diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index 6d9aaef7..4e33dddf 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -50,3 +50,21 @@ AGENT_CONTROL_DB_PORT=5432
 AGENT_CONTROL_DB_USER=agent_control
 AGENT_CONTROL_DB_PASSWORD=agent_control
 AGENT_CONTROL_DB_DATABASE=agent_control
+
+###########
+# Logging #
+###########
+
+# Log level for the server's own loggers (e.g. INFO, DEBUG, WARNING).
+# AGENT_CONTROL_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+
+# Emit logs as JSON instead of plain text.
+# AGENT_CONTROL_LOG_JSON=false
+
+# Whether the server installs its own logging handlers. Set to false to let an
+# embedding host own the logging configuration (passes log_config=None to uvicorn).
+# AGENT_CONTROL_CONFIGURE_LOGGING=true
+
+# Whether uvicorn's built-in per-request access log is emitted. Set to false to
+# suppress it, e.g. when an embedding host already emits its own request log.
+# AGENT_CONTROL_ACCESS_LOG=true
diff --git a/server/src/agent_control_server/config.py b/server/src/agent_control_server/config.py
index fe481881..e9e62f9e 100644
--- a/server/src/agent_control_server/config.py
+++ b/server/src/agent_control_server/config.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class LoggingSettings(BaseSettings):
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(**_COMMON_SETTINGS_CONFIG, env_prefix="AGENT_CONTROL_LOG_")
 
     configure_logging: bool = _env_alias_field(True, "AGENT_CONTROL_CONFIGURE_LOGGING")
+    access_log: bool = _env_alias_field(True, "AGENT_CONTROL_ACCESS_LOG")
     level: str | None = None
     json_logs: bool = _env_alias_field(False, "AGENT_CONTROL_LOG_JSON")
 
diff --git a/server/src/agent_control_server/logging_utils.py b/server/src/agent_control_server/logging_utils.py
index c41d4280..d9eeb9ce 100644
--- a/server/src/agent_control_server/logging_utils.py
+++ b/server/src/agent_control_server/logging_utils.py
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ def should_configure_logging() -> bool:
     return LoggingSettings().configure_logging
 
 
+def access_log_enabled() -> bool:
+    """Return whether uvicorn's per-request access log should be emitted."""
+    return LoggingSettings().access_log
+
+
 def configure_logging(
     *,
     level: str | int | None = None,
diff --git a/server/src/agent_control_server/main.py b/server/src/agent_control_server/main.py
index 16152824..3cbe9392 100644
--- a/server/src/agent_control_server/main.py
+++ b/server/src/agent_control_server/main.py
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@
     http_exception_handler,
     validation_exception_handler,
 )
-from .logging_utils import configure_logging, get_uvicorn_log_level_name, should_configure_logging
+from .logging_utils import (
+    access_log_enabled,
+    configure_logging,
+    get_uvicorn_log_level_name,
+    should_configure_logging,
+)
 from .observability.ingest import DirectEventIngestor
 from .observability.sinks import (
     EventStoreControlEventSink,
@@ -417,6 +422,7 @@ def run() -> None:
         "host": settings.host,
         "port": settings.port,
         "log_level": get_uvicorn_log_level_name(_default_log_level()).lower(),
+        "access_log": access_log_enabled(),
     }
     if not should_configure_logging():
         uvicorn_kwargs["log_config"] = None
diff --git a/server/tests/test_config.py b/server/tests/test_config.py
index 2a9bd472..62157fae 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_config.py
@@ -287,3 +287,17 @@ def test_logging_settings_supports_host_owned_logging(monkeypatch) -> None:
     config = LoggingSettings()
 
     assert config.configure_logging is False
+
+
+def test_logging_settings_access_log_defaults_to_true() -> None:
+    config = LoggingSettings()
+
+    assert config.access_log is True
+
+
+def test_logging_settings_access_log_can_be_disabled(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("AGENT_CONTROL_ACCESS_LOG", "false")
+
+    config = LoggingSettings()
+
+    assert config.access_log is False
diff --git a/server/tests/test_logging_utils.py b/server/tests/test_logging_utils.py
index 5ed2e001..a816c091 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_logging_utils.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_logging_utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from agent_control_server.logging_utils import (
     _parse_json,
     _parse_level,
+    access_log_enabled,
     configure_logging,
     get_log_level_name,
     get_uvicorn_log_level_name,
@@ -147,6 +148,16 @@ def test_should_configure_logging_can_be_disabled(monkeypatch) -> None:
     assert should_configure_logging() is False
 
 
+def test_access_log_enabled_defaults_to_true() -> None:
+    assert access_log_enabled() is True
+
+
+def test_access_log_enabled_can_be_disabled(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("AGENT_CONTROL_ACCESS_LOG", "false")
+
+    assert access_log_enabled() is False
+
+
 def test_configure_logging_noops_when_host_owns_logging(monkeypatch) -> None:
     monkeypatch.setenv("AGENT_CONTROL_CONFIGURE_LOGGING", "false")
 
diff --git a/server/tests/test_main_lifespan.py b/server/tests/test_main_lifespan.py
index 293fb957..33c9554e 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_main_lifespan.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_main_lifespan.py
@@ -273,10 +273,11 @@ def test_run_uses_settings(monkeypatch) -> None:
     # Given: patched settings and uvicorn.run
     called = {}
 
-    def fake_run(app, host, port, log_level):
+    def fake_run(app, host, port, log_level, access_log):
         called["host"] = host
         called["port"] = port
         called["log_level"] = log_level
+        called["access_log"] = access_log
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main_module.uvicorn, "run", fake_run)
     monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "host", "127.0.0.1")
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ def fake_run(app, host, port, log_level):
     assert called["host"] == "127.0.0.1"
     assert called["port"] == 9999
     assert called["log_level"] == "debug"
+    assert called["access_log"] is True
 
 
 def test_run_disables_uvicorn_log_config_when_host_owns_logging(monkeypatch) -> None:
@@ -307,3 +309,20 @@ def fake_run(app, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
     main_module.run()
 
     assert called["log_config"] is None
+
+
+def test_run_disables_uvicorn_access_log_when_requested(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    called = {}
+
+    def fake_run(app, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        called.update(kwargs)
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("AGENT_CONTROL_ACCESS_LOG", "false")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main_module.uvicorn, "run", fake_run)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "host", "127.0.0.1")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "port", 9999)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "debug", False)
+
+    main_module.run()
+
+    assert called["access_log"] is False