diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
index b9796380a..f4a5e44d3 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
@@ -285,14 +285,16 @@
           </li>
         }
 
-        <li *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.AuditLogEntry }" [ngbNavItem]="DocumentDetailNavIDs.History">
-          <a ngbNavLink i18n>History</a>
-          <ng-template ngbNavContent>
-            <div class="mb-3">
-              <pngx-audit-log [documentId]="documentId"></pngx-audit-log>
-            </div>
-          </ng-template>
-        </li>
+        @if (auditlogEnabled) {
+          <li [ngbNavItem]="DocumentDetailNavIDs.History">
+            <a ngbNavLink i18n>History</a>
+            <ng-template ngbNavContent>
+              <div class="mb-3">
+                <pngx-audit-log [documentId]="documentId"></pngx-audit-log>
+              </div>
+            </ng-template>
+          </li>
+        }
 
         @if (showPermissions) {
           <li [ngbNavItem]="DocumentDetailNavIDs.Permissions">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
index f1aa3fc7a..0f391683a 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
@@ -903,6 +903,16 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
     )
   }
 
+  get auditlogEnabled(): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.settings.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.AUDITLOG_ENABLED) &&
+      this.permissionsService.currentUserCan(
+        PermissionAction.View,
+        PermissionType.AuditLogEntry
+      )
+    )
+  }
+
   notesUpdated(notes: DocumentNote[]) {
     this.document.notes = notes
     this.openDocumentService.refreshDocument(this.documentId)
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts b/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts
index e55f25278..41f9ba361 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_KEYS = {
   NOTIFICATIONS_CONSUMER_SUPPRESS_ON_DASHBOARD:
     'general-settings:notifications:consumer-suppress-on-dashboard',
   NOTES_ENABLED: 'general-settings:notes-enabled',
+  AUDITLOG_ENABLED: 'general-settings:auditlog-enabled',
   SLIM_SIDEBAR: 'general-settings:slim-sidebar',
   UPDATE_CHECKING_ENABLED: 'general-settings:update-checking:enabled',
   UPDATE_CHECKING_BACKEND_SETTING:
@@ -143,6 +144,11 @@ export const SETTINGS: UiSetting[] = [
     type: 'boolean',
     default: true,
   },
+  {
+    key: SETTINGS_KEYS.AUDITLOG_ENABLED,
+    type: 'boolean',
+    default: true,
+  },
   {
     key: SETTINGS_KEYS.UPDATE_CHECKING_ENABLED,
     type: 'boolean',
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.spec.ts
index ff0a9837b..71568dc4b 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.spec.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ describe('SettingsService', () => {
       update_checking: { enabled: false, backend_setting: 'default' },
       saved_views: { warn_on_unsaved_change: true },
       notes_enabled: true,
+      auditlog_enabled: true,
       tour_complete: false,
       permissions: {
         default_owner: null,
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_uisettings.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_uisettings.py
index 2cb6af6f2..0a52ea41c 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_uisettings.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_uisettings.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TestApiUiSettings(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
             {
                 "app_title": None,
                 "app_logo": None,
+                "auditlog_enabled": True,
                 "update_checking": {
                     "backend_setting": "default",
                 },
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index 1e5485079..48a745092 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -1300,6 +1300,8 @@ class UiSettingsView(GenericAPIView):
         if general_config.app_logo is not None and len(general_config.app_logo) > 0:
             ui_settings["app_logo"] = general_config.app_logo
 
+        ui_settings["auditlog_enabled"] = settings.AUDIT_LOG_ENABLED
+
         user_resp = {
             "id": user.id,
             "username": user.username,