diff --git a/docs/providers/aws/events/event-bridge.md b/docs/providers/aws/events/event-bridge.md
index 0819f344c..904beb208 100644
--- a/docs/providers/aws/events/event-bridge.md
+++ b/docs/providers/aws/events/event-bridge.md
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ functions:
             key1: value1
 ```
 
+## Enabling / Disabling
+
+**Note:** `eventBridge` events are enabled by default. Use `enabled: false` to disable the rule.
+
+```yml
+functions:
+  myFunction:
+    handler: index.handler
+    events:
+      - eventBridge:
+          enabled: false
+          schedule: rate(10 minutes)
+          input:
+            key1: value1
+```
+
 ## Setting up event pattern matching
 
 ```yml
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/handler.js b/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/handler.js
index 5c0ad4f85..abdb2f106 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/handler.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/handler.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async function create(event, context) {
         eventBus: EventBridgeConfig.EventBus,
         pattern: EventBridgeConfig.Pattern,
         schedule: EventBridgeConfig.Schedule,
+        state: EventBridgeConfig.State,
       })
     )
     .then(() =>
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ async function update(event, context) {
     eventBus: EventBridgeConfig.EventBus,
     pattern: EventBridgeConfig.Pattern,
     schedule: EventBridgeConfig.Schedule,
+    state: EventBridgeConfig.State,
   }).then(() =>
     updateTargetConfiguration({
       lambdaArn,
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/lib/eventBridge.js b/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/lib/eventBridge.js
index 4f0acd5c9..a8879b246 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/lib/eventBridge.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/customResources/resources/eventBridge/lib/eventBridge.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async function deleteEventBus(config) {
 }
 
 async function updateRuleConfiguration(config) {
-  const { ruleName, eventBus, pattern, schedule, region } = config;
+  const { ruleName, eventBus, pattern, schedule, region, state } = config;
 
   const EventBusName = getEventBusName(eventBus);
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async function updateRuleConfiguration(config) {
     EventBusName,
     EventPattern: JSON.stringify(pattern),
     ScheduleExpression: schedule,
-    State: 'ENABLED',
+    State: state,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.js
index 482d74975..6aa6de954 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
           ],
         },
         schedule: { pattern: '^(?:cron|rate)\\(.+\\)$' },
+        enabled: { type: 'boolean' },
         pattern: {
           type: 'object',
           properties: {
@@ -121,6 +122,11 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
               index: idx,
             });
 
+            let State = 'ENABLED';
+            if (event.eventBridge.enabled === false) {
+              State = 'DISABLED';
+            }
+
             if ([Input, InputPath, InputTransformer].filter(Boolean).length > 1) {
               throw new ServerlessError(
                 [
@@ -147,6 +153,7 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
                 compiledCloudFormationTemplate,
                 functionName,
                 RuleName,
+                State,
                 Input,
                 InputPath,
                 InputTransformer,
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
                 compiledCloudFormationTemplate,
                 functionName,
                 RuleName,
+                State,
                 Input,
                 InputPath,
                 InputTransformer,
@@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
     compiledCloudFormationTemplate,
     functionName,
     RuleName,
+    State,
     Input,
     InputPath,
     InputTransformer,
@@ -235,6 +244,7 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
         FunctionName,
         EventBridgeConfig: {
           RuleName,
+          State,
           EventBus,
           Schedule,
           Pattern,
@@ -280,6 +290,7 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
     compiledCloudFormationTemplate,
     functionName,
     RuleName,
+    State,
     Input,
     InputPath,
     InputTransformer,
@@ -341,7 +352,7 @@ class AwsCompileEventBridgeEvents {
         EventPattern: JSON.stringify(Pattern),
         Name: RuleName,
         ScheduleExpression: Schedule,
-        State: 'ENABLED',
+        State,
         Targets: [target],
       },
     };
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.test.js b/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.test.js
index b1097d440..7f355f9c9 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/eventBridge/index.test.js
@@ -127,6 +127,30 @@ const serverlessConfigurationExtension = {
         },
       ],
     },
+    disabled: {
+      handler: 'index.handler',
+      events: [
+        {
+          eventBridge: {
+            eventBus: 'arn:aws:events:us-east-1:12345:event-bus/default',
+            schedule: 'rate(10 minutes)',
+            enabled: false,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    enabled: {
+      handler: 'index.handler',
+      events: [
+        {
+          eventBridge: {
+            eventBus: 'arn:aws:events:us-east-1:12345:event-bus/default',
+            schedule: 'rate(10 minutes)',
+            enabled: true,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   },
 };
 
