diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.html
index 050a2068c..763589cc6 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
           <div class="col">
             <pngx-input-text i18n-title title="Assign title" formControlName="assign_title" i18n-hint hint="Can include some placeholders, see <a target='_blank' href='https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/usage/#consumption-templates'>documentation</a>." [error]="error?.assign_title"></pngx-input-text>
             <pngx-input-tags [allowCreate]="false" i18n-title title="Assign tags" formControlName="assign_tags"></pngx-input-tags>
+            <pngx-input-check i18n-title title="Skip assigning inbox tag(s)" formControlName="skip_inbox"></pngx-input-check>
             <pngx-input-select i18n-title title="Assign document type" [items]="documentTypes" [allowNull]="true" formControlName="assign_document_type"></pngx-input-select>
             <pngx-input-select i18n-title title="Assign correspondent" [items]="correspondents" [allowNull]="true" formControlName="assign_correspondent"></pngx-input-select>
             <pngx-input-select i18n-title title="Assign storage path" [items]="storagePaths" [allowNull]="true" formControlName="assign_storage_path"></pngx-input-select>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.ts
index 079af9cc5..c3db33e2d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog/consumption-template-edit-dialog.component.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export class ConsumptionTemplateEditDialogComponent extends EditDialogComponent<
       sources: new FormControl([]),
       assign_title: new FormControl(null),
       assign_tags: new FormControl([]),
+      skip_inbox: new FormControl(false),
       assign_owner: new FormControl(null),
       assign_document_type: new FormControl(null),
       assign_correspondent: new FormControl(null),
diff --git a/src/documents/consumer.py b/src/documents/consumer.py
index 6a0d1ec02..901551c1f 100644
--- a/src/documents/consumer.py
+++ b/src/documents/consumer.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ class Consumer(LoggingMixin):
         override_correspondent_id=None,
         override_document_type_id=None,
         override_tag_ids=None,
+        override_skip_inbox=False,
         override_storage_path_id=None,
         task_id=None,
         override_created=None,
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ class Consumer(LoggingMixin):
         self.override_correspondent_id = override_correspondent_id
         self.override_document_type_id = override_document_type_id
         self.override_tag_ids = override_tag_ids
+        self.override_skip_inbox = override_skip_inbox
         self.override_storage_path_id = override_storage_path_id
         self.task_id = task_id or str(uuid.uuid4())
         self.override_created = override_created
@@ -516,6 +518,7 @@ class Consumer(LoggingMixin):
                     document=document,
                     logging_group=self.logging_group,
                     classifier=classifier,
+                    skip_inbox=self.override_skip_inbox,
                 )
 
                 # After everything is in the database, copy the files into
@@ -621,6 +624,8 @@ class Consumer(LoggingMixin):
                     template_overrides.tag_ids = [
                         tag.pk for tag in template.assign_tags.all()
                     ]
+                if template.skip_inbox:
+                    template_overrides.skip_inbox = True
                 if template.assign_correspondent is not None:
                     template_overrides.correspondent_id = (
                         template.assign_correspondent.pk
diff --git a/src/documents/data_models.py b/src/documents/data_models.py
index 0d506cd6a..ba58fe642 100644
--- a/src/documents/data_models.py
+++ b/src/documents/data_models.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DocumentMetadataOverrides:
     correspondent_id: Optional[int] = None
     document_type_id: Optional[int] = None
     tag_ids: Optional[list[int]] = None
+    skip_inbox: bool = False
     storage_path_id: Optional[int] = None
     created: Optional[datetime.datetime] = None
     asn: Optional[int] = None
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ class DocumentMetadataOverrides:
             self.tag_ids.extend(other.tag_ids)
             self.tag_ids = list(set(self.tag_ids))
 
