diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 8df434886f..997a9f6b1c 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@
   "cannot_undo_this_action": "You cannot undo this action!",
   "cannot_update_the_description": "Cannot update the description",
   "cast": "Cast",
+  "cast_description": "Configure available cast destinations",
   "change_date": "Change date",
   "change_description": "Change description",
   "change_display_order": "Change display order",
@@ -1028,6 +1029,8 @@
   "folders": "Folders",
   "folders_feature_description": "Browsing the folder view for the photos and videos on the file system",
   "forward": "Forward",
+  "gcast_enabled": "Google Cast",
+  "gcast_enabled_description": "This feature loads external resources from Google in order to work.",
   "general": "General",
   "get_help": "Get Help",
   "get_wifiname_error": "Could not get Wi-Fi name. Make sure you have granted the necessary permissions and are connected to a Wi-Fi network",
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/README.md b/mobile/openapi/README.md
index 29dd5592aa..ed5b754012 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/README.md
+++ b/mobile/openapi/README.md
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ Class | Method | HTTP request | Description
  - [BulkIdsDto](doc//BulkIdsDto.md)
  - [CLIPConfig](doc//CLIPConfig.md)
  - [CQMode](doc//CQMode.md)
+ - [CastResponse](doc//CastResponse.md)
  - [ChangePasswordDto](doc//ChangePasswordDto.md)
  - [CheckExistingAssetsDto](doc//CheckExistingAssetsDto.md)
  - [CheckExistingAssetsResponseDto](doc//CheckExistingAssetsResponseDto.md)
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
index aa8ae348aa..81ec46d9af 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ part 'model/bulk_id_response_dto.dart';
 part 'model/bulk_ids_dto.dart';
 part 'model/clip_config.dart';
 part 'model/cq_mode.dart';
+part 'model/cast_response.dart';
 part 'model/change_password_dto.dart';
 part 'model/check_existing_assets_dto.dart';
 part 'model/check_existing_assets_response_dto.dart';
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
index a1240c800c..544a13879e 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ class ApiClient {
           return CLIPConfig.fromJson(value);
         case 'CQMode':
           return CQModeTypeTransformer().decode(value);
+        case 'CastResponse':
+          return CastResponse.fromJson(value);
         case 'ChangePasswordDto':
           return ChangePasswordDto.fromJson(value);
         case 'CheckExistingAssetsDto':
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/cast_response.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/cast_response.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d49f1ad3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/cast_response.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+//
+// AUTO-GENERATED FILE, DO NOT MODIFY!
+//
+// @dart=2.18
+
+// ignore_for_file: unused_element, unused_import
+// ignore_for_file: always_put_required_named_parameters_first
+// ignore_for_file: constant_identifier_names
+// ignore_for_file: lines_longer_than_80_chars
+
+part of openapi.api;
+
+class CastResponse {
+  /// Returns a new [CastResponse] instance.
+  CastResponse({
+    this.gCastEnabled = false,
+  });
+
+  bool gCastEnabled;
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is CastResponse &&
+    other.gCastEnabled == gCastEnabled;
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode =>
+    // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
+    (gCastEnabled.hashCode);
+
+  @override
+  String toString() => 'CastResponse[gCastEnabled=$gCastEnabled]';
+
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
+    final json = <String, dynamic>{};
+      json[r'gCastEnabled'] = this.gCastEnabled;
+    return json;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns a new [CastResponse] instance and imports its values from
+  /// [value] if it's a [Map], null otherwise.
+  // ignore: prefer_constructors_over_static_methods
+  static CastResponse? fromJson(dynamic value) {
+    upgradeDto(value, "CastResponse");
+    if (value is Map) {
+      final json = value.cast<String, dynamic>();
+
+      return CastResponse(
+        gCastEnabled: mapValueOfType<bool>(json, r'gCastEnabled')!,
+      );
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  static List<CastResponse> listFromJson(dynamic json, {bool growable = false,}) {
+    final result = <CastResponse>[];
+    if (json is List && json.isNotEmpty) {
+      for (final row in json) {
+        final value = CastResponse.fromJson(row);
+        if (value != null) {
+          result.add(value);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return result.toList(growable: growable);
+  }
+
+  static Map<String, CastResponse> mapFromJson(dynamic json) {
+    final map = <String, CastResponse>{};
+    if (json is Map && json.isNotEmpty) {
+      json = json.cast<String, dynamic>(); // ignore: parameter_assignments
+      for (final entry in json.entries) {
+        final value = CastResponse.fromJson(entry.value);
+        if (value != null) {
+          map[entry.key] = value;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return map;
+  }
+
+  // maps a json object with a list of CastResponse-objects as value to a dart map
+  static Map<String, List<CastResponse>> mapListFromJson(dynamic json, {bool growable = false,}) {
+    final map = <String, List<CastResponse>>{};
+    if (json is Map && json.isNotEmpty) {
+      // ignore: parameter_assignments
+      json = json.cast<String, dynamic>();
+      for (final entry in json.entries) {
+        map[entry.key] = CastResponse.listFromJson(entry.value, growable: growable,);
+      }
+    }
+    return map;
+  }
+
+  /// The list of required keys that must be present in a JSON.
+  static const requiredKeys = <String>{
+    'gCastEnabled',
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_response_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_response_dto.dart
index 215e691cb1..c729e0d80f 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_response_dto.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_response_dto.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ part of openapi.api;
 class UserPreferencesResponseDto {
   /// Returns a new [UserPreferencesResponseDto] instance.
   UserPreferencesResponseDto({
+    required this.cast,
     required this.download,
     required this.emailNotifications,
     required this.folders,
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ class UserPreferencesResponseDto {
     required this.tags,
   });
 
