diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLConfig.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLConfig.java
index b0ea61a69c6ab..58609a93d7fee 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLConfig.java
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ public class SmallRyeGraphQLConfig {
     @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "false")
     boolean printDataFetcherException;
 
+    /**
+     * Make the schema available over HTTP.
+     */
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "true")
+    boolean schemaAvailable;
+
     /**
      * Include the Scalar definitions in the schema.
      */
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java
index 2d24a73be2118..607de666f4a30 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ void buildSchemaEndpoint(
             SmallRyeGraphQLRecorder recorder,
             SmallRyeGraphQLConfig graphQLConfig) {
 
-        Handler<RoutingContext> schemaHandler = recorder.schemaHandler(graphQLInitializedBuildItem.getInitialized());
+        Handler<RoutingContext> schemaHandler = recorder.schemaHandler(graphQLInitializedBuildItem.getInitialized(),
+                graphQLConfig.schemaAvailable);
 
         routeProducer.produce(httpRootPathBuildItem.routeBuilder()
                 .nestedRoute(graphQLConfig.rootPath, SCHEMA_PATH)
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/GraphQLSchemaUnavailableTest.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/GraphQLSchemaUnavailableTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a4083dd72c2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/GraphQLSchemaUnavailableTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.deployment;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.StringAsset;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+import io.restassured.RestAssured;
+import io.restassured.response.Response;
+import io.restassured.specification.RequestSpecification;
+
+/**
+ * Test when schema is not available
+ */
+public class GraphQLSchemaUnavailableTest extends AbstractGraphQLTest {
+
+    private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(GraphQLSchemaUnavailableTest.class);
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .setArchiveProducer(() -> ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
+                    .addClasses(TestResource.class, TestPojo.class, TestRandom.class, TestGenericsPojo.class,
+                            BusinessException.class)
+                    .addAsResource(new StringAsset(getPropertyAsString(configuration())), "application.properties")
+                    .addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml"));
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSchema() {
+        RequestSpecification request = RestAssured.given();
+        request.accept(MEDIATYPE_TEXT);
+        request.contentType(MEDIATYPE_TEXT);
+        Response response = request.get("/graphql/schema.graphql");
+
+        Assertions.assertEquals(404, response.statusCode());
+    }
+
+    private static Map<String, String> configuration() {
+        Map<String, String> m = new HashMap<>();
+        m.put("quarkus.smallrye-graphql.schema-available", "false");
+        return m;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/runtime/SmallRyeGraphQLRecorder.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/runtime/SmallRyeGraphQLRecorder.java
index 6ffea9b7bab75..ecdd37560565c 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/runtime/SmallRyeGraphQLRecorder.java
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/runtime/SmallRyeGraphQLRecorder.java
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ public Handler<RoutingContext> subscriptionHandler(BeanContainer beanContainer,
                 CDI.current().select(CurrentVertxRequest.class).get());
     }
 
-    public Handler<RoutingContext> schemaHandler(RuntimeValue<Boolean> initialized) {
-        if (initialized.getValue()) {
+    public Handler<RoutingContext> schemaHandler(RuntimeValue<Boolean> initialized, boolean schemaAvailable) {
+        if (initialized.getValue() && schemaAvailable) {
             return new SmallRyeGraphQLSchemaHandler();
         } else {
             return new SmallRyeGraphQLNoEndpointHandler();