diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1a9d2045cbf6..9aeaf65a7bf3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 * Fixed X (Java/Python) ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
 * (Java) Fixed tearDown not invoked when DoFn throws on Portable Runners ([#18592](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/18592), [#31381](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/31381)).
 * (Java) Fixed protobuf error with MapState.remove() in Dataflow Streaming Java Legacy Runner without Streaming Engine ([#32892](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/32892)).
+* Adding flag to support conditionally disabling auto-commit in JdbcIO ReadFn ([#31111](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/31111)) 
 
 ## Security Fixes
 * Fixed (CVE-YYYY-NNNN)[https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-YYYY-NNNN] (Java/Python/Go) ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
diff --git a/sdks/java/io/jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/jdbc/JdbcIO.java b/sdks/java/io/jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/jdbc/JdbcIO.java
index 2f164fa3bb78..bbe65d0e2312 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/jdbc/JdbcIO.java
+++ b/sdks/java/io/jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/jdbc/JdbcIO.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
  *        .withPassword("password"))
  *   .withQuery("select id,name from Person")
  *   .withRowMapper(new JdbcIO.RowMapper<KV<Integer, String>>() {
- *     public KV<Integer, String> mapRow(ResultSet resultSet) throws Exception {
+ *     withDisableAutoCommit KV<Integer, String> mapRow(ResultSet resultSet) throws Exception {
  *       return KV.of(resultSet.getInt(1), resultSet.getString(2));
  *     }
  *   })
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ public class JdbcIO {
   public static <T> Read<T> read() {
     return new AutoValue_JdbcIO_Read.Builder<T>()
         .setFetchSize(DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE)
+        .setDisableAutoCommit(DEFAULT_DISABLE_AUTO_COMMIT)
         .setOutputParallelization(true)
         .build();
   }
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ public static <T> Read<T> read() {
   public static ReadRows readRows() {
     return new AutoValue_JdbcIO_ReadRows.Builder()
         .setFetchSize(DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE)
+        .setDisableAutoCommit(DEFAULT_DISABLE_AUTO_COMMIT)
         .setOutputParallelization(true)
         .setStatementPreparator(ignored -> {})
         .build();
@@ -355,6 +357,7 @@ public static ReadRows readRows() {
   public static <ParameterT, OutputT> ReadAll<ParameterT, OutputT> readAll() {
     return new AutoValue_JdbcIO_ReadAll.Builder<ParameterT, OutputT>()
         .setFetchSize(DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE)
+        .setDisableAutoCommit(DEFAULT_DISABLE_AUTO_COMMIT)
         .setOutputParallelization(true)
         .build();
   }
@@ -372,6 +375,7 @@ public static <T, PartitionColumnT> ReadWithPartitions<T, PartitionColumnT> read
         .setPartitionColumnType(partitioningColumnType)
         .setNumPartitions(DEFAULT_NUM_PARTITIONS)
         .setFetchSize(DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE)
+        .setDisableAutoCommit(DEFAULT_DISABLE_AUTO_COMMIT)
         .setUseBeamSchema(false)
         .build();
   }
@@ -389,6 +393,7 @@ public static <T, PartitionColumnT> ReadWithPartitions<T, PartitionColumnT> read
         .setPartitionsHelper(partitionsHelper)
         .setNumPartitions(DEFAULT_NUM_PARTITIONS)
         .setFetchSize(DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE)
+        .setDisableAutoCommit(DEFAULT_DISABLE_AUTO_COMMIT)
         .setUseBeamSchema(false)
         .build();
   }
@@ -400,6 +405,7 @@ public static <T> ReadWithPartitions<T, Long> readWithPartitions() {
   private static final long DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE = 1000L;
   private static final long DEFAULT_MAX_BATCH_BUFFERING_DURATION = 200L;
   private static final int DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE = 50_000;
+  private static final boolean DEFAULT_DISABLE_AUTO_COMMIT = true;
   // Default values used from fluent backoff.
   private static final Duration DEFAULT_INITIAL_BACKOFF = Duration.standardSeconds(1);
   private static final Duration DEFAULT_MAX_CUMULATIVE_BACKOFF = Duration.standardDays(1000);
@@ -733,6 +739,9 @@ public abstract static class ReadRows extends PTransform<PBegin, PCollection<Row
     @Pure
     abstract boolean getOutputParallelization();
 
+    @Pure
+    abstract boolean getDisableAutoCommit();
+
     abstract Builder toBuilder();
 
     @AutoValue.Builder
@@ -748,6 +757,8 @@ abstract Builder setDataSourceProviderFn(
 
       abstract Builder setOutputParallelization(boolean outputParallelization);
 
+      abstract Builder setDisableAutoCommit(boolean disableAutoCommit);
+
       abstract ReadRows build();
     }
 
@@ -799,6 +810,11 @@ public ReadRows withOutputParallelization(boolean outputParallelization) {
       return toBuilder().setOutputParallelization(outputParallelization).build();
     }
 
+    /** Whether to disable auto commit on read. Defaults to true if not provided. */
+    public ReadRows withDisableAutoCommit(boolean disableAutoCommit) {
+      return toBuilder().setDisableAutoCommit(disableAutoCommit).build();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public PCollection<Row> expand(PBegin input) {
       ValueProvider<String> query = checkStateNotNull(getQuery(), "withQuery() is required");
@@ -872,6 +888,9 @@ public abstract static class Read<T> extends PTransform<PBegin, PCollection<T>>
     @Pure
     abstract boolean getOutputParallelization();
 