+  CastResponse cast;
+
   DownloadResponse download;
 
   EmailNotificationsResponse emailNotifications;
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ class UserPreferencesResponseDto {
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is UserPreferencesResponseDto &&
+    other.cast == cast &&
     other.download == download &&
     other.emailNotifications == emailNotifications &&
     other.folders == folders &&
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ class UserPreferencesResponseDto {
   @override
   int get hashCode =>
     // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
+    (cast.hashCode) +
     (download.hashCode) +
     (emailNotifications.hashCode) +
     (folders.hashCode) +
@@ -68,10 +73,11 @@ class UserPreferencesResponseDto {
     (tags.hashCode);
 
   @override
-  String toString() => 'UserPreferencesResponseDto[download=$download, emailNotifications=$emailNotifications, folders=$folders, memories=$memories, people=$people, purchase=$purchase, ratings=$ratings, sharedLinks=$sharedLinks, tags=$tags]';
+  String toString() => 'UserPreferencesResponseDto[cast=$cast, download=$download, emailNotifications=$emailNotifications, folders=$folders, memories=$memories, people=$people, purchase=$purchase, ratings=$ratings, sharedLinks=$sharedLinks, tags=$tags]';
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     final json = <String, dynamic>{};
+      json[r'cast'] = this.cast;
       json[r'download'] = this.download;
       json[r'emailNotifications'] = this.emailNotifications;
       json[r'folders'] = this.folders;
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ class UserPreferencesResponseDto {
       final json = value.cast<String, dynamic>();
 
       return UserPreferencesResponseDto(
+        cast: CastResponse.fromJson(json[r'cast'])!,
         download: DownloadResponse.fromJson(json[r'download'])!,
         emailNotifications: EmailNotificationsResponse.fromJson(json[r'emailNotifications'])!,
         folders: FoldersResponse.fromJson(json[r'folders'])!,
@@ -149,6 +156,7 @@ class UserPreferencesResponseDto {
 
   /// The list of required keys that must be present in a JSON.
   static const requiredKeys = <String>{
+    'cast',
     'download',
     'emailNotifications',
     'folders',
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 1d6bd3b048..e0fa72db1a 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -9484,6 +9484,26 @@
         ],
         "type": "string"
       },
+      "CastResponse": {
+        "properties": {
+          "gCastEnabled": {
+            "default": false,
+            "type": "boolean"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "gCastEnabled"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "CastUpdate": {
+        "properties": {
+          "gCastEnabled": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "ChangePasswordDto": {
         "properties": {
           "newPassword": {
@@ -14734,6 +14754,9 @@
       },
       "UserPreferencesResponseDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "cast": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CastResponse"
+          },
           "download": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DownloadResponse"
           },
@@ -14763,6 +14786,7 @@
           }
         },
         "required": [
+          "cast",
           "download",
           "emailNotifications",
           "folders",
@@ -14780,6 +14804,9 @@
           "avatar": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AvatarUpdate"
           },
+          "cast": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CastUpdate"
+          },
           "download": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DownloadUpdate"
           },
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index 361d5d0b09..bbfee1b233 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ export type UserAdminUpdateDto = {
     shouldChangePassword?: boolean;
     storageLabel?: string | null;
 };
+export type CastResponse = {
+    gCastEnabled: boolean;
+};
 export type DownloadResponse = {
     archiveSize: number;
     includeEmbeddedVideos: boolean;
@@ -164,6 +167,7 @@ export type TagsResponse = {
     sidebarWeb: boolean;
 };
 export type UserPreferencesResponseDto = {
+    cast: CastResponse;
     download: DownloadResponse;
     emailNotifications: EmailNotificationsResponse;
     folders: FoldersResponse;
@@ -177,6 +181,9 @@ export type UserPreferencesResponseDto = {
 export type AvatarUpdate = {
     color?: UserAvatarColor;
 };
+export type CastUpdate = {
+    gCastEnabled?: boolean;
+};
 export type DownloadUpdate = {
     archiveSize?: number;
     includeEmbeddedVideos?: boolean;
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ export type TagsUpdate = {
 };
 export type UserPreferencesUpdateDto = {
     avatar?: AvatarUpdate;
+    cast?: CastUpdate;
     download?: DownloadUpdate;
     emailNotifications?: EmailNotificationsUpdate;
     folders?: FoldersUpdate;
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts
index a9d32523ae..43e15689b9 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ class PurchaseUpdate {
   hideBuyButtonUntil?: string;
 }
 
