diff --git a/includes/class-wc-cart-session.php b/includes/class-wc-cart-session.php
index 0f555d6ecd6..4b68f24d9de 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-cart-session.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-cart-session.php
@@ -71,12 +71,18 @@ final class WC_Cart_Session {
 		$this->cart->set_coupon_discount_tax_totals( WC()->session->get( 'coupon_discount_tax_totals', array() ) );
 		$this->cart->set_removed_cart_contents( WC()->session->get( 'removed_cart_contents', array() ) );
 
-		if ( is_null( $cart ) && ( $saved_cart = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_woocommerce_persistent_cart_' . get_current_blog_id(), true ) ) ) { // @codingStandardsIgnoreLine
+		if ( apply_filters( 'woocommerce_persistent_cart_enabled', true ) ) {
+			$saved_cart = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_woocommerce_persistent_cart_' . get_current_blog_id(), true );
+		} else {
+			$saved_cart = false;
+		}
+
+		if ( is_null( $cart ) && $saved_cart ) {
 			$cart                = $saved_cart['cart'];
 			$update_cart_session = true;
 		} elseif ( is_null( $cart ) ) {
 			$cart = array();
-		} elseif ( is_array( $cart ) && ( $saved_cart = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_woocommerce_persistent_cart_' . get_current_blog_id(), true ) ) ) { // @codingStandardsIgnoreLine
+		} elseif ( is_array( $cart ) && $saved_cart ) {
 			$cart                = array_merge( $saved_cart['cart'], $cart );
 			$update_cart_session = true;
 		}
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ final class WC_Cart_Session {
 	 * Save the persistent cart when the cart is updated.
 	 */
 	public function persistent_cart_update() {
-		if ( get_current_user_id() ) {
+		if ( get_current_user_id() && apply_filters( 'woocommerce_persistent_cart_enabled', true ) ) {
 			update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_woocommerce_persistent_cart_' . get_current_blog_id(), array(
 				'cart' => $this->get_cart_for_session(),
 			) );
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ final class WC_Cart_Session {
 	 * Delete the persistent cart permanently.
 	 */
 	public function persistent_cart_destroy() {
-		if ( get_current_user_id() ) {
+		if ( get_current_user_id() && apply_filters( 'woocommerce_persistent_cart_enabled', true ) ) {
 			delete_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_woocommerce_persistent_cart_' . get_current_blog_id() );
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/includes/wc-cart-functions.php b/includes/wc-cart-functions.php
index 443720ef941..5701689bb5b 100644
--- a/includes/wc-cart-functions.php
+++ b/includes/wc-cart-functions.php
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ function wc_empty_cart() {
  * @deprecated 2.3
  */
 function wc_load_persistent_cart( $user_login, $user ) {
-	if ( ! $user || ! ( $saved_cart = get_user_meta( $user->ID, '_woocommerce_persistent_cart_' . get_current_blog_id(), true ) ) ) {
+	if ( ! $user || ! apply_filters( 'woocommerce_persistent_cart_enabled', true ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	$saved_cart = get_user_meta( $user->ID, '_woocommerce_persistent_cart_' . get_current_blog_id(), true );
+
+	if ( ! $saved_cart ) {
 		return;
 	}