+    @Pure
+    abstract boolean getDisableAutoCommit();
+
     @Pure
     abstract Builder<T> toBuilder();
 
@@ -884,6 +903,8 @@ abstract Builder<T> setDataSourceProviderFn(
 
       abstract Builder<T> setStatementPreparator(StatementPreparator statementPreparator);
 
+      abstract Builder<T> setDisableAutoCommit(boolean disableAutoCommit);
+
       abstract Builder<T> setRowMapper(RowMapper<T> rowMapper);
 
       abstract Builder<T> setCoder(Coder<T> coder);
@@ -958,6 +979,11 @@ public Read<T> withOutputParallelization(boolean outputParallelization) {
       return toBuilder().setOutputParallelization(outputParallelization).build();
     }
 
+    /** Whether to disable auto commit on read. Defaults to true if not provided. */
+    public Read<T> withDisableAutoCommit(boolean disableAutoCommit) {
+      return toBuilder().setDisableAutoCommit(disableAutoCommit).build();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public PCollection<T> expand(PBegin input) {
       ValueProvider<String> query = checkArgumentNotNull(getQuery(), "withQuery() is required");
@@ -1029,6 +1055,8 @@ public abstract static class ReadAll<ParameterT, OutputT>
 
     abstract boolean getOutputParallelization();
 
+    abstract boolean getDisableAutoCommit();
+
     abstract Builder<ParameterT, OutputT> toBuilder();
 
     @AutoValue.Builder
@@ -1049,6 +1077,8 @@ abstract Builder<ParameterT, OutputT> setParameterSetter(
 
       abstract Builder<ParameterT, OutputT> setOutputParallelization(boolean outputParallelization);
 
+      abstract Builder<ParameterT, OutputT> setDisableAutoCommit(boolean disableAutoCommit);
+
       abstract ReadAll<ParameterT, OutputT> build();
     }
 
@@ -1127,6 +1157,11 @@ public ReadAll<ParameterT, OutputT> withOutputParallelization(boolean outputPara
       return toBuilder().setOutputParallelization(outputParallelization).build();
     }
 
+    /** Whether to disable auto commit on read. Defaults to true if not provided. */
+    public ReadAll<ParameterT, OutputT> withDisableAutoCommit(boolean disableAutoCommit) {
+      return toBuilder().setDisableAutoCommit(disableAutoCommit).build();
+    }
+
     private @Nullable Coder<OutputT> inferCoder(
         CoderRegistry registry, SchemaRegistry schemaRegistry) {
       if (getCoder() != null) {
@@ -1173,7 +1208,8 @@ public PCollection<OutputT> expand(PCollection<ParameterT> input) {
                           checkStateNotNull(getQuery()),
                           checkStateNotNull(getParameterSetter()),
                           checkStateNotNull(getRowMapper()),
-                          getFetchSize())))
+                          getFetchSize(),
+                          getDisableAutoCommit())))
               .setCoder(coder);
 
       if (getOutputParallelization()) {
@@ -1254,6 +1290,9 @@ public abstract static class ReadWithPartitions<T, PartitionColumnT>
     @Pure
     abstract @Nullable JdbcReadWithPartitionsHelper<PartitionColumnT> getPartitionsHelper();
 
+    @Pure
+    abstract boolean getDisableAutoCommit();
+
     @Pure
     abstract Builder<T, PartitionColumnT> toBuilder();
 
@@ -1287,6 +1326,8 @@ abstract Builder<T, PartitionColumnT> setPartitionColumnType(
       abstract Builder<T, PartitionColumnT> setPartitionsHelper(
           JdbcReadWithPartitionsHelper<PartitionColumnT> partitionsHelper);
 
+      abstract Builder<T, PartitionColumnT> setDisableAutoCommit(boolean disableAutoCommit);
+
       abstract ReadWithPartitions<T, PartitionColumnT> build();
     }
 
@@ -1537,6 +1578,7 @@ private static class ReadFn<ParameterT, OutputT> extends DoFn<ParameterT, Output
     private final PreparedStatementSetter<ParameterT> parameterSetter;
     private final RowMapper<OutputT> rowMapper;
     private final int fetchSize;
+    private final boolean disableAutoCommit;
 
     private @Nullable DataSource dataSource;
     private @Nullable Connection connection;
@@ -1546,12 +1588,14 @@ private ReadFn(
         ValueProvider<String> query,
         PreparedStatementSetter<ParameterT> parameterSetter,
         RowMapper<OutputT> rowMapper,
-        int fetchSize) {
+        int fetchSize,
+        boolean disableAutoCommit) {
       this.dataSourceProviderFn = dataSourceProviderFn;
       this.query = query;
       this.parameterSetter = parameterSetter;
       this.rowMapper = rowMapper;
       this.fetchSize = fetchSize;
+      this.disableAutoCommit = disableAutoCommit;
     }
 
     @Setup
@@ -1575,10 +1619,15 @@ private Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
     public void processElement(ProcessContext context) throws Exception {
       // Only acquire the connection if we need to perform a read.
       Connection connection = getConnection();
+
       // PostgreSQL requires autocommit to be disabled to enable cursor streaming
       // see https://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/head/query.html#query-with-cursor
-      LOG.info("Autocommit has been disabled");
-      connection.setAutoCommit(false);
+      // This option is configurable as Informix will error
+      // if calling setAutoCommit on a non-logged database
+      if (disableAutoCommit) {
+        LOG.info("Autocommit has been disabled");
+        connection.setAutoCommit(false);
+      }
       try (PreparedStatement statement =
           connection.prepareStatement(
               query.get(), ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY)) {