diff --git a/langfuse/_client/span_processor.py b/langfuse/_client/span_processor.py
index f01b081c2..a426975a3 100644
--- a/langfuse/_client/span_processor.py
+++ b/langfuse/_client/span_processor.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 """
 
 import base64
+import logging
 import os
 import threading
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, cast
@@ -218,9 +219,10 @@ def on_end(self, span: ReadableSpan) -> None:
                 )
                 return
 
-            langfuse_logger.debug(
-                f"Trace: Processing span name='{span._name}' | Full details:\n{span_formatter(span)}"
-            )
+            if langfuse_logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
+                langfuse_logger.debug(
+                    f"Trace: Processing span name='{span._name}' | Full details:\n{span_formatter(span)}"
+                )
 
             super().on_end(span)
         finally:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_span_processor.py b/tests/unit/test_span_processor.py
index 5d12813a0..eb2ab3f90 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_span_processor.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_span_processor.py
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+import logging
 from typing import Sequence
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import ReadableSpan
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import SpanExporter, SpanExportResult
 
+import langfuse._client.span_processor as span_processor_module
 from langfuse._client.environment_variables import (
     LANGFUSE_FLUSH_AT,
     LANGFUSE_FLUSH_INTERVAL,
 )
 from langfuse._client.span_processor import LangfuseSpanProcessor
+from langfuse.logger import langfuse_logger
 
 
 class NoOpSpanExporter(SpanExporter):
@@ -54,3 +58,62 @@ def test_span_processor_uses_env_flush_settings_when_constructor_omits_them(
         assert processor._batch_processor._schedule_delay_millis == 3250
     finally:
         processor.shutdown()
+
+
+def _make_processor() -> LangfuseSpanProcessor:
+    return LangfuseSpanProcessor(
+        public_key="pk-test",
+        secret_key="sk-test",
+        base_url="http://localhost:3000",
+        span_exporter=NoOpSpanExporter(),
+    )
+
+
+def _reach_debug_log_line(processor, monkeypatch):
+    """Force on_end past its early-return guards to the debug-log statement."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(processor, "_is_langfuse_project_span", lambda span: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        processor, "_is_blocked_instrumentation_scope", lambda span: False
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(processor, "_should_export_span", lambda span: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(processor, "_cleanup_app_root_state", lambda span: None)
+    # Isolate from the batch exporter's on_end
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        span_processor_module.BatchSpanProcessor,
+        "on_end",
+        lambda self, span: None,
+    )
+
+
+def test_on_end_does_not_call_span_formatter_when_debug_disabled(monkeypatch):
+    processor = _make_processor()
+    _reach_debug_log_line(processor, monkeypatch)
+    span = Mock()
+    span._name = "test-span"
+
+    original_level = langfuse_logger.level
+    try:
+        langfuse_logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+        with patch.object(span_processor_module, "span_formatter") as mock_formatter:
+            processor.on_end(span)
+        mock_formatter.assert_not_called()
+    finally:
+        langfuse_logger.setLevel(original_level)
+        processor.shutdown()
+
+
+def test_on_end_calls_span_formatter_when_debug_enabled(monkeypatch):
+    processor = _make_processor()
+    _reach_debug_log_line(processor, monkeypatch)
+    span = Mock()
+    span._name = "test-span"
+
+    original_level = langfuse_logger.level
+    try:
+        langfuse_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        with patch.object(span_processor_module, "span_formatter") as mock_formatter:
+            processor.on_end(span)
+        mock_formatter.assert_called_once()
+    finally:
+        langfuse_logger.setLevel(original_level)
+        processor.shutdown()