diff --git a/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc
index 0960937564b7d..a222e4e5af578 100644
--- a/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ List of agent policies that are configured when the {fleet} app starts.
     String identifying this policy's namespace.
   `monitoring_enabled`::: 
     List of keywords that specify the monitoring data to collect. Valid values include `['logs']`, `['metrics']`, and `['logs', 'metrics']`.
+  `keep_monitoring_alive`:::
+    If `true`, monitoring will be enabled, but logs/metrics collection will be disabled. Use this if you want to keep agent's monitoring server alive even when logs/metrics aren't being collected.
   `is_managed`::: 
     If `true`, this policy is not editable by the user and can only be changed by updating the {kib} config.
   `is_default`::: 
diff --git a/packages/kbn-check-mappings-update-cli/current_mappings.json b/packages/kbn-check-mappings-update-cli/current_mappings.json
index 4ebb8065dbe1d..7fc18bb58a00b 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-check-mappings-update-cli/current_mappings.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-check-mappings-update-cli/current_mappings.json
@@ -1645,6 +1645,9 @@
       "overrides": {
         "type": "flattened",
         "index": false
+      },
+      "keep_monitoring_alive": {
+        "type": "boolean"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -2594,6 +2597,106 @@
     "dynamic": false,
     "properties": {}
   },
+  "infrastructure-ui-source": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  },
+  "inventory-view": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  },
+  "metrics-explorer-view": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  },
+  "upgrade-assistant-reindex-operation": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "indexName": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
+      "status": {
+        "type": "integer"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "upgrade-assistant-ml-upgrade-operation": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "snapshotId": {
+        "type": "text",
+        "fields": {
+          "keyword": {
+            "type": "keyword",
+            "ignore_above": 256
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "monitoring-telemetry": {
+    "properties": {
+      "reportedClusterUuids": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "apm-telemetry": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  },
+  "apm-server-schema": {
+    "properties": {
+      "schemaJson": {
+        "type": "text",
+        "index": false
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "apm-service-group": {
+    "properties": {
+      "groupName": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
+      "kuery": {
+        "type": "text"
+      },
+      "description": {
+        "type": "text"
+      },
+      "color": {
+        "type": "text"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "apm-custom-dashboards": {
+    "properties": {
+      "dashboardSavedObjectId": {
+        "type": "keyword"
+      },
+      "kuery": {
+        "type": "text"
+      },
+      "serviceEnvironmentFilterEnabled": {
+        "type": "boolean"
+      },
+      "serviceNameFilterEnabled": {
+        "type": "boolean"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "enterprise_search_telemetry": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  },
+  "app_search_telemetry": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  },
+  "workplace_search_telemetry": {
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  },
   "siem-ui-timeline-note": {
     "properties": {
       "eventId": {
@@ -3055,105 +3158,5 @@
         "index": false
       }
     }
-  },
-  "infrastructure-ui-source": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {}
-  },
-  "inventory-view": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {}
-  },
-  "metrics-explorer-view": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {}
-  },
-  "upgrade-assistant-reindex-operation": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "indexName": {
-        "type": "keyword"
-      },
-      "status": {
-        "type": "integer"
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "upgrade-assistant-ml-upgrade-operation": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "snapshotId": {
-        "type": "text",
-        "fields": {
-          "keyword": {
-            "type": "keyword",
-            "ignore_above": 256
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "monitoring-telemetry": {
-    "properties": {
-      "reportedClusterUuids": {
-        "type": "keyword"
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "apm-telemetry": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {}
-  },
-  "apm-server-schema": {
-    "properties": {
-      "schemaJson": {
-        "type": "text",
-        "index": false
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "apm-service-group": {
-    "properties": {
-      "groupName": {
-        "type": "keyword"
-      },
-      "kuery": {
-        "type": "text"
-      },
-      "description": {
-        "type": "text"
-      },
-      "color": {
-        "type": "text"
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "apm-custom-dashboards": {
-    "properties": {
