diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8a7a53e6f4..f36a8e69eb 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ _APP_SMTP_USERNAME=
 _APP_SMTP_PASSWORD=
 _APP_SMS_PROVIDER=sms://username:password@mock
 _APP_SMS_FROM=+123456789
+_APP_SMS_DENY_LIST=
 _APP_STORAGE_LIMIT=30000000
 _APP_STORAGE_PREVIEW_LIMIT=20000000
 _APP_FUNCTIONS_SIZE_LIMIT=30000000
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5c645e3bcd..b6f654bd6a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ services:
       - _APP_REDIS_PASS
       - _APP_SMS_PROVIDER
       - _APP_SMS_FROM
+      - _APP_SMS_DENY_LIST
       - _APP_LOGGING_PROVIDER
       - _APP_LOGGING_CONFIG
 
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Messaging.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Messaging.php
index 09e77c01ca..4fd6c26afc 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Messaging.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Messaging.php
@@ -53,10 +53,21 @@ class Messaging extends Action
      */
     public function action(Message $message): void
     {
-        var_dump($message);
-
         $payload = $message->getPayload() ?? [];
 
+        if (empty($payload['project'])) {
+            Console::error('Project not found');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Console::log($payload['project']['$id']);
+        $denyList = App::getEnv('_APP_SMS_DENY_LIST', '');
+        $denyList = explode(',', $denyList);
+        if (in_array($payload['project']['$id'], $denyList)) {
+            Console::error("Project is in the deny list. Skipping ...");
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (empty($payload)) {
             Console::error('Payload arg not found');
             return;