diff --git a/packages/client/src/client.ts b/packages/client/src/client.ts
index 10adcedd..0b2b56c7 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/client.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,25 @@ interface TelegramClientOptions extends Omit<BaseTelegramClientOptions, 'storage
      * Parameters for updates manager.
      */
     updates?: Omit<ParsedUpdateHandlerParams & UpdatesManagerParams, 'onUpdate' | 'onRawUpdate'>
+
+    /**
+     * **ADVANCED**
+     *
+     * If set to `true`, updates manager will not be created,
+     * and only raw TL Updates will be emitted.
+     *
+     * Unlike {@link TelegramClientOptions.disableUpdates}, this
+     * does not prevent the updates from being sent by the server,
+     * but disables proper handling of them (see [Working with Updates](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates))
+     *
+     * This may be useful in some cases when you require more control over
+     * the updates or to minimize additional overhead from properly handling them
+     * for some very particular use cases.
+     *
+     * The updates **will not** be dispatched the normal way, instead
+     * you should manually add a handler using `client.network.setUpdateHandler`.
+     */
+    disableUpdatesManager?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
@@ -5206,6 +5225,7 @@ export interface TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
 export type { TelegramClientOptions }
 
 export class TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
+    protected _disableUpdatesManager: boolean
     constructor(opts: TelegramClientOptions) {
         if (typeof opts.storage === 'string') {
             opts.storage = _defaultStorageFactory(opts.storage)
@@ -5216,9 +5236,10 @@ export class TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
         /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call */
         // @ts-expect-error codegen
         super(opts)
-
         /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call */
-        if (!opts.disableUpdates) {
+        this._disableUpdatesManager = opts.disableUpdatesManager ?? false
+
+        if (!opts.disableUpdates && !opts.disableUpdatesManager) {
             const { messageGroupingInterval, ...managerParams } = opts.updates ?? {}
 
             enableUpdatesProcessing(this, {
@@ -6239,7 +6260,7 @@ TelegramClient.prototype.start =
     async function _start(this: TelegramClient, params: Parameters<typeof start>[1]) {
         const user = await start(this, params)
 
-        if (!this.network.params.disableUpdates) {
+        if (!this.network.params.disableUpdates && !this._disableUpdatesManager) {
             await this.startUpdatesLoop()
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/methods/_init.ts b/packages/client/src/methods/_init.ts
index 5b840966..77ca3824 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/methods/_init.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/methods/_init.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import {
     UpdatesManagerParams,
 } from './updates/index.js'
 
+// @extension
+interface TelegramClientExt {
+    _disableUpdatesManager: boolean
+}
+
 // @copy
 interface TelegramClientOptions extends Omit<BaseTelegramClientOptions, 'storage'> {
     /**
@@ -34,6 +39,25 @@ interface TelegramClientOptions extends Omit<BaseTelegramClientOptions, 'storage
      * Parameters for updates manager.
      */
     updates?: Omit<ParsedUpdateHandlerParams & UpdatesManagerParams, 'onUpdate' | 'onRawUpdate'>
+
+    /**
+     * **ADVANCED**
+     *
+     * If set to `true`, updates manager will not be created,
+     * and only raw TL Updates will be emitted.
+     *
+     * Unlike {@link TelegramClientOptions.disableUpdates}, this
+     * does not prevent the updates from being sent by the server,
+     * but disables proper handling of them (see [Working with Updates](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates))
+     *
+     * This may be useful in some cases when you require more control over
+     * the updates or to minimize additional overhead from properly handling them
+     * for some very particular use cases.
+     *
+     * The updates **will not** be dispatched the normal way, instead
+     * you should manually add a handler using `client.network.setUpdateHandler`.
+     */
+    disableUpdatesManager?: boolean
 }
 
 // @initialize=super
@@ -54,7 +78,9 @@ function _initializeClientSuper(this: TelegramClient, opts: TelegramClientOption
 // @initialize
 /** @internal */
 function _initializeClient(this: TelegramClient, opts: TelegramClientOptions) {
-    if (!opts.disableUpdates) {
+    this._disableUpdatesManager = opts.disableUpdatesManager ?? false
+
+    if (!opts.disableUpdates && !opts.disableUpdatesManager) {
         const { messageGroupingInterval, ...managerParams } = opts.updates ?? {}
 
         enableUpdatesProcessing(this, {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/methods/auth/start.ts b/packages/client/src/methods/auth/start.ts
index 90cc7f11..42a633b5 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/methods/auth/start.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/methods/auth/start.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export async function start(
 async function _start(this: TelegramClient, params: Parameters<typeof start>[1]) {
     const user = await start(this, params)
 
-    if (!this.network.params.disableUpdates) {
+    if (!this.network.params.disableUpdates && !this._disableUpdatesManager) {
         await this.startUpdatesLoop()
     }