diff --git a/common/params.cc b/common/params.cc
index 0dc29a43d..62d71d31e 100644
--- a/common/params.cc
+++ b/common/params.cc
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> keys = {
     {"dp_nav_traffic", PERSISTENT},
     {"dp_toyota_auto_lock", PERSISTENT},
     {"dp_toyota_auto_unlock", PERSISTENT},
+    {"dp_device_disable_onroad_uploads", PERSISTENT},
 };
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/system/manager/manager.py b/system/manager/manager.py
index 6336b29e7..ef1cf9a61 100755
--- a/system/manager/manager.py
+++ b/system/manager/manager.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def manager_init() -> None:
     ("dp_nav_traffic", "0"),
     ("dp_toyota_auto_lock", "0"),
     ("dp_toyota_auto_unlock", "0"),
+    ("dp_device_disable_onroad_uploads", "0"),
   ]
   if not PC:
     default_params.append(("LastUpdateTime", datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None).isoformat().encode('utf8')))
diff --git a/system/manager/process_config.py b/system/manager/process_config.py
index ced31077c..0124212f8 100644
--- a/system/manager/process_config.py
+++ b/system/manager/process_config.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from openpilot.system.manager.process import PythonProcess, NativeProcess, Daemo
 
 WEBCAM = os.getenv("USE_WEBCAM") is not None
 
+dp_device_disable_onroad_uploads = Params().get_bool("dp_device_disable_onroad_uploads")
+
 def driverview(started: bool, params: Params, CP: car.CarParams) -> bool:
   return started or params.get_bool("IsDriverViewEnabled")
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ procs = [
   PythonProcess("tombstoned", "system.tombstoned", always_run, enabled=not PC),
   PythonProcess("updated", "system.updated.updated", only_offroad, enabled=not PC),
   PythonProcess("uploader", "system.loggerd.uploader", always_run),
+  PythonProcess("uploader", "system.loggerd.uploader", only_offroad if dp_device_disable_onroad_uploads else always_run),
   PythonProcess("statsd", "system.statsd", always_run),
 
   # debug procs