diff --git a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html
index 7e3232701bf..c59a8149bc6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
         [routerLink]="[mydspaceRoute]"
       routerLinkActive="active">{{'nav.mydspace' | translate}}</a>
     </li>
-    <li class="ds-menu-item-wrapper" role="presentation" (click)="onMenuItemClick()">
-      <a class="ds-menu-item" role="menuitem"
-        [routerLink]="[subscriptionsRoute]"
-      routerLinkActive="active">{{'nav.subscriptions' | translate}}</a>
-    </li>
+    @if (subscribeFeature$ | async) {
+      <li class="ds-menu-item-wrapper" role="presentation" (click)="onMenuItemClick()">
+        <a class="ds-menu-item" role="menuitem"
+          [routerLink]="[subscriptionsRoute]"
+        routerLinkActive="active">{{'nav.subscriptions' | translate}}</a>
+      </li>
+    }
     @if (!inExpandableNavbar) {
       <li class="dropdown-divider" aria-hidden="true"></li>
       <li class="ds-menu-item-wrapper" role="presentation">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.spec.ts
index fc6acde860c..bad091f2416 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ import {
 } from '@dspace/core/auth/auth.reducer';
 import { AuthService } from '@dspace/core/auth/auth.service';
 import { AuthTokenInfo } from '@dspace/core/auth/models/auth-token-info.model';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from '@dspace/core/data/configuration-data.service';
 import { APP_DATA_SERVICES_MAP } from '@dspace/core/data-services-map-type';
+import { ConfigurationProperty } from '@dspace/core/shared/configuration-property.model';
 import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '@dspace/core/testing/active-router.stub';
 import { EPersonMock } from '@dspace/core/testing/eperson.mock';
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '@dspace/core/testing/translate-loader.mock';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '@dspace/core/utilities/remote-data.utils';
 import { XSRFService } from '@dspace/core/xsrf/xsrf.service';
 import {
   Store,
@@ -44,11 +47,21 @@ describe('UserMenuComponent', () => {
   let authState: AuthState;
   let authStateLoading: AuthState;
   let authService: AuthService;
+  let configurationDataService: ConfigurationDataService;
 
   function serviceInit() {
     authService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authService', {
       getAuthenticatedUserFromStore: of(EPersonMock),
     });
+
+    configurationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('configurationDataService', {
+      findByPropertyName: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(Object.assign(new ConfigurationProperty(), {
+        name: 'can-subscribe-feature.enable',
+        values: [
+          'can-subscribe-feature.enable = true',
+        ],
+      })),
+    });
   }
 
   function init() {
@@ -96,6 +109,7 @@ describe('UserMenuComponent', () => {
         { provide: XSRFService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: APP_DATA_SERVICES_MAP, useValue: {} },
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: { cache: { msToLive: { default: 15 * 60 * 1000 } } } },
+        { provide: ConfigurationDataService, useValue: configurationDataService },
       ],
       schemas: [
         NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.ts b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.ts
index 3dd35543809..a041b76a585 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ import {
 } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { AppState } from '../../../app.reducer';
 import {
   getProfileModuleRoute,
   getSubscriptionsModuleRoute,
 } from '../../../app-routing-paths';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
+import { ConfigurationProperty } from '../../../core/shared/configuration-property.model';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { MYDSPACE_ROUTE } from '../../../my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { LogOutComponent } from '../../log-out/log-out.component';
@@ -90,10 +94,14 @@ export class UserMenuComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   public subscriptionsRoute = getSubscriptionsModuleRoute();
 
+  subscribeFeature$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+
   constructor(
     protected store: Store<AppState>,
     protected authService: AuthService,
     public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
+    protected configService: ConfigurationDataService,
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -108,6 +116,10 @@ export class UserMenuComponent implements OnInit {
     // set user
     this.user$ = this.authService.getAuthenticatedUserFromStore();
 
+    this.subscribeFeature$ = this.configService.findByPropertyName('can-subscribe-feature.enable').pipe(
+      getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+      map((res: ConfigurationProperty) => res?.values[0].toLowerCase() === 'true'),
+    );
   }
 
   /**