diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-add-user-list-requires-filter-config.md b/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-add-user-list-requires-filter-config.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..635990d4d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-add-user-list-requires-filter-config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Add user list requires filter config
+
+Introduce a config to require filters in order to list users in Web via `WEB_OPTION_USER_LIST_REQUIRES_FILTER`.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/7866
diff --git a/services/web/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/web/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
index 7a5df818f52..2bfc5ab87a6 100644
--- a/services/web/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/web/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *config.Config {
 					Upload:                  &config.Upload{},
 					OpenLinksWithDefaultApp: true,
 					TokenStorageLocal:       true,
+					UserListRequiresFilter:  false,
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/services/web/pkg/config/options.go b/services/web/pkg/config/options.go
index bf1ae8f9079..8fe29acbc5f 100644
--- a/services/web/pkg/config/options.go
+++ b/services/web/pkg/config/options.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	TokenStorageLocal        bool             `json:"tokenStorageLocal" yaml:"tokenStorageLocal" env:"WEB_OPTION_TOKEN_STORAGE_LOCAL" desc:"Specifies whether the access token will be stored in the local storage when set to 'true' or in the session storage when set to 'false'. If stored in the local storage, login state will be persisted across multiple browser tabs, means no additional logins are required."`
 	DisabledExtensions       []string         `json:"disabledExtensions,omitempty" yaml:"disabledExtensions" env:"WEB_OPTION_DISABLED_EXTENSIONS" desc:"A list to disable specific Web extensions identified by their ID. The ID can e.g. be taken from the 'index.ts' file of the web extension. Example: 'com.github.owncloud.web.files.search,com.github.owncloud.web.files.print'. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details."`
 	Embed                    *Embed           `json:"embed,omitempty" yaml:"embed"`
+	UserListRequiresFilter   bool             `json:"userListRequiresFilter,omitempty" yaml:"userListRequiresFilter" env:"WEB_OPTION_USER_LIST_REQUIRES_FILTER" desc:"Defines whether one ore more filters must be set in order to list users in the Web admin settings. Set this option to 'true' if running in an environment with a lot of users and listing all users could slow down performance. Defaults to 'false'."`
 }
 
 // AccountEditLink are the AccountEditLink options