diff --git a/extensions/cornerstone/src/utils/segmentationHandlers.ts b/extensions/cornerstone/src/utils/segmentationHandlers.ts
index b79f30e7c..42b406fb7 100644
--- a/extensions/cornerstone/src/utils/segmentationHandlers.ts
+++ b/extensions/cornerstone/src/utils/segmentationHandlers.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ export function setupSegmentationDataModifiedHandler({
   const { unsubscribe: debouncedUnsubscribe } = segmentationService.subscribeDebounced(
     segmentationService.EVENTS.SEGMENTATION_DATA_MODIFIED,
     async ({ segmentationId }) => {
+
+      const disableUpdateSegmentationStats = customizationService.getCustomization('panelSegmentation.disableUpdateSegmentationStats');
+
       const segmentation = segmentationService.getSegmentation(segmentationId);
 
-      if (!segmentation) {
+      if (!segmentation || disableUpdateSegmentationStats) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/platform/docs/docs/platform/services/customization-service/sampleCustomizations.tsx b/platform/docs/docs/platform/services/customization-service/sampleCustomizations.tsx
index 8ac060dcb..b3b997446 100644
--- a/platform/docs/docs/platform/services/customization-service/sampleCustomizations.tsx
+++ b/platform/docs/docs/platform/services/customization-service/sampleCustomizations.tsx
@@ -1310,6 +1310,24 @@ window.config = {
       },
     },
   ],
+};
+  `,
+  },
+    {
+    id: 'panelSegmentation.disableUpdateSegmentationStats',
+    description: 'Disables the automatic update of segmentation statistics in the panel.',
+    default: false,
+    image: [],
+    configuration: `
+window.config = {
+  // rest of window config
+  customizationService: [
+    {
+      'panelSegmentation.disableUpdateSegmentationStats': {
+        $set: true, // Disables the automatic update of segmentation statistics in the panel
+      },
+    },
+  ],
 };
   `,
   },