-      "dashboardSavedObjectId": {
-        "type": "keyword"
-      },
-      "kuery": {
-        "type": "text"
-      },
-      "serviceEnvironmentFilterEnabled": {
-        "type": "boolean"
-      },
-      "serviceNameFilterEnabled": {
-        "type": "boolean"
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "enterprise_search_telemetry": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {}
-  },
-  "app_search_telemetry": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {}
-  },
-  "workplace_search_telemetry": {
-    "dynamic": false,
-    "properties": {}
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/group2/check_registered_types.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/group2/check_registered_types.test.ts
index 01794d226e312..62780b66727ef 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/group2/check_registered_types.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/group2/check_registered_types.test.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('checking migration metadata changes on all registered SO types', () =>
         "index-pattern": "997108a9ea1e8076e22231e1c95517cdb192b9c5",
         "infrastructure-monitoring-log-view": "5f86709d3c27aed7a8379153b08ee5d3d90d77f5",
         "infrastructure-ui-source": "113182d6895764378dfe7fa9fa027244f3a457c4",
-        "ingest-agent-policies": "f11cc19275f4c3e4ee7c5cd6423b6706b21b989d",
+        "ingest-agent-policies": "7633e578f60c074f8267bc50ec4763845e431437",
         "ingest-download-sources": "279a68147e62e4d8858c09ad1cf03bd5551ce58d",
         "ingest-outputs": "b4e636b13a5d0f89f0400fb67811d4cca4736eb0",
         "ingest-package-policies": "a0c9fb48e04dcd638e593db55f1c6451523f90ea",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.json b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.json
index 509a598a62ad4..e260764d57de8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.json
@@ -7036,6 +7036,11 @@
               ]
             }
           },
+          "keep_monitoring_alive": {
+            "description": "When set to true, monitoring will be enabled but logs/metrics collection will be disabled",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "nullable": true
+          },
           "data_output_id": {
             "type": "string",
             "nullable": true
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.yaml b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.yaml
index 7f43bb2e3b710..9ed380d26726b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.yaml
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/bundled.yaml
@@ -4491,6 +4491,12 @@ components:
             enum:
               - metrics
               - logs
+        keep_monitoring_alive:
+          description: >-
+            When set to true, monitoring will be enabled but logs/metrics
+            collection will be disabled
+          type: boolean
+          nullable: true
         data_output_id:
           type: string
           nullable: true
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/components/schemas/agent_policy.yaml b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/components/schemas/agent_policy.yaml
index ac29a287b91c8..251f76fad966f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/components/schemas/agent_policy.yaml
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/openapi/components/schemas/agent_policy.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ properties:
       enum:
         - metrics
         - logs
+  keep_monitoring_alive:
+    description: When set to true, monitoring will be enabled but logs/metrics collection will be disabled
+    type: boolean
+    nullable: true
   data_output_id:
     type: string
     nullable: true
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/types/models/agent_policy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/types/models/agent_policy.ts
index a653bbfb8b223..4e5d6250208a5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/types/models/agent_policy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/types/models/agent_policy.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export interface AgentPolicy extends Omit<NewAgentPolicy, 'id'> {
   revision: number;
   agents?: number;
   is_protected: boolean;
+  keep_monitoring_alive?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface FullAgentPolicyInputStream {
@@ -87,6 +88,14 @@ export type FullAgentPolicyOutput = Pick<Output, 'type' | 'hosts' | 'ca_sha256'>
   [key: string]: any;
 };
 
+export interface FullAgentPolicyMonitoring {
+  namespace?: string;
+  use_output?: string;
+  enabled: boolean;
+  metrics: boolean;
+  logs: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface FullAgentPolicy {
   id: string;
   outputs: {
@@ -103,13 +112,7 @@ export interface FullAgentPolicy {
   inputs: FullAgentPolicyInput[];
   revision?: number;
   agent?: {
-    monitoring: {
-      namespace?: string;
-      use_output?: string;
-      enabled: boolean;
-      metrics: boolean;
-      logs: boolean;
-    };
+    monitoring: FullAgentPolicyMonitoring;
     download: { sourceURI: string };
     features: Record<string, { enabled: boolean }>;
     protection?: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/saved_objects/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/saved_objects/index.ts
