diff --git a/src/JsonSchema/AppSettings.cs b/src/JsonSchema/AppSettings.cs
index 4045421eb1..1b7c6d46fc 100644
--- a/src/JsonSchema/AppSettings.cs
+++ b/src/JsonSchema/AppSettings.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace JsonSchema
                 public RichTextEditorSettings RichTextEditor { get; set; }
                 public RuntimeMinificationSettings RuntimeMinification { get; set; }
                 public BasicAuthSettings BasicAuth { get; set; }
+                public PackageMigrationSettings PackageMigration { get; set; }
             }
 
             /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/PackageMigrationSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/PackageMigrationSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27968fdcd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/PackageMigrationSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) Umbraco.
+// See LICENSE for more details.
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Typed configuration options for package migration settings.
+    /// </summary>
+    [UmbracoOptions(Constants.Configuration.ConfigPackageMigration)]
+    public class PackageMigrationSettings
+    {
+        private const bool StaticRunSchemaAndContentMigrations = true;
+        private const bool StaticAllowComponentOverrideOfRunSchemaAndContentMigrations = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether package migration steps that install schema and content should run.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// By default this is true and schema and content defined in a package migration are installed.
+        /// Using configuration, administrators can optionally switch this off in certain environments.
+        /// Deployment tools such as Umbraco Deploy can also configure this option to run or not run these migration
+        /// steps as is appropriate for normal use of the tool.
+        /// </remarks>
+        [DefaultValue(StaticRunSchemaAndContentMigrations)]
+        public bool RunSchemaAndContentMigrations { get; set; } = StaticRunSchemaAndContentMigrations;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether components can override the configured value for <see cref="RunSchemaAndContentMigrations"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// By default this is true and components can override the configured setting for <see cref="RunSchemaAndContentMigrations"/>.
+        /// If an administrator wants explicit control over which environments migration steps installing schema and content can run,
+        /// they can set this to false. Components should respect this and not override the configuration.
+        /// </remarks>
+        [DefaultValue(StaticAllowComponentOverrideOfRunSchemaAndContentMigrations)]
+        public bool AllowComponentOverrideOfRunSchemaAndContentMigrations { get; set; } = StaticAllowComponentOverrideOfRunSchemaAndContentMigrations;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/UnattendedSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/UnattendedSettings.cs
index 08020f6e89..7103a9534e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/UnattendedSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/UnattendedSettings.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-using System.ComponentModel;
+// Copyright (c) Umbraco.
+// See LICENSE for more details.
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models
 {
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Typed configuration options for unattended settings.
     /// </summary>
     [UmbracoOptions(Constants.Configuration.ConfigUnattended)]
     public class UnattendedSettings
     {
-        internal const bool StaticInstallUnattended = false;
-        internal const bool StaticUpgradeUnattended = false;
+        private const bool StaticInstallUnattended = false;
+        private const bool StaticUpgradeUnattended = false;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether unattended installs are enabled.
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Configuration.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Configuration.cs
index 0c7657d07e..c36f5813ab 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Configuration.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
             public const string ConfigWebRouting = ConfigPrefix + "WebRouting";
             public const string ConfigUserPassword = ConfigPrefix + "Security:UserPassword";
             public const string ConfigRichTextEditor = ConfigPrefix + "RichTextEditor";
+            public const string ConfigPackageMigration = ConfigPrefix + "PackageMigration";
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/StaticServiceProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/StaticServiceProvider.cs
similarity index 64%
rename from src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/StaticServiceProvider.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/StaticServiceProvider.cs
index c73685b41d..8d195c56f4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/StaticServiceProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/StaticServiceProvider.cs
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.DependencyInjection
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// INTERNAL Service locator. Should only be used if no other ways exist.
+    /// Service locator for internal (umbraco cms) only purposes. Should only be used if no other ways exist.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// It is created with only two goals in mind
     /// 1) Continue to have the same extension methods on IPublishedContent and IPublishedElement as in V8. To make migration easier.
-    /// 2) To have a tool to avoid breaking changes in minor versions. All methods using this should in theory be obsolete.
+    /// 2) To have a tool to avoid breaking changes in minor and patch versions. All methods using this should in theory be obsolete.
     ///
     /// Keep in mind, every time this is used, the code becomes basically untestable.
     /// </remarks>
     [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
-    internal static class StaticServiceProvider
+    public static class StaticServiceProvider
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The service locator.
         /// </summary>
         [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
-        internal static IServiceProvider Instance { get; set; }
+        public static IServiceProvider Instance { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.Configuration.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.Configuration.cs
index 77902cc5c1..9b31ed7056 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.Configuration.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.DependencyInjection
                 .AddUmbracoOptions<UnattendedSettings>()
                 .AddUmbracoOptions<RichTextEditorSettings>()
                 .AddUmbracoOptions<BasicAuthSettings>()
-                .AddUmbracoOptions<RuntimeMinificationSettings>();
+                .AddUmbracoOptions<RuntimeMinificationSettings>()
+                .AddUmbracoOptions<PackageMigrationSettings>();
 
