diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/main.go b/cmd/prometheus/main.go
index beb9e3b0ad..8dd1d88fa0 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/main.go
+++ b/cmd/prometheus/main.go
@@ -757,18 +757,19 @@ func main() {
 		queryEngine = promql.NewEngine(opts)
 
 		ruleManager = rules.NewManager(&rules.ManagerOptions{
-			Appendable:         fanoutStorage,
-			Queryable:          localStorage,
-			QueryFunc:          rules.EngineQueryFunc(queryEngine, fanoutStorage),
-			NotifyFunc:         rules.SendAlerts(notifierManager, cfg.web.ExternalURL.String()),
-			Context:            ctxRule,
-			ExternalURL:        cfg.web.ExternalURL,
-			Registerer:         prometheus.DefaultRegisterer,
-			Logger:             log.With(logger, "component", "rule manager"),
-			OutageTolerance:    time.Duration(cfg.outageTolerance),
-			ForGracePeriod:     time.Duration(cfg.forGracePeriod),
-			ResendDelay:        time.Duration(cfg.resendDelay),
-			MaxConcurrentEvals: cfg.maxConcurrentEvals,
+			Appendable:             fanoutStorage,
+			Queryable:              localStorage,
+			QueryFunc:              rules.EngineQueryFunc(queryEngine, fanoutStorage),
+			NotifyFunc:             rules.SendAlerts(notifierManager, cfg.web.ExternalURL.String()),
+			Context:                ctxRule,
+			ExternalURL:            cfg.web.ExternalURL,
+			Registerer:             prometheus.DefaultRegisterer,
+			Logger:                 log.With(logger, "component", "rule manager"),
+			OutageTolerance:        time.Duration(cfg.outageTolerance),
+			ForGracePeriod:         time.Duration(cfg.forGracePeriod),
+			ResendDelay:            time.Duration(cfg.resendDelay),
+			MaxConcurrentEvals:     cfg.maxConcurrentEvals,
+			ConcurrentEvalsEnabled: cfg.enableConcurrentRuleEval,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/rules/group.go b/rules/group.go
index c742820a81..2be41c8015 100644
--- a/rules/group.go
+++ b/rules/group.go
@@ -435,11 +435,12 @@ func (g *Group) Eval(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time) {
 		}
 
 		eval := func(i int, rule Rule, async bool) {
-			if async {
-				defer func() {
-					g.opts.ConcurrentEvalSema.Release(1)
-				}()
-			}
+			defer func() {
+				if async {
+					g.opts.ConcurrencyController.Done()
+				}
+			}()
+
 			logger := log.WithPrefix(g.logger, "name", rule.Name(), "index", i)
 			ctx, sp := otel.Tracer("").Start(ctx, "rule")
 			sp.SetAttributes(attribute.String("name", rule.Name()))
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ func (g *Group) Eval(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time) {
 
 		// If the rule has no dependencies, it can run concurrently because no other rules in this group depend on its output.
 		// Try run concurrently if there are slots available.
-		if g.dependencyMap.isIndependent(rule) && g.opts.ConcurrentEvalSema != nil && g.opts.ConcurrentEvalSema.TryAcquire(1) {
+		if g.dependencyMap.isIndependent(rule) && g.opts.ConcurrencyController.Allow() {
 			go eval(i, rule, true)
 		} else {
 			eval(i, rule, false)
diff --git a/rules/manager.go b/rules/manager.go
index e9fa94e9e2..0aeeae1703 100644
--- a/rules/manager.go
+++ b/rules/manager.go
@@ -104,20 +104,21 @@ type NotifyFunc func(ctx context.Context, expr string, alerts ...*Alert)
 
 // ManagerOptions bundles options for the Manager.
 type ManagerOptions struct {
-	ExternalURL        *url.URL
-	QueryFunc          QueryFunc
-	NotifyFunc         NotifyFunc
-	Context            context.Context
-	Appendable         storage.Appendable
-	Queryable          storage.Queryable
-	Logger             log.Logger
-	Registerer         prometheus.Registerer
-	OutageTolerance    time.Duration
-	ForGracePeriod     time.Duration
-	ResendDelay        time.Duration
-	MaxConcurrentEvals int64
-	ConcurrentEvalSema *semaphore.Weighted
-	GroupLoader        GroupLoader
+	ExternalURL            *url.URL
+	QueryFunc              QueryFunc
+	NotifyFunc             NotifyFunc
+	Context                context.Context
+	Appendable             storage.Appendable
+	Queryable              storage.Queryable
+	Logger                 log.Logger
+	Registerer             prometheus.Registerer
+	OutageTolerance        time.Duration
+	ForGracePeriod         time.Duration
+	ResendDelay            time.Duration
+	MaxConcurrentEvals     int64
+	ConcurrentEvalsEnabled bool
+	ConcurrencyController  ConcurrencyController
+	GroupLoader            GroupLoader
 
 	Metrics *Metrics
 }
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func NewManager(o *ManagerOptions) *Manager {
 		o.GroupLoader = FileLoader{}
 	}
 
-	o.ConcurrentEvalSema = semaphore.NewWeighted(o.MaxConcurrentEvals)
+	o.ConcurrencyController = NewConcurrencyController(o.ConcurrentEvalsEnabled, o.MaxConcurrentEvals)
 
 	m := &Manager{
 		groups: map[string]*Group{},
@@ -408,3 +409,28 @@ func SendAlerts(s Sender, externalURL string) NotifyFunc {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+type ConcurrencyController struct {
+	enabled bool
+	sema    *semaphore.Weighted
+}
+
+func NewConcurrencyController(enabled bool, maxConcurrency int64) ConcurrencyController {
+	return ConcurrencyController{enabled: enabled, sema: semaphore.NewWeighted(maxConcurrency)}
+}
+
+func (c ConcurrencyController) Allow() bool {
+	if !c.enabled {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return c.sema.TryAcquire(1)
+}
+
+func (c ConcurrencyController) Done() {
+	if !c.enabled {
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.sema.Release(1)
+}
diff --git a/rules/manager_test.go b/rules/manager_test.go
index e3e156038e..c2b23716f1 100644
--- a/rules/manager_test.go
+++ b/rules/manager_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 	"go.uber.org/goleak"
-	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/labels"
@@ -1672,7 +1671,7 @@ func TestAsyncRuleEvaluation(t *testing.T) {
 
 		for _, group := range groups {
 			// Allow up to 2 concurrent rule evaluations.
-			group.opts.ConcurrentEvalSema = semaphore.NewWeighted(2)
+			group.opts.ConcurrencyController = NewConcurrencyController(true, 2)
 			require.Len(t, group.rules, expectedRules)
 
 			start := time.Now()
@@ -1722,10 +1721,11 @@ func TestBoundedRuleEvalConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 
 	files := []string{"fixtures/rules_multiple_groups.yaml"}
 	ruleManager := NewManager(&ManagerOptions{
-		Context:            context.Background(),
-		Logger:             log.NewNopLogger(),
-		Appendable:         storage,
-		MaxConcurrentEvals: maxConcurrency,
+		Context:                context.Background(),
+		Logger:                 log.NewNopLogger(),
+		Appendable:             storage,
+		ConcurrentEvalsEnabled: true,
+		MaxConcurrentEvals:     maxConcurrency,
 		QueryFunc: func(ctx context.Context, q string, ts time.Time) (promql.Vector, error) {
 			inflightQueries.Add(1)
 			defer func() {