diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc6796e..64aa135 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ The change log describes what is "Added", "Removed", "Changed" or "Fixed" betwee
 
 # Version 2
 
+# 2.2.0
+
+- Added `default_client` configuration option to disable assigning the first client as default client and to remove the default client service.
+
 # 2.1.0 - 2024-11-24
 
 - Added [PluginConfigurator](https://docs.php-http.org/en/latest/integrations/symfony-bundle.html#configure-a-custom-plugin)
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index f9d0fdb..c5a19a3 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder(): TreeBuilder
                     ->defaultTrue()
                     ->info('Set to false to not autowire ClientInterface and HttpAsyncClient.')
                 ->end()
+                ->booleanNode('default_client')
+                    ->defaultTrue()
+                    ->info('Set to false to disable assigning the first client as default client and to remove the default client service.')
+                ->end()
                 ->arrayNode('main_alias')
                     ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
                     ->info('Configure which service the main alias point to.')
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/HttplugExtension.php b/src/DependencyInjection/HttplugExtension.php
index d8c913c..9176890 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/HttplugExtension.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/HttplugExtension.php
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container): void
             $container->removeAlias(ClientInterface::class);
         }
 
+        if (!$config['default_client']) {
+            $container->removeAlias('httplug.client');
+            $container->removeAlias('httplug.client.default');
+            $container->removeDefinition('httplug.client.default');
+        }
+
         if ($this->useVcrPlugin) {
             if (!\class_exists(RecordPlugin::class)) {
                 throw new InvalidConfigurationException('You need to require the VCR plugin to be able to use it: "composer require --dev php-http/vcr-plugin".');
@@ -139,6 +145,10 @@ private function configureClients(ContainerBuilder $container, array $config): v
             $clients[] = $name;
         }
 
+        if (!$config['default_client']) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // If we have clients configured
         if (null !== $first) {
             // If we do not have a client named 'default'