@@ -193,6 +217,21 @@ describe('EventBridgeEvents', () => {
       expect(eventBridgeConfig.RuleName).to.include('dev-default-rule-1');
     });
 
+    it('should ensure state is enabled by default', () => {
+      const eventBridgeConfig = getEventBridgeConfigById('default');
+      expect(eventBridgeConfig.State).to.be.eq('ENABLED');
+    });
+
+    it('should ensure state is enabled when explicity set', () => {
+      const eventBridgeConfig = getEventBridgeConfigById('enabled');
+      expect(eventBridgeConfig.State).to.be.eq('ENABLED');
+    });
+
+    it('should ensure state is disabled when explicity set', () => {
+      const eventBridgeConfig = getEventBridgeConfigById('disabled');
+      expect(eventBridgeConfig.State).to.be.eq('DISABLED');
+    });
+
     it("should ensure rule name doesn't exceed 64 chars", () => {
       const eventBridgeConfig = getEventBridgeConfigById(NAME_OVER_64_CHARS);
       expect(eventBridgeConfig.RuleName.endsWith('rule-1')).to.be.true;
@@ -273,6 +312,8 @@ describe('EventBridgeEvents', () => {
       let ruleTarget;
       let inputPathRuleTarget;
       let inputTransformerRuleTarget;
+      let disabledRuleResource;
+      let enabledRuleResource;
       const schedule = 'rate(10 minutes)';
       const eventBusName = 'nondefault';
       const pattern = {
@@ -328,6 +369,22 @@ describe('EventBridgeEvents', () => {
                       inputTransformer,
                     },
                   },
+                  {
+                    eventBridge: {
+                      eventBus: eventBusName,
+                      schedule,
+                      enabled: false,
+                      pattern,
+                    },
+                  },
+                  {
+                    eventBridge: {
+                      eventBus: eventBusName,
+                      schedule,
+                      enabled: true,
+                      pattern,
+                    },
+                  },
                 ],
               },
             },
@@ -352,6 +409,16 @@ describe('EventBridgeEvents', () => {
             resource.Type === 'AWS::Events::Rule' && resource.Properties.Name.endsWith('3')
         );
         inputTransformerRuleTarget = inputTransformerRuleResource.Properties.Targets[0];
+
+        disabledRuleResource = Object.values(cfResources).find(
+          (resource) =>
+            resource.Type === 'AWS::Events::Rule' && resource.Properties.Name.endsWith('4')
+        );
+
+        enabledRuleResource = Object.values(cfResources).find(
+          (resource) =>
+            resource.Type === 'AWS::Events::Rule' && resource.Properties.Name.endsWith('5')
+        );
       });
 
       it('should create an EventBus resource', () => {
@@ -362,6 +429,18 @@ describe('EventBridgeEvents', () => {
         expect(ruleResource.Properties.ScheduleExpression).to.equal('rate(10 minutes)');
       });
 
+      it('should correctly set State by default on a created rule', () => {
+        expect(ruleResource.Properties.State).to.equal('ENABLED');
+      });
+
+      it('should correctly set State when disabled on a created rule', () => {
+        expect(disabledRuleResource.Properties.State).to.equal('DISABLED');
+      });
+
+      it('should correctly set State when enabled on a created rule', () => {
+        expect(enabledRuleResource.Properties.State).to.equal('ENABLED');
+      });
+
       it('should correctly set EventPattern on a created rule', () => {
         expect(ruleResource.Properties.EventPattern).to.deep.equal(JSON.stringify(pattern));
       });