diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/Document/ConfigurationDocumentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/Document/ConfigurationDocumentController.cs
index 4008498e56..a900477296 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/Document/ConfigurationDocumentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/Document/ConfigurationDocumentController.cs
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@ public class ConfigurationDocumentController : DocumentControllerBase
 {
     private readonly GlobalSettings _globalSettings;
     private readonly ContentSettings _contentSettings;
+    private readonly SegmentSettings _segmentSettings;
 
-    public ConfigurationDocumentController(IOptionsSnapshot<GlobalSettings> globalSettings, IOptionsSnapshot<ContentSettings> contentSettings)
+    public ConfigurationDocumentController(
+        IOptionsSnapshot<GlobalSettings> globalSettings,
+        IOptionsSnapshot<ContentSettings> contentSettings,
+        IOptionsSnapshot<SegmentSettings> segmentSettings)
     {
         _contentSettings = contentSettings.Value;
         _globalSettings = globalSettings.Value;
+        _segmentSettings = segmentSettings.Value;
     }
 
     [HttpGet("configuration")]
@@ -30,7 +35,9 @@ public class ConfigurationDocumentController : DocumentControllerBase
             DisableUnpublishWhenReferenced = _contentSettings.DisableUnpublishWhenReferenced,
             SanitizeTinyMce = _globalSettings.SanitizeTinyMce,
             AllowEditInvariantFromNonDefault = _contentSettings.AllowEditInvariantFromNonDefault,
+            AllowNonExistingSegmentsCreation = _segmentSettings.AllowCreation,
         };
+
         return Task.FromResult<IActionResult>(Ok(responseModel));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/DocumentType/ConfigurationDocumentTypeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/DocumentType/ConfigurationDocumentTypeController.cs
index 8ca204017b..ee04389885 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/DocumentType/ConfigurationDocumentTypeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/DocumentType/ConfigurationDocumentTypeController.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ public class ConfigurationDocumentTypeController : DocumentTypeControllerBase
 {
     private readonly UmbracoFeatures _umbracoFeatures;
     private readonly DataTypesSettings _dataTypesSettings;
+    private readonly SegmentSettings _segmentSettings;
 
-    public ConfigurationDocumentTypeController(UmbracoFeatures umbracoFeatures, IOptionsSnapshot<DataTypesSettings> dataTypesSettings)
+    public ConfigurationDocumentTypeController(
+        UmbracoFeatures umbracoFeatures,
+        IOptionsSnapshot<DataTypesSettings> dataTypesSettings,
+        IOptionsSnapshot<SegmentSettings> segmentSettings)
     {
         _umbracoFeatures = umbracoFeatures;
         _dataTypesSettings = dataTypesSettings.Value;
+        _segmentSettings = segmentSettings.Value;
     }
 
     [HttpGet("configuration")]
@@ -29,7 +34,9 @@ public class ConfigurationDocumentTypeController : DocumentTypeControllerBase
         {
             DataTypesCanBeChanged = _dataTypesSettings.CanBeChanged,
             DisableTemplates = _umbracoFeatures.Disabled.DisableTemplates,
+            UseSegments = _segmentSettings.Enabled,
         };
+
         return Task.FromResult<IActionResult>(Ok(responseModel));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json
index 40367c29f7..b37246c780 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json
@@ -34216,6 +34216,7 @@
       "DocumentConfigurationResponseModel": {
         "required": [
           "allowEditInvariantFromNonDefault",
+          "allowNonExistingSegmentsCreation",
           "disableDeleteWhenReferenced",
           "disableUnpublishWhenReferenced",
           "sanitizeTinyMce"
@@ -34233,6 +34234,9 @@
           },
           "allowEditInvariantFromNonDefault": {
             "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "allowNonExistingSegmentsCreation": {
+            "type": "boolean"
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false
@@ -34506,7 +34510,8 @@
       "DocumentTypeConfigurationResponseModel": {
         "required": [
           "dataTypesCanBeChanged",
-          "disableTemplates"
+          "disableTemplates",
+          "useSegments"
         ],
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
@@ -34515,6 +34520,9 @@
           },
           "disableTemplates": {
             "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "useSegments": {
+            "type": "boolean"
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/Document/DocumentConfigurationResponseModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/Document/DocumentConfigurationResponseModel.cs
index e6bd12e476..626a294eb3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/Document/DocumentConfigurationResponseModel.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/Document/DocumentConfigurationResponseModel.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ public class DocumentConfigurationResponseModel
     public required bool DisableUnpublishWhenReferenced { get; set; }
 
     public required bool AllowEditInvariantFromNonDefault { get; set; }
+
+    public required bool AllowNonExistingSegmentsCreation { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/DocumentType/DocumentTypeConfigurationResponseModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/DocumentType/DocumentTypeConfigurationResponseModel.cs
index d4cd9e1c49..c575cc7bc1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/DocumentType/DocumentTypeConfigurationResponseModel.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/ViewModels/DocumentType/DocumentTypeConfigurationResponseModel.cs
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ public class DocumentTypeConfigurationResponseModel
     public required DataTypeChangeMode DataTypesCanBeChanged { get; set; }
 
     public required bool DisableTemplates { get; set; }
+
+    public required bool UseSegments { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/SegmentSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/SegmentSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6fc90995a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/SegmentSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Typed configuration options for segment settings.
+/// </summary>
+public class SegmentSettings
+{
+    private const bool StaticEnabled = false;
+    private const bool StaticAllowCreation = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Gets or sets a value indicating whether the usage of segments is enabled.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DefaultValue(StaticEnabled)]
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = StaticEnabled;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Gets or sets a value indicating whether the creation of non-existing segments is allowed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool AllowCreation { get; set; } = StaticAllowCreation;
+}