diff --git a/mobile/status.go b/mobile/status.go
index 18a5ae025..9d4cf2a01 100644
--- a/mobile/status.go
+++ b/mobile/status.go
@@ -782,6 +782,25 @@ func StopLocalNotifications() string {
 	return makeJSONResponse(err)
 }
 
+// SetSignalBlocklist sets a blocklist of signal types that can turn signal.send
+// a nop.
+func SetSignalBlocklist(requestJSON string) string {
+	var request requests.SetSignalBlocklist
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(requestJSON), &request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return makeJSONResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	// Index by signal type.
+	blocklist := make(signal.SignalBlocklist)
+	for _, v := range request.Blocklist {
+		blocklist[v] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	signal.SetSignalBlocklist(blocklist)
+
+	return makeJSONResponse(nil)
+}
+
 // SetMobileSignalHandler setup geth callback to notify about new signal
 // used for gomobile builds
 func SetMobileSignalHandler(handler SignalHandler) {
diff --git a/mobile/status_test.go b/mobile/status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4f9fab30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package statusgo
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSetSignalBlocklist(t *testing.T) {
+	request := "{\"blocklist\":[\"wakuv2.peerstats\",\"history.request.started\"]}"
+	require.Equal(t, "{\"error\":\"\"}", SetSignalBlocklist(request))
+
+	request = "{\"blocklist\":[]}"
+	require.Equal(t, "{\"error\":\"\"}", SetSignalBlocklist(request))
+}
diff --git a/protocol/requests/set_signal_blocklist.go b/protocol/requests/set_signal_blocklist.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8aed524a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/requests/set_signal_blocklist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package requests
+
+type SetSignalBlocklist struct {
+	Blocklist []string `json:"blocklist"`
+}
diff --git a/signal/signals.go b/signal/signals.go
index 81aed7ab4..e1ff401bd 100644
--- a/signal/signals.go
+++ b/signal/signals.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/status-im/status-go/services/wallet/walletevent"
 )
 
 // MobileSignalHandler is a simple callback function that gets called when any signal is received
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ type MobileSignalHandler func([]byte)
 // storing the current signal handler here
 var mobileSignalHandler MobileSignalHandler
 
+// SignalBlocklist is an optional set of signals that should be blocklisted,
+// i.e. not sent.
+type SignalBlocklist map[string]struct{}
+
+var signalBlocklist SignalBlocklist
+
 // All general log messages in this package should be routed through this logger.
 var logger = log.New("package", "status-go/signal")
 
@@ -40,6 +47,41 @@ func NewEnvelope(typ string, event interface{}) *Envelope {
 	}
 }
 
+// isSignalBlocklisted returns true when a signal type is present in the
+// blocklist, or when not found, if the signal type and event type are present.
+//
+// The convention is that clients can specify a particular event type from any
+// signal by concatenating a forward slash.
+//
+// Example for signal "wallet" and event type
+// "wallet-collectible-status-changed":
+//
+//	"wallet/wallet-collectible-status-changed"
+func isSignalBlocklisted(signal *Envelope, event any) bool {
+	if len(signalBlocklist) > 0 {
+		// If the signal type is in the blocklist, then "send" is a nop.
+		if _, ok := signalBlocklist[signal.Type]; ok {
+			logger.Info("imotta - Signal blocklisted", "signal", signal.Type)
+			return true
+		}
+
+		// A signal may encompass an event, in which case we need to concretely
+		// check the type of the event.
+		//
+		// THIS DOES NOT WORK because it creates a circular dependency and the
+		// compiler will complaint.
+		if e, ok := event.(walletevent.Event); ok {
+			name := signal.Type + "/" + string(e.Type)
+			logger.Info("imotta - Signal blocklisted", "signal", name)
+			if _, ok := signalBlocklist[name]; ok {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // send sends application signal (in JSON) upwards to application (via default notification handler)
 func send(typ string, event interface{}) {
 	signal := NewEnvelope(typ, event)
@@ -48,6 +90,11 @@ func send(typ string, event interface{}) {
 		logger.Error("Marshalling signal envelope", "error", err)
 		return
 	}
+
+	if isSignalBlocklisted(signal, event) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	// If a Go implementation of signal handler is set, let's use it.
 	if mobileSignalHandler != nil {
 		mobileSignalHandler(data)
@@ -111,6 +158,10 @@ func SetMobileSignalHandler(handler MobileSignalHandler) {
 	mobileSignalHandler = handler
 }
 
+func SetSignalBlocklist(blocklist SignalBlocklist) {
+	signalBlocklist = blocklist
+}
+
 // SetSignalEventCallback set callback
 // this function uses C implementation (see `signals.c` file)
 func SetSignalEventCallback(cb unsafe.Pointer) {