index 9bf37677ae905..8791d9871982b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/saved_objects/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/saved_objects/index.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ const getSavedObjectTypes = (): { [key: string]: SavedObjectsType } => ({
         },
         is_protected: { type: 'boolean' },
         overrides: { type: 'flattened', index: false },
+        keep_monitoring_alive: { type: 'boolean' },
       },
     },
     migrations: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.test.ts
index 050b5f983c794..d9bf271210bc9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.test.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,20 @@ describe('getFullAgentPolicy', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should return a policy with monitoring enabled but no logs/metrics if keep_monitoring_alive is true', async () => {
+    mockAgentPolicy({
+      keep_monitoring_alive: true,
+    });
+
+    const agentPolicy = await getFullAgentPolicy(savedObjectsClientMock.create(), 'agent-policy');
+
+    expect(agentPolicy?.agent?.monitoring).toEqual({
+      enabled: true,
+      logs: false,
+      metrics: false,
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should get the permissions for monitoring', async () => {
     mockAgentPolicy({
       namespace: 'testnamespace',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.ts
index 2cdd04483e108..d15e7adb9bd7f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/agent_policies/full_agent_policy.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import type {
   FleetProxy,
   FleetServerHost,
 } from '../../types';
-import type { FullAgentPolicyOutputPermissions, PackageInfo } from '../../../common/types';
+import type {
+  FullAgentPolicyMonitoring,
+  FullAgentPolicyOutputPermissions,
+  PackageInfo,
+} from '../../../common/types';
 import { agentPolicyService } from '../agent_policy';
 import { dataTypes, kafkaCompressionType, outputType } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { DEFAULT_OUTPUT } from '../../constants';
@@ -105,6 +109,35 @@ export async function getFullAgentPolicy(
     acc[name] = featureConfig;
     return acc;
   }, {} as NonNullable<FullAgentPolicy['agent']>['features']);
+
+  const defaultMonitoringConfig: FullAgentPolicyMonitoring = {
+    enabled: false,
+    logs: false,
+    metrics: false,
+  };
+
+  let monitoring: FullAgentPolicyMonitoring = { ...defaultMonitoringConfig };
+
+  // If the agent policy has monitoring enabled for at least one of "logs" or "metrics", generate
+  // a monitoring config for the resulting compiled agent policy
+  if (agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled && agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled.length > 0) {
+    monitoring = {
+      namespace: agentPolicy.namespace,
+      use_output: getOutputIdForAgentPolicy(monitoringOutput),
+      enabled: true,
+      logs: agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled.includes(dataTypes.Logs),
+      metrics: agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled.includes(dataTypes.Metrics),
+    };
+    // If the `keep_monitoring_alive` flag is set, enable monitoring but don't enable logs or metrics.
+    // This allows cloud or other environments to keep the monitoring server alive without tearing it down.
+  } else if (agentPolicy.keep_monitoring_alive) {
+    monitoring = {
+      enabled: true,
+      logs: false,
+      metrics: false,
+    };
+  }
+
   const fullAgentPolicy: FullAgentPolicy = {
     id: agentPolicy.id,
     outputs: {
@@ -128,16 +161,7 @@ export async function getFullAgentPolicy(
         sourceURI: downloadSourceUri,
         ...(downloadSourceProxyUri ? { proxy_url: downloadSourceProxyUri } : {}),
       },
-      monitoring:
-        agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled && agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled.length > 0
-          ? {
-              namespace: agentPolicy.namespace,
-              use_output: getOutputIdForAgentPolicy(monitoringOutput),
-              enabled: true,
-              logs: agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled.includes(dataTypes.Logs),
-              metrics: agentPolicy.monitoring_enabled.includes(dataTypes.Metrics),
-            }
-          : { enabled: false, logs: false, metrics: false },
+      monitoring,
       features,
       protection: {
         enabled: agentPolicy.is_protected,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/types/models/agent_policy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/types/models/agent_policy.ts
index 0fb27475c0779..9b7e0d779cd9c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/types/models/agent_policy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/types/models/agent_policy.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const AgentPolicyBaseSchema = {
       schema.oneOf([schema.literal(dataTypes.Logs), schema.literal(dataTypes.Metrics)])
     )
   ),
+  keep_monitoring_alive: schema.maybe(schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false })),
   data_output_id: schema.maybe(schema.nullable(schema.string())),
   monitoring_output_id: schema.maybe(schema.nullable(schema.string())),
   download_source_id: schema.maybe(schema.nullable(schema.string())),