diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 14f14dad10..7270a975b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1293,10 +1293,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "gpui",
  "markdown_preview",
  "notifications",
+ "project",
  "release_channel",
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "settings",
  "smol",
  "telemetry",
  "ui",
diff --git a/crates/auto_update_ui/Cargo.toml b/crates/auto_update_ui/Cargo.toml
index 16783aa9e9..57daa55394 100644
--- a/crates/auto_update_ui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/auto_update_ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ anyhow.workspace = true
 auto_update.workspace = true
 client.workspace = true
 db.workspace = true
-fs.workspace = true
 editor.workspace = true
-notifications.workspace = true
+fs.workspace = true
 gpui.workspace = true
 markdown_preview.workspace = true
+notifications.workspace = true
+project.workspace = true
 release_channel.workspace = true
 semver.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
+settings.workspace = true
 smol.workspace = true
 telemetry.workspace = true
 ui.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/auto_update_ui/src/auto_update_ui.rs b/crates/auto_update_ui/src/auto_update_ui.rs
index ebd0d2c06d..77ba83597e 100644
--- a/crates/auto_update_ui/src/auto_update_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/auto_update_ui/src/auto_update_ui.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use notifications::status_toast::StatusToast;
 use release_channel::{AppVersion, ReleaseChannel};
 use semver::Version;
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use settings::Settings as _;
 use smol::io::AsyncReadExt;
 use ui::{AnnouncementToast, ListBulletItem, ParallelAgentsIllustration, prelude::*};
 use util::{ResultExt as _, maybe};
@@ -204,7 +205,10 @@ fn announcement_for_version(version: &Version, cx: &App) -> Option<AnnouncementC
         }
     };
 
-    if *version >= version_with_parallel_agents && !ParallelAgentAnnouncement::dismissed(cx) {
+    if *version >= version_with_parallel_agents
+        && !ParallelAgentAnnouncement::dismissed(cx)
+        && !project::DisableAiSettings::get_global(cx).disable_ai
+    {
         let fs = <dyn Fs>::global(cx);
         Some(AnnouncementContent {
             heading: "Introducing Parallel Agents".into(),