diff --git a/packages/api/src/database/migrations/42_settings_add_discord_bot_praise_notifications_enabled.ts b/packages/api/src/database/migrations/42_settings_add_discord_bot_praise_notifications_enabled.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ed4af6d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/database/migrations/42_settings_add_discord_bot_praise_notifications_enabled.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { SettingGroup } from '../../settings/enums/setting-group.enum';
+import { SettingModel } from '../schemas/settings/23_settings.schema';
+
+const settings = [
+  {
+    key: 'DISCORD_BOT_PRAISE_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED',
+    value: true,
+    defaultValue: true,
+    type: 'Boolean',
+    periodOverridable: false,
+    label: 'Praise notifications enabled',
+    description:
+      'Unchecking this will disable all bot notifications from the Discord bot to individual users when praising.',
+    group: SettingGroup.DISCORD,
+    subgroup: 1,
+  },
+];
+
+const up = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  const settingUpdates = settings.map((s) => ({
+    updateOne: {
+      filter: { key: s.key },
+      update: { $setOnInsert: { ...s } }, // Insert setting if not found, otherwise continue
+      upsert: true,
+    },
+  })) as any;
+
+  await SettingModel.bulkWrite(settingUpdates);
+};
+
+const down = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  const allKeys = settings.map((s) => s.key);
+  await SettingModel.deleteMany({ key: { $in: allKeys } });
+};
+
+export { up, down };
diff --git a/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts b/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts
index 5e990d8ff..7a9b913f2 100644
--- a/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts
+++ b/packages/discord-bot/src/utils/givePraise.ts
@@ -103,23 +103,30 @@ export const givePraise = async (
       ? process.env?.FRONTEND_URL || 'undefined:/'
       : `https://${host}`;
 
-  await Promise.all(
-    praiseItems.map(async (praise) => {
-      await sendReceiverDM(
-        praise._id,
-        receivers.filter(
-          (receiver) =>
-            receiver.userAccount.accountId === praise.receiver.accountId
-        )[0],
-        member,
-        reason,
-        responseUrl,
-        host,
-        hostUrl,
-        interaction.channelId
-      );
-    })
-  );
+  const praiseNotificationsEnabled = (await getSetting(
+    'DISCORD_BOT_PRAISE_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED',
+    host
+  )) as boolean;
+
+  if (praiseNotificationsEnabled) {
+    await Promise.all(
+      praiseItems.map(async (praise) => {
+        await sendReceiverDM(
+          praise._id,
+          receivers.filter(
+            (receiver) =>
+              receiver.userAccount.accountId === praise.receiver.accountId
+          )[0],
+          member,
+          reason,
+          responseUrl,
+          host,
+          hostUrl,
+          interaction.channelId
+        );
+      })
+    );
+  }
 
   const warningMsgParts: string[] = [];