diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6aecd20b..b7684f0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export type User = { user_id: number, first_name: string, last_name: string, };
 | smol_str-impl      | Implement `TS` for types from *smol_str*                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | tokio-impl         | Implement `TS` for types from *tokio*                                                                                                                                                                     |
 | jiff-impl          | Implement `TS` for types from *jiff*                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| export-bindings    | **Enabled by default** <br/>See the section below on "controlling binding generation" for more information.                                                                                               |
 
 <br/>
 
@@ -130,6 +131,34 @@ When ts-rs encounters an unsupported serde attribute, a warning is emitted, unle
 | `TS_RS_IMPORT_EXTENSION` | File extension used in `import` statements                          | *none*       |
 | `TS_RS_LARGE_INT`        | Binding used for large integer types (`i64`, `u64`, `i128`, `u128`) | `bigint`     |
 
+### Controlling when the bindings are generated
+
+Feature "export-bindings", which is enabled by default, instructs ts-rs to export the bindings
+when you run `cargo test`. This behavior may be undesirable if you need to export only at a
+specific time (e.g., during `./configure` or a build pipeline.)
+
+To opt out of this automatic binding generation, disable the default features in your
+Cargo.toml:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+ts-rs = { version = "11", default-features = false, features = [
+  "serde-compat",
+  "no-serde-warnings",
+] }
+```
+
+Now, you may export the bindings on demand using the `--features` flag:
+
+```bash
+cargo test --features ts-rs/export-bindings
+```
+
+Or, if you want to merely export the bindings and run no other tests:
+
+```bash
+cargo test --features ts-rs/export-bindings -- 'export_bindings_'
+```
 
 ### Contributing
 Contributions are always welcome!
diff --git a/macros/Cargo.toml b/macros/Cargo.toml
index 3ffe2b09..4eb62be9 100644
--- a/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ homepage = "https://github.com/Aleph-Alpha/ts-rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/Aleph-Alpha/ts-rs"
 
 [features]
+default = ["export-bindings"]
 serde-compat = ["termcolor"]
 no-serde-warnings = []
+export-bindings = []
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
diff --git a/macros/src/lib.rs b/macros/src/lib.rs
index 00613489..9e5fc5d1 100644
--- a/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use proc_macro2::{Ident, TokenStream};
-use quote::{format_ident, quote};
+use quote::quote;
 use syn::{
     parse_quote, spanned::Spanned, ConstParam, Expr, GenericParam, Generics, Item, LifetimeParam,
     Path, Result, Type, TypeArray, TypeParam, TypeParen, TypePath, TypeReference, TypeSlice,
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ impl DerivedTS {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "export-bindings")]
     fn generate_export_test(&self, rust_ty: &Ident, generics: &Generics) -> TokenStream {
-        let test_fn = format_ident!(
+        let test_fn = quote::format_ident!(
             "export_bindings_{}",
             rust_ty.to_string().to_lowercase().replace("r#", "")
         );
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@ impl DerivedTS {
             }
         }
     }
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "export-bindings"))]
+    fn generate_export_test(&self, _rust_ty: &Ident, _generics: &Generics) -> TokenStream {
+        quote! {}
+    }
 
     fn generate_generics_fn(&self, generics: &Generics) -> TokenStream {
         let crate_rename = &self.crate_rename;
diff --git a/ts-rs/Cargo.toml b/ts-rs/Cargo.toml
index f00cac4c..3c38bb2a 100644
--- a/ts-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ts-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 rust-version = "1.78.0"
 
 [features]
-default = ["serde-compat"]
+default = ["serde-compat", "export-bindings"]
 
 chrono-impl = ["chrono"]
 bigdecimal-impl = ["bigdecimal"]
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ no-serde-warnings = ["ts-rs-macros/no-serde-warnings"]
 import-esm = []
 tokio-impl = ["tokio"]
 jiff-impl = ["jiff"]
+export-bindings = ["ts-rs-macros/export-bindings"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.40", features = ["sync", "rt"] }
 
 [dependencies]
-ts-rs-macros = { version = "=11.1.0", path = "../macros" }
+ts-rs-macros = { version = "=11.1.0", path = "../macros", default-features = false }
 thiserror = "2"
 
 heapless = { version = ">= 0.7, < 0.9", optional = true }
diff --git a/ts-rs/src/lib.rs b/ts-rs/src/lib.rs
index 5c670484..8ee1cfeb 100644
--- a/ts-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ts-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 //! | smol_str-impl      | Implement `TS` for types from *smol_str*                                                                                                                                                                  |
 //! | tokio-impl         | Implement `TS` for types from *tokio*                                                                                                                                                                     |
 //! | jiff-impl          | Implement `TS` for types from *jiff*                                                                                                                                                                      |
+//! | export-bindings    | **Enabled by default** <br/>See the section below on "controlling binding generation" for more information.                                                                                               |
 //!
 //! <br/>
 //!
@@ -128,6 +129,34 @@
 //! | `TS_RS_IMPORT_EXTENSION` | File extension used in `import` statements                          | *none*       |
 //! | `TS_RS_LARGE_INT`        | Binding used for large integer types (`i64`, `u64`, `i128`, `u128`) | `bigint`     |
 //!
+//! ## Controlling when the bindings are generated
+//!
+//! Feature "export-bindings", which is enabled by default, instructs ts-rs to export the bindings
+//! when you run `cargo test`. This behavior may be undesirable if you need to export only at a
+//! specific time (e.g., during `./configure` or a build pipeline.)
+//!
+//! To opt out of this automatic binding generation, disable the default features in your
+//! Cargo.toml:
+//!
+//! ```toml
+//! [dependencies]
+//! ts-rs = { version = "11", default-features = false, features = [
+//!   "serde-compat",
+//!   "no-serde-warnings",
+//! ] }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Now, you may export the bindings on demand using the `--features` flag:
+//!
+//! ```bash
+//! cargo test --features ts-rs/export-bindings
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Or, if you want to merely export the bindings and run no other tests:
+//!
+//! ```bash
+//! cargo test --features ts-rs/export-bindings -- 'export_bindings_'
+//! ```
 //!
 //! ## Contributing
 //! Contributions are always welcome!