diff --git a/apps/mobile/app/(main)/chat/list.tsx b/apps/mobile/app/(main)/chat/list.tsx
index b8ab24d1..d6a6e8dd 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/app/(main)/chat/list.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/app/(main)/chat/list.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   UpsertFolderSheet,
   UpsertFolderSheetMethods,
 } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/folder/features/upsert-folder-sheet';
+import { useFoldersEnabled } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled';
 import { ScreenWrapper } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/ui/screen-wrapper';
 import { AppHeader, AppPressable, Avatar, IconButton, View } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/ui/ui-kit';
 import { navigationConfig } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/utils/navigation';
@@ -29,15 +30,13 @@ export default function ChatListScreen(): ReactElement {
   const upsertFolderSheetRef = useRef<UpsertFolderSheetMethods>(null);
   const shareFolderSheetRef = useRef<ShareFolderSheetMethods>(null);
   const { data: profile } = authApi.useGetProfile();
+  const canUseFolders = useFoldersEnabled();
 
   const handleChatPress = (id: string): void => navigateOnce(navigationConfig.main.chat.view({ id }));
 
   const handleNewChatPress = (): void =>
     navigateOnce(`${navigationConfig.main.chat.index}/${navigationConfig.main.chat.create}`);
 
-  const handleArchivedChatsPress = (): void =>
-    navigateOnce(`${navigationConfig.main.chat.index}/${navigationConfig.main.chat.archivedChats}`);
-
   const handleSettingsPress = (): void => navigateOnce(navigationConfig.main.settings);
 
   const handleFolderPress = (id: string, title: string): void =>
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ export default function ChatListScreen(): ReactElement {
           }
           accessoryRight={
             <View className='flex-row gap-12'>
-              {isFeatureEnabled(FeatureID.CHAT_FOLDERS) && (
+              {isFeatureEnabled(FeatureID.CHAT_FOLDERS) && canUseFolders && (
                 <UpsertFolderSheet
                   renderTrigger={({ onPress }) => (
                     <IconButton
diff --git a/libs/mobile/chat/features/create-chat/src/lib/components/search-folder-view/component.tsx b/libs/mobile/chat/features/create-chat/src/lib/components/search-folder-view/component.tsx
index 2814f0cf..d3fa057c 100644
--- a/libs/mobile/chat/features/create-chat/src/lib/components/search-folder-view/component.tsx
+++ b/libs/mobile/chat/features/create-chat/src/lib/components/search-folder-view/component.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   FolderSearchItem,
   useFolderSearchList,
 } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/chat/utils/use-folder-search-list';
+import { useFoldersEnabled } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled';
 import { useColorScheme } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/ui/styles';
 import {
   AppPressable,
@@ -32,14 +33,16 @@ export function SearchFolderView({
   const translate = useTranslation('CHAT.CREATE_CHAT.SEARCH_FOLDER_VIEW');
   const { isDarkColorScheme } = useColorScheme();
 
+  const canUseFolders = useFoldersEnabled();
   const { emptyFolders } = useFolderSearchList({
     noFolderText: translate('TEXT_NO_FOLDER'),
     createFolderText: translate('TEXT_CREATE_NEW_FOLDER'),
     onCreateFolderPress,
+    canCreateFolder: canUseFolders,
   });
 
-  const { data: folders } = foldersApi.useGetFolders();
-  const { data: sharedFolders } = foldersApi.useGetSharedFolders();
+  const { data: folders } = foldersApi.useGetFolders({ enabled: canUseFolders });
+  const { data: sharedFolders } = foldersApi.useGetSharedFolders({ enabled: canUseFolders });
 
   // NOTE: A chat can be created in a folder shared by somebody else only with a write grant, so
   // read-only ones are left out. Without them the folder opened from its own screen resolved to no
@@ -81,14 +84,16 @@ export function SearchFolderView({
           width={60}
           height={60} />
       )}
-      <FullScreenSearchModal
-        data={foldersWithIcon || []}
-        unfilteredData={emptyFolders as Array<FolderSearchItem>}
-        selectedItemId={selectedItemId}
-        renderTrigger={renderTrigger}
-        searchPlaceholder={translate('TEXT_SEARCH_FOLDER')}
-        {...props}
-      />
+      {canUseFolders && (
+        <FullScreenSearchModal
+          data={foldersWithIcon || []}
+          unfilteredData={emptyFolders as Array<FolderSearchItem>}
+          selectedItemId={selectedItemId}
+          renderTrigger={renderTrigger}
+          searchPlaceholder={translate('TEXT_SEARCH_FOLDER')}
+          {...props}
+        />
+      )}
     </View>
   );
 }
diff --git a/libs/mobile/chat/features/menu-list/src/lib/component.tsx b/libs/mobile/chat/features/menu-list/src/lib/component.tsx
index 5dd64c52..1fe35e47 100644
--- a/libs/mobile/chat/features/menu-list/src/lib/component.tsx
+++ b/libs/mobile/chat/features/menu-list/src/lib/component.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ChatActionsMenuSheet,
   ChatActionsMenuSheetMethods,
 } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/chat-actions-menu-sheet';
+import { useFoldersEnabled } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled';
 import { ChatListRow } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/ui/chat-list-row';
 import { DateSectionList } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/ui/date-section-list';
 import {
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ export function ChatMenuList({
 
