diff --git a/authentik/admin/api/system.py b/authentik/admin/api/system.py
index d8d0f80b4..16637067a 100644
--- a/authentik/admin/api/system.py
+++ b/authentik/admin/api/system.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
 from authentik.core.api.utils import PassiveSerializer
+from authentik.lib.config import CONFIG
 from authentik.lib.utils.reflection import get_env
 from authentik.outposts.apps import MANAGED_OUTPOST
 from authentik.outposts.models import Outpost
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class SystemInfoSerializer(PassiveSerializer):
     runtime = SerializerMethodField()
     brand = SerializerMethodField()
     server_time = SerializerMethodField()
+    embedded_outpost_disabled = SerializerMethodField()
     embedded_outpost_host = SerializerMethodField()
 
     def get_http_headers(self, request: Request) -> dict[str, str]:
@@ -77,6 +79,10 @@ class SystemInfoSerializer(PassiveSerializer):
         """Current server time"""
         return now()
 
+    def get_embedded_outpost_disabled(self, request: Request) -> bool:
+        """Whether the embedded outpost is disabled"""
+        return CONFIG.get_bool("outposts.disable_embedded_outpost", False)
+
     def get_embedded_outpost_host(self, request: Request) -> str:
         """Get the FQDN configured on the embedded outpost"""
         outposts = Outpost.objects.filter(managed=MANAGED_OUTPOST)
diff --git a/schema.yml b/schema.yml
index d0de034a6..c6522f96d 100644
--- a/schema.yml
+++ b/schema.yml
@@ -43495,8 +43495,12 @@ components:
           type: string
           description: Get the FQDN configured on the embedded outpost
           readOnly: true
+        embedded_outpost_disabled:
+          type: boolean
+          readOnly: true
       required:
       - brand
+      - embedded_outpost_disabled
       - embedded_outpost_host
       - http_headers
       - http_host
diff --git a/web/src/admin/admin-overview/cards/SystemStatusCard.ts b/web/src/admin/admin-overview/cards/SystemStatusCard.ts
index 7c6ac276c..ee5449fcf 100644
--- a/web/src/admin/admin-overview/cards/SystemStatusCard.ts
+++ b/web/src/admin/admin-overview/cards/SystemStatusCard.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ export class SystemStatusCard extends AdminStatusCard<SystemInfo> {
     async getPrimaryValue(): Promise<SystemInfo> {
         this.now = new Date();
         let status = await new AdminApi(DEFAULT_CONFIG).adminSystemRetrieve();
-        if (status.embeddedOutpostHost === "" || !status.embeddedOutpostHost.includes("http")) {
+        if (
+            !status.embeddedOutpostDisabled &&
+            (status.embeddedOutpostHost === "" || !status.embeddedOutpostHost.includes("http"))
+        ) {
             // First install, ensure the embedded outpost host is set
             // also run when outpost host does not contain http
             // (yes it's called host and requires a URL, i know)
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ export class SystemStatusCard extends AdminStatusCard<SystemInfo> {
     }
 
     getStatus(value: SystemInfo): Promise<AdminStatus> {
-        if (value.embeddedOutpostHost === "") {
+        if (!value.embeddedOutpostDisabled && value.embeddedOutpostHost === "") {
             this.statusSummary = msg("Warning");
             return Promise.resolve<AdminStatus>({
                 icon: "fa fa-exclamation-triangle pf-m-warning",