diff --git a/packages/commons/src/Utility.ts b/packages/commons/src/Utility.ts
index 2932785e0d..89f1dbd03d 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/Utility.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/Utility.ts
@@ -51,15 +51,46 @@
  * ```
  */
 export class Utility {
+  readonly #initializationType:
+    | 'unknown'
+    | 'on-demand'
+    | 'provisioned-concurrency';
   protected coldStart = true;
   protected readonly defaultServiceName: string = 'service_undefined';
 
+  public constructor() {
+    this.#initializationType = this.getInitializationType();
+    if (this.#initializationType !== 'on-demand') {
+      this.coldStart = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the value of the `AWS_LAMBDA_INITIALIZATION_TYPE` environment variable.
+   */
+  protected getInitializationType():
+    | 'unknown'
+    | 'on-demand'
+    | 'provisioned-concurrency' {
+    const envVarValue = process.env.AWS_LAMBDA_INITIALIZATION_TYPE?.trim();
+    if (envVarValue === 'on-demand') {
+      return 'on-demand';
+    }
+    if (envVarValue === 'provisioned-concurrency') {
+      return 'provisioned-concurrency';
+    }
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the cold start status of the current execution environment.
    *
    * The method also flips the cold start status to `false` after the first invocation.
    */
   protected getColdStart(): boolean {
+    if (this.#initializationType !== 'on-demand') {
+      return false;
+    }
     if (this.coldStart) {
       this.coldStart = false;
 
diff --git a/packages/commons/tests/unit/Utility.test.ts b/packages/commons/tests/unit/Utility.test.ts
index 16f88c3f38..15b3309538 100644
--- a/packages/commons/tests/unit/Utility.test.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/tests/unit/Utility.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ describe('Class: Utility', () => {
     public validateServiceName(serviceName: string): boolean {
       return this.isValidServiceName(serviceName);
     }
+    public getInitializationType():
+      | 'unknown'
+      | 'on-demand'
+      | 'provisioned-concurrency' {
+      return super.getInitializationType();
+    }
   }
 
   it('returns the correct cold start value', () => {
@@ -27,6 +33,15 @@ describe('Class: Utility', () => {
     expect(utility.dummyMethod()).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('returns the correct cold start value when provisioned concurrency is used', () => {
+    // Prepare
+    process.env.AWS_LAMBDA_INITIALIZATION_TYPE = 'provisioned-concurrency';
+    const utility = new TestUtility();
+
+    // Act & Assess
+    expect(utility.dummyMethod()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('flips the cold start value', () => {
     // Prepare
     const utility = new TestUtility();
@@ -54,4 +69,23 @@ describe('Class: Utility', () => {
     expect(utility.validateServiceName('serverlessAirline')).toBe(true);
     expect(utility.validateServiceName('')).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it.each([
+    { value: 'on-demand', expected: 'on-demand' },
+    { value: 'provisioned-concurrency', expected: 'provisioned-concurrency' },
+    { value: '', expected: 'unknown' },
+  ])(
+    'returns the correct initialization type ($value)',
+    ({ value, expected }) => {
+      // Prepare
+      process.env.AWS_LAMBDA_INITIALIZATION_TYPE = value;
+      const utility = new TestUtility();
+
+      // Act
+      const initializationType = utility.getInitializationType();
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(initializationType).toBe(expected);
+    }
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/commons/tests/unit/awsSdkUtils.test.ts b/packages/commons/tests/unit/awsSdkUtils.test.ts
index c8f233e355..7af7af9d3a 100644
--- a/packages/commons/tests/unit/awsSdkUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/tests/unit/awsSdkUtils.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import {
   PT_VERSION as version,
 } from '../../src/index.js';
 
+vi.hoisted(() => {
+  process.env.AWS_EXECUTION_ENV = '';
+});
+
 describe('Helpers: awsSdk', () => {
   describe('Function: userAgentMiddleware', () => {
     beforeAll(() => {
diff --git a/packages/commons/vitest.config.ts b/packages/commons/vitest.config.ts
index d5aa737c68..9f1196ef1f 100644
--- a/packages/commons/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/vitest.config.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ import { defineProject } from 'vitest/config';
 export default defineProject({
   test: {
     environment: 'node',
+    setupFiles: ['../testing/src/setupEnv.ts'],
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/logger/tests/e2e/advancedUses.test.ts b/packages/logger/tests/e2e/advancedUses.test.ts
index c41aaec409..6682042226 100644
--- a/packages/logger/tests/e2e/advancedUses.test.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/tests/e2e/advancedUses.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { RESOURCE_NAME_PREFIX, STACK_OUTPUT_LOG_GROUP } from './constants.js';
  * In this e2e test for Logger, we test a number of advanced use cases:
  * - Log buffering enabled with flush on error (both manually on logger.error and automatically on uncaught error)
  * - Correlation ID injection (both manually and automatically)
+ * - Cold start detection for provisioned concurrency (always false)
  *
  * The test is split into three cases:
  * - Manual instrumentation
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ describe('Logger E2E - Advanced uses', () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           level: 'INFO',
           message: 'an info log',
+          cold_start: false,
           correlation_id: correlationId,
         })
       );
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ describe('Logger E2E - Advanced uses', () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           level: 'DEBUG',
           message: 'a buffered debug log',
+          cold_start: false,
           correlation_id: correlationId,
         })
       );
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ describe('Logger E2E - Advanced uses', () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           level: 'ERROR',
           message: 'Uncaught error detected, flushing log buffer before exit',
+          cold_start: false,
           correlation_id: correlationId,
           error: expect.objectContaining({
             name: 'Error',