diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/plugin.ts
index d820a6c0a6f761..2fcb2089523a45 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/plugin.ts
@@ -38,47 +38,49 @@ export class ObservabilityPlugin implements Plugin<ObservabilityPluginSetup> {
   }
 
   public setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: PluginSetup) {
-    plugins.features.registerKibanaFeature({
-      id: casesFeatureId,
-      name: i18n.translate('xpack.observability.featureRegistry.linkObservabilityTitle', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Cases',
-      }),
-      order: 1100,
-      category: DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES.observability,
-      app: [casesFeatureId, 'kibana'],
-      catalogue: [observabilityFeatureId],
-      cases: [observabilityFeatureId],
-      privileges: {
-        all: {
-          app: [casesFeatureId, 'kibana'],
-          catalogue: [observabilityFeatureId],
-          cases: {
-            all: [observabilityFeatureId],
-          },
-          api: [],
-          savedObject: {
-            all: [],
-            read: [],
-          },
-          ui: ['crud_cases', 'read_cases'], // uiCapabilities[casesFeatureId].crud_cases or read_cases
-        },
-        read: {
-          app: [casesFeatureId, 'kibana'],
-          catalogue: [observabilityFeatureId],
-          cases: {
-            read: [observabilityFeatureId],
+    const config = this.initContext.config.get<ObservabilityConfig>();
+
+    if (config.unsafe.cases.enabled) {
+      plugins.features.registerKibanaFeature({
+        id: casesFeatureId,
+        name: i18n.translate('xpack.observability.featureRegistry.linkObservabilityTitle', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Cases',
+        }),
+        order: 1100,
+        category: DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES.observability,
+        app: [casesFeatureId, 'kibana'],
+        catalogue: [observabilityFeatureId],
+        cases: [observabilityFeatureId],
+        privileges: {
+          all: {
+            app: [casesFeatureId, 'kibana'],
+            catalogue: [observabilityFeatureId],
+            cases: {
+              all: [observabilityFeatureId],
+            },
+            api: [],
+            savedObject: {
+              all: [],
+              read: [],
+            },
+            ui: ['crud_cases', 'read_cases'], // uiCapabilities[casesFeatureId].crud_cases or read_cases
           },
-          api: [],
-          savedObject: {
-            all: [],
-            read: [],
+          read: {
+            app: [casesFeatureId, 'kibana'],
+            catalogue: [observabilityFeatureId],
+            cases: {
+              read: [observabilityFeatureId],
+            },
+            api: [],
+            savedObject: {
+              all: [],
+              read: [],
+            },
+            ui: ['read_cases'], // uiCapabilities[uiCapabilities[casesFeatureId]].read_cases
           },
-          ui: ['read_cases'], // uiCapabilities[uiCapabilities[casesFeatureId]].read_cases
         },
-      },
-    });
-
-    const config = this.initContext.config.get<ObservabilityConfig>();
+      });
+    }
 
     let annotationsApiPromise: Promise<AnnotationsAPI> | undefined;