             return builder;
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.cs
index 6f6a53df66..bf3b3edaf9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Sync;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Templates;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Web;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.DependencyInjection;
 using Umbraco.Extensions;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.DependencyInjection
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilder.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilder.cs
index c14d3e5119..fef61a54c3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilder.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PropertyEditors;
-using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Serialization;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Strings;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Migrations;
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
             MediaUrlGeneratorCollection mediaUrlGenerators,
             IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper,
             IContentTypeBaseServiceProvider contentTypeBaseServiceProvider,
-            IMigrationContext context)
+            IMigrationContext context,
+            IOptions<PackageMigrationSettings> options)
             : base(new ImportPackageBuilderExpression(
                 packagingService,
                 mediaService,
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
                 mediaUrlGenerators,
                 shortStringHelper,
                 contentTypeBaseServiceProvider,
-                context))
+                context,
+                options))
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilderExpression.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilderExpression.cs
index 8eda0f0b45..838d59e14e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilderExpression.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/ImportPackageBuilderExpression.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using System.Xml.XPath;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Packaging;
@@ -25,7 +27,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
         private readonly MediaUrlGeneratorCollection _mediaUrlGenerators;
         private readonly IPackagingService _packagingService;
         private readonly IShortStringHelper _shortStringHelper;
-        private bool _executed;
+        private readonly PackageMigrationSettings _packageMigrationSettings;
+
+        private bool _executed;        
 
         public ImportPackageBuilderExpression(
             IPackagingService packagingService,
@@ -34,7 +38,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
             MediaUrlGeneratorCollection mediaUrlGenerators,
             IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper,
             IContentTypeBaseServiceProvider contentTypeBaseServiceProvider,
-            IMigrationContext context) : base(context)
+            IMigrationContext context,
+            IOptions<PackageMigrationSettings> packageMigrationSettings) : base(context)
         {
             _packagingService = packagingService;
             _mediaService = mediaService;
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
             _mediaUrlGenerators = mediaUrlGenerators;
             _shortStringHelper = shortStringHelper;
             _contentTypeBaseServiceProvider = contentTypeBaseServiceProvider;
+            _packageMigrationSettings = packageMigrationSettings.Value;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
             }
 
             _executed = true;
+
             Context.BuildingExpression = false;
 
             if (EmbeddedResourceMigrationType == null && PackageDataManifest == null)
@@ -67,6 +74,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
                     $"Nothing to execute, neither {nameof(EmbeddedResourceMigrationType)} or {nameof(PackageDataManifest)} has been set.");
             }
 
+            if (!_packageMigrationSettings.RunSchemaAndContentMigrations)
+            {
+                Logger.LogInformation("Skipping import of embedded schema file, due to configuration");
+                return;
+            }
+
             InstallationSummary installationSummary;
             if (EmbeddedResourceMigrationType != null)
             {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/PackageMigrationBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/PackageMigrationBase.cs
index 3166cdbd4f..54b96955d4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/PackageMigrationBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Packaging/PackageMigrationBase.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PropertyEditors;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Strings;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Migrations;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
 {
-
     public abstract class PackageMigrationBase : MigrationBase
     {
         private readonly IPackagingService _packagingService;
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
         private readonly MediaUrlGeneratorCollection _mediaUrlGenerators;
         private readonly IShortStringHelper _shortStringHelper;
         private readonly IContentTypeBaseServiceProvider _contentTypeBaseServiceProvider;
+        private readonly IOptions<PackageMigrationSettings> _packageMigrationsSettings;
 
