diff --git a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
index 42d9d07382..12aa2eecf5 100644
--- a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
@@ -4057,6 +4057,17 @@ otlp_config:
   # Configuration for log attributes to store them as Structured Metadata or
   # drop them altogether
   [log_attributes: <list of attributes_configs>]
+
+# Block ingestion until the configured date. The time should be in RFC3339
+# format.
+# CLI flag: -limits.block-ingestion-until
+[block_ingestion_until: <time> | default = 0]
+
+# HTTP status code to return when ingestion is blocked. If 200, the ingestion
+# will be blocked without returning an error to the client. By Default, a custom
+# status code (260) is returned to the client along with an error message.
+# CLI flag: -limits.block-ingestion-status-code
+[block_ingestion_status_code: <int> | default = 260]
 ```
 
 ### local_storage_config
diff --git a/pkg/distributor/distributor.go b/pkg/distributor/distributor.go
index f88d7424c5..0a4dfe6d14 100644
--- a/pkg/distributor/distributor.go
+++ b/pkg/distributor/distributor.go
@@ -454,6 +454,23 @@ func (d *Distributor) Push(ctx context.Context, req *logproto.PushRequest) (*log
 	}
 
 	now := time.Now()
+
+	if block, until, retStatusCode := d.validator.ShouldBlockIngestion(validationContext, now); block {
+		validation.DiscardedSamples.WithLabelValues(validation.BlockedIngestion, tenantID).Add(float64(validatedLineCount))
+		validation.DiscardedBytes.WithLabelValues(validation.BlockedIngestion, tenantID).Add(float64(validatedLineSize))
+
+		err = fmt.Errorf(validation.BlockedIngestionErrorMsg, tenantID, until.Format(time.RFC3339), retStatusCode)
+		d.writeFailuresManager.Log(tenantID, err)
+
+		// If the status code is 200, return success.
+		// Note that we still log the error and increment the metrics.
+		if retStatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+			return &logproto.PushResponse{}, nil
+		}
+
+		return nil, httpgrpc.Errorf(retStatusCode, err.Error())
+	}
+
 	if !d.ingestionRateLimiter.AllowN(now, tenantID, validatedLineSize) {
 		// Return a 429 to indicate to the client they are being rate limited
 		validation.DiscardedSamples.WithLabelValues(validation.RateLimited, tenantID).Add(float64(validatedLineCount))
diff --git a/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go b/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go
index bcd289d3a3..3335f64b52 100644
--- a/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/distributor/distributor_test.go
@@ -1171,6 +1171,60 @@ func TestDistributor_PushIngestionRateLimiter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDistributor_PushIngestionBlocked(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name               string
+		blockUntil         time.Time
+		blockStatusCode    int
+		expectError        bool
+		expectedStatusCode int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:               "not configured",
+			expectedStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "not blocked",
+			blockUntil:         time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour),
+			expectedStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "blocked",
+			blockUntil:         time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour),
+			blockStatusCode:    456,
+			expectError:        true,
+			expectedStatusCode: 456,
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "blocked with status code 200",
+			blockUntil:         time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour),
+			blockStatusCode:    http.StatusOK,
+			expectError:        false,
+			expectedStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			limits := &validation.Limits{}
+			flagext.DefaultValues(limits)
+			limits.BlockIngestionUntil = flagext.Time(tc.blockUntil)
+			limits.BlockIngestionStatusCode = tc.blockStatusCode
+
+			distributors, _ := prepare(t, 1, 5, limits, nil)
+			request := makeWriteRequest(1, 1024)
+			response, err := distributors[0].Push(ctx, request)
+
+			if tc.expectError {
+				expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(validation.BlockedIngestionErrorMsg, "test", tc.blockUntil.Format(time.RFC3339), tc.blockStatusCode)
+				require.ErrorContains(t, err, expectedErr)
+				require.Nil(t, response)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, success, response)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func prepare(t *testing.T, numDistributors, numIngesters int, limits *validation.Limits, factory func(addr string) (ring_client.PoolClient, error)) ([]*Distributor, []mockIngester) {
 	t.Helper()
 
diff --git a/pkg/distributor/limits.go b/pkg/distributor/limits.go
index a207570c25..7e7e6050d6 100644
--- a/pkg/distributor/limits.go
+++ b/pkg/distributor/limits.go
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ type Limits interface {
 	MaxStructuredMetadataSize(userID string) int
 	MaxStructuredMetadataCount(userID string) int
 	OTLPConfig(userID string) push.OTLPConfig
+
+	BlockIngestionUntil(userID string) time.Time
+	BlockIngestionStatusCode(userID string) int
 }
diff --git a/pkg/distributor/validator.go b/pkg/distributor/validator.go
index fedbc6e8fb..9a25087ffe 100644
--- a/pkg/distributor/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/distributor/validator.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ type validationContext struct {
 	maxStructuredMetadataSize  int
 	maxStructuredMetadataCount int
 
+	blockIngestionUntil      time.Time
+	blockIngestionStatusCode int
+
 	userID string
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ func (v Validator) getValidationContextForTime(now time.Time, userID string) val
 		allowStructuredMetadata:      v.AllowStructuredMetadata(userID),
 		maxStructuredMetadataSize:    v.MaxStructuredMetadataSize(userID),
 		maxStructuredMetadataCount:   v.MaxStructuredMetadataCount(userID),
+		blockIngestionUntil:          v.BlockIngestionUntil(userID),
+		blockIngestionStatusCode:     v.BlockIngestionStatusCode(userID),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +197,15 @@ func (v Validator) ValidateLabels(ctx validationContext, ls labels.Labels, strea
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ShouldBlockIngestion returns whether ingestion should be blocked, until when and the status code.
