diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs
index b61fb6ebfe78..7c732ee659fe 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ config :wobserver,
 
 config :block_scout_web, BlockScoutWeb.ApiRouter,
   writing_enabled: System.get_env("DISABLE_WRITE_API") != "true",
-  reading_enabled: System.get_env("DISABLE_READ_API") != "true"
+  reading_enabled: System.get_env("DISABLE_READ_API") != "true",
+  wobserver_enabled: System.get_env("WOBSERVER_ENABLED") == "true"
 
 config :block_scout_web, BlockScoutWeb.WebRouter, enabled: System.get_env("DISABLE_WEBAPP") != "true"
 
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/router.ex b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/router.ex
index c8eb33f4ea01..252da3fe3df2 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/router.ex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/router.ex
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.Router do
   alias BlockScoutWeb.Plug.GraphQL
   alias BlockScoutWeb.{ApiRouter, WebRouter}
 
-  forward("/wobserver", Wobserver.Web.Router)
+  if Application.get_env(:block_scout_web, ApiRouter)[:wobserver_enabled] do
+    forward("/wobserver", Wobserver.Web.Router)
+  end
   forward("/admin", BlockScoutWeb.AdminRouter)
 
   pipeline :browser do