diff --git a/subsys/logging/backends/Kconfig.fs b/subsys/logging/backends/Kconfig.fs
index f722dc75512..9ec6cb4fed7 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/backends/Kconfig.fs
+++ b/subsys/logging/backends/Kconfig.fs
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ backend = FS
 backend-str = fs
 source "subsys/logging/Kconfig.template.log_format_config"
 
+config LOG_BACKEND_FS_AUTOSTART
+	bool "Automatically start fs backend"
+	default y
+	help
+	  When enabled automatically start the file system backend on
+	  application start.
+
 config LOG_BACKEND_FS_OVERWRITE
 	bool "Old log files overwrite"
 	default y
diff --git a/subsys/logging/backends/log_backend_fs.c b/subsys/logging/backends/log_backend_fs.c
index cbde147f949..8b1ea4f6088 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/backends/log_backend_fs.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/backends/log_backend_fs.c
@@ -501,5 +501,6 @@ static const struct log_backend_api log_backend_fs_api = {
 	.format_set = format_set,
 };
 
-LOG_BACKEND_DEFINE(log_backend_fs, log_backend_fs_api, true);
+LOG_BACKEND_DEFINE(log_backend_fs, log_backend_fs_api,
+		   IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_FS_AUTOSTART));
 #endif