diff --git a/packages/core/client.js b/packages/core/client.js
index 470dd77749..d9788ac9b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/client.js
+++ b/packages/core/client.js
@@ -301,12 +301,14 @@ class Client {
         return cb(null, event)
       }
 
-      // only leave a crumb for the error if actually got sent
-      Client.prototype.leaveBreadcrumb.call(this, event.errors[0].errorClass, {
-        errorClass: event.errors[0].errorClass,
-        errorMessage: event.errors[0].errorMessage,
-        severity: event.severity
-      }, 'error')
+      if (includes(this._config.enabledBreadcrumbTypes, 'error')) {
+        // only leave a crumb for the error if actually got sent
+        Client.prototype.leaveBreadcrumb.call(this, event.errors[0].errorClass, {
+          errorClass: event.errors[0].errorClass,
+          errorMessage: event.errors[0].errorMessage,
+          severity: event.severity
+        }, 'error')
+      }
 
       if (originalSeverity !== event.severity) {
         event._handledState.severityReason = { type: 'userCallbackSetSeverity' }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/client.test.ts b/packages/core/test/client.test.ts
index 9b0d444b22..8d4f48c51b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/client.test.ts
@@ -487,6 +487,21 @@ describe('@bugsnag/core/client', () => {
       expect(client._breadcrumbs.length).toBe(1)
       expect(client._breadcrumbs[0].type).toBe('manual')
     })
+
+    it('only leaves an error breadcrumb if enabledBreadcrumbTypes contains "error"', (done) => {
+      const client = new Client({
+        apiKey: 'API_KEY_YEAH',
+        enabledBreadcrumbTypes: []
+      })
+      client._setDelivery(client => ({
+        sendSession: () => {},
+        sendEvent: (payload, cb) => cb(null)
+      }))
+      client.notify(new Error('oh no'), () => {}, () => {
+        expect(client._breadcrumbs.length).toBe(0)
+        done()
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('startSession()', () => {
diff --git a/packages/node/src/notifier.js b/packages/node/src/notifier.js
index 60a7f96726..59f96d056b 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/notifier.js
+++ b/packages/node/src/notifier.js
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ const Bugsnag = {
       bugsnag._logger.warn('Breadcrumbs are not supported in Node.js yet')
     }
 
+    bugsnag._config.enabledBreadcrumbTypes = []
+
     return bugsnag
   },
   start: (opts) => {