diff --git a/charts/stable/immich/questions.yaml b/charts/stable/immich/questions.yaml
index 3608948a324..634bf44df16 100644
--- a/charts/stable/immich/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/immich/questions.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ questions:
                 description: simple
               - value: verbose
                 description: verbose
+        - variable: enable_ml
+          label: Enable Machine Learning Container
+          schema:
+            type: boolean
+            default: true
 # Include{containerConfig}
 # Include{serviceRoot}
         - variable: main
diff --git a/charts/stable/immich/templates/common.yaml b/charts/stable/immich/templates/common.yaml
index 08dae0b9c89..31ed6b6d749 100644
--- a/charts/stable/immich/templates/common.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/immich/templates/common.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 
 {{- $_ := set .Values.additionalContainers "proxy" (include "immich.proxy" . | fromYaml) -}}
 {{- $_ := set .Values.additionalContainers "web" (include "immich.web" . | fromYaml) -}}
+{{- if .Values.immich.enable_ml -}}
 {{- $_ := set .Values.additionalContainers "ml" (include "immich.ml" . | fromYaml) -}}
+{{- end -}}
 {{- $_ := set .Values.additionalContainers "microservices" (include "immich.microservices" . | fromYaml) -}}
 
 {{/* Render the templates */}}
diff --git a/charts/stable/immich/values.yaml b/charts/stable/immich/values.yaml
index e7714b402da..cfd40b112b9 100644
--- a/charts/stable/immich/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/immich/values.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ podSecurityContext:
   runAsGroup: 0
 
 immich:
+  enable_ml: true
   public_login_page_message: Immich
   disable_reverse_geocoding: false
   reverse_geocoding_precision: 3