diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index c5dfce1..13d0644 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -46,15 +46,16 @@ const (
 
 // constants contains static, constant config values required by the app.
 type constants struct {
-	RootURL             string   `koanf:"root_url"`
-	LogoURL             string   `koanf:"logo_url"`
-	FaviconURL          string   `koanf:"favicon_url"`
-	FromEmail           string   `koanf:"from_email"`
-	NotifyEmails        []string `koanf:"notify_emails"`
-	EnablePublicSubPage bool     `koanf:"enable_public_subscription_page"`
-	Lang                string   `koanf:"lang"`
-	DBBatchSize         int      `koanf:"batch_size"`
-	Privacy             struct {
+	RootURL               string   `koanf:"root_url"`
+	LogoURL               string   `koanf:"logo_url"`
+	FaviconURL            string   `koanf:"favicon_url"`
+	FromEmail             string   `koanf:"from_email"`
+	NotifyEmails          []string `koanf:"notify_emails"`
+	EnablePublicSubPage   bool     `koanf:"enable_public_subscription_page"`
+	SendOptinConfirmation bool     `koanf:"send_optin_confirmation"`
+	Lang                  string   `koanf:"lang"`
+	DBBatchSize           int      `koanf:"batch_size"`
+	Privacy               struct {
 		IndividualTracking bool            `koanf:"individual_tracking"`
 		AllowBlocklist     bool            `koanf:"allow_blocklist"`
 		AllowExport        bool            `koanf:"allow_export"`
diff --git a/cmd/settings.go b/cmd/settings.go
index d2a0617..1d28dd3 100644
--- a/cmd/settings.go
+++ b/cmd/settings.go
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type settings struct {
-	AppRootURL          string   `json:"app.root_url"`
-	AppLogoURL          string   `json:"app.logo_url"`
-	AppFaviconURL       string   `json:"app.favicon_url"`
-	AppFromEmail        string   `json:"app.from_email"`
-	AppNotifyEmails     []string `json:"app.notify_emails"`
-	EnablePublicSubPage bool     `json:"app.enable_public_subscription_page"`
-	CheckUpdates        bool     `json:"app.check_updates"`
-	AppLang             string   `json:"app.lang"`
+	AppRootURL            string   `json:"app.root_url"`
+	AppLogoURL            string   `json:"app.logo_url"`
+	AppFaviconURL         string   `json:"app.favicon_url"`
+	AppFromEmail          string   `json:"app.from_email"`
+	AppNotifyEmails       []string `json:"app.notify_emails"`
+	EnablePublicSubPage   bool     `json:"app.enable_public_subscription_page"`
+	SendOptinConfirmation bool     `json:"app.send_optin_confirmation"`
+	CheckUpdates          bool     `json:"app.check_updates"`
+	AppLang               string   `json:"app.lang"`
 
 	AppBatchSize     int `json:"app.batch_size"`
 	AppConcurrency   int `json:"app.concurrency"`
diff --git a/cmd/subscribers.go b/cmd/subscribers.go
index ab874e8..db161f2 100644
--- a/cmd/subscribers.go
+++ b/cmd/subscribers.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func handleUpdateSubscriber(c echo.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !req.PreconfirmSubs {
+	if !req.PreconfirmSubs && app.constants.SendOptinConfirmation {
 		_, _ = sendOptinConfirmation(sub, []int64(req.Lists), app)
 	}
 
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func insertSubscriber(req subimporter.SubReq, app *App) (models.Subscriber, bool
 	}
 
 	hasOptin := false
-	if !req.PreconfirmSubs {
+	if !req.PreconfirmSubs && app.constants.SendOptinConfirmation {
 		// Send a confirmation e-mail (if there are any double opt-in lists).
 		num, _ := sendOptinConfirmation(sub, []int64(req.Lists), app)
 		hasOptin = num > 0
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/settings/general.vue b/frontend/src/views/settings/general.vue
index c011bd5..38e711b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/general.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/general.vue
@@ -6,17 +6,22 @@
           placeholder='https://listmonk.yoursite.com' :maxlength="300" />
     </b-field>
 
