diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index f6cf88d90..c2ac74a3a 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ internal sealed class DalamudConfiguration : IServiceType
     /// </summary>
     public bool ToggleUiHideDuringGpose { get; set; } = true;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not a message containing Dalamud's current version and the number of loaded plugins should be sent at login.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool PrintDalamudWelcomeMsg { get; set; } = true;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not a message containing detailed plugin information should be sent at login.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs b/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs
index 9250ef70c..da5b28a19 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ public class ChatHandlers : IServiceType
 
         var assemblyVersion = Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(ChatHandlers)).GetName().Version.ToString();
 
-        chatGui.Print(string.Format(Loc.Localize("DalamudWelcome", "Dalamud vD{0} loaded."), assemblyVersion)
-                      + string.Format(Loc.Localize("PluginsWelcome", " {0} plugin(s) loaded."), pluginManager.InstalledPlugins.Count(x => x.IsLoaded)));
+        if (this.configuration.PrintDalamudWelcomeMsg) {
+            chatGui.Print(string.Format(Loc.Localize("DalamudWelcome", "Dalamud vD{0} loaded."), assemblyVersion)
+                          + string.Format(Loc.Localize("PluginsWelcome", " {0} plugin(s) loaded."), pluginManager.InstalledPlugins.Count(x => x.IsLoaded)));
+        }
 
         if (this.configuration.PrintPluginsWelcomeMsg)
         {
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabGeneral.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabGeneral.cs
index 53869ca16..ea345e9cf 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabGeneral.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabGeneral.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ public class SettingsTabGeneral : SettingsTab
             c => c.DutyFinderChatMessage,
             (v, c) => c.DutyFinderChatMessage = v),
 
+        new SettingsEntry<bool>(
+            Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsPrintDalamudWelcomeMsg", "Display Dalamud's welcome message"),
+            Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsPrintDalamudWelcomeMsgHint", "Display Dalamud's welcome message in FFXIV chat when logging in with a character."),
+            c => c.PrintDalamudWelcomeMsg,
+            (v, c) => c.PrintDalamudWelcomeMsg = v),
+
         new SettingsEntry<bool>(
             Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsPrintPluginsWelcomeMsg", "Display loaded plugins in the welcome message"),
             Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsPrintPluginsWelcomeMsgHint", "Display loaded plugins in FFXIV chat when logging in with a character."),