diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py
index 246ecd54461..929db7cf722 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class APPSEC(metaclass=Constant_Class):
     RASP_ERROR: Literal["_dd.appsec.rasp.error"] = "_dd.appsec.rasp.error"
     ERROR_TYPE: Literal["_dd.appsec.error.type"] = "_dd.appsec.error.type"
     ERROR_MESSAGE: Literal["_dd.appsec.error.message"] = "_dd.appsec.error.message"
+    UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TYPE: Literal["_dd.appsec.unsupported_event_type"] = "_dd.appsec.unsupported_event_type"
 
 
 TELEMETRY_OFF_NAME = "OFF"
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_processor.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_processor.py
index 63fec15679b..1eb0ecda59e 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_processor.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_processor.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Union
 
+from ddtrace.ext import SpanTypes
+from ddtrace.internal import core
+
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import ddtrace.appsec._ddwaf as ddwaf
@@ -181,6 +184,16 @@ def on_span_start(self, span: Span) -> None:
         if span.span_type not in asm_config._asm_processed_span_types:
             return
 
+        if span.span_type == SpanTypes.SERVERLESS:
+            skip_event = core.get_item("appsec_skip_next_lambda_event")
+            if skip_event:
+                core.discard_item("appsec_skip_next_lambda_event")
+                log.debug(
+                    "appsec: ignoring unsupported lamdba event",
+                )
+                span.set_metric(APPSEC.UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TYPE, 1.0)
+                return
+
         ctx = self._ddwaf._at_request_start()
         _asm_request_context.start_context(span, ctx.rc_products if ctx is not None else "")
         peer_ip = _asm_request_context.get_ip()
diff --git a/ddtrace/settings/asm.py b/ddtrace/settings/asm.py
index 98843f237af..e6b6ec9fb76 100644
--- a/ddtrace/settings/asm.py
+++ b/ddtrace/settings/asm.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class ASMConfig(DDConfig):
         "_asm_static_rule_file",
         "_asm_obfuscation_parameter_key_regexp",
         "_asm_obfuscation_parameter_value_regexp",
+        "_asm_processed_span_types",
         "_apm_tracing_enabled",
         "_bypass_instrumentation_for_waf",
         "_iast_enabled",
diff --git a/tests/appsec/appsec/test_processor.py b/tests/appsec/appsec/test_processor.py
index 09fd5e724ce..ed79a7c0bcd 100644
--- a/tests/appsec/appsec/test_processor.py
+++ b/tests/appsec/appsec/test_processor.py
@@ -767,3 +767,28 @@ def test_ephemeral_addresses(mock_run, persistent, ephemeral):
             WAF_DATA_NAMES[ephemeral]: {"key_2": "value_3"},
         }
     assert (span._local_root or span).get_tag(APPSEC.RC_PRODUCTS) == "[ASM:1] u:1 r:1"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("skip_event", [True, False])
+def test_lambda_unsupported_event(tracer, skip_event):
+    """
+    Test that the processor correctly handles the appsec_skip_next_lambda_event flag.
+    """
+    if skip_event:
+        core.set_item("appsec_skip_next_lambda_event", True)
+
+    config = {
+        "_asm_enabled": True,
+        "_asm_processed_span_types": {SpanTypes.SERVERLESS},
+    }
+
+    with asm_context(tracer=tracer, config=config, span_type=SpanTypes.SERVERLESS) as span:
+        pass
+
+    if skip_event:
+        # When skip_event is True, the metric should be set and context item should be discarded
+        assert span.get_metric(APPSEC.UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TYPE) == 1.0
+        assert core.get_item("appsec_skip_next_lambda_event") is None
+    else:
+        # When skip_event is False, the metric should not be set
+        assert span.get_metric(APPSEC.UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TYPE) is None
diff --git a/tests/appsec/utils.py b/tests/appsec/utils.py
index 47911aa76c5..d97691bc333 100644
--- a/tests/appsec/utils.py
+++ b/tests/appsec/utils.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def get_waf_addresses(address: str) -> typing.Optional[typing.Any]:
 def asm_context(
     tracer=None,
     span_name: str = "",
+    span_type: str = SpanTypes.WEB,
     ip_addr: typing.Optional[str] = None,
     headers_case_sensitive: bool = False,
     headers: typing.Optional[typing.Dict[str, str]] = None,
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def asm_context(
             headers=headers,
             block_request_callable=block_request_callable,
             service=service,
-        ), tracer.trace(span_name or "test", span_type=SpanTypes.WEB, service=service) as span:
+        ), tracer.trace(span_name or "test", span_type=span_type, service=service) as span:
             yield span
         unpatch_for_waf_addresses()