diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/(teams)/t/[teamUrl]/settings/preferences/document-preferences.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/(teams)/t/[teamUrl]/settings/preferences/document-preferences.tsx
index ed7875ab0..839bcdc51 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/(teams)/t/[teamUrl]/settings/preferences/document-preferences.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/(teams)/t/[teamUrl]/settings/preferences/document-preferences.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const ZTeamDocumentPreferencesFormSchema = z.object({
   includeSenderDetails: z.boolean(),
   typedSignatureEnabled: z.boolean(),
   includeSigningCertificate: z.boolean(),
+  includeAuditTrailLog: z.boolean(),
 });
 
 type TTeamDocumentPreferencesFormSchema = z.infer<typeof ZTeamDocumentPreferencesFormSchema>;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export const TeamDocumentPreferencesForm = ({
       includeSenderDetails: settings?.includeSenderDetails ?? false,
       typedSignatureEnabled: settings?.typedSignatureEnabled ?? true,
       includeSigningCertificate: settings?.includeSigningCertificate ?? true,
+      includeAuditTrailLog: settings?.includeAuditTrailLog ?? false,
     },
     resolver: zodResolver(ZTeamDocumentPreferencesFormSchema),
   });
@@ -300,6 +302,37 @@ export const TeamDocumentPreferencesForm = ({
             )}
           />
 
+          <FormField
+            control={form.control}
+            name="includeAuditTrailLog"
+            render={({ field }) => (
+              <FormItem className="flex-1">
+                <FormLabel>
+                  <Trans>Include the Audit Trail Log in the Document</Trans>
+                </FormLabel>
+
+                <div>
+                  <FormControl className="block">
+                    <Switch
+                      ref={field.ref}
+                      name={field.name}
+                      checked={field.value}
+                      onCheckedChange={field.onChange}
+                    />
+                  </FormControl>
+                </div>
+
+                <FormDescription>
+                  <Trans>
+                    Controls whether the audit trail log will be included in the document when it is
+                    downloaded. The audit trail log can still be downloaded from the logs page
+                    separately.
+                  </Trans>
+                </FormDescription>
+              </FormItem>
+            )}
+          />
+
           <div className="flex flex-row justify-end space-x-4">
             <Button type="submit" loading={form.formState.isSubmitting}>
               <Trans>Save</Trans>
diff --git a/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-team-deleted-email.ts b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-team-deleted-email.ts
index 3204d6ed8..b16f398e6 100644
--- a/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-team-deleted-email.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-team-deleted-email.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const SEND_TEAM_DELETED_EMAIL_JOB_DEFINITION_SCHEMA = z.object({
         documentLanguage: z.string(),
         includeSenderDetails: z.boolean(),
         includeSigningCertificate: z.boolean(),
+        includeAuditTrailLog: z.boolean(),
         brandingEnabled: z.boolean(),
         brandingLogo: z.string(),
         brandingUrl: z.string(),
diff --git a/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/internal/seal-document.handler.ts b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/internal/seal-document.handler.ts
index 7c7203e35..3be5d6a74 100644
--- a/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/internal/seal-document.handler.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/internal/seal-document.handler.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const run = async ({
           teamGlobalSettings: {
             select: {
               includeSigningCertificate: true,
+              includeAuditTrailLog: true,
             },
           },
         },
@@ -130,10 +131,13 @@ export const run = async ({
         }).catch(() => null)
       : null;
 
-  const auditLogData = await getAuditLogsPdf({
-    documentId,
-    language: document.documentMeta?.language,
-  }).catch(() => null);
+  const auditLogData =
+    (document.team?.teamGlobalSettings?.includeAuditTrailLog ?? true)
+      ? await getAuditLogsPdf({
+          documentId,
+          language: document.documentMeta?.language,
+        }).catch(() => null)
+      : null;
 
   const newDataId = await io.runTask('decorate-and-sign-pdf', async () => {
     const pdfDoc = await PDFDocument.load(pdfData);
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/document/seal-document.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/document/seal-document.ts
index 89fffff5e..7be237dbc 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/document/seal-document.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/document/seal-document.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export const sealDocument = async ({
           teamGlobalSettings: {
             select: {
               includeSigningCertificate: true,
+              includeAuditTrailLog: true,
             },
           },
         },
@@ -118,10 +119,13 @@ export const sealDocument = async ({
         }).catch(() => null)
       : null;
 
-  const auditLogData = await getAuditLogsPdf({
-    documentId,
-    language: document.documentMeta?.language,
-  }).catch(() => null);
+  const auditLogData =
+    (document.team?.teamGlobalSettings?.includeAuditTrailLog ?? true)
+      ? await getAuditLogsPdf({
+          documentId,
+          language: document.documentMeta?.language,
+        }).catch(() => null)
+      : null;
 
   const doc = await PDFDocument.load(pdfData);
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/team/update-team-document-settings.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/team/update-team-document-settings.ts
index 28d5a3ddf..6d2bdab44 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/team/update-team-document-settings.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/team/update-team-document-settings.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type UpdateTeamDocumentSettingsOptions = {
     includeSenderDetails: boolean;
     typedSignatureEnabled: boolean;
     includeSigningCertificate: boolean;
+    includeAuditTrailLog: boolean;
   };
 };
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export const updateTeamDocumentSettings = async ({
     documentLanguage,
     includeSenderDetails,
     includeSigningCertificate,
+    includeAuditTrailLog,
     typedSignatureEnabled,
   } = settings;
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ export const updateTeamDocumentSettings = async ({
       includeSenderDetails,
       typedSignatureEnabled,
       includeSigningCertificate,
+      includeAuditTrailLog,
     },
     update: {
       documentVisibility,
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ export const updateTeamDocumentSettings = async ({
       includeSenderDetails,
       typedSignatureEnabled,
       includeSigningCertificate,
+      includeAuditTrailLog,
     },
   });
 };
diff --git a/packages/prisma/migrations/20250217090902_add_audit_trail_log_team_preferences/migration.sql b/packages/prisma/migrations/20250217090902_add_audit_trail_log_team_preferences/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eeb932417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/prisma/migrations/20250217090902_add_audit_trail_log_team_preferences/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "TeamGlobalSettings" ADD COLUMN     "includeAuditTrailLog" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
diff --git a/packages/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/prisma/schema.prisma
index 0cdb1521e..65dcd7973 100644
--- a/packages/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ model TeamGlobalSettings {
   includeSenderDetails      Boolean            @default(true)
   typedSignatureEnabled     Boolean            @default(true)
   includeSigningCertificate Boolean            @default(true)
+  includeAuditTrailLog      Boolean            @default(false)
 
   brandingEnabled        Boolean @default(false)
   brandingLogo           String  @default("")
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/team-router/schema.ts b/packages/trpc/server/team-router/schema.ts
index ed1f76b0f..b8e2a5a41 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/team-router/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/team-router/schema.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ export const ZUpdateTeamDocumentSettingsMutationSchema = z.object({
     includeSenderDetails: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
     typedSignatureEnabled: z.boolean().optional().default(true),
     includeSigningCertificate: z.boolean().optional().default(true),
+    includeAuditTrailLog: z.boolean().optional().default(true),
   }),
 });