diff --git a/internalv2compat/compat.go b/internalv2compat/compat.go
index 7a113d400..38c5575a7 100644
--- a/internalv2compat/compat.go
+++ b/internalv2compat/compat.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package internalv2compat
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -63,3 +64,19 @@ type IsHTTP interface {
 type IsThrift interface {
 	isThrift()
 }
+
+var v2Tracing struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	enabled bool
+}
+
+func SetV2TracingEnabled(enabled bool) {
+	v2Tracing.Lock()
+	defer v2Tracing.Unlock()
+	v2Tracing.enabled = enabled
+}
+func V2TracingEnabled() bool {
+	v2Tracing.Lock()
+	defer v2Tracing.Unlock()
+	return v2Tracing.enabled
+}
diff --git a/tracing/tracer.go b/tracing/tracer.go
index 77e64baac..a5234c3d6 100644
--- a/tracing/tracer.go
+++ b/tracing/tracer.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
 
 	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/detach"
+	//lint:ignore SA1019 This library is internal only, not actually deprecated
+	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/internalv2compat"
 	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/log"
 	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/mqsend"
 	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/randbp"
@@ -82,6 +84,10 @@ type Tracer struct {
 // If it fails to do so, UndefinedIP will be used instead,
 // and the error will be logged if logger is non-nil.
 func InitGlobalTracer(cfg Config) error {
+	if internalv2compat.V2TracingEnabled() {
+		cfg.Logger.Log(context.Background(), `v2 tracing is enabled; skipping v0 tracer configuration`)
+		return nil
+	}
 	var tracer Tracer
 	if cfg.QueueName != "" {
 		if cfg.MaxQueueSize <= 0 || cfg.MaxQueueSize > MaxQueueSize {