diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte
index d81c23067e..2122a2112c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	import {
 		canUseChannels,
 		canUseTemporaryChats,
+		canUseWebSearch,
 		isSettingsAdmin
 	} from '$lib/utils/settings-access';
 	import { config, settings, user } from '$lib/stores';
@@ -1638,34 +1639,36 @@
 		</p>
 	</div>
 
-	<div>
-		<div class={settingRowClass}>
-			<label
-				id="web-search-in-chat-label"
-				class={settingLabelClass}
-				for="web-search-in-chat-label-control"
-			>
-				{$i18n.t('settings.personal.interface.webSearchInChat.label')}
-			</label>
-
-			<button
-				id="web-search-in-chat-label-control"
-				aria-labelledby="web-search-in-chat-label web-search-state"
-				class={actionButtonClass}
-				on:click={() => {
-					toggleWebSearch();
-				}}
-				type="button"
-			>
-				<span id="web-search-state"
-					>{webSearch === 'always' ? $i18n.t('Always') : $i18n.t('Default')}</span
+	{#if canUseWebSearch({ user: $user, config: $config })}
+		<div>
+			<div class={settingRowClass}>
+				<label
+					id="web-search-in-chat-label"
+					class={settingLabelClass}
+					for="web-search-in-chat-label-control"
 				>
-			</button>
+					{$i18n.t('settings.personal.interface.webSearchInChat.label')}
+				</label>
+
+				<button
+					id="web-search-in-chat-label-control"
+					aria-labelledby="web-search-in-chat-label web-search-state"
+					class={actionButtonClass}
+					on:click={() => {
+						toggleWebSearch();
+					}}
+					type="button"
+				>
+					<span id="web-search-state"
+						>{webSearch === 'always' ? $i18n.t('Always') : $i18n.t('Default')}</span
+					>
+				</button>
+			</div>
+			<p class={settingDescriptionClass}>
+				{$i18n.t('settings.personal.interface.webSearchInChat.description')}
+			</p>
 		</div>
-		<p class={settingDescriptionClass}>
-			{$i18n.t('settings.personal.interface.webSearchInChat.description')}
-		</p>
-	</div>
+	{/if}
 
 	<div class={sectionHeadingClass}>
 		{$i18n.t('settings.personal.interface.sections.input.title')}
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts b/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts
index 63f092019b..01e244415b 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export const canUseTemporaryChats = ({ user }: SettingsAccessContext) =>
 export const canUseChannels = ({ user, config }: SettingsAccessContext) =>
 	config?.features?.enable_channels &&
 	(user?.role === 'admin' || (user?.permissions?.features?.channels ?? true));
+export const canUseWebSearch = ({ user, config }: SettingsAccessContext) =>
+	config?.features?.enable_web_search &&
+	(user?.role === 'admin' || user?.permissions?.features?.web_search);
 export const isSettingsAdmin = ({ user }: SettingsAccessContext) => user?.role === 'admin';
 
 /** Only permission-gated text needs an explicit rule. Provider/disclosure state is irrelevant. */
@@ -70,5 +73,6 @@ export function canSearchSetting(
 		return !!canUseTemporaryChats(context);
 	if (stem === 'settings.personal.interface.compressImagesInChannels')
 		return !!canUseChannels(context);
+	if (stem === 'settings.personal.interface.webSearchInChat') return !!canUseWebSearch(context);
 	return true;
 }