diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Nav/useSideNavLinks.ts b/client/src/hooks/Nav/useSideNavLinks.ts
index 0f96c3709b..e25a7b952a 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Nav/useSideNavLinks.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Nav/useSideNavLinks.ts
@@ -143,13 +143,15 @@ export default function useSideNavLinks({
       });
     }
 
-    links.push({
-      title: 'com_sidepanel_attach_files',
-      label: '',
-      icon: AttachmentIcon,
-      id: 'files',
-      Component: FilesPanel,
-    });
+    if (interfaceConfig.attachFiles !== false) {
+      links.push({
+        title: 'com_sidepanel_attach_files',
+        label: '',
+        icon: AttachmentIcon,
+        id: 'files',
+        Component: FilesPanel,
+      });
+    }
 
     if (hasAccessToBookmarks) {
       links.push({
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ export default function useSideNavLinks({
     hasAccessToMemories,
     hasAccessToReadMemories,
     interfaceConfig.parameters,
+    interfaceConfig.attachFiles,
     endpointType,
     hasAccessToBookmarks,
     availableMCPServers,
diff --git a/librechat.example.yaml b/librechat.example.yaml
index 92206c4b6e..5b92d8d51e 100644
--- a/librechat.example.yaml
+++ b/librechat.example.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ interface:
   modelSelect: true
   parameters: true
   presets: true
+  # Enable/disable the Attach Files sidebar panel (default: true)
+  # When set to false, hides the sidebar's file management panel
+  # but users can still upload files directly in chats
+  attachFiles: true
   prompts:
     use: true
     create: true
diff --git a/packages/api/src/app/AppService.interface.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/app/AppService.interface.spec.ts
index e15d57e329..96ae1b24f4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/app/AppService.interface.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/app/AppService.interface.spec.ts
@@ -154,4 +154,55 @@ describe('AppService interface configuration', () => {
     // Verify that peoplePicker is undefined when not provided
     expect(result.interfaceConfig?.peoplePicker).toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  it('should set attachFiles to true when config specifies attachFiles as true', async () => {
+    const config = {
+      interface: {
+        attachFiles: true,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const result = await AppService({ config });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        interfaceConfig: expect.objectContaining({
+          attachFiles: true,
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should set attachFiles to false when config specifies attachFiles as false', async () => {
+    const config = {
+      interface: {
+        attachFiles: false,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const result = await AppService({ config });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        interfaceConfig: expect.objectContaining({
+          attachFiles: false,
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should not set attachFiles when not provided in config', async () => {
+    const config = {};
+
+    const result = await AppService({ config });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        interfaceConfig: expect.anything(),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    // Verify that attachFiles is undefined when not provided
+    expect(result.interfaceConfig?.attachFiles).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
index ca40ec2c8c..482218f402 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ export const interfaceSchema = z
     bookmarks: z.boolean().optional(),
     memories: z.boolean().optional(),
     presets: z.boolean().optional(),
+    attachFiles: z.boolean().optional(),
     prompts: z
       .union([
         z.boolean(),
@@ -752,6 +753,7 @@ export const interfaceSchema = z
     multiConvo: true,
     bookmarks: true,
     memories: true,
+    attachFiles: true,
     prompts: {
       use: true,
       create: true,
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.ts
index 3cd71cfb20..1cfea1e88d 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export async function loadDefaultInterface({
     customWelcome: interfaceConfig?.customWelcome ?? defaults.customWelcome,
 
     // Permissions - only include if explicitly configured
+    attachFiles: interfaceConfig?.attachFiles,
     bookmarks: interfaceConfig?.bookmarks,
     memories: shouldDisableMemories ? false : interfaceConfig?.memories,
     prompts: interfaceConfig?.prompts,