diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic.go
index 5a4d37b97d5..bad2414c9bc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/angular/angulardetector"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angularpatternsstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ type Dynamic struct {
 
 	httpClient http.Client
 	baseURL    string
+	disabled   bool
 
 	// store is the underlying angular patterns store used as a cache.
 	store angularpatternsstore.Service
@@ -64,6 +66,9 @@ func ProvideDynamic(cfg *setting.Cfg, store angularpatternsstore.Service) (*Dyna
 		httpClient:            makeHttpClient(),
 		baseURL:               cfg.GrafanaComAPIURL,
 		backgroundJobInterval: backgroundJobInterval,
+		// Disable the background service if the user has opted out of plugin updates.
+		// (useful for air-gapped installations)
+		disabled: !cfg.CheckForPluginUpdates,
 	}
 	d.log.Debug("Providing dynamic angular detection patterns", "baseURL", d.baseURL, "interval", d.backgroundJobInterval)
 
@@ -296,6 +301,11 @@ func (d *Dynamic) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// IsDisabled returns whether the dynamic detectors provider background service is disabled.
+func (d *Dynamic) IsDisabled() bool {
+	return d.disabled
+}
+
 // ProvideDetectors returns the cached detectors. It returns an empty slice if there's no value.
 func (d *Dynamic) ProvideDetectors(_ context.Context) []angulardetector.AngularDetector {
 	d.mux.RLock()
@@ -323,3 +333,10 @@ func makeHttpClient() http.Client {
 		Transport: tr,
 	}
 }
+
+// static checks
+
+var (
+	_ registry.BackgroundService = (*Dynamic)(nil)
+	_ registry.CanBeDisabled     = (*Dynamic)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic_test.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic_test.go
index 0550f9c4a19..b5c01e5ec23 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/angulardetectorsprovider/dynamic_test.go
@@ -421,6 +421,24 @@ func TestDynamicAngularDetectorsProviderBackgroundService(t *testing.T) {
 			require.True(t, jobCalls.calledX(tcRuns), "should have the correct number of job calls")
 			require.True(t, gcom.httpCalls.calledX(tcRuns), "should have the correct number of gcom api calls")
 		})
+
+		t.Run("IsDisabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+			for _, tc := range []struct {
+				name                  string
+				checkForPluginUpdates bool
+				expIsDisabled         bool
+			}{
+				{name: "true", checkForPluginUpdates: true, expIsDisabled: false},
+				{name: "false", checkForPluginUpdates: false, expIsDisabled: true},
+			} {
+				t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+					cfg := setting.NewCfg()
+					cfg.CheckForPluginUpdates = tc.checkForPluginUpdates
+					svc := provideDynamic(t, srv.URL, provideDynamicOpts{cfg: cfg})
+					require.Equal(t, tc.expIsDisabled, svc.IsDisabled(), "IsDisabled should return correct value")
+				})
+			}
+		})
 	})
 }