diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4259cfbcd6..699e058e80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ export default buildConfig({
 });
 ```
 
+### Conditionally Enabling/Disabling
+
+The proper way to conditionally enable/disable this plugin is to use the `enabled` property.
+
+```ts
+cloudStorage({
+  enabled: process.env.MY_CONDITION === 'true',
+  collections: {
+    'my-collection-slug': {
+      adapter: theAdapterToUse, // see docs for the adapter you want to use
+    },
+  },
+}),
+```
+
+If the code is included *in any way in your config* but conditionally disabled in another fashion, you may run into issues such as `Webpack Build Error: Can't Resolve 'fs' and 'stream'` or similar because the plugin must be run at all times in order to properly extend the webpack config.
+
 ## Features
 
 **Adapter-based Implementation**
diff --git a/dev/src/payload.config.ts b/dev/src/payload.config.ts
index 10803ea666..8652771e1c 100644
--- a/dev/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/dev/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
     outputFile: path.resolve(__dirname, 'payload-types.ts'),
   },
   plugins: [
-    // @ts-expect-error
+    // @ts-expect-error Conflicting types for relative package
     cloudStorage({
       collections: {
         media: {
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index 11f6983abe..e3ac57f79b 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -16,19 +16,26 @@ import { getFields } from './fields/getFields'
 
 export const cloudStorage =
   (pluginOptions: PluginOptions) =>
-  (config: Config): Config => {
-    const { collections: allCollectionOptions } = pluginOptions
+  (incomingConfig: Config): Config => {
+    const { collections: allCollectionOptions, enabled } = pluginOptions
+    const config = { ...incomingConfig }
 
-    const webpack = extendWebpackConfig({ options: pluginOptions, config })
+    const webpack = extendWebpackConfig({ options: pluginOptions, config: incomingConfig })
+
+    config.admin = {
+      ...(config.admin || {}),
+      webpack,
+    }
+
+    // Return early if disabled. Only webpack config mods are applied.
+    if (enabled === false) {
+      return config
+    }
 
     const initFunctions: Array<() => void> = []
 
     return {
       ...config,
-      admin: {
-        ...(config.admin || {}),
-        webpack,
-      },
       collections: (config.collections || []).map(existingCollection => {
         const options = allCollectionOptions[existingCollection.slug]
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 28c1fb4bd5..09731e576d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -69,5 +69,11 @@ export interface CollectionOptions {
 }
 
 export interface PluginOptions {
+  /**
+   * Whether or not to enable the plugin
+   *
+   * Default: true
+   */
+  enabled?: boolean
   collections: Record<string, CollectionOptions>
 }