diff --git a/server/src/services/version.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/version.service.spec.ts
index 84c7b578dd..7872f720a9 100644
--- a/server/src/services/version.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/version.service.spec.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe(VersionService.name, () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('onWebsocketConnectionEvent', () => {
+  describe('onWebsocketConnection', () => {
     it('should send on_server_version client event', async () => {
       await sut.onWebsocketConnection({ userId: '42' });
       expect(mocks.websocket.clientSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith('on_server_version', '42', expect.any(SemVer));
@@ -143,5 +143,12 @@ describe(VersionService.name, () => {
       expect(mocks.websocket.clientSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith('on_server_version', '42', expect.any(SemVer));
       expect(mocks.websocket.clientSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith('on_new_release', '42', expect.any(Object));
     });
+
+    it('should not send a release notification when the version check is disabled', async () => {
+      mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValueOnce({ newVersionCheck: { enabled: false } });
+      await sut.onWebsocketConnection({ userId: '42' });
+      expect(mocks.websocket.clientSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith('on_server_version', '42', expect.any(SemVer));
+      expect(mocks.websocket.clientSend).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('on_new_release', '42', expect.any(Object));
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/services/version.service.ts b/server/src/services/version.service.ts
index 2d3924bc49..fd51fa9adf 100644
--- a/server/src/services/version.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/version.service.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ export class VersionService extends BaseService {
   @OnEvent({ name: 'WebsocketConnect' })
   async onWebsocketConnection({ userId }: ArgOf<'WebsocketConnect'>) {
     this.websocketRepository.clientSend('on_server_version', userId, serverVersion);
+
+    const { newVersionCheck } = await this.getConfig({ withCache: true });
+    if (!newVersionCheck.enabled) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const metadata = await this.systemMetadataRepository.get(SystemMetadataKey.VersionCheckState);
     if (metadata) {
       this.websocketRepository.clientSend('on_new_release', userId, asNotification(metadata));