diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 351b3eaa00c41..3c1d91f800855 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ else()
     set(APPLICATION_REV_DOMAIN_INSTALLER ${APPLICATION_REV_DOMAIN})
 endif()
 
+option( APPLICATION_DISPLAY_LEGACY_IMPORT_DIALOG "Display legacy import dialog" ON )
+
 # For usage in XML files we preprocess
 string(REPLACE "&" "&" APPLICATION_NAME_XML_ESCAPED "${APPLICATION_NAME}")
 string(REPLACE "<" "&lt;" APPLICATION_NAME_XML_ESCAPED "${APPLICATION_NAME_XML_ESCAPED}")
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index be3005502032f..faaec1bea23f6 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #cmakedefine01 ENFORCE_VIRTUAL_FILES_SYNC_FOLDER
 #cmakedefine DO_NOT_USE_PROXY "@DO_NOT_USE_PROXY@"
 #cmakedefine ENFORCE_SINGLE_ACCOUNT "@ENFORCE_SINGLE_ACCOUNT@"
+#cmakedefine01 APPLICATION_DISPLAY_LEGACY_IMPORT_DIALOG
 
 #cmakedefine ZLIB_FOUND @ZLIB_FOUND@
 
diff --git a/src/gui/accountmanager.cpp b/src/gui/accountmanager.cpp
index f27d2742703a7..6619e70fee725 100644
--- a/src/gui/accountmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/accountmanager.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ bool AccountManager::restoreFromLegacySettings()
     // try to open the correctly themed settings
     auto settings = ConfigFile::settingsWithGroup(Theme::instance()->appName());
 
-    auto displayMessageBoxWarning = false;
+    auto wasLegacyImportDialogDisplayed = false;
+    const auto displayLegacyImportDialog = Theme::instance()->displayLegacyImportDialog();
 
     // if the settings file could not be opened, the childKeys list is empty
     // then try to load settings from a very old place
@@ -206,10 +207,11 @@ bool AccountManager::restoreFromLegacySettings()
             oCSettings->beginGroup(QLatin1String(accountsC));
             const auto accountsListSize = oCSettings->childGroups().size();
             oCSettings->endGroup();
-            if (const QFileInfo configFileInfo(configFile); configFileInfo.exists() && configFileInfo.isReadable()) {
-                displayMessageBoxWarning = true;
+            if (const QFileInfo configFileInfo(configFile);
+                configFileInfo.exists() && configFileInfo.isReadable()) {
                 qCInfo(lcAccountManager) << "Migrate: checking old config " << configFile;
-                if (!forceLegacyImport() && accountsListSize > 0) {
+                if (!forceLegacyImport() && accountsListSize > 0 && displayLegacyImportDialog) {
+                    wasLegacyImportDialogDisplayed = true;
                     const auto importQuestion = accountsListSize > 1
                         ? tr("%1 accounts were detected from a legacy desktop client.\n"
                              "Should the accounts be imported?").arg(QString::number(accountsListSize))
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ bool AccountManager::restoreFromLegacySettings()
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (displayMessageBoxWarning) {
+    if (wasLegacyImportDialogDisplayed) {
         QMessageBox::information(nullptr,
                                  tr("Legacy import"),
                                  tr("Could not import accounts from legacy client configuration."));
diff --git a/src/libsync/theme.cpp b/src/libsync/theme.cpp
index a77aa4450d7f1..51a42f4ce92bf 100644
--- a/src/libsync/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/theme.cpp
@@ -1036,6 +1036,15 @@ bool Theme::darkMode() const
     return isDarkFromStyle();
 }
 
+bool Theme::displayLegacyImportDialog() const
+{
+#if defined APPLICATION_DISPLAY_LEGACY_IMPORT_DIALOG && APPLICATION_DISPLAY_LEGACY_IMPORT_DIALOG
+    return true;
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 void Theme::setOverrideServerUrl(const QString &overrideServerUrl)
 {
     auto validOverrideServerUrl = overrideServerUrl;
diff --git a/src/libsync/theme.h b/src/libsync/theme.h
index 9e12ba709f51c..1c1416ef64cdf 100644
--- a/src/libsync/theme.h
+++ b/src/libsync/theme.h
@@ -604,6 +604,13 @@ class OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT Theme : public QObject
     [[nodiscard]] QVariantMap systemPalette() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool darkMode() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Display legacy import dialog
+     *
+     * The user will interact with the dialog to import legacy account when set to true
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] bool displayLegacyImportDialog() const;
+
 public slots:
     void setOverrideServerUrl(const QString &overrideServerUrl);
     void setForceOverrideServerUrl(bool forceOverride);