   const [isFirstLoading, setIsFirstLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
 
+  const canUseFolders = useFoldersEnabled();
+
   const {
     data: chats,
     isFetchingNextPage,
@@ -63,20 +66,26 @@ export function ChatMenuList({
     isLoading: isFoldersLoading,
     isRefetching: isFoldersRefetching,
     refetch: refetchFolders,
-  } = foldersApi.useGetFolders();
+  } = foldersApi.useGetFolders({ enabled: canUseFolders });
   const {
     data: sharedFolders,
     isLoading: isSharedFoldersLoading,
     isRefetching: isSharedFoldersRefetching,
     refetch: refetchSharedFolders,
-  } = foldersApi.useGetSharedFolders();
+  } = foldersApi.useGetSharedFolders({ enabled: canUseFolders });
 
   const isLoading =
     isChatsLoading || isPinnedChatsLoading || isFoldersLoading || isSharedFoldersLoading || isFirstLoading;
   const isRefetching = isChatsRefetching || isPinnedChatsRefetching || isFoldersRefetching || isSharedFoldersRefetching;
 
   const refetch = (): void => {
-    Promise.all([refetchChats(), refetchPinnedChats(), refetchFolders(), refetchSharedFolders()]);
+    // NOTE: react-query's refetch() runs even for a disabled query, so the folders feature gate has
+    // to be re-checked here too, or a pull-to-refresh would still hit the forbidden endpoint.
+    Promise.all([
+      refetchChats(),
+      refetchPinnedChats(),
+      ...(canUseFolders ? [refetchFolders(), refetchSharedFolders()] : []),
+    ]);
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -113,7 +122,7 @@ export function ChatMenuList({
           refreshControl={<AppRefreshControl onRefresh={refetch} refreshing={isFocused && isRefetching} />}
           ListHeaderComponent={
             <View>
-              {isFeatureEnabled(FeatureID.CHAT_FOLDERS) && (
+              {isFeatureEnabled(FeatureID.CHAT_FOLDERS) && canUseFolders && (
                 <Fragment>
                   {/* NOTE: A folder owned by somebody else cannot be renamed or deleted by the
                       recipient, so its row offers no actions on long press. */}
diff --git a/libs/mobile/chat/utils/use-folder-search-list/src/lib/hook.ts b/libs/mobile/chat/utils/use-folder-search-list/src/lib/hook.ts
index d6da6e07..7ceada1d 100644
--- a/libs/mobile/chat/utils/use-folder-search-list/src/lib/hook.ts
+++ b/libs/mobile/chat/utils/use-folder-search-list/src/lib/hook.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ interface UseFolderSearchListParams {
   noFolderText: string;
   createFolderText: string;
   onCreateFolderPress: () => void;
+  canCreateFolder?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface UseFolderSearchListResult {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export function useFolderSearchList({
   noFolderText,
   createFolderText,
   onCreateFolderPress,
+  canCreateFolder = true,
 }: UseFolderSearchListParams): UseFolderSearchListResult {
   const { isDarkColorScheme } = useColorScheme();
 
@@ -32,17 +34,21 @@ export function useFolderSearchList({
         name: noFolderText,
         iconName: isDarkColorScheme ? ('logoSmallDark' as IconName) : ('logoSmallLight' as IconName),
       },
-      {
-        id: MockFolderItemIds.CREATE_FOLDER_ID,
-        name: createFolderText,
-        onPress: onCreateFolderPress,
-        iconName: 'folderPlus' as IconName,
-        containerClassName: 'mb-24',
-        textClassName: 'text-brand-primary',
-        iconClassName: 'color-brand-primary',
-      },
+      ...(canCreateFolder
+        ? [
+            {
+              id: MockFolderItemIds.CREATE_FOLDER_ID,
+              name: createFolderText,
+              onPress: onCreateFolderPress,
+              iconName: 'folderPlus' as IconName,
+              containerClassName: 'mb-24',
+              textClassName: 'text-brand-primary',
+              iconClassName: 'color-brand-primary',
+            },
+          ]
+        : []),
     ],
-    [isDarkColorScheme, noFolderText, createFolderText, onCreateFolderPress],
+    [isDarkColorScheme, canCreateFolder, noFolderText, createFolderText, onCreateFolderPress],
   );
 
