diff --git a/apps/auracast/src/main.c b/apps/auracast/src/main.c
index 977d643cd0..8b7633fd73 100644
--- a/apps/auracast/src/main.c
+++ b/apps/auracast/src/main.c
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ static uint16_t bis_handles[MYNEWT_VAL(BROADCASTER_CHAN_NUM)];
 static struct os_callout audio_broadcast_callout;
 
 static int audio_data_offset;
+static uint8_t auracast_adv_instance;
+
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BROADCASTER_STOP_ON_BUTTON_PRESS)
 static struct os_task auracast_interrupt_task_str;
 static struct os_eventq auracast_interrupt_eventq;
 static os_stack_t auracast_interrupt_task_stack[BROADCASTER_INTERRUPT_TASK_STACK_SZ];
-
-static uint8_t auracast_adv_instance;
-
 static void
 auracast_interrupt_task(void *arg)
 {
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ auracast_gpio_irq(void *arg)
 {
     os_eventq_put(&auracast_interrupt_eventq, &broadcast_stop_ev);
 }
+#endif /* BROADCASTER_STOP_ON_BUTTON_PRESS */
 
 static void
 audio_broadcast_event_cb(struct os_event *ev)
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ mynewt_main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* Set sync callback */
     ble_hs_cfg.sync_cb = on_sync;
 
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BROADCASTER_STOP_ON_BUTTON_PRESS)
     os_eventq_init(&auracast_interrupt_eventq);
     os_task_init(&auracast_interrupt_task_str, "auracast_interrupt_task",
                  auracast_interrupt_task, NULL,
@@ -383,6 +385,7 @@ mynewt_main(int argc, char **argv)
     hal_gpio_irq_init(BUTTON_3, auracast_gpio_irq, NULL,
                       HAL_GPIO_TRIG_RISING, HAL_GPIO_PULL_UP);
     hal_gpio_irq_enable(BUTTON_3);
+#endif /* BROADCASTER_STOP_ON_BUTTON_PRESS */
 
     /* As the last thing, process events from default event queue */
     while (1) {
diff --git a/apps/auracast/syscfg.yml b/apps/auracast/syscfg.yml
index f22b92d0b9..48ff70a8e3 100644
--- a/apps/auracast/syscfg.yml
+++ b/apps/auracast/syscfg.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 syscfg.defs:
     BROADCASTER_CHAN_NUM: 2
     BROADCASTER_BROADCAST_NAME: '"NimBLE Auracast"'
+    BROADCASTER_STOP_ON_BUTTON_PRESS:
+        description: >
+            Stop the broadcast stream on button press.
+        value: 1
 
 syscfg.vals:
     CONSOLE_IMPLEMENTATION: full