diff --git a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_phase_banner.html.erb b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_phase_banner.html.erb
index d3fc0796a5..e347a2a186 100644
--- a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_phase_banner.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_phase_banner.html.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app_name ||= nil
 phase ||= nil
 message ||= nil
 inverse ||= false
-ga4_tracking ||= false
+disable_ga4 ||= false
 
 unless message.present?
   if phase == "beta"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ container_css_classes << "gem-c-phase-banner--inverse" if inverse
 
 data_attributes = {}
 
-if ga4_tracking
+unless disable_ga4
   data_attributes[:ga4_phase_banner] = phase
   data_attributes[:module] = "ga4-link-tracker"
   data_attributes[:ga4_track_links_only] = ""
diff --git a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/phase_banner.yml b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/phase_banner.yml
index 856fb75941..d67c5f433d 100644
--- a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/phase_banner.yml
+++ b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/phase_banner.yml
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ examples:
       app_name: Skittles Maker
       phase: beta
       inverse: true
-  with_ga4_tracking:
+  without_ga4_tracking:
     description: |
-      Enables GA4 tracking on the banner. This includes link tracking on the component itself, and allows pageviews to record the presence of the banner on page load.
+      Disables GA4 tracking on the banner. Tracking is enabled by default. This includes link tracking on the component itself, and allows pageviews to record the presence of the banner on page load.
     data:
       app_name: Skittles Maker
       phase: beta
       inverse: true
-      ga4_tracking: true
+      disable_ga4: true
diff --git a/spec/components/phase_banner_spec.rb b/spec/components/phase_banner_spec.rb
index f55ff62c54..a2c764f5b8 100644
--- a/spec/components/phase_banner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/phase_banner_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def component_name
   end
 
   it "renders banner with ga4 attributes" do
-    render_component(phase: "beta", ga4_tracking: true)
+    render_component(phase: "beta")
     assert_select ".gem-c-phase-banner[data-ga4-phase-banner=beta]"
     assert_select ".gem-c-phase-banner[data-module=ga4-link-tracker]"
     assert_select ".gem-c-phase-banner[data-ga4-track-links-only]"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def component_name
   end
 
   it "renders banner without ga4 attributes" do
-    render_component(phase: "beta", ga4_tracking: false)
+    render_component(phase: "beta", disable_ga4: true)
     assert_select ".gem-c-phase-banner[data-ga4-phase-banner]", false
     assert_select ".gem-c-phase-banner[data-module=ga4-link-tracker]", false
     assert_select ".gem-c-phase-banner[data-ga4-track-links-only]", false