diff --git a/ddtrace/debugging/_products/code_origin/span.py b/ddtrace/debugging/_products/code_origin/span.py
index 274e2c1a12a..e4ed054698c 100644
--- a/ddtrace/debugging/_products/code_origin/span.py
+++ b/ddtrace/debugging/_products/code_origin/span.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import enum
+
 from ddtrace.internal.products import manager as product_manager
 from ddtrace.settings._core import ValueSource
 from ddtrace.settings.code_origin import config
@@ -14,6 +16,12 @@ def post_preload():
     pass
 
 
+def _start():
+    from ddtrace.debugging._origin.span import SpanCodeOriginProcessorEntry
+
+    SpanCodeOriginProcessorEntry.enable()
+
+
 def start():
     if config.span.enabled:
         from ddtrace.debugging._origin.span import SpanCodeOriginProcessorEntry
@@ -33,6 +41,12 @@ def restart(join=False):
     pass
 
 
+def _stop():
+    from ddtrace.debugging._origin.span import SpanCodeOriginProcessorEntry
+
+    SpanCodeOriginProcessorEntry.disable()
+
+
 def stop(join=False):
     if config.span.enabled:
         from ddtrace.debugging._origin.span import SpanCodeOriginProcessorEntry
@@ -48,3 +62,13 @@ def stop(join=False):
 
 def at_exit(join=False):
     stop(join=join)
+
+
+class APMCapabilities(enum.IntFlag):
+    APM_TRACING_ENABLE_CODE_ORIGIN = 1 << 40
+
+
+def apm_tracing_rc(lib_config, _config):
+    if (enabled := lib_config.get("code_origin_enabled")) is not None:
+        should_start = (config.span.spec.enabled.full_name not in config.source or config.span.enabled) and enabled
+        _start() if should_start else _stop()
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/feat-co-in-product-enablement-6b70fc52d62721fa.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/feat-co-in-product-enablement-6b70fc52d62721fa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6adaf07128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/feat-co-in-product-enablement-6b70fc52d62721fa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    code origin: added support for in-product enablement.