diff --git a/src/modules/moodle/controllers/moodle-sync.controller.ts b/src/modules/moodle/controllers/moodle-sync.controller.ts
index 8889ab4..8f31f68 100644
--- a/src/modules/moodle/controllers/moodle-sync.controller.ts
+++ b/src/modules/moodle/controllers/moodle-sync.controller.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,23 @@ export class MoodleSyncController {
   async UpdateSyncSchedule(
     @Body() dto: UpdateSyncScheduleDto,
   ): Promise<SyncScheduleResponseDto> {
-    await this.syncScheduler.updateSchedule(dto.intervalMinutes);
+    if (dto.intervalMinutes === undefined && dto.enabled === undefined) {
+      throw new HttpException(
+        {
+          error: 'At least one of intervalMinutes or enabled must be provided',
+        },
+        HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (dto.intervalMinutes !== undefined) {
+      await this.syncScheduler.updateSchedule(dto.intervalMinutes);
+    }
+
+    if (dto.enabled !== undefined) {
+      await this.syncScheduler.setEnabled(dto.enabled);
+    }
+
     return this.syncScheduler.getSchedule();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/moodle/dto/requests/update-sync-schedule.request.dto.ts b/src/modules/moodle/dto/requests/update-sync-schedule.request.dto.ts
index 4046019..372142f 100644
--- a/src/modules/moodle/dto/requests/update-sync-schedule.request.dto.ts
+++ b/src/modules/moodle/dto/requests/update-sync-schedule.request.dto.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
-import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
-import { IsInt, Min } from 'class-validator';
+import { ApiPropertyOptional } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { IsBoolean, IsInt, IsOptional, Min } from 'class-validator';
 import { MOODLE_SYNC_MIN_INTERVAL_MINUTES } from '../../schedulers/moodle-sync.constants';
 
 export class UpdateSyncScheduleDto {
-  @ApiProperty({
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
     description: `Sync interval in minutes (minimum ${MOODLE_SYNC_MIN_INTERVAL_MINUTES})`,
     example: 60,
     minimum: MOODLE_SYNC_MIN_INTERVAL_MINUTES,
   })
+  @IsOptional()
   @IsInt()
   @Min(MOODLE_SYNC_MIN_INTERVAL_MINUTES)
-  intervalMinutes: number;
+  intervalMinutes?: number;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'Enable or disable the sync cron job',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsBoolean()
+  enabled?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/moodle/dto/responses/sync-schedule.response.dto.ts b/src/modules/moodle/dto/responses/sync-schedule.response.dto.ts
index 3383df0..8c758cc 100644
--- a/src/modules/moodle/dto/responses/sync-schedule.response.dto.ts
+++ b/src/modules/moodle/dto/responses/sync-schedule.response.dto.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ export class SyncScheduleResponseDto {
 
   @ApiPropertyOptional()
   nextExecution: string | null;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ description: 'Whether the sync cron job is enabled' })
+  enabled: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.constants.ts b/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.constants.ts
index a683927..b3aca42 100644
--- a/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.constants.ts
+++ b/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.constants.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export const MOODLE_SYNC_JOB_NAME = 'moodle-sync-cron';
 
 export const MOODLE_SYNC_CONFIG_KEY = 'MOODLE_SYNC_INTERVAL_MINUTES';
 
+export const MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED_CONFIG_KEY = 'MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED';
+
 export const MOODLE_SYNC_MIN_INTERVAL_MINUTES = 30;
 
 export const MOODLE_SYNC_INTERVAL_DEFAULTS: Record<string, number> = {
diff --git a/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.scheduler.ts b/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.scheduler.ts
index bdb74a2..8056c1c 100644
--- a/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.scheduler.ts
+++ b/src/modules/moodle/schedulers/moodle-sync.scheduler.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { env } from 'src/configurations/env';
 import {
   MOODLE_SYNC_JOB_NAME,
   MOODLE_SYNC_CONFIG_KEY,
+  MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED_CONFIG_KEY,
   MOODLE_SYNC_INTERVAL_DEFAULTS,
   MOODLE_SYNC_MIN_INTERVAL_MINUTES,
   minutesToCron,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export class MoodleSyncScheduler implements OnModuleInit {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(MoodleSyncScheduler.name);
   private currentIntervalMinutes: number;
   private currentCronExpression: string;
+  private isEnabled: boolean;
 
   constructor(
     @InjectQueue(QueueName.MOODLE_SYNC) private readonly syncQueue: Queue,
@@ -29,18 +31,20 @@ export class MoodleSyncScheduler implements OnModuleInit {
 
   async onModuleInit() {
     const interval = await this.resolveInterval();
+    const enabled = await this.resolveEnabled();
     this.currentIntervalMinutes = interval;
     this.currentCronExpression = minutesToCron(interval);
+    this.isEnabled = enabled;
 