-    <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.logoURL')" label-position="on-border"
-      :message="$t('settings.general.logoURLHelp')">
-      <b-input v-model="data['app.logo_url']" name="app.logo_url"
-          placeholder='https://listmonk.yoursite.com/logo.png' :maxlength="300" />
-    </b-field>
-
-    <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.faviconURL')" label-position="on-border"
-      :message="$t('settings.general.faviconURLHelp')">
-      <b-input v-model="data['app.favicon_url']" name="app.favicon_url"
-          placeholder='https://listmonk.yoursite.com/favicon.png' :maxlength="300" />
-    </b-field>
+    <div class="columns">
+      <div class="column is-6">
+        <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.logoURL')" label-position="on-border"
+          :message="$t('settings.general.logoURLHelp')">
+          <b-input v-model="data['app.logo_url']" name="app.logo_url"
+              placeholder='https://listmonk.yoursite.com/logo.png' :maxlength="300" />
+        </b-field>
+      </div>
+      <div class="column is-6">
+        <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.faviconURL')" label-position="on-border"
+          :message="$t('settings.general.faviconURLHelp')">
+          <b-input v-model="data['app.favicon_url']" name="app.favicon_url"
+              placeholder='https://listmonk.yoursite.com/favicon.png' :maxlength="300" />
+        </b-field>
+      </div>
+    </div>
 
     <hr />
     <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.fromEmail')" label-position="on-border"
@@ -25,7 +30,6 @@
           placeholder='Listmonk <noreply@listmonk.yoursite.com>'
           pattern="(.+?)\s<(.+?)@(.+?)>" :maxlength="300" />
     </b-field>
-
     <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.adminNotifEmails')" label-position="on-border"
       :message="$t('settings.general.adminNotifEmailsHelp')">
       <b-taginput v-model="data['app.notify_emails']" name="app.notify_emails"
@@ -33,12 +37,25 @@
         placeholder='you@yoursite.com' />
     </b-field>
 
-    <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.enablePublicSubPage')"
-      :message="$t('settings.general.enablePublicSubPageHelp')">
-      <b-switch v-model="data['app.enable_public_subscription_page']"
-          name="app.enable_public_subscription_page" />
-    </b-field>
+    <hr />
+    <div class="columns">
+      <div class="column is-6">
+        <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.enablePublicSubPage')"
+          :message="$t('settings.general.enablePublicSubPageHelp')">
+          <b-switch v-model="data['app.enable_public_subscription_page']"
+              name="app.enable_public_subscription_page" />
+        </b-field>
+      </div>
+      <div class="column is-6">
+        <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.sendOptinConfirm')"
+          :message="$t('settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp')">
+          <b-switch v-model="data['app.send_optin_confirmation']"
+              name="app.send_optin_confirmation" />
+        </b-field>
+      </div>
+    </div>
 
