diff --git a/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/MPKitAppboy.m b/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/MPKitAppboy.m
index 4376a94..e32c75d 100644
--- a/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/MPKitAppboy.m
+++ b/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/MPKitAppboy.m
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
 __weak static id<BrazeInAppMessageUIDelegate> inAppMessageControllerDelegate = nil;
+static BOOL shouldDisableNotificationHandling = NO;
 #endif
 __weak static id<BrazeDelegate> urlDelegate = nil;
+static Braze *brazeInstance = nil;
 
 @interface MPKitAppboy() {
     Braze *appboyInstance;
@@ -83,6 +85,15 @@ + (void)setInAppMessageControllerDelegate:(id)delegate {
 + (id<BrazeInAppMessageUIDelegate>)inAppMessageControllerDelegate {
     return inAppMessageControllerDelegate;
 }
+
++ (void)setShouldDisableNotificationHandling:(BOOL)isDisabled {
+    shouldDisableNotificationHandling = isDisabled;
+}
+
++ (BOOL)shouldDisableNotificationHandling {
+    return shouldDisableNotificationHandling;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 + (void)setURLDelegate:(id)delegate {
@@ -93,6 +104,16 @@ + (void)setURLDelegate:(id)delegate {
     return urlDelegate;
 }
 
++ (void)setBrazeInstance:(id)instance {
+    if ([instance isKindOfClass:[Braze class]]) {
+        brazeInstance = instance;
+    }
+}
+
++ (Braze *)brazeInstance {
+    return brazeInstance;
+}
+
 #pragma mark Private methods
 - (NSString *)stringRepresentation:(id)value {
     NSString *stringRepresentation = nil;
@@ -239,6 +260,10 @@ - (NSString *)advertisingIdentifierString {
 
 #pragma mark MPKitInstanceProtocol methods
 - (MPKitExecStatus *)didFinishLaunchingWithConfiguration:(NSDictionary *)configuration {
+    
+    // Use the static braze instance if set
+    [self setAppboyInstance:brazeInstance];
+    
     MPKitExecStatus *execStatus = nil;
     
     if (!configuration[eabAPIKey]) {
@@ -266,6 +291,8 @@ - (MPKitExecStatus *)didFinishLaunchingWithConfiguration:(NSDictionary *)configu
         _started = NO;
     }
     
+   
+    
     execStatus = [[MPKitExecStatus alloc] initWithSDKCode:[[self class] kitCode] returnCode:MPKitReturnCodeSuccess];
     return execStatus;
 }
@@ -557,6 +584,10 @@ - (MPKitExecStatus *)logScreen:(MPEvent *)event {
 
 - (MPKitExecStatus *)receivedUserNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo {
     MPKitExecStatus *execStatus = [[MPKitExecStatus alloc] initWithSDKCode:@(MPKitInstanceAppboy) returnCode:MPKitReturnCodeSuccess];
+    
+    if (!shouldDisableNotificationHandling) {
+        return execStatus;
+    }
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
     if (![appboyInstance.notifications handleBackgroundNotificationWithUserInfo:userInfo fetchCompletionHandler:^(UIBackgroundFetchResult fetchResult) {}]) {
@@ -575,11 +606,16 @@ - (MPKitExecStatus *)removeUserAttribute:(NSString *)key {
 }
 
 - (MPKitExecStatus *)setDeviceToken:(NSData *)deviceToken {
+    MPKitExecStatus *execStatus = [[MPKitExecStatus alloc] initWithSDKCode:@(MPKitInstanceAppboy) returnCode:MPKitReturnCodeSuccess];
+    
+    if (!shouldDisableNotificationHandling) {
+        return execStatus;
+    }
+    
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
     [appboyInstance.notifications registerDeviceToken:deviceToken];
 #endif
     
-    MPKitExecStatus *execStatus = [[MPKitExecStatus alloc] initWithSDKCode:@(MPKitInstanceAppboy) returnCode:MPKitReturnCodeSuccess];
     return execStatus;
 }
 
@@ -931,6 +967,10 @@ - (MPKitExecStatus *)setUserIdentity:(NSString *)identityString identityType:(MP
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
 - (nonnull MPKitExecStatus *)userNotificationCenter:(nonnull UNUserNotificationCenter *)center willPresentNotification:(nonnull UNNotification *)notification {
     MPKitExecStatus *execStatus = [[MPKitExecStatus alloc] initWithSDKCode:@(MPKitInstanceAppboy) returnCode:MPKitReturnCodeSuccess];
+        
+    if (!shouldDisableNotificationHandling) {
+        return execStatus;
+    }
 
     if (![appboyInstance.notifications handleBackgroundNotificationWithUserInfo:notification.request.content.userInfo fetchCompletionHandler:^(UIBackgroundFetchResult fetchResult) {}]) {
         NSLog(@"mParticle -> Invalid Braze remote notification: %@", notification.request.content.userInfo);
@@ -941,6 +981,10 @@ - (nonnull MPKitExecStatus *)userNotificationCenter:(nonnull UNUserNotificationC
 
