diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts
index cea11dc351..48d3da90c8 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,10 @@ export default function useQueryParams({
       const { decodedPrompt, validSettings, shouldAutoSubmit } = processQueryParams();
       const hasSettings = Object.keys(validSettings).length > 0;
 
-      if (!shouldAutoSubmit) {
+      const autoSubmitAllowed = startupConfig.interface?.autoSubmitFromUrl !== false;
+      const willAutoSubmit = shouldAutoSubmit && autoSubmitAllowed;
+
+      if (!willAutoSubmit) {
         submissionHandledRef.current = true;
       }
 
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ export default function useQueryParams({
       }
 
       // Handle auto-submission
-      if (shouldAutoSubmit && decodedPrompt) {
+      if (willAutoSubmit && decodedPrompt) {
         if (hasSettings) {
           // Settings are changing, defer submission
           pendingSubmitRef.current = true;
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
index d5165f5353..00d4f1a820 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ export const interfaceSchema = z
       .optional(),
     temporaryChat: z.boolean().optional(),
     temporaryChatRetention: z.number().min(1).max(8760).optional(),
+    autoSubmitFromUrl: z.boolean().optional(),
     runCode: z.boolean().optional(),
     webSearch: z.boolean().optional(),
     peoplePicker: z
@@ -879,6 +880,7 @@ export const interfaceSchema = z
       public: false,
     },
     temporaryChat: true,
+    autoSubmitFromUrl: true,
     runCode: true,
     webSearch: true,
     peoplePicker: {