diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/olefy/olefy.py b/data/Dockerfiles/olefy/olefy.py
index 776e78648..7c6880929 100644
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/olefy/olefy.py
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/olefy/olefy.py
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ import time
 import magic
 import re
 
+skip_olefy = os.getenv('SKIP_OLEFY', '')
+
+if skip_olefy.lower() in ['yes', 'y']:
+    print("SKIP_OLEFY=y, skipping Olefy...")
+    time.sleep(365 * 24 * 60 * 60)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
 # merge variables from /etc/olefy.conf and the defaults
 olefy_listen_addr_string = os.getenv('OLEFY_BINDADDRESS', '127.0.0.1,::1')
 olefy_listen_port = int(os.getenv('OLEFY_BINDPORT', '10050'))
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ def oletools( stream, tmp_file_name, lid ):
         out = bytes(out.decode('utf-8', 'ignore').replace('  ', ' ').replace('\t', '').replace('\n', '').replace('XLMMacroDeobfuscator: pywin32 is not installed (only is required if you want to use MS Excel)', ''), encoding="utf-8")
         failed = False
         if out.__len__() < 30:
-            logger.error('{} olevba returned <30 chars - rc: {!r}, response: {!r}, error: {!r}'.format(lid,cmd_tmp.returncode, 
+            logger.error('{} olevba returned <30 chars - rc: {!r}, response: {!r}, error: {!r}'.format(lid,cmd_tmp.returncode,
                 out.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'), err.decode('utf-8', 'ignore')))
             out = b'[ { "error": "Unhandled error - too short olevba response" } ]'
             failed = True
diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/rspamd/docker-entrypoint.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/rspamd/docker-entrypoint.sh
index cf44c3063..7385488b0 100755
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/rspamd/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/rspamd/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,27 @@ EOF
   redis-cli -h redis-mailcow -a ${REDISPASS} --no-auth-warning SLAVEOF NO ONE
 fi
 
+if [[ "${SKIP_OLEFY}" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])+$ ]]; then
+  if [[ -f /etc/rspamd/local.d/external_services.conf ]]; then
+    rm /etc/rspamd/local.d/external_services.conf
+  fi
+else
+  cat <<EOF > /etc/rspamd/local.d/external_services.conf
+oletools {
+  # default olefy settings
+  servers = "olefy:10055";
+  # needs to be set explicitly for Rspamd < 1.9.5
+  scan_mime_parts = true;
+  # mime-part regex matching in content-type or filename
+  # block all macros
+  extended = true;
+  max_size = 3145728;
+  timeout = 20.0;
+  retransmits = 1;
+}
+EOF
+fi
+
 # Provide additional lua modules
 ln -s /usr/lib/$(uname -m)-linux-gnu/liblua5.1-cjson.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/rspamd/cjson.so
 
diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh
index 9d6f6609f..d1c659ce8 100755
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ PID=$!
 echo "Spawned cert_checks with PID ${PID}"
 BACKGROUND_TASKS+=(${PID})
 
+if [[ "${SKIP_OLEFY}" =~ ^([nN][oO]|[nN])+$ ]]; then
 (
 while true; do
   if ! olefy_checks; then
@@ -1005,6 +1006,7 @@ done
 PID=$!
 echo "Spawned olefy_checks with PID ${PID}"
 BACKGROUND_TASKS+=(${PID})
+fi
 
 (
 while true; do
diff --git a/data/conf/rspamd/local.d/external_services.conf b/data/conf/rspamd/local.d/external_services.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b091ff23..000000000
--- a/data/conf/rspamd/local.d/external_services.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-oletools {
-  # default olefy settings
-  servers = "olefy:10055";
-  # needs to be set explicitly for Rspamd < 1.9.5
-  scan_mime_parts = true;
-  # mime-part regex matching in content-type or filename
-  # block all macros
-  extended = true;
-  max_size = 3145728;
-  timeout = 20.0;
-  retransmits = 1;
-}
diff --git a/data/web/admin/dashboard.php b/data/web/admin/dashboard.php
index 473f28de2..443c2ea2a 100644
--- a/data/web/admin/dashboard.php
+++ b/data/web/admin/dashboard.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ elseif (!isset($_SESSION['mailcow_cc_role']) || $_SESSION['mailcow_cc_role'] !=
 require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/inc/header.inc.php';
 $_SESSION['return_to'] = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
 $clamd_status = (preg_match("/^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])+$/", $_ENV["SKIP_CLAMD"])) ? false : true;
+$olefy_status = (preg_match("/^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])+$/", $_ENV["SKIP_OLEFY"])) ? false : true;
 
 
 if (!isset($_SESSION['gal']) && $license_cache = $redis->Get('LICENSE_STATUS_CACHE')) {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ $vmail_df = explode(',', (string)json_decode(docker('post', 'dovecot-mailcow', '
 // containers
 $containers_info = (array) docker('info');
 if ($clamd_status === false) unset($containers_info['clamd-mailcow']);
+if ($olefy_status === false) unset($containers_info['olefy-mailcow']);
 ksort($containers_info);
 $containers = array();
 foreach ($containers_info as $container => $container_info) {
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ $template_data = [
   'gal' => @$_SESSION['gal'],
   'license_guid' => license('guid'),
   'clamd_status' => $clamd_status,
+  'olefy_status' => $olefy_status,
   'containers' => $containers,
   'ip_check' => customize('get', 'ip_check'),
   'lang_admin' => json_encode($lang['admin']),
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0cd4491d7..3b27a09a9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ services:
         - COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-mailcow-dockerized}
         - SKIP_FTS=${SKIP_FTS:-y}
         - SKIP_CLAMD=${SKIP_CLAMD:-n}
+        - SKIP_OLEFY=${SKIP_OLEFY:-n}
         - SKIP_SOGO=${SKIP_SOGO:-n}
         - ALLOW_ADMIN_EMAIL_LOGIN=${ALLOW_ADMIN_EMAIL_LOGIN:-n}
         - MASTER=${MASTER:-y}
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ services:
         - IP_BY_DOCKER_API=${IP_BY_DOCKER_API:-0}
         - CHECK_UNBOUND=${CHECK_UNBOUND:-1}
         - SKIP_CLAMD=${SKIP_CLAMD:-n}
+        - SKIP_OLEFY=${SKIP_OLEFY:-n}
         - SKIP_LETS_ENCRYPT=${SKIP_LETS_ENCRYPT:-n}
         - SKIP_SOGO=${SKIP_SOGO:-n}
         - HTTPS_PORT=${HTTPS_PORT:-443}
@@ -601,6 +603,7 @@ services:
         - OLEFY_LOGLVL=20
         - OLEFY_MINLENGTH=500
         - OLEFY_DEL_TMP=1
+        - SKIP_OLEFY=${SKIP_OLEFY:-n}
       networks:
         mailcow-network:
           aliases:
diff --git a/generate_config.sh b/generate_config.sh
index c7a7cb64f..c4396a9ce 100755
--- a/generate_config.sh
+++ b/generate_config.sh
@@ -382,6 +382,10 @@ SKIP_UNBOUND_HEALTHCHECK=n
 
 SKIP_CLAMD=${SKIP_CLAMD}
 
+# Skip Olefy (olefy-mailcow) anti-virus for Office documents (Rspamd will auto-detect a missing Olefy container) - y/n
+
+SKIP_OLEFY=n
+
 # Skip SOGo: Will disable SOGo integration and therefore webmail, DAV protocols and ActiveSync support (experimental