diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8bac6246f..c0cfb6a5d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* fix: correctly handle disabling rules with false.
 * fix: dart-code-metrics crash saying `Bad state: No element` when running command.
 
 ## 4.14.0
diff --git a/lib/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options.dart b/lib/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options.dart
index 585f57c202..1aeaaa3f6c 100644
--- a/lib/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options.dart
+++ b/lib/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options.dart
@@ -64,18 +64,32 @@ class AnalysisOptions {
     }
 
     if (data is Iterable<Object>) {
-      return Map.unmodifiable(Map<String, Map<String, Object>>.fromEntries([
-        ...data.whereType<String>().map((node) => MapEntry(node, {})),
-        ...data
-            .whereType<Map<String, Object>>()
-            .where((node) =>
-                node.keys.length == 1 &&
-                node.values.first is Map<String, Object>)
-            .map((node) => MapEntry(
-                  node.keys.first,
-                  node.values.first as Map<String, Object>,
-                )),
-      ]));
+      return Map.unmodifiable(Map<String, Map<String, Object>>.fromEntries(
+        data.fold([], (previousValue, element) {
+          if (element is String) {
+            return [...previousValue, MapEntry(element, <String, Object>{})];
+          }
+
+          if (element is Map<String, Object>) {
+            final hasSingleKey = element.keys.length == 1;
+            final value = element.values.first;
+
+            if (hasSingleKey && value is Map<String, Object> || value is bool) {
+              final updatedValue = value is bool
+                  ? <String, Object>{'enabled': value}
+                  : value as Map<String, Object>;
+
+              return [
+                ...previousValue,
+                MapEntry(element.keys.first, updatedValue),
+              ];
+            }
+          }
+
+          return previousValue;
+        }),
+      )..removeWhere((key, value) =>
+          (value['enabled'] is bool && value['enabled'] == false)));
     } else if (data is Map<String, Object>) {
       final rulesNode = data;
 
diff --git a/test/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options_test.dart b/test/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options_test.dart
index ec0c2fc3b9..890d9fbaa3 100644
--- a/test/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options_test.dart
+++ b/test/src/config_builder/models/analysis_options_test.dart
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ void main() {
             'rule-id3',
           ],
           'rules4': null,
+          'rules5': [
+            'rule-id1',
+            'rule-id2',
+            'rule-id3',
+            {'rule-id1': false},
+          ],
         },
       });
 
@@ -185,6 +191,15 @@ void main() {
       );
 
       expect(options.readMapOfMap(['dart_code_metrics', 'rules4']), isEmpty);
+
+      expect(
+        options.readMapOfMap(['dart_code_metrics', 'rules5']),
+        allOf(
+          containsPair('rule-id2', <String, Object>{}),
+          containsPair('rule-id3', <String, Object>{}),
+          hasLength(2),
+        ),
+      );
     });
 
     test(