+func (v Validator) ShouldBlockIngestion(ctx validationContext, now time.Time) (bool, time.Time, int) {
+	if ctx.blockIngestionUntil.IsZero() {
+		return false, time.Time{}, 0
+	}
+
+	return now.Before(ctx.blockIngestionUntil), ctx.blockIngestionUntil, ctx.blockIngestionStatusCode
+}
+
 func updateMetrics(reason, userID string, stream logproto.Stream) {
 	validation.DiscardedSamples.WithLabelValues(reason, userID).Inc()
 	bytes := 0
diff --git a/pkg/validation/limits.go b/pkg/validation/limits.go
index efeb7d2cb5..1ae6ce3a47 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/limits.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/limits.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ const (
 	defaultMaxStructuredMetadataCount = 128
 	defaultBloomCompactorMaxBlockSize = "200MB"
 	defaultBloomCompactorMaxBloomSize = "128MB"
+
+	defaultBlockedIngestionStatusCode = 260 // 260 is a custom status code to indicate blocked ingestion
 )
 
 // Limits describe all the limits for users; can be used to describe global default
@@ -222,6 +224,9 @@ type Limits struct {
 	MaxStructuredMetadataEntriesCount int                   `yaml:"max_structured_metadata_entries_count" json:"max_structured_metadata_entries_count" doc:"description=Maximum number of structured metadata entries per log line."`
 	OTLPConfig                        push.OTLPConfig       `yaml:"otlp_config" json:"otlp_config" doc:"description=OTLP log ingestion configurations"`
 	GlobalOTLPConfig                  push.GlobalOTLPConfig `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
+
+	BlockIngestionUntil      dskit_flagext.Time `yaml:"block_ingestion_until" json:"block_ingestion_until"`
+	BlockIngestionStatusCode int                `yaml:"block_ingestion_status_code" json:"block_ingestion_status_code"`
 }
 
 type StreamRetention struct {
@@ -411,6 +416,9 @@ func (l *Limits) RegisterFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.Var(&l.MaxStructuredMetadataSize, "limits.max-structured-metadata-size", "Maximum size accepted for structured metadata per entry. Default: 64 kb. Any log line exceeding this limit will be discarded. There is no limit when unset or set to 0.")
 	f.IntVar(&l.MaxStructuredMetadataEntriesCount, "limits.max-structured-metadata-entries-count", defaultMaxStructuredMetadataCount, "Maximum number of structured metadata entries per log line. Default: 128. Any log line exceeding this limit will be discarded. There is no limit when unset or set to 0.")
 	f.BoolVar(&l.VolumeEnabled, "limits.volume-enabled", true, "Enable log volume endpoint.")
+
+	f.Var(&l.BlockIngestionUntil, "limits.block-ingestion-until", "Block ingestion until the configured date. The time should be in RFC3339 format.")
+	f.IntVar(&l.BlockIngestionStatusCode, "limits.block-ingestion-status-code", defaultBlockedIngestionStatusCode, "HTTP status code to return when ingestion is blocked. If 200, the ingestion will be blocked without returning an error to the client. By Default, a custom status code (260) is returned to the client along with an error message.")
 }
 
 // SetGlobalOTLPConfig set GlobalOTLPConfig which is used while unmarshaling per-tenant otlp config to use the default list of resource attributes picked as index labels.
@@ -1051,6 +1059,14 @@ func (o *Overrides) OTLPConfig(userID string) push.OTLPConfig {
 	return o.getOverridesForUser(userID).OTLPConfig
 }
 
+func (o *Overrides) BlockIngestionUntil(userID string) time.Time {
+	return time.Time(o.getOverridesForUser(userID).BlockIngestionUntil)
+}
+
+func (o *Overrides) BlockIngestionStatusCode(userID string) int {
+	return o.getOverridesForUser(userID).BlockIngestionStatusCode
+}
+
 func (o *Overrides) getOverridesForUser(userID string) *Limits {
 	if o.tenantLimits != nil {
 		l := o.tenantLimits.TenantLimits(userID)
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate.go b/pkg/validation/validate.go
index 672676ea26..f4731c439f 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate.go
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ const (
 	StructuredMetadataTooLargeErrorMsg   = "stream '%s' has structured metadata too large: '%d' bytes, limit: '%d' bytes. Please see `limits_config.max_structured_metadata_size` or contact your Loki administrator to increase it."
 	StructuredMetadataTooMany            = "structured_metadata_too_many"
 	StructuredMetadataTooManyErrorMsg    = "stream '%s' has too many structured metadata labels: '%d', limit: '%d'. Please see `limits_config.max_structured_metadata_entries_count` or contact your Loki administrator to increase it."
+	BlockedIngestion                     = "blocked_ingestion"
+	BlockedIngestionErrorMsg             = "ingestion blocked for user %s until '%s' with status code '%d'"
 )
 
 type ErrStreamRateLimit struct {