   return { emptyFolders, createFolderId: MockFolderItemIds.CREATE_FOLDER_ID };
diff --git a/libs/mobile/folder/features/folder-actions-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx b/libs/mobile/folder/features/folder-actions-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx
index 2d162a95..3e051c6d 100644
--- a/libs/mobile/folder/features/folder-actions-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx
+++ b/libs/mobile/folder/features/folder-actions-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { BottomSheetModal } from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet';
 import { useTranslation } from '@ronas-it/react-native-common-modules/i18n';
 import { ForwardedRef, ReactElement, useImperativeHandle, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { fileSystemService } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/data-access/file-system-service';
+import { useFoldersEnabled } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled';
 import {
   ActionsBottomSheet,
   ActionsBottomSheetProps,
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ export function FolderActionsSheet({ onEditPress, onSharePress, ref }: FolderAct
   const [isExportLoading, setIsExportLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const { data: profile } = authApi.useGetProfile();
-  const { data: sharedFolders } = foldersApi.useGetSharedFolders();
+  const canUseFolders = useFoldersEnabled();
+  const { data: sharedFolders } = foldersApi.useGetSharedFolders({ enabled: canUseFolders });
   const { mutateAsync: deleteFolder, isPending: isDeleting } = foldersApi.useDeleteFolder();
 
   // NOTE: The shared list holds exactly the folders owned by somebody else, so a folder missing from
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/chat-actions-menu-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx b/libs/mobile/shared/features/chat-actions-menu-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx
index 17250173..953aed03 100644
--- a/libs/mobile/shared/features/chat-actions-menu-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/chat-actions-menu-sheet/src/lib/component.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   UpsertFolderSheetMethods,
 } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/folder/features/upsert-folder-sheet';
 import { DownloadChatOptionsSheet } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/download-chat-options-sheet';
+import { useFoldersEnabled } from '@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled';
 import {
   ActionButtonsModal,
   ActionButtonsModalMethods,
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ export function ChatActionsMenuSheet({ goToChat, isPinned, ref, isInChat }: Chat
   const { mutateAsync: cloneChat, isPending: isCloning } = chatApi.useCloneChat();
   const { mutateAsync: archiveChat, isPending: isArchiving } = chatApi.useArchiveChat();
   const { mutateAsync: unarchiveChat, isPending: isUnarchiving } = chatApi.useUnarchiveChat();
-  const { data: folders } = foldersApi.useGetFolders();
+  const canUseFolders = useFoldersEnabled();
+  const { data: folders } = foldersApi.useGetFolders({ enabled: canUseFolders });
 
   const [activeChat, setActiveChat] = useState<ChatListItem | null>(null);
   const [folderId, setFolderId] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ export function ChatActionsMenuSheet({ goToChat, isPinned, ref, isInChat }: Chat
     noFolderText: translate('MOVE_CHAT_TO_FOLDER_MODAL.TEXT_NO_FOLDER'),
     createFolderText: translate('MOVE_CHAT_TO_FOLDER_MODAL.TEXT_CREATE_NEW_FOLDER'),
     onCreateFolderPress: openCreateFolderModal,
+    canCreateFolder: canUseFolders,
   });
 
   const handleAction = useMemo(
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ export function ChatActionsMenuSheet({ goToChat, isPinned, ref, isInChat }: Chat
   };
 
