
+	if srv.config.Enable {
+		enableTelemetry()
+	}
+
 	metrics, err := NewMetrics(srv.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize metrics: %w", err)
diff --git a/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go b/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
index 24fad3eaa5..9fb41250ec 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
+++ b/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/debug"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/keys"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
+	sdktelemetry "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	authcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/cli"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func InitRootCmd[T transaction.Tx](
 		}
 	}
 
-	telemetryServer, err := telemetry.New[T](deps.GlobalConfig, logger)
+	telemetryServer, err := telemetry.New[T](deps.GlobalConfig, logger, sdktelemetry.EnableTelemetry)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/telemetry/metrics.go b/telemetry/metrics.go
index 175261408a..67ace50c53 100644
--- a/telemetry/metrics.go
+++ b/telemetry/metrics.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func IsTelemetryEnabled() bool {
 	return globalTelemetryEnabled
 }
 
+// EnableTelemetry allows for the global telemetry enabled state to be set.
+func EnableTelemetry() {
+	globalTelemetryEnabled = true
+}
+
 // globalLabels defines the set of global labels that will be applied to all
 // metrics emitted using the telemetry package function wrappers.
 var globalLabels = []metrics.Label{}