+    <hr />
     <b-field :label="$t('settings.general.checkUpdates')"
       :message="$t('settings.general.checkUpdatesHelp')">
       <b-switch v-model="data['app.check_updates']"
diff --git a/i18n/cs-cz.json b/i18n/cs-cz.json
index 1ab5d7e..f7f7a30 100644
--- a/i18n/cs-cz.json
+++ b/i18n/cs-cz.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Obecné",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "Kořenová adresa URL",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "Veřejná adresa URL instalace (bez koncového lomítka).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Neplatné jméno kurýra.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Ověřovací protokol",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Hostitel",
diff --git a/i18n/de.json b/i18n/de.json
index 133079c..3d2add7 100644
--- a/i18n/de.json
+++ b/i18n/de.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Allgemein",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "Root URL",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "Öffentliche URL der Installation (ohne Slash am Ende).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Der Name des Messengers ist ungültig",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Autentifizierungsprotokoll",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Server",
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index c7a67a4..2310959 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "General",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "Root URL",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "Public URL of the installation (no trailing slash).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "Send an opt-in confirmation e-mail when subscribers signup via the public form or when they are added by the admin.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Invalid messenger name.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Auth protocol",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Host",
diff --git a/i18n/es.json b/i18n/es.json
index 113d397..01aaa5a 100644
--- a/i18n/es.json
+++ b/i18n/es.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "General",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "URL raíz",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "URL pública de la instalación (sin la barra final)",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Nombre de mensajero inválido.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Protocolo de autenticación",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Host",
diff --git a/i18n/fr.json b/i18n/fr.json
index 8b431d6..6657885 100644
--- a/i18n/fr.json
+++ b/i18n/fr.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Général",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "URL racine",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "URL publique de l'installation (sans slash final)",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Nom de messagerie invalide",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Protocole d'authentification",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Hôte",
diff --git a/i18n/it.json b/i18n/it.json
index 5621566..315fc93 100644
--- a/i18n/it.json
+++ b/i18n/it.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Generale",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "Radice dell'URL",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "URL pubblico dell'installazione (senza barra obliqua finale).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Nome di messaggeria non valido.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Protocollo di autenticazione",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Host",
diff --git a/i18n/ml.json b/i18n/ml.json
index 1b867a0..6cc7134 100644
--- a/i18n/ml.json
+++ b/i18n/ml.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "പൊതുവായ",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "റൂട്ട് യൂ. ആർ. എൽ",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "ഇൻസ്റ്റാളേഷന്റെ പൊതു യൂ. ആർ. എൽ (അവസാനത്തെ സ്ലാഷ് ആവശ്യമില്ല).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "സന്ദേശവാഹകന്റെ പേര് അസാധുവാണ്",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "പ്രാമാണീകരണ പ്രോട്ടോക്കോൾ",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "ഹോസ്റ്റ്",
diff --git a/i18n/pl.json b/i18n/pl.json
index 58667ab..6bcb49d 100644
--- a/i18n/pl.json
+++ b/i18n/pl.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Ogólne",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "Bazowy URL",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "Publiczny URL instalacji (bez slasha na końcu)",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Nieprawidłowa nazwa komunikatora.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Protokół autoryzacji",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Host",
diff --git a/i18n/pt-BR.json b/i18n/pt-BR.json
index d7d0a3a..c6c3606 100644
--- a/i18n/pt-BR.json
+++ b/i18n/pt-BR.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Geral",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "URL base",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "URL público da instalação (sem barra final).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Nome de mensageiro inválido.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Protocolo Autenticação",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Host",
diff --git a/i18n/pt.json b/i18n/pt.json
index fd09394..c7e6633 100644
--- a/i18n/pt.json
+++ b/i18n/pt.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Geral",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "URL base",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "URL público da instalação (sem barra final).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Nome de mensageiro inválido.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Protocolo Autenticação",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Host",
diff --git a/i18n/ru.json b/i18n/ru.json
index 342f309..3d8880c 100644
--- a/i18n/ru.json
+++ b/i18n/ru.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Основное",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "Базовый URL",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "Публичный URL текущего портала (без конечного слэша).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Неверное имя мессенджера.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Протокол авторизации",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "Хост",
diff --git a/i18n/tr.json b/i18n/tr.json
index bf14575..5865bc5 100644
--- a/i18n/tr.json
+++ b/i18n/tr.json
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
     "settings.general.name": "Genel",
     "settings.general.rootURL": "Kök URL",
     "settings.general.rootURLHelp": "Kurulumun genel URL'si (bölme çizgisi yok).",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirm": "Send opt-in confirmation",
+    "settings.general.sendOptinConfirmHelp": "When new subscribers signup or are added via the admin form, send an opt-in confirmation e-mail.",
     "settings.invalidMessengerName": "Geçersiz messenger adı.",
     "settings.mailserver.authProtocol": "Protokol",
     "settings.mailserver.host": "İstemci",
diff --git a/internal/migrations/v2.0.0.go b/internal/migrations/v2.0.0.go
index 7e16452..4be646b 100644
--- a/internal/migrations/v2.0.0.go
+++ b/internal/migrations/v2.0.0.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func V2_0_0(db *sqlx.DB, fs stuffbin.FileSystem, ko *koanf.Koanf) error {
 
 	if _, err := db.Exec(`
 		INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES
+	    ('app.send_optin_confirmation', 'true'),
 	    ('bounce.enabled', 'false'),
 	    ('bounce.webhooks_enabled', 'false'),
 	    ('bounce.count', '2'),
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index cd5b3db..c3f6210 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES
     ('app.message_sliding_window_duration', '"1h"'),
     ('app.message_sliding_window_rate', '10000'),
     ('app.enable_public_subscription_page', 'true'),
+    ('app.send_optin_confirmation', 'true'),
     ('app.check_updates', 'true'),
     ('app.notify_emails', '["admin1@mysite.com", "admin2@mysite.com"]'),
     ('app.lang', '"en"'),