diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-logging/src/main/java/datadog/trace/logging/ddlogger/DDTelemetryLogger.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-logging/src/main/java/datadog/trace/logging/ddlogger/DDTelemetryLogger.java
index 34eff3068ea..9a0dc8c0c50 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-logging/src/main/java/datadog/trace/logging/ddlogger/DDTelemetryLogger.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-logging/src/main/java/datadog/trace/logging/ddlogger/DDTelemetryLogger.java
@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ public DDTelemetryLogger(LoggerHelper helper, String name) {
   @Override
   public void formatLog(LogLevel level, Marker marker, String format, Object arg) {
     telemetryLog(level, marker, format, getIfThrowable(arg));
-    super.formatLog(level, marker, format, arg);
+    super.formatLog(level, filterTelemetryLogMarkers(marker), format, arg);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void formatLog(LogLevel level, Marker marker, String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
     telemetryLog(level, marker, format, getIfThrowable(arg2));
-    super.formatLog(level, marker, format, arg1, arg2);
+    super.formatLog(level, filterTelemetryLogMarkers(marker), format, arg1, arg2);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void formatLog(LogLevel level, Marker marker, String format, Object... arguments) {
     telemetryLog(level, marker, format, MessageFormatter.getThrowableCandidate(arguments));
-    super.formatLog(level, marker, format, arguments);
+    super.formatLog(level, filterTelemetryLogMarkers(marker), format, arguments);
   }
 
   @Override
   protected void log(LogLevel level, Marker marker, String msg, Throwable t) {
     telemetryLog(level, marker, msg, t);
-    super.log(level, marker, msg, t);
+    super.log(level, filterTelemetryLogMarkers(marker), msg, t);
   }
 
   private void telemetryLog(LogLevel level, Marker marker, String msgOrgFormat, Throwable t) {
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ private void telemetryLog(LogLevel level, Marker marker, String msgOrgFormat, Th
     LogCollector.get().addLogMessage(level.name(), msgOrgFormat, t);
   }
 
+  private Marker filterTelemetryLogMarkers(Marker marker) {
+    if (marker == LogCollector.EXCLUDE_TELEMETRY || marker == LogCollector.SEND_TELEMETRY) {
+      // Do not log telemetry markers
+      return null;
+    }
+    return marker;
+  }
+
   private Throwable getIfThrowable(final Object obj) {
     return obj instanceof Throwable ? (Throwable) obj : null;
   }