diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/agents.ts b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/agents.ts
index d16cdc4033a5..baccb0320ca5 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/agents.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/agents.ts
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ const onInvoke = function (Cypress, obj, args) {
   const { agent } = obj
   const agentName = agent._cyName
 
-  // bail if we've turned off logging this agent
-  if (agent._log === false) {
-    return
-  }
-
   // fakes are children of the agent created with `withArgs`
   const fakes = agent.matchingFakes(args)
 
@@ -59,6 +54,11 @@ const onInvoke = function (Cypress, obj, args) {
     fake._cyLog.set('callCount', fake.callCount)
   }
 
+  // bail if we've turned off logging this agent
+  if (agent._log === false) {
+    return
+  }
+
   const logProps = {
     name: agentName,
     message: obj.message,
diff --git a/packages/runner/cypress/fixtures/issues/issue-18042.js b/packages/runner/cypress/fixtures/issues/issue-18042.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d7ac3d5d3246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runner/cypress/fixtures/issues/issue-18042.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+it('test', () => {
+  const obj = {
+    foo () {},
+  }
+  const stub = cy.stub(obj, 'foo').log(false).as('foo')
+
+  obj.foo('foo', 'bar')
+  expect(stub).to.be.called
+})
diff --git a/packages/runner/cypress/integration/issues/issue-18042.js b/packages/runner/cypress/integration/issues/issue-18042.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a668a281a131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runner/cypress/integration/issues/issue-18042.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const helpers = require('../../support/helpers')
+
+const { createCypress } = helpers
+const { runIsolatedCypress } = createCypress()
+
+// https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/18042
+describe('issue 18042', () => {
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    return runIsolatedCypress(`cypress/fixtures/issues/issue-18042.js`)
+  })
+
+  it('Call count is shown even if cy.stub().log(false)', function () {
+    cy.contains('Spies / Stubs (1)').click()
+    cy.get('.call-count').eq(1).should('have.text', '1')
+  })
+})