diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f77c4d5a1..8ce987bcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ All the options available to Active Record for multiple databases can be used he
 
 ### Other configuration settings
 
-_Note_: The settings in this section should be set in your `config/application.rb` or your environment config like this: `config.solid_queue.silence_polling = true`
+_Note_: The settings in this section should be set in your `config/application.rb` or your environment config like this: `config.solid_queue.silence_queries = true`
 
 There are several settings that control how Solid Queue works that you can set as well:
 - `logger`: the logger you want Solid Queue to use. Defaults to the app logger.
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ There are several settings that control how Solid Queue works that you can set a
 - `process_heartbeat_interval`: the heartbeat interval that all processes will follow—defaults to 60 seconds.
 - `process_alive_threshold`: how long to wait until a process is considered dead after its last heartbeat—defaults to 5 minutes.
 - `shutdown_timeout`: time the supervisor will wait since it sent the `TERM` signal to its supervised processes before sending a `QUIT` version to them requesting immediate termination—defaults to 5 seconds.
-- `silence_polling`: whether to silence Active Record logs emitted when polling for both workers and dispatchers—defaults to `true`.
+- `silence_queries`: whether to silence Active Record logs emitted by Solid Queue's internal queries—including polling, heartbeats, concurrency maintenance, and process pruning—defaults to `true`. For backward compatibility, `silence_polling` is still supported as an alias.
 - `supervisor_pidfile`: path to a pidfile that the supervisor will create when booting to prevent running more than one supervisor in the same host, or in case you want to use it for a health check. It's `nil` by default.
 - `preserve_finished_jobs`: whether to keep finished jobs in the `solid_queue_jobs` table—defaults to `true`.
 - `clear_finished_jobs_after`: period to keep finished jobs around, in case `preserve_finished_jobs` is true — defaults to 1 day. When installing Solid Queue, [a recurring job](#recurring-tasks) is automatically configured to clear finished jobs every hour on the 12th minute in batches. You can edit the `recurring.yml` configuration to change this as you see fit.
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue.rb b/lib/solid_queue.rb
index bd2269e5f..ccc338ea9 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module SolidQueue
 
   mattr_accessor :shutdown_timeout, default: 5.seconds
 
-  mattr_accessor :silence_polling, default: true
+  mattr_accessor :silence_queries, default: true
 
   mattr_accessor :supervisor_pidfile
   mattr_accessor :supervisor, default: false
@@ -69,8 +69,21 @@ def supervisor?
     supervisor
   end
 
+  def silence_queries?
+    silence_queries
+  end
+
+  # Backward compatibility: silence_polling is now an alias for silence_queries
+  def silence_polling=(value)
+    self.silence_queries = value
+  end
+
+  def silence_polling
+    silence_queries
+  end
+
   def silence_polling?
-    silence_polling
+    silence_queries?
   end
 
   def preserve_finished_jobs?
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/app_executor.rb b/lib/solid_queue/app_executor.rb
index f315f61a2..0746a6e31 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/app_executor.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/app_executor.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ def wrap_in_app_executor(&block)
       end
     end
 
+    def with_silenced_queries
+      if SolidQueue.silence_queries? && ActiveRecord::Base.logger
+        ActiveRecord::Base.logger.silence { yield }
+      else
+        yield
+      end
+    end
+
     def handle_thread_error(error)
       SolidQueue.instrument(:thread_error, error: error)
 
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/dispatcher/concurrency_maintenance.rb b/lib/solid_queue/dispatcher/concurrency_maintenance.rb
index 81cf770cc..ffd6078e3 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/dispatcher/concurrency_maintenance.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/dispatcher/concurrency_maintenance.rb
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ def stop
     private
       def expire_semaphores
         wrap_in_app_executor do
-          Semaphore.expired.in_batches(of: batch_size, &:delete_all)
+          with_silenced_queries do
+            Semaphore.expired.in_batches(of: batch_size, &:delete_all)
+          end
         end
       end
 
