diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5ba077..85e20ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ The framework supports multiple update ingestion modes.
 
   Requires an explicit dependency and a public HTTPS endpoint.
 
+- **NO_INGRESS**
+
+  Runs the bot without any update ingress.
+
+  Incoming updates from Telegram are not received. Suitable for outbound-only bots,
+  scheduled notifications, and integration-driven use cases.
+
 ### **Custom ingress**
 
 - **CUSTOM**
@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ Transport selection is controlled via:
 ```yaml
 telegram:
   bot:
-    mode: LONG_POLLING | WEBHOOK | CUSTOM
+    mode: LONG_POLLING | WEBHOOK | CUSTOM | NO_INGRESS
 ```
 
 In CUSTOM mode, application startup will fail if no UpdateIngress bean is provided.
diff --git a/telegram-bot-core/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/core/ingress/NoIngressUpdateIngress.java b/telegram-bot-core/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/core/ingress/NoIngressUpdateIngress.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05f447f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram-bot-core/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/core/ingress/NoIngressUpdateIngress.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package io.ksilisk.telegrambot.core.ingress;
+
+/**
+ * An implementation of UpdateIngress that does nothing.
+ * Used when the bot is configured to not receive any updates.
+ */
+public class NoIngressUpdateIngress implements UpdateIngress {
+    public NoIngressUpdateIngress() {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/TelegramBotAutoConfiguration.java b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/TelegramBotAutoConfiguration.java
index 3b8bf92..7d8fe95 100644
--- a/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/TelegramBotAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/TelegramBotAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.dispatch.RoutingConfiguration;
 import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.transport.CustomMissingIngressConfiguration;
 import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.transport.LongPollingMissingIngressConfiguration;
+import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.transport.NoIngressModeConfiguration;
 import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.transport.TelegramClientConfiguration;
 import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.transport.WebhookMissingIngressConfiguration;
 import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.properties.TelegramBotProperties;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(TelegramBotProperties.class)
 @ConditionalOnClass(TelegramBot.class)
 @Import({
+        NoIngressModeConfiguration.class,
         LongPollingMissingIngressConfiguration.class,
         WebhookMissingIngressConfiguration.class,
         CustomMissingIngressConfiguration.class,
diff --git a/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/config/transport/NoIngressModeConfiguration.java b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/config/transport/NoIngressModeConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6396e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/config/transport/NoIngressModeConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.transport;
+
+import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.core.ingress.NoIngressUpdateIngress;
+import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.core.ingress.UpdateIngress;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "telegram.bot", name = "mode", havingValue = "NO_INGRESS")
+public class NoIngressModeConfiguration {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NoIngressModeConfiguration.class);
+
+    @Bean
+    public UpdateIngress updateIngress() {
+        log.info("Telegram bot is running in NO_INGRESS mode. Incoming updates are disabled.");
+        return new NoIngressUpdateIngress();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/properties/TelegramBotProperties.java b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/properties/TelegramBotProperties.java
index cdbbe66..eb6ee1c 100644
--- a/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/properties/TelegramBotProperties.java
+++ b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/properties/TelegramBotProperties.java
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ public class TelegramBotProperties {
      *   <li>{@code LONG_POLLING} – receive updates by polling the Telegram API</li>
      *   <li>{@code WEBHOOK} – receive updates via incoming HTTP requests</li>
      *   <li>{@code CUSTOM} – receive updates via custom ingress</li>
+     *   <li>{@code NO_INGRESS} - run without any update ingress (outbound-only mode)</li>
      * </ul>
      */
     public enum TelegramBotMode {
         LONG_POLLING,
         WEBHOOK,
-        CUSTOM
+        CUSTOM,
+        NO_INGRESS
     }
 
     /**
@@ -173,5 +175,4 @@ public NoMatchStrategyProperties getNomatch() {
     public void setNomatch(NoMatchStrategyProperties nomatch) {
         this.nomatch = nomatch;
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/config/transport/NoIngressModeConfigurationTest.java b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/config/transport/NoIngressModeConfigurationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b564a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram-bot-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/ksilisk/telegrambot/autoconfigure/config/transport/NoIngressModeConfigurationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package io.ksilisk.telegrambot.autoconfigure.config.transport;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
+
+import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.core.ingress.NoIngressUpdateIngress;
+import io.ksilisk.telegrambot.core.ingress.UpdateIngress;
+
+class NoIngressModeConfigurationTest {
+
+    private final ApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new ApplicationContextRunner()
+            .withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(NoIngressModeConfiguration.class));
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldCreateDisabledUpdateIngressWhenModeIsDisabled() {
+        contextRunner.withPropertyValues("telegram.bot.mode=NO_INGRESS")
+                .run(context -> {
+                    assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(UpdateIngress.class);
+                    assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(NoIngressUpdateIngress.class);
+                });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldNotCreateBeanWhenModeIsNotDisabled() {
+        contextRunner.withPropertyValues("telegram.bot.mode=LONG_POLLING")
+                .run(context -> assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(NoIngressUpdateIngress.class));
+    }
+}