diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c6fda2c1..8b79a534e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 ### Added
 
 - ✨(helm) allow disallowing search engine indexing per instance #2694
+- 🐛(frontend) reduce PostHog volume from web vitals and opt_in spam #2701
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/services/PosthogAnalytic.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/services/PosthogAnalytic.tsx
index 89e9ede9b..87e13b583 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/services/PosthogAnalytic.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/services/PosthogAnalytic.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export function PostHogProvider({
       },
       capture_pageview: false,
       capture_pageleave: true,
+      capture_performance: { web_vitals: false },
     });
 
     const handleRouteChange = () => posthog?.capture('$pageview');
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export function PostHogProvider({
     if (isOffline) {
       posthog.opt_out_capturing();
     } else {
-      posthog.opt_in_capturing();
+      posthog.opt_in_capturing({ captureEventName: false });
     }
   }, [isOffline]);