diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/apps.go b/pkg/registry/apps/apps.go
index a1ec8aafd65..77c96fd437c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/apps.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/apps.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func ProvideAppInstallers(
 	if features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesLogsDrilldown) {
 		installers = append(installers, logsdrilldownAppInstaller)
 	}
-	//nolint:staticcheck
+	//nolint:staticcheck // not yet migrated to OpenFeature
 	if features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesAnnotations) {
 		installers = append(installers, annotationAppInstaller)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index 1af02aa0d3a..3d202b20cec 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@ type Cfg struct {
 	// Query history
 	QueryHistoryEnabled bool
 
+	// StartupSettings settings
+	StartupSettings StartupSettings
+
 	// Open feature settings
 	OpenFeature OpenFeatureSettings
 
@@ -1471,6 +1474,8 @@ func (cfg *Cfg) parseINIFile(iniFile *ini.File) error {
 	// unified storage config
 	cfg.setUnifiedStorageConfig()
 
+	// app platform config
+	cfg.readStartupSettingsSection()
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/setting/startup_setting.go b/pkg/setting/startup_setting.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b2c2fa6362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/setting/startup_setting.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package setting
+
+type StartupSettings struct {
+	KubernetesAnnotationsAppEnabled bool
+}
+
+func (cfg *Cfg) readStartupSettingsSection() {
+	settings := StartupSettings{}
+
+	startupSettingsSection := cfg.Raw.Section("startup_settings")
+	settings.KubernetesAnnotationsAppEnabled = startupSettingsSection.Key("annotations_app_enabled").MustBool(false)
+
+	cfg.StartupSettings = settings
+}