         public PackageMigrationBase(
             IPackagingService packagingService,
@@ -23,7 +29,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
             MediaUrlGeneratorCollection mediaUrlGenerators,
             IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper,
             IContentTypeBaseServiceProvider contentTypeBaseServiceProvider,
-            IMigrationContext context)
+            IMigrationContext context,
+            IOptions<PackageMigrationSettings> packageMigrationsSettings)
             : base(context)
         {
             _packagingService = packagingService;
@@ -32,6 +39,29 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
             _mediaUrlGenerators = mediaUrlGenerators;
             _shortStringHelper = shortStringHelper;
             _contentTypeBaseServiceProvider = contentTypeBaseServiceProvider;
+            _packageMigrationsSettings = packageMigrationsSettings;
+        }
+
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+        [Obsolete("Use ctor with all params")]
+        public PackageMigrationBase(
+            IPackagingService packagingService,
+            IMediaService mediaService,
+            MediaFileManager mediaFileManager,
+            MediaUrlGeneratorCollection mediaUrlGenerators,
+            IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper,
+            IContentTypeBaseServiceProvider contentTypeBaseServiceProvider,
+            IMigrationContext context)
+            : this(
+                packagingService,
+                mediaService,
+                mediaFileManager,
+                mediaUrlGenerators,
+                shortStringHelper,
+                contentTypeBaseServiceProvider,
+                context,
+                StaticServiceProvider.Instance.GetRequiredService<IOptions<PackageMigrationSettings>>())
+        {
         }
 
         public IImportPackageBuilder ImportPackage => BeginBuild(
@@ -42,7 +72,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Packaging
                 _mediaUrlGenerators,
                 _shortStringHelper,
                 _contentTypeBaseServiceProvider,
-                Context));
+                Context,
+                _packageMigrationsSettings));
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
index 86f4e070c2..4ec87dfde7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Runtime/CoreRuntime.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
-using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Exceptions;
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Notifications;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Runtime;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.DependencyInjection;
 using Umbraco.Extensions;
+using ComponentCollection = Umbraco.Cms.Core.Composing.ComponentCollection;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Runtime
 {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Runtime
         private readonly IEventAggregator _eventAggregator;
         private readonly IHostingEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;
         private readonly IUmbracoVersion _umbracoVersion;
+        private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
         private CancellationToken _cancellationToken;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Runtime
             IUmbracoDatabaseFactory databaseFactory,
             IEventAggregator eventAggregator,
             IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment,
-            IUmbracoVersion umbracoVersion)
+            IUmbracoVersion umbracoVersion,
+            IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
         {
             State = state;
             _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
@@ -56,9 +60,40 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Runtime
             _eventAggregator = eventAggregator;
             _hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
             _umbracoVersion = umbracoVersion;
+            _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
             _logger = _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<CoreRuntime>();
         }
 
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+        [Obsolete]
+        public CoreRuntime(
+            ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
+            IRuntimeState state,
+            ComponentCollection components,
+            IApplicationShutdownRegistry applicationShutdownRegistry,
+            IProfilingLogger profilingLogger,
+            IMainDom mainDom,
+            IUmbracoDatabaseFactory databaseFactory,
+            IEventAggregator eventAggregator,
+            IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment,
+            IUmbracoVersion umbracoVersion
+            ):this(
+            loggerFactory,
+            state,
+            components,
+            applicationShutdownRegistry,
+            profilingLogger,
+            mainDom,
+            databaseFactory,
+            eventAggregator,
+            hostingEnvironment,
+            umbracoVersion,
+            null
+            )
+        {
+
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the state of the Umbraco runtime.
         /// </summary>
@@ -76,6 +111,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Runtime
         {
             _cancellationToken = cancellationToken;
             StaticApplicationLogging.Initialize(_loggerFactory);
+            StaticServiceProvider.Instance = _serviceProvider;
 
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += (_, args) =>
             {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/UmbracoApplicationServicesCapture.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/UmbracoApplicationServicesCapture.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index fa5adf7aeb..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/UmbracoApplicationServicesCapture.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.DependencyInjection
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// A <see cref="IStartupFilter"/> registered to automatically capture application services
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class UmbracoApplicationServicesCapture : IStartupFilter
-    {
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public Action<IApplicationBuilder> Configure(Action<IApplicationBuilder> next) =>
-            app =>
-            {
-                StaticServiceProvider.Instance = app.ApplicationServices;
-                next(app);
-            };
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilderExtensions.cs
index ef98553ba2..2d584f198e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Extensions
                 config,
                 profiler);
 
-            // adds the umbraco startup filter which will call UseUmbraco early on before
-            // other start filters are applied (depending on the ordering of IStartupFilters in DI).
-            services.AddTransient<IStartupFilter, UmbracoApplicationServicesCapture>();
-
             return new UmbracoBuilder(services, config, typeLoader, loggerFactory, profiler, appCaches, tempHostingEnvironment);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Umbraco.Web.Common.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Umbraco.Web.Common.csproj
index fcd62febf4..537df5aab4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Umbraco.Web.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Umbraco.Web.Common.csproj
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@
             <_Parameter1>Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests</_Parameter1>
         </AssemblyAttribute>
     </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>