diff --git a/lib/appsignal_plug.ex b/lib/appsignal_plug.ex
index b08089f..daa7c9e 100644
--- a/lib/appsignal_plug.ex
+++ b/lib/appsignal_plug.ex
@@ -164,10 +164,18 @@ defmodule Appsignal.Plug do
   end
 
   defp set_params(span, conn) do
+    set_params(span, Application.get_env(:appsignal, :config), conn)
+  end
+
+  defp set_params(span, %{send_params: true}, conn) do
     %Plug.Conn{params: params} = Plug.Conn.fetch_query_params(conn)
     @span.set_sample_data(span, "params", params)
   end
 
+  defp set_params(span, _config, _conn) do
+    span
+  end
+
   defp set_sample_data(span, conn) do
     @span.set_sample_data(span, "environment", Appsignal.Metadata.metadata(conn))
   end
diff --git a/test/appsignal_plug_test.exs b/test/appsignal_plug_test.exs
index 383952e..0da1133 100644
--- a/test/appsignal_plug_test.exs
+++ b/test/appsignal_plug_test.exs
@@ -455,6 +455,26 @@ defmodule Appsignal.PlugTest do
       assert Test.Span.get(:set_name) == :error
     end
 
+    test "sets the span's parameters", %{span: span} do
+      assert Appsignal.Plug.set_conn_data(span, %Plug.Conn{method: "GET", params: %{"id" => "4"}}) ==
+               span
+
+      assert sample_data("params", %{"id" => "4"})
+    end
+
+    test "does not set params when send_params is set to false", %{span: span} do
+      config = Application.get_env(:appsignal, :config)
+      Application.put_env(:appsignal, :config, %{config | send_params: false})
+
+      try do
+        Appsignal.Plug.set_conn_data(span, %Plug.Conn{method: "GET", params: %{"id" => "4"}})
+      after
+        Application.put_env(:appsignal, :config, config)
+      end
+
+      refute sample_data("params", %{"id" => "4"})
+    end
+
     test "sets the span's session data", %{span: span} do
       assert Appsignal.Plug.set_conn_data(span, %Plug.Conn{
                method: "GET",