+        self.skip_inbox = self.skip_inbox or other.skip_inbox
+
         if self.view_users is None:
             self.view_users = other.view_users
         elif other.view_users is not None:
diff --git a/src/documents/migrations/1044_consumptiontemplate_skip_inbox.py b/src/documents/migrations/1044_consumptiontemplate_skip_inbox.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a885b6355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/migrations/1044_consumptiontemplate_skip_inbox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.8 on 2023-12-29 15:22
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("documents", "1043_alter_savedviewfilterrule_rule_type"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="consumptiontemplate",
+            name="skip_inbox",
+            field=models.BooleanField(
+                default=False,
+                verbose_name="Skip assigning inbox tag(s)",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/documents/models.py b/src/documents/models.py
index d95bf46e1..6e01479bb 100644
--- a/src/documents/models.py
+++ b/src/documents/models.py
@@ -953,6 +953,11 @@ class ConsumptionTemplate(models.Model):
         verbose_name=_("assign this tag"),
     )
 
+    skip_inbox = models.BooleanField(
+        _("Skip assigning inbox tag(s)"),
+        default=False,
+    )
+
     assign_document_type = models.ForeignKey(
         DocumentType,
         null=True,
diff --git a/src/documents/serialisers.py b/src/documents/serialisers.py
index b6be62d9b..6b6142a00 100644
--- a/src/documents/serialisers.py
+++ b/src/documents/serialisers.py
@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@ class ConsumptionTemplateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             "filter_mailrule",
             "assign_title",
             "assign_tags",
+            "skip_inbox",
             "assign_correspondent",
             "assign_document_type",
             "assign_storage_path",
diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 117e3c38d..2cb447b71 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ from documents.permissions import get_objects_for_user_owner_aware
 logger = logging.getLogger("paperless.handlers")
 
 
-def add_inbox_tags(sender, document: Document, logging_group=None, **kwargs):
+def add_inbox_tags(
+    sender,
+    document: Document,
+    logging_group=None,
+    skip_inbox=False,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    if skip_inbox:
+        return
+
     if document.owner is not None:
         tags = get_objects_for_user_owner_aware(
             document.owner,
diff --git a/src/documents/tasks.py b/src/documents/tasks.py
index d0728a719..4af558098 100644
--- a/src/documents/tasks.py
+++ b/src/documents/tasks.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def consume_file(
         override_correspondent_id=overrides.correspondent_id,
         override_document_type_id=overrides.document_type_id,
         override_tag_ids=overrides.tag_ids,
+        override_skip_inbox=overrides.skip_inbox,
         override_storage_path_id=overrides.storage_path_id,
         override_created=overrides.created,
         override_asn=overrides.asn,
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_consumption_templates.py b/src/documents/tests/test_consumption_templates.py
index 6f671bfc4..9b7828e04 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_consumption_templates.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_consumption_templates.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class TestConsumptionTemplates(DirectoriesMixin, FileSystemAssertsMixin, TestCas
             order=0,
             sources=f"{DocumentSource.ApiUpload},{DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder},{DocumentSource.MailFetch}",
             filter_path="*/samples/*",
+            skip_inbox=True,
             assign_title="Doc from {correspondent}",
             assign_correspondent=self.c,
             assign_document_type=self.dt,
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ class TestConsumptionTemplates(DirectoriesMixin, FileSystemAssertsMixin, TestCas
             order=0,
             sources=f"{DocumentSource.ApiUpload},{DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder},{DocumentSource.MailFetch}",
             filter_filename="*simple*",
+            skip_inbox=False,
             assign_title="Doc from {correspondent}",
             assign_correspondent=self.c2,
             assign_storage_path=self.sp,
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ class TestConsumptionTemplates(DirectoriesMixin, FileSystemAssertsMixin, TestCas
                     overrides["override_view_users"],
                     [self.user2.pk, self.user3.pk],
                 )
+                self.assertTrue(overrides["override_skip_inbox"])
 
         expected_str = f"Document matched template {ct1}"
         self.assertIn(expected_str, cm.output[0])