       def unblock_blocked_executions
         wrap_in_app_executor do
-          BlockedExecution.unblock(batch_size)
+          with_silenced_queries do
+            BlockedExecution.unblock(batch_size)
+          end
         end
       end
   end
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/processes/poller.rb b/lib/solid_queue/processes/poller.rb
index 75df61045..58ee200f5 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/processes/poller.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/processes/poller.rb
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ def poll
 
       def with_polling_volume
         SolidQueue.instrument(:polling) do
-          if SolidQueue.silence_polling? && ActiveRecord::Base.logger
-            ActiveRecord::Base.logger.silence { yield }
-          else
-            yield
-          end
+          with_silenced_queries { yield }
         end
       end
   end
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/processes/registrable.rb b/lib/solid_queue/processes/registrable.rb
index 35b4e01bd..e40413b00 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/processes/registrable.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/processes/registrable.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def registered?
 
       def launch_heartbeat
         @heartbeat_task = Concurrent::TimerTask.new(execution_interval: SolidQueue.process_heartbeat_interval) do
-          wrap_in_app_executor { heartbeat }
+          wrap_in_app_executor { with_silenced_queries { heartbeat } }
         end
 
         @heartbeat_task.add_observer do |_, _, error|
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def heartbeat
       end
 
       def reload_metadata
-        wrap_in_app_executor { process&.update(metadata: metadata.compact) }
+        wrap_in_app_executor { with_silenced_queries { process&.update(metadata: metadata.compact) } }
       end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/scheduler/recurring_schedule.rb b/lib/solid_queue/scheduler/recurring_schedule.rb
index a1e2409e0..f538e3e81 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/scheduler/recurring_schedule.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/scheduler/recurring_schedule.rb
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ def task_keys
 
     def reschedule_dynamic_tasks
       wrap_in_app_executor do
-        reload_dynamic_tasks
-        schedule_created_dynamic_tasks
-        unschedule_deleted_dynamic_tasks
+        with_silenced_queries do
+          reload_dynamic_tasks
+          schedule_created_dynamic_tasks
+          unschedule_deleted_dynamic_tasks
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/supervisor/maintenance.rb b/lib/solid_queue/supervisor/maintenance.rb
index d92569d58..2c29e6b56 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/supervisor/maintenance.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/supervisor/maintenance.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def stop_maintenance_task
       end
 
       def prune_dead_processes
-        wrap_in_app_executor { SolidQueue::Process.prune(excluding: process) }
+        wrap_in_app_executor { with_silenced_queries { SolidQueue::Process.prune(excluding: process) } }
       end
 
       def fail_orphaned_executions
diff --git a/test/unit/dispatcher_test.rb b/test/unit/dispatcher_test.rb
index 7df0591f5..a5f0f49a9 100644
--- a/test/unit/dispatcher_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/dispatcher_test.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class DispatcherTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   test "polling queries are logged" do
     log = StringIO.new
     with_active_record_logger(ActiveSupport::Logger.new(log)) do
-      with_polling(silence: false) do
+      with_silence_queries(false) do
         rewind_io(log)
         @dispatcher.start
         sleep 0.5.second
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class DispatcherTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   test "polling queries can be silenced" do
     log = StringIO.new
     with_active_record_logger(ActiveSupport::Logger.new(log)) do
-      with_polling(silence: true) do
+      with_silence_queries(true) do
         rewind_io(log)
         @dispatcher.start
         sleep 0.5.second
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class DispatcherTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_no_match /SELECT .* FROM .solid_queue_scheduled_executions. WHERE/, log.string
   end
 
