diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
index d52db0c09..7b37348ca 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <ul ngbNav class="order-sm-3">
-    <pngx-chat></pngx-chat>
+    @if (aiEnabled) {
+      <pngx-chat></pngx-chat>
+    }
     <pngx-toasts-dropdown></pngx-toasts-dropdown>
     <li ngbDropdown class="nav-item dropdown">
       <button class="btn ps-1 border-0" id="userDropdown" ngbDropdownToggle>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
index 5856713e7..703f7d8f8 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ export class AppFrameComponent
       })
   }
 
+  get aiEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.AI_ENABLED)
+  }
+
   closeMenu() {
     this.isMenuCollapsed = true
   }