     const job = CronJob.from({
       cronTime: this.currentCronExpression,
       onTick: () => this.handleScheduledSync(),
-      start: true,
+      start: enabled,
     });
 
     this.schedulerRegistry.addCronJob(MOODLE_SYNC_JOB_NAME, job);
     this.logger.log(
-      `Sync scheduler initialized: every ${interval}min (${this.currentCronExpression})`,
+      `Sync scheduler initialized: every ${interval}min (${this.currentCronExpression}), enabled=${enabled}`,
     );
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ export class MoodleSyncScheduler implements OnModuleInit {
     const job = CronJob.from({
       cronTime: cronExpression,
       onTick: () => this.handleScheduledSync(),
-      start: true,
+      start: this.isEnabled,
     });
 
     this.schedulerRegistry.addCronJob(MOODLE_SYNC_JOB_NAME, job);
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ export class MoodleSyncScheduler implements OnModuleInit {
     intervalMinutes: number;
     cronExpression: string;
     nextExecution: string | null;
+    enabled: boolean;
   } {
     const job = this.schedulerRegistry.getCronJob(MOODLE_SYNC_JOB_NAME);
     const nextDate = job.nextDate();
@@ -96,10 +101,41 @@ export class MoodleSyncScheduler implements OnModuleInit {
     return {
       intervalMinutes: this.currentIntervalMinutes,
       cronExpression: this.currentCronExpression,
-      nextExecution: nextDate?.toISO() ?? null,
+      nextExecution: this.isEnabled ? (nextDate?.toISO() ?? null) : null,
+      enabled: this.isEnabled,
     };
   }
 
+  async setEnabled(enabled: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const job = this.schedulerRegistry.getCronJob(MOODLE_SYNC_JOB_NAME);
+
+    if (enabled && !this.isEnabled) {
+      job.start();
+      this.logger.log('Sync cron job enabled');
+    } else if (!enabled && this.isEnabled) {
+      await job.stop();
+      this.logger.log('Sync cron job disabled');
+    }
+
+    const fork = this.em.fork();
+    const config = await fork.findOne(SystemConfig, {
+      key: MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED_CONFIG_KEY,
+    });
+
+    if (config) {
+      config.value = String(enabled);
+    } else {
+      const newConfig = new SystemConfig();
+      newConfig.key = MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED_CONFIG_KEY;
+      newConfig.value = String(enabled);
+      newConfig.description = 'Whether the Moodle sync cron job is enabled';
+      fork.persist(newConfig);
+    }
+    await fork.flush();
+
+    this.isEnabled = enabled;
+  }
+
   private async handleScheduledSync() {
     try {
       await this.syncQueue.add(
@@ -164,4 +200,21 @@ export class MoodleSyncScheduler implements OnModuleInit {
     );
     return defaultInterval;
   }
+
+  private async resolveEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      const fork = this.em.fork();
+      const config = await fork.findOne(SystemConfig, {
+        key: MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED_CONFIG_KEY,
+      });
+      if (config?.value) {
+        return config.value === 'true';
+      }
+    } catch {
+      this.logger.warn(
+        'Could not read sync enabled state from database, defaulting to enabled',
+      );
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/seeders/infrastructure/system-config.seeder.ts b/src/seeders/infrastructure/system-config.seeder.ts
index 6b0ee60..f0ca12d 100644
--- a/src/seeders/infrastructure/system-config.seeder.ts
+++ b/src/seeders/infrastructure/system-config.seeder.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ export class SystemConfigSeeder extends Seeder {
         value: '60',
         description: 'Interval for Moodle synchronization in minutes.',
       },
+      {
+        key: 'MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED',
+        value: 'true',
+        description: 'Whether the Moodle sync cron job is enabled.',
+      },
       {
         key: 'SENTIMENT_VLLM_CONFIG',
         value: JSON.stringify({ url: '', model: '', enabled: false }),
diff --git a/src/seeders/tests/database.seeder.spec.ts b/src/seeders/tests/database.seeder.spec.ts
index 1b08f6c..eb399d0 100644
--- a/src/seeders/tests/database.seeder.spec.ts
+++ b/src/seeders/tests/database.seeder.spec.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ describe('DatabaseSeeders', () => {
       await seeder.run(em);
 
       // APP_NAME, MAINTENANCE_MODE, MOODLE_SYNC_INTERVAL_MINUTES,
-      // SENTIMENT_VLLM_CONFIG
+      // MOODLE_SYNC_ENABLED, SENTIMENT_VLLM_CONFIG
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
-      expect(em.persist).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(em.persist).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
     });
 
     it('should not seed duplicates for existing configurations', async () => {