-  test "silencing polling queries when there's no Active Record logger" do
+  test "silencing queries when there's no Active Record logger" do
     with_active_record_logger(nil) do
-      with_polling(silence: true) do
+      with_silence_queries(true) do
         @dispatcher.start
         sleep 0.5.second
       end
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ class DispatcherTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   private
-    def with_polling(silence:)
-      old_silence_polling, SolidQueue.silence_polling = SolidQueue.silence_polling, silence
+    def with_silence_queries(silence)
+      old_silence_queries, SolidQueue.silence_queries = SolidQueue.silence_queries, silence
       yield
     ensure
-      SolidQueue.silence_polling = old_silence_polling
+      SolidQueue.silence_queries = old_silence_queries
     end
 
     def with_active_record_logger(logger)
diff --git a/test/unit/worker_test.rb b/test/unit/worker_test.rb
index 3d692404b..7c6debbbb 100644
--- a/test/unit/worker_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/worker_test.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class WorkerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   test "polling queries are logged" do
     log = StringIO.new
     with_active_record_logger(ActiveSupport::Logger.new(log)) do
-      with_polling(silence: false) do
+      with_silence_queries(false) do
         @worker.start
         sleep 0.2
       end
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class WorkerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   test "polling queries can be silenced" do
     log = StringIO.new
     with_active_record_logger(ActiveSupport::Logger.new(log)) do
-      with_polling(silence: true) do
+      with_silence_queries(true) do
         @worker.start
         sleep 0.2
       end
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class WorkerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_no_match /SELECT .* FROM .solid_queue_ready_executions. WHERE .solid_queue_ready_executions...queue_name./, log.string
   end
 
-  test "silencing polling queries when there's no Active Record logger" do
+  test "silencing queries when there's no Active Record logger" do
     with_active_record_logger(nil) do
-      with_polling(silence: true) do
+      with_silence_queries(true) do
         @worker.start
         sleep 0.2
       end
@@ -140,6 +140,54 @@ class WorkerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_no_registered_processes
   end
 
+  test "heartbeat queries can be silenced" do
+    old_heartbeat_interval, SolidQueue.process_heartbeat_interval = SolidQueue.process_heartbeat_interval, 0.2.second
+
+    log = StringIO.new
+    with_active_record_logger(ActiveSupport::Logger.new(log)) do
+      with_silence_queries(true) do
+        @worker.start
+        wait_for_registered_processes(1, timeout: 1.second)
+        sleep 0.5
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_no_match /UPDATE .solid_queue_processes. SET .+last_heartbeat_at/, log.string
+  ensure
+    SolidQueue.process_heartbeat_interval = old_heartbeat_interval
+  end
+
+  test "heartbeat queries are logged when silence_queries is false" do
+    old_heartbeat_interval, SolidQueue.process_heartbeat_interval = SolidQueue.process_heartbeat_interval, 0.2.second
+
+    log = StringIO.new
+    with_active_record_logger(ActiveSupport::Logger.new(log)) do
+      with_silence_queries(false) do
+        @worker.start
+        wait_for_registered_processes(1, timeout: 1.second)
+        sleep 0.5
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_match /UPDATE .solid_queue_processes. SET .+last_heartbeat_at/, log.string
+  ensure
+    SolidQueue.process_heartbeat_interval = old_heartbeat_interval
+  end
+
+  test "silence_polling is backward compatible with silence_queries" do
+    old_value = SolidQueue.silence_queries
+
+    SolidQueue.silence_polling = false
+    assert_not SolidQueue.silence_queries?
+    assert_not SolidQueue.silence_polling?
+
+    SolidQueue.silence_polling = true
+    assert SolidQueue.silence_queries?
+    assert SolidQueue.silence_polling?
+  ensure
+    SolidQueue.silence_queries = old_value
+  end
+
   test "run inline" do
     worker = SolidQueue::Worker.new(queues: "*", threads: 3, polling_interval: 0.2)
     worker.mode = :inline
@@ -195,11 +243,11 @@ class WorkerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   private
-    def with_polling(silence:)
-      old_silence_polling, SolidQueue.silence_polling = SolidQueue.silence_polling, silence
+    def with_silence_queries(silence)
+      old_silence_queries, SolidQueue.silence_queries = SolidQueue.silence_queries, silence
       yield
     ensure
-      SolidQueue.silence_polling = old_silence_polling
+      SolidQueue.silence_queries = old_silence_queries
     end
 
     def with_active_record_logger(logger)