   const actions: Array<ActionSheetItemProps> = compact([
-    {
+    canUseFolders && {
       title: translate('TEXT_MOVE_TO_FOLDER'),
       iconName: 'folderPlus',
       onPress: () => handleAction(ChatAction.MOVE_TO_FOLDER),
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/.babelrc b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ea870ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "presets": [
+    [
+      "@nx/react/babel",
+      {
+        "runtime": "automatic",
+        "useBuiltIns": "usage"
+      }
+    ]
+  ],
+  "plugins": []
+}
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/eslint.config.cjs b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/eslint.config.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f47c1a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/eslint.config.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const nx = require('@nx/eslint-plugin');
+const baseConfig = require('../../../../../eslint.config.cjs');
+
+module.exports = [
+  ...baseConfig,
+  ...nx.configs['flat/react'],
+  {
+    files: ['**/*.ts', '**/*.tsx', '**/*.js', '**/*.jsx'],
+    // Override or add rules here
+    rules: {},
+  },
+];
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/project.json b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a00a162d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled",
+  "$schema": "../../../../../node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json",
+  "sourceRoot": "libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src",
+  "projectType": "library",
+  "tags": ["app:mobile", "scope:shared", "type:features"],
+  "// targets": "to see all targets run: nx show project mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled --web",
+  "targets": {}
+}
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src/hook.ts b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src/hook.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..388aa80d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src/hook.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { appConfigurationApi, authApi } from '@open-webui-react-native/shared/data-access/api';
+import { UserRole } from '@open-webui-react-native/shared/data-access/common';
+
+export function useFoldersEnabled(): boolean {
+  const { data: config } = appConfigurationApi.useGetAppConfiguration();
+  const { data: profile } = authApi.useGetProfile();
+
+  // NOTE: matches the web app's gate (Sidebar.svelte) and the backend's check_folders_permission,
+  // which guards every folders route (read and write alike) — the instance-wide toggle must be on,
+  // and a non-admin additionally needs the per-user permission, defaulting to allowed when unset.
+  return Boolean(
+    config?.features.enableFolders &&
+    (profile?.role === UserRole.ADMIN || (profile?.permissions.features.folders ?? true)),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src/index.ts b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1146a6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './hook';
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/tsconfig.json b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec74bfc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "allowJs": false,
+    "esModuleInterop": false,
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+    "strict": true
+  },
+  "files": [],
+  "include": [],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.lib.json"
+    }
+  ],
+  "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json"
+}
diff --git a/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/tsconfig.lib.json b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/tsconfig.lib.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27f2b917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "../../../../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "types": ["node", "@nx/react/typings/cssmodule.d.ts", "@nx/react/typings/image.d.ts"]
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "jest.config.ts",
+    "src/**/*.spec.ts",
+    "src/**/*.test.ts",
+    "src/**/*.spec.tsx",
+    "src/**/*.test.tsx",
+    "src/**/*.spec.js",
+    "src/**/*.test.js",
+    "src/**/*.spec.jsx",
+    "src/**/*.test.jsx"
+  ],
+  "include": ["src/**/*.js", "src/**/*.jsx", "src/**/*.ts", "src/**/*.tsx"]
+}
diff --git a/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/app-configuration/models/features.ts b/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/app-configuration/models/features.ts
index b84eb3e4..a0880e83 100644
--- a/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/app-configuration/models/features.ts
+++ b/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/app-configuration/models/features.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export class Features {
   @Expose({ name: 'enable_direct_connections' })
   public enableDirectConnections: boolean;
 
+  @Expose({ name: 'enable_folders' })
+  public enableFolders: boolean;
+
   @Expose({ name: 'enable_channels' })
   public enableChannels: boolean;
 
diff --git a/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/auth/models/permissions/features-permissions.ts b/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/auth/models/permissions/features-permissions.ts
index 57e5f207..ba2eba0c 100644
--- a/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/auth/models/permissions/features-permissions.ts
+++ b/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/auth/models/permissions/features-permissions.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ export class FeaturesPermissions {
   @Expose()
   public notes: boolean;
 
+  @Expose()
+  public folders: boolean;
+
   constructor(model: Partial<FeaturesPermissions>) {
     Object.assign(this, model);
   }
diff --git a/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/folders/api.ts b/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/folders/api.ts
index ff036e2d..22fe17c3 100644
--- a/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/folders/api.ts
+++ b/libs/shared/data-access/api/src/lib/folders/api.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function useDeleteFolder(
 }
 
 function useGetFolders(
-  props?: UseQueryOptions<Array<FolderListItem>, AxiosError<ApiErrorData>>,
+  props?: Omit<UseQueryOptions<Array<FolderListItem>, AxiosError<ApiErrorData>>, 'queryKey' | 'queryFn'>,
 ): UseQueryResult<Array<FolderListItem>, AxiosError<ApiErrorData>> {
   return useQuery<Array<FolderListItem>, AxiosError<ApiErrorData>>({
     queryFn: foldersService.getFolders,
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index 24470c31..ea272e1a 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@
       "@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-audio-recorder": [
         "libs/mobile/shared/features/use-audio-recorder/src/index.ts"
       ],
+      "@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled": [
+        "libs/mobile/shared/features/use-folders-enabled/src/index.ts"
+      ],
       "@open-webui-react-native/mobile/shared/features/use-dictate-mode": [
         "libs/mobile/shared/features/use-dictate-mode/src/index.ts"
       ],