diff --git a/account_statement_import_online/models/online_bank_statement_provider.py b/account_statement_import_online/models/online_bank_statement_provider.py
index e62e9dfe3..01fd5512d 100644
--- a/account_statement_import_online/models/online_bank_statement_provider.py
+++ b/account_statement_import_online/models/online_bank_statement_provider.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class OnlineBankStatementProvider(models.Model):
 
     company_id = fields.Many2one(related="journal_id.company_id", store=True)
     active = fields.Boolean(default=True)
+    create_statement = fields.Boolean(
+        default=True,
+        help="Create statements automatically or not. Since V16, statements are optional.",
+    )
     name = fields.Char(compute="_compute_name", store=True)
     journal_id = fields.Many2one(
         comodel_name="account.journal",
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ class OnlineBankStatementProvider(models.Model):
             ("monthly", "Monthly statements"),
         ],
         default="daily",
+        string="Transaction Syncronization",
         required=True,
     )
     api_base = fields.Char()
@@ -298,6 +303,9 @@ def _statement_create_or_write(self, statement_values):
         """Final creation of statement if new, else write."""
         AccountBankStatement = self.env["account.bank.statement"]
         is_scheduled = self.env.context.get("scheduled")
+        if not self.create_statement:
+            self._online_create_statement_lines(statement_values)
+            return AccountBankStatement  # Return empty statement
         if is_scheduled:
             AccountBankStatement = AccountBankStatement.with_context(
                 tracking_disable=True,
@@ -319,6 +327,11 @@ def _statement_create_or_write(self, statement_values):
             statement.write(statement_values)
         return statement
 
+    def _online_create_statement_lines(self, statement_values):
+        AccountBankStatementLine = self.env["account.bank.statement.line"]
+        lines = [line[2] for line in statement_values.get("line_ids", [])]
+        AccountBankStatementLine.create(lines)
+
     def _get_statement_filtered_lines(
         self,
         unfiltered_lines,
diff --git a/account_statement_import_online/tests/test_account_bank_statement_import_online.py b/account_statement_import_online/tests/test_account_bank_statement_import_online.py
index 26ac1c58d..526fdf568 100644
--- a/account_statement_import_online/tests/test_account_bank_statement_import_online.py
+++ b/account_statement_import_online/tests/test_account_bank_statement_import_online.py
@@ -385,6 +385,15 @@ def test_dont_create_empty_statements(self):
         self.assertEqual(statements[1].balance_end, 200)
         self.assertEqual(len(statements[1].line_ids), 1)
 
+    def test_dont_create_statement(self):
+        self.provider.statement_creation_mode = "monthly"
+        self.provider.create_statement = False
+        date_since = datetime(2024, 12, 1)
+        date_until = datetime(2024, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59)
+        self.provider.with_context(step={"days": 1})._pull(date_since, date_until)
+        self._getExpectedStatements(0)
+        self._getExpectedLines(31)
+
     def test_unlink_provider(self):
         """Unlink provider should clear fields on journal."""
         self.provider.unlink()
diff --git a/account_statement_import_online/views/online_bank_statement_provider.xml b/account_statement_import_online/views/online_bank_statement_provider.xml
index c21a9ce6e..d136a2918 100644
--- a/account_statement_import_online/views/online_bank_statement_provider.xml
+++ b/account_statement_import_online/views/online_bank_statement_provider.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
                         </group>
                         <group name="configuration" string="Configuration">
                             <field name="statement_creation_mode" />
+                            <field name="create_statement" />
                             <field name="tz" />
                         </group>
                     </group>