diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index 3411fcbd1..65a0491e7 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -491,4 +491,10 @@ ui:
   timezone: None
   # Optional: Use an experimental recordings / camera view UI (default: shown below)
   experimental_ui: False
+
+# Optional: Telemetry configuration
+telemetry:
+  # Optional: Enable the latest version outbound check (default: shown below)
+  # NOTE: If you use the HomeAssistant integration, disabling this will prevent it from reporting new versions
+  version_check: True
 ```
diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index 5ffa3d77d..bc964fdb5 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ class FrigateApp:
         self.db.bind(models)
 
     def init_stats(self) -> None:
-        self.stats_tracking = stats_init(self.camera_metrics, self.detectors)
+        self.stats_tracking = stats_init(
+            self.config, self.camera_metrics, self.detectors
+        )
 
     def init_web_server(self) -> None:
         self.flask_app = create_app(
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 9cf20937b..8744ef3d5 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ class UIConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     use_experimental: bool = Field(default=False, title="Experimental UI")
 
 
+class TelemetryConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
+    version_check: bool = Field(default=True, title="Enable latest version check.")
+
+
 class MqttConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(title="Enable MQTT Communication.", default=True)
     host: str = Field(default="", title="MQTT Host")
@@ -818,6 +822,9 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         default_factory=dict, title="Frigate environment variables."
     )
     ui: UIConfig = Field(default_factory=UIConfig, title="UI configuration.")
+    telemetry: TelemetryConfig = Field(
+        default_factory=TelemetryConfig, title="Telemetry configuration."
+    )
     model: ModelConfig = Field(
         default_factory=ModelConfig, title="Detection model configuration."
     )
diff --git a/frigate/stats.py b/frigate/stats.py
index b67c2109b..0e23fb94e 100644
--- a/frigate/stats.py
+++ b/frigate/stats.py
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ from frigate.object_detection import ObjectDetectProcess
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def get_latest_version() -> str:
+def get_latest_version(config: FrigateConfig) -> str:
+
+    if not config.telemetry.version_check:
+        return "disabled"
+
     try:
         request = requests.get(
             "https://api.github.com/repos/blakeblackshear/frigate/releases/latest",
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ def get_latest_version() -> str:
 
 
 def stats_init(
+    config: FrigateConfig,
     camera_metrics: dict[str, CameraMetricsTypes],
     detectors: dict[str, ObjectDetectProcess],
 ) -> StatsTrackingTypes:
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ def stats_init(
         "camera_metrics": camera_metrics,
         "detectors": detectors,
         "started": int(time.time()),
-        "latest_frigate_version": get_latest_version(),
+        "latest_frigate_version": get_latest_version(config),
     }
     return stats_tracking