diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/index.ts b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/index.ts
index d382ba10..12bb0325 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/index.ts
@@ -123,25 +123,27 @@ export function sentryUnpluginFactory({
       },
     });
 
-    if (!options.sourcemaps?.disable) {
+    if (options.sourcemaps?.disable !== true) {
       plugins.push(debugIdInjectionPlugin(logger));
 
-      // This option is only strongly typed for the webpack plugin, where it is used. It has no effect on other plugins
-      const webpack_forceExitOnBuildComplete =
-        typeof options._experiments["forceExitOnBuildCompletion"] === "boolean"
-          ? options._experiments["forceExitOnBuildCompletion"]
-          : undefined;
-
-      plugins.push(
-        debugIdUploadPlugin(
-          createDebugIdUploadFunction({
-            sentryBuildPluginManager,
-          }),
-          logger,
-          sentryBuildPluginManager.createDependencyOnBuildArtifacts,
-          webpack_forceExitOnBuildComplete
-        )
-      );
+      if (options.sourcemaps?.disable !== "disable-upload") {
+        // This option is only strongly typed for the webpack plugin, where it is used. It has no effect on other plugins
+        const webpack_forceExitOnBuildComplete =
+          typeof options._experiments["forceExitOnBuildCompletion"] === "boolean"
+            ? options._experiments["forceExitOnBuildCompletion"]
+            : undefined;
+
+        plugins.push(
+          debugIdUploadPlugin(
+            createDebugIdUploadFunction({
+              sentryBuildPluginManager,
+            }),
+            logger,
+            sentryBuildPluginManager.createDependencyOnBuildArtifacts,
+            webpack_forceExitOnBuildComplete
+          )
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     if (options.reactComponentAnnotation) {
diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/options-mapping.ts b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/options-mapping.ts
index 1ab3a532..3057c8af 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/options-mapping.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/options-mapping.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export type NormalizedOptions = {
   disable: boolean;
   sourcemaps:
     | {
-        disable?: boolean;
+        disable?: boolean | "disable-upload";
         assets?: string | string[];
         ignore?: string | string[];
         rewriteSources?: RewriteSourcesHook;
diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts
index 92a5e1c8..81862a52 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts
@@ -95,11 +95,14 @@ export interface Options {
    */
   sourcemaps?: {
     /**
-     * If this flag is `true`, any functionality related to source maps will be disabled.
+     * Disables all functionality related to sourcemaps if set to `true`.
+     *
+     * If set to `"disable-upload"`, the plugin will not upload sourcemaps to Sentry, but will inject debug IDs into the build artifacts.
+     * This is useful if you want to manually upload sourcemaps to Sentry at a later point in time.
      *
      * @default false
      */
-    disable?: boolean;
+    disable?: boolean | "disable-upload";
 
     /**
      * A glob or an array of globs that specify the build artifacts and source maps that will be uploaded to Sentry.
diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/test/index.test.ts b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/test/index.test.ts
index 26087169..f6c60aa0 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { getDebugIdSnippet } from "../src";
+import { Compiler } from "webpack";
+import { getDebugIdSnippet, sentryUnpluginFactory } from "../src";
 
