diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 55bf5d386f..c5b0adc4b9 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN='*'
 # Set to false to keep memory tools enabled without adding memory context to the system context.
 ENABLE_MEMORY_SYSTEM_CONTEXT=true
 
+# Set to false to disable built-in Python Tools and Functions plugin execution surfaces.
+ENABLE_PLUGINS=true
+
 # For production you should set this to match the proxy configuration (127.0.0.1)
 FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS='*'
 
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/env.py b/backend/open_webui/env.py
index cd97bda4a8..da99fbb94d 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/env.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/env.py
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@ SENTENCE_TRANSFORMERS_CROSS_ENCODER_SIGMOID_ACTIVATION_FUNCTION = (
 # TOOLS/FUNCTIONS PIP OPTIONS
 ####################################
 
+ENABLE_PLUGINS = os.getenv('ENABLE_PLUGINS', 'True').lower() == 'true'
+
 ENABLE_PIP_INSTALL_FRONTMATTER_REQUIREMENTS = (
     os.getenv('ENABLE_PIP_INSTALL_FRONTMATTER_REQUIREMENTS', 'True').lower() == 'true'
 )