diff --git a/lib/figaro/application.rb b/lib/figaro/application.rb
index 1608ae1..08ebba9 100644
--- a/lib/figaro/application.rb
+++ b/lib/figaro/application.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 module Figaro
   class Application
     FIGARO_ENV_PREFIX = "_FIGARO_"
+    SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS_KEY = :FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS
 
     include Enumerable
 
@@ -69,8 +70,10 @@ def environment_configuration
     end
 
     def set(key, value)
-      non_string_configuration!(key) unless key.is_a?(String)
-      non_string_configuration!(value) unless value.is_a?(String) || value.nil?
+      unless non_string_warnings_silenced?
+        non_string_configuration!(key) unless key.is_a?(String)
+        non_string_configuration!(value) unless value.is_a?(String) || value.nil?
+      end
 
       ::ENV[key.to_s] = value.nil? ? nil : value.to_s
       ::ENV[FIGARO_ENV_PREFIX + key.to_s] = value.nil? ? nil: value.to_s
@@ -80,6 +83,13 @@ def skip?(key)
       ::ENV.key?(key.to_s) && !::ENV.key?(FIGARO_ENV_PREFIX + key.to_s)
     end
 
+    def non_string_warnings_silenced?
+      key = SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS_KEY
+
+      # Allow the silence configuration itself to use non-string keys/values.
+      configuration.values_at(key.to_s, key).any? { |cv| cv.to_s == 'true' }
+    end
+
     def non_string_configuration!(value)
       warn "WARNING: Use strings for Figaro configuration. #{value.inspect} was converted to #{value.to_s.inspect}."
     end
diff --git a/spec/figaro/application_spec.rb b/spec/figaro/application_spec.rb
index d9e8d7c..ed7dc32 100644
--- a/spec/figaro/application_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/figaro/application_spec.rb
@@ -232,12 +232,49 @@ def yaml_to_path(yaml)
         }.from("bar").to("baz")
       end
 
-      it "warns when a key isn't a string" do
-        allow(application).to receive(:configuration) { { foo: "bar" } }
+      shared_examples 'correct warning with and without silence override' do
+        [
+          { FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS: true },
+          { 'FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS' => true },
+          { FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS: 'true' },
+          { 'FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS' => 'true' },
+        ].each do |override|
+          it "does not warn with override #{override.inspect}" do
+            allow(application).to receive(:configuration) { config.merge(override) }
+
+            expect(application).to_not receive(:warn)
+
+            application.load
+          end
+        end
 
-        expect(application).to receive(:warn)
+        [
+          [{ }, 1],
+          [{ 'FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS' => false }, 2],
+          [{ FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS: false }, 3],
+          [{ 'FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS' => 'false' }, 1],
+          [{ FIGARO_SILENCE_STRING_WARNINGS: 'false' }, 2],
+        ].each do |override, expected_warning_count|
+          it "warns #{expected_warning_count} times with override #{override.inspect}" do
+            allow(application).to receive(:configuration) { config.merge(override) }
 
-        application.load
+            expect(application).to receive(:warn).exactly(expected_warning_count).times
+
+            application.load
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "warning when a key isn't a string" do
+        let(:config) { { SYMBOL_KEY: 'string value' } }
+
+        include_examples "correct warning with and without silence override"
+      end
+
+      context "warning when a value isn't a string" do
+        let(:config) { { 'string key' => :SYMBOL_VALUE } }
+
+        include_examples "correct warning with and without silence override"
       end
 
       it "warns when a value isn't a string" do