diff --git a/.github/workflows/config.yml b/.github/workflows/config.yml
index 9d358f717e..ded406bbfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/config.yml
@@ -580,4 +580,5 @@ jobs:
           PGUSER: postgres
           ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_CASE: "EthereumJSONRPC.Case.Parity.Mox"
           ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_WEB_SOCKET_CASE: "EthereumJSONRPC.WebSocket.Case.Mox"
-          CHAIN_ID: "77"
\ No newline at end of file
+          CHAIN_ID: "77"
+          ADMIN_PANEL_ENABLED: "true"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs
index 836b27814e..51d2db9ba8 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/config/config.exs
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ config :block_scout_web,
   max_size_to_show_array_as_is: Integer.parse(System.get_env("MAX_SIZE_UNLESS_HIDE_ARRAY", "50")),
   max_length_to_show_string_without_trimming: System.get_env("MAX_STRING_LENGTH_WITHOUT_TRIMMING", "2040"),
   re_captcha_secret_key: System.get_env("RE_CAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY", nil),
-  re_captcha_client_key: System.get_env("RE_CAPTCHA_CLIENT_KEY", nil)
+  re_captcha_client_key: System.get_env("RE_CAPTCHA_CLIENT_KEY", nil),
+  admin_panel_enabled: System.get_env("ADMIN_PANEL_ENABLED", "") == "true"
 
 global_api_rate_limit_value =
   "API_RATE_LIMIT"
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 00c2682c22..e287d05ab5 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/router.ex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/router.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.Router do
     forward("/wobserver", Wobserver.Web.Router)
   end
 
-  forward("/admin", BlockScoutWeb.AdminRouter)
+  if Application.get_env(:block_scout_web, :admin_panel_enabled) do
+    forward("/admin", BlockScoutWeb.AdminRouter)
+  end
 
   pipeline :browser do
     plug(:accepts, ["html"])