diff --git a/src/SDK/Sdk.php b/src/SDK/Sdk.php
index 3b63eb93a..e172f90d2 100644
--- a/src/SDK/Sdk.php
+++ b/src/SDK/Sdk.php
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ public static function isInstrumentationDisabled(string $name): bool
         return in_array($name, Configuration::getList(Variables::OTEL_PHP_DISABLED_INSTRUMENTATIONS));
     }
 
+    public static function isAutoloadEnabled(): bool
+    {
+        return Configuration::getBoolean(Variables::OTEL_PHP_AUTOLOAD_ENABLED);
+    }
+
     public static function builder(): SdkBuilder
     {
         return new SdkBuilder();
diff --git a/tests/Unit/SDK/SdkTest.php b/tests/Unit/SDK/SdkTest.php
index a862efe41..bf20bf498 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/SDK/SdkTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/SDK/SdkTest.php
@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@ public static function instrumentationDisabledProvider(): array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider autoloadEnabledProvider
+     */
+    public function test_is_autoload_enabled(string $value, bool $expected): void
+    {
+        $this->setEnvironmentVariable(Variables::OTEL_PHP_AUTOLOAD_ENABLED, $value);
+
+        $this->assertSame($expected, Sdk::isAutoloadEnabled());
+    }
+
+    public static function autoloadEnabledProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            ['true', true],
+            ['false', false],
+        ];
+    }
+
     public function test_builder(): void
     {
         $this->assertInstanceOf(SdkBuilder::class, Sdk::builder());