 - (nonnull MPKitExecStatus *)userNotificationCenter:(nonnull UNUserNotificationCenter *)center didReceiveNotificationResponse:(nonnull UNNotificationResponse *)response API_AVAILABLE(ios(10.0)) {
     MPKitExecStatus *execStatus = [[MPKitExecStatus alloc] initWithSDKCode:@(MPKitInstanceAppboy) returnCode:MPKitReturnCodeSuccess];
+    
+    if (!shouldDisableNotificationHandling) {
+        return execStatus;
+    }
 
     if (![appboyInstance.notifications handleUserNotificationWithResponse:response withCompletionHandler:^{}]) {
         NSLog(@"mParticle -> Notification Response rejected by Braze: %@", response);
diff --git a/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/include/MPKitAppboy.h b/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/include/MPKitAppboy.h
index 73e1243..f2ec884 100644
--- a/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/include/MPKitAppboy.h
+++ b/Sources/mParticle-Appboy/include/MPKitAppboy.h
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
 + (void)setInAppMessageControllerDelegate:(nonnull id)delegate;
++ (void)setShouldDisableNotificationHandling:(BOOL)isDisabled;
 #endif
 + (void)setURLDelegate:(nonnull id)delegate;
++ (void)setBrazeInstance:(nonnull id)instance;
 
 @end
diff --git a/mParticle_AppboyTests/mParticle_AppboyTests.m b/mParticle_AppboyTests/mParticle_AppboyTests.m
index aa37f2f..2a1a65b 100644
--- a/mParticle_AppboyTests/mParticle_AppboyTests.m
+++ b/mParticle_AppboyTests/mParticle_AppboyTests.m
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ - (void)setAppboyInstance:(Braze *)instance;
 - (NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, NSNumber *> *)optionsDictionary;
 + (id<BrazeInAppMessageUIDelegate>)inAppMessageControllerDelegate;
 - (void)setEnableTypeDetection:(BOOL)enableTypeDetection;
++ (BOOL)shouldDisableNotificationHandling;
++ (Braze *)brazeInstance;
 
 @end
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ @implementation mParticle_AppboyTests
 - (void)setUp {
     [super setUp];
     // Put setup code here. This method is called before the invocation of each test method in the class.
+    [MPKitAppboy setBrazeInstance:nil];
 }
 
 - (void)tearDown {
@@ -275,6 +278,49 @@ - (void)testWeakMessageDelegate {
     [self waitForExpectationsWithTimeout:1 handler:nil];
 }
 
+- (void)testSetDisableNotificationHandling {
+    XCTAssertEqual([MPKitAppboy shouldDisableNotificationHandling], NO);
+    
+    [MPKitAppboy setShouldDisableNotificationHandling:YES];
+    
+    XCTAssertEqual([MPKitAppboy shouldDisableNotificationHandling], YES);
+    
+    [MPKitAppboy setShouldDisableNotificationHandling:NO];
+    
+    XCTAssertEqual([MPKitAppboy shouldDisableNotificationHandling], NO);
+}
+
+- (void)testSetBrazeInstance {
+    BRZConfiguration *configuration = [[BRZConfiguration alloc] init];
+    Braze *testClient = [[Braze alloc] initWithConfiguration:configuration];
+    
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects([MPKitAppboy brazeInstance], nil);
+
+    [MPKitAppboy setBrazeInstance:testClient];
+    
+    MPKitAppboy *appBoy = [[MPKitAppboy alloc] init];
+    
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects(appBoy.appboyInstance, nil);
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects(appBoy.providerKitInstance, nil);
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects([MPKitAppboy brazeInstance], testClient);
+
+    NSDictionary *kitConfiguration = @{@"apiKey":@"BrazeID",
+                                       @"id":@42,
+                                       @"ABKCollectIDFA":@"true",
+                                       @"ABKRequestProcessingPolicyOptionKey": @"1",
+                                       @"ABKFlushIntervalOptionKey":@"2",
+                                       @"ABKSessionTimeoutKey":@"3",
+                                       @"ABKMinimumTriggerTimeIntervalKey":@"4",
+                                       @"userIdentificationType":@"CustomerId"
+                                       };
+
+    [appBoy didFinishLaunchingWithConfiguration:kitConfiguration];
+    
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects(appBoy.appboyInstance, testClient);
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects(appBoy.providerKitInstance, testClient);
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects([MPKitAppboy brazeInstance], testClient);
+}
+
 - (void)testUserIdCustomerId {
     MPKitAppboy *appBoy = [[MPKitAppboy alloc] init];