diff --git a/packages/core/src/highlevel/client.ts b/packages/core/src/highlevel/client.ts
index eb8cfea3..ca16ef77 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/highlevel/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/highlevel/client.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,14 @@ type TelegramClientOptions = (
       })
     | { client: ITelegramClient }
 ) & {
+    /**
+     * If true, all API calls will be wrapped with `tl.invokeWithoutUpdates`,
+     * effectively disabling the server-sent events for the clients.
+     * May be useful in some cases.
+     *
+     * @default false
+     */
+    disableUpdates?: boolean
     updates?: Omit<ParsedUpdateHandlerParams, 'onUpdate'>
     /**
      * If `true`, the updates that were handled by some {@link Conversation}
@@ -5410,23 +5418,25 @@ export class TelegramClient extends EventEmitter implements ITelegramClient {
         // @ts-expect-error codegen
         this.storage = this._client.storage
 
-        const skipConversationUpdates = opts.skipConversationUpdates ?? true
-        const { messageGroupingInterval } = opts.updates ?? {}
+        if (!opts.disableUpdates) {
+            const skipConversationUpdates = opts.skipConversationUpdates ?? true
+            const { messageGroupingInterval } = opts.updates ?? {}
 
-        this._client.onUpdate(
-            makeParsedUpdateHandler({
-                messageGroupingInterval,
-                onUpdate: (update) => {
-                    if (Conversation.handleUpdate(this._client, update) && skipConversationUpdates) return
+            this._client.onUpdate(
+                makeParsedUpdateHandler({
+                    messageGroupingInterval,
+                    onUpdate: (update) => {
+                        if (Conversation.handleUpdate(this._client, update) && skipConversationUpdates) return
 
-                    this.emit('update', update)
-                    this.emit(update.name, update.data)
-                },
-                onRawUpdate: (update, peers) => {
-                    this.emit('raw_update', update, peers)
-                },
-            }),
-        )
+                        this.emit('update', update)
+                        this.emit(update.name, update.data)
+                    },
+                    onRawUpdate: (update, peers) => {
+                        this.emit('raw_update', update, peers)
+                    },
+                }),
+            )
+        }
     }
     withParams(params: RpcCallOptions): this {
         return withParams(this, params)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/highlevel/methods/_init.ts b/packages/core/src/highlevel/methods/_init.ts
index c555b1b2..36d8df55 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/highlevel/methods/_init.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/highlevel/methods/_init.ts
@@ -13,17 +13,28 @@ import { Conversation } from '../types/conversation.js'
 import { makeParsedUpdateHandler, ParsedUpdateHandlerParams } from '../updates/parsed.js'
 
 // @copy
-type TelegramClientOptions = ((PartialOnly<Omit<BaseTelegramClientOptions, 'storage'>, 'transport' | 'crypto'> & {
+type TelegramClientOptions = (
+    | (PartialOnly<Omit<BaseTelegramClientOptions, 'storage'>, 'transport' | 'crypto'> & {
+          /**
+           * Storage to use for this client.
+           *
+           * If a string is passed, it will be used as
+           * a name for the default platform-specific storage provider to use.
+           *
+           * @default `"client.session"`
+           */
+          storage?: string | ITelegramStorageProvider
+      })
+    | { client: ITelegramClient }
+) & {
     /**
-     * Storage to use for this client.
+     * If true, all API calls will be wrapped with `tl.invokeWithoutUpdates`,
+     * effectively disabling the server-sent events for the clients.
+     * May be useful in some cases.
      *
-     * If a string is passed, it will be used as
-     * a name for the default platform-specific storage provider to use.
-     *
-     * @default `"client.session"`
+     * @default false
      */
-    storage?: string | ITelegramStorageProvider
-}) | ({ client: ITelegramClient })) & {
+    disableUpdates?: boolean
     updates?: Omit<ParsedUpdateHandlerParams, 'onUpdate'>
     /**
      * If `true`, the updates that were handled by some {@link Conversation}
@@ -41,7 +52,9 @@ function _initializeClient(this: TelegramClient, opts: TelegramClientOptions) {
         this._client = opts.client
     } else {
         if (!opts.storage || typeof opts.storage === 'string' || !opts.transport || !opts.crypto) {
-            throw new MtUnsupportedError('You need to explicitly provide storage, transport and crypto for @mtcute/core')
+            throw new MtUnsupportedError(
+                'You need to explicitly provide storage, transport and crypto for @mtcute/core',
+            )
         }
 
         this._client = new BaseTelegramClient(opts as BaseTelegramClientOptions)
@@ -52,19 +65,23 @@ function _initializeClient(this: TelegramClient, opts: TelegramClientOptions) {
     // @ts-expect-error codegen
     this.storage = this._client.storage
 
-    const skipConversationUpdates = opts.skipConversationUpdates ?? true
-    const { messageGroupingInterval } = opts.updates ?? {}
+    if (!opts.disableUpdates) {
+        const skipConversationUpdates = opts.skipConversationUpdates ?? true
+        const { messageGroupingInterval } = opts.updates ?? {}
 
-    this._client.onUpdate(makeParsedUpdateHandler({
-        messageGroupingInterval,
-        onUpdate: (update) => {
-            if (Conversation.handleUpdate(this._client, update) && skipConversationUpdates) return
+        this._client.onUpdate(
+            makeParsedUpdateHandler({
+                messageGroupingInterval,
+                onUpdate: (update) => {
+                    if (Conversation.handleUpdate(this._client, update) && skipConversationUpdates) return
 
-            this.emit('update', update)
-            this.emit(update.name, update.data)
-        },
-        onRawUpdate: (update, peers) => {
-            this.emit('raw_update', update, peers)
-        },
-    }))
+                    this.emit('update', update)
+                    this.emit(update.name, update.data)
+                },
+                onRawUpdate: (update, peers) => {
+                    this.emit('raw_update', update, peers)
+                },
+            }),
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/network/client.ts b/packages/core/src/network/client.ts
index 6e793e7d..4295edda 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/network/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/network/client.ts
@@ -122,14 +122,10 @@ export interface MtClientOptions {
     maxRetryCount?: number
 
     /**
-     * If true, every single API call will be wrapped with `tl.invokeWithoutUpdates`,
+     * If true, all API calls will be wrapped with `tl.invokeWithoutUpdates`,
      * effectively disabling the server-sent events for the clients.
      * May be useful in some cases.
      *
-     * Note that this only wraps calls made with `.call()` within the primary
-     * connection. Additional connections and direct `.sendForResult()` calls
-     * must be wrapped manually.
-     *
      * @default false
      */
     disableUpdates?: boolean