+class CastUpdate {
+  @ValidateBoolean({ optional: true })
+  gCastEnabled?: boolean;
+}
+
 export class UserPreferencesUpdateDto {
   @Optional()
   @ValidateNested()
@@ -135,6 +140,11 @@ export class UserPreferencesUpdateDto {
   @ValidateNested()
   @Type(() => PurchaseUpdate)
   purchase?: PurchaseUpdate;
+
+  @Optional()
+  @ValidateNested()
+  @Type(() => CastUpdate)
+  cast?: CastUpdate;
 }
 
 class RatingsResponse {
@@ -183,6 +193,10 @@ class PurchaseResponse {
   hideBuyButtonUntil!: string;
 }
 
+class CastResponse {
+  gCastEnabled: boolean = false;
+}
+
 export class UserPreferencesResponseDto implements UserPreferences {
   folders!: FoldersResponse;
   memories!: MemoriesResponse;
@@ -193,6 +207,7 @@ export class UserPreferencesResponseDto implements UserPreferences {
   emailNotifications!: EmailNotificationsResponse;
   download!: DownloadResponse;
   purchase!: PurchaseResponse;
+  cast!: CastResponse;
 }
 
 export const mapPreferences = (preferences: UserPreferences): UserPreferencesResponseDto => {
diff --git a/server/src/types.ts b/server/src/types.ts
index d166a94e8b..9d5ba46e12 100644
--- a/server/src/types.ts
+++ b/server/src/types.ts
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ export interface UserPreferences {
     showSupportBadge: boolean;
     hideBuyButtonUntil: string;
   };
+  cast: {
+    gCastEnabled: boolean;
+  };
 }
 
 export interface UserMetadata extends Record<UserMetadataKey, Record<string, any>> {
diff --git a/server/src/utils/preferences.ts b/server/src/utils/preferences.ts
index a013c0b74e..009dabce58 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/preferences.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/preferences.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ const getDefaultPreferences = (): UserPreferences => {
       showSupportBadge: true,
       hideBuyButtonUntil: new Date(2022, 1, 12).toISOString(),
     },
+    cast: {
+      gCastEnabled: false,
+    },
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte
index 3b387273fa..f1d8e14787 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte
@@ -168,13 +168,6 @@
           bind:checked={$showDeleteModal}
         />
       </div>
-      <div class="ms-4">
-        <SettingSwitch
-          title={$t('enable_gcast')}
-          subtitle={$t('enable_gcast_description')}
-          bind:checked={$gcastEnabled}
-        />
-      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </section>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/feature-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/feature-settings.svelte
index d331e40432..b7db2c92a2 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/feature-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/feature-settings.svelte
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
   let tagsEnabled = $state($preferences?.tags?.enabled ?? false);
   let tagsSidebar = $state($preferences?.tags?.sidebarWeb ?? false);
 
+  // Cast
+  let gCastEnabled = $state($preferences?.cast?.gCastEnabled ?? false);
+
   const handleSave = async () => {
     try {
       const data = await updateMyPreferences({
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@
           ratings: { enabled: ratingsEnabled },
           sharedLinks: { enabled: sharedLinksEnabled, sidebarWeb: sharedLinkSidebar },
           tags: { enabled: tagsEnabled, sidebarWeb: tagsSidebar },
+          cast: { gCastEnabled },
         },
       });
 
@@ -138,6 +142,16 @@
           {/if}
         </SettingAccordion>
 
+        <SettingAccordion key="cast" title={$t('cast')} subtitle={$t('cast_description')}>
+          <div class="ms-4 mt-6">
+            <SettingSwitch
+              title={$t('gcast_enabled')}
+              subtitle={$t('gcast_enabled_description')}
+              bind:checked={gCastEnabled}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </SettingAccordion>
+
         <div class="flex justify-end">
           <Button shape="round" type="submit" size="small" onclick={() => handleSave()}>{$t('save')}</Button>
         </div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/cast/gcast-destination.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/cast/gcast-destination.svelte.ts
index fcfb8c382a..f101c504f0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/cast/gcast-destination.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/cast/gcast-destination.svelte.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { CastDestinationType, CastState, type ICastDestination } from '$lib/managers/cast-manager.svelte';
+import { preferences } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
 import 'chromecast-caf-sender';
 import { Duration } from 'luxon';
+import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
 const FRAMEWORK_LINK = 'https://www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js?loadCastFramework=1';
 
@@ -24,6 +26,12 @@ export class GCastDestination implements ICastDestination {
   private currentUrl: string | null = null;
 
   async initialize(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const preferencesStore = get(preferences);
+    if (!preferencesStore.cast.gCastEnabled) {
+      this.isAvailable = false;
+      return false;
+    }
+
     // this is a really messy way since google does a pseudo-callbak
     // in the form of a global window event. We will give Chrome 3 seconds to respond
     // or we will mark the destination as unavailable