 describe("getDebugIdSnippet", () => {
   it("returns the debugId injection snippet for a passed debugId", () => {
@@ -8,3 +9,185 @@ describe("getDebugIdSnippet", () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe("sentryUnpluginFactory sourcemaps.disable behavior", () => {
+  const mockReleaseInjectionPlugin = jest.fn((_injectionCode: string) => ({
+    name: "mock-release-injection-plugin",
+  }));
+
+  const mockComponentNameAnnotatePlugin = jest.fn(() => ({
+    name: "mock-component-name-annotate-plugin",
+  }));
+
+  const mockModuleMetadataInjectionPlugin = jest.fn((_injectionCode: string) => ({
+    name: "mock-module-metadata-injection-plugin",
+  }));
+
+  const mockDebugIdInjectionPlugin = jest.fn(() => ({
+    name: "mock-debug-id-injection-plugin",
+  }));
+
+  const mockDebugIdUploadPlugin = jest.fn(() => ({
+    name: "mock-debug-id-upload-plugin",
+  }));
+
+  const mockBundleSizeOptimizationsPlugin = jest.fn(() => ({
+    name: "mock-bundle-size-optimizations-plugin",
+  }));
+
+  const createUnpluginInstance = (): ReturnType<typeof sentryUnpluginFactory> => {
+    return sentryUnpluginFactory({
+      releaseInjectionPlugin: mockReleaseInjectionPlugin,
+      componentNameAnnotatePlugin: mockComponentNameAnnotatePlugin,
+      moduleMetadataInjectionPlugin: mockModuleMetadataInjectionPlugin,
+      debugIdInjectionPlugin: mockDebugIdInjectionPlugin,
+      debugIdUploadPlugin: mockDebugIdUploadPlugin,
+      bundleSizeOptimizationsPlugin: mockBundleSizeOptimizationsPlugin,
+    });
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe("when sourcemaps.disable is true", () => {
+    it("should not include debug ID injection or upload plugins", () => {
+      const unpluginInstance = createUnpluginInstance();
+
+      const plugins = unpluginInstance.raw(
+        {
+          authToken: "test-token",
+          org: "test-org",
+          project: "test-project",
+          sourcemaps: {
+            disable: true,
+          },
+        },
+        { framework: "webpack", webpack: { compiler: {} as Compiler } }
+      );
+
+      const pluginNames = plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.name);
+
+      // Should not include debug ID related plugins
+      expect(pluginNames).not.toContain("mock-debug-id-injection-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).not.toContain("mock-debug-id-upload-plugin");
+
+      // Should still include other core plugins
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-telemetry-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-release-management-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-file-deletion-plugin");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when sourcemaps.disable is "disable-upload"', () => {
+    it("should include debug ID injection plugin but not upload plugin", () => {
+      const unpluginInstance = createUnpluginInstance();
+
+      const plugins = unpluginInstance.raw(
+        {
+          authToken: "test-token",
+          org: "test-org",
+          project: "test-project",
+          sourcemaps: {
+            disable: "disable-upload",
+          },
+        },
+        { framework: "webpack", webpack: { compiler: {} as Compiler } }
+      );
+
+      const pluginNames = plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.name);
+
+      // Should include debug ID injection but not upload
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("mock-debug-id-injection-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).not.toContain("mock-debug-id-upload-plugin");
+
+      // Should still include other core plugins
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-telemetry-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-release-management-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-file-deletion-plugin");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("when sourcemaps.disable is false", () => {
+    it("should include both debug ID injection and upload plugins", () => {
+      const unpluginInstance = createUnpluginInstance();
+
+      const plugins = unpluginInstance.raw(
+        {
+          authToken: "test-token",
+          org: "test-org",
+          project: "test-project",
+          sourcemaps: {
+            disable: false,
+          },
+        },
+        { framework: "webpack", webpack: { compiler: {} as Compiler } }
+      );
+
+      const pluginNames = plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.name);
+
+      // Should include both debug ID related plugins
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("mock-debug-id-injection-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("mock-debug-id-upload-plugin");
+
+      // Should include other core plugins
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-telemetry-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-release-management-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-file-deletion-plugin");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("when sourcemaps.disable is undefined (default)", () => {
+    it("should include both debug ID injection and upload plugins", () => {
+      const unpluginInstance = createUnpluginInstance();
+
+      const plugins = unpluginInstance.raw(
+        {
+          authToken: "test-token",
+          org: "test-org",
+          project: "test-project",
+          // sourcemaps.disable not specified (undefined)
+        },
+        { framework: "webpack", webpack: { compiler: {} as Compiler } }
+      );
+
+      const pluginNames = plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.name);
+
+      // Should include both debug ID related plugins by default
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("mock-debug-id-injection-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("mock-debug-id-upload-plugin");
+
+      // Should include other core plugins
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-telemetry-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-release-management-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-file-deletion-plugin");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("when entire sourcemaps option is undefined", () => {
+    it("should include both debug ID injection and upload plugins", () => {
+      const unpluginInstance = createUnpluginInstance();
+
+      const plugins = unpluginInstance.raw(
+        {
+          authToken: "test-token",
+          org: "test-org",
+          project: "test-project",
+          // sourcemaps option not specified at all
+        },
+        { framework: "webpack", webpack: { compiler: {} as Compiler } }
+      );
+
+      const pluginNames = plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.name);
+
+      // Should include both debug ID related plugins by default
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("mock-debug-id-injection-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("mock-debug-id-upload-plugin");
+
+      // Should include other core plugins
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-telemetry-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-release-management-plugin");
+      expect(pluginNames).toContain("sentry-file-deletion-plugin");
+    });
+  });
+});