diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 110ecf25..12eb66de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 Status of the `main` branch. Changes prior to the next official version change will appear here.
 
+* General:
+  - Support environment variable `SERENA_USAGE_REPORTING` (set to `false` to disable usage reporting)
+
 # 1.1.1
 
 * General:
diff --git a/docs/02-usage/050_configuration.md b/docs/02-usage/050_configuration.md
index fe2b0d9e..404e8300 100644
--- a/docs/02-usage/050_configuration.md
+++ b/docs/02-usage/050_configuration.md
@@ -863,3 +863,11 @@ prompts:
 ```
 
 It is advisable to use the default prompt as a starting point and modify it to suit your needs.
+
+### Usage Reporting
+
+On startup, Serena reports anonymous usage data to help us understand Serena usage.
+Specifically, we collect the Serena version, the operating system & language backend being used as well as the dashboard enabled status.
+No personally identifiable information or project-specific information is collected.
+
+If you want to opt out of usage reporting, set the environment variable `SERENA_USAGE_REPORTING` to `false`.
diff --git a/src/serena/agent.py b/src/serena/agent.py
index 63a3d7b0..99f14bd1 100644
--- a/src/serena/agent.py
+++ b/src/serena/agent.py
@@ -410,8 +410,7 @@ class SerenaAgent:
         self._send_usage_info()
 
     def _send_usage_info(self) -> None:
-        is_ci = os.getenv("CI") == "true" or os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") == "true"
-        if is_ci:
+        if os.getenv("CI") == "true" or os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") == "true" or os.getenv("SERENA_USAGE_REPORTING") == "false":
             return
         params: dict[str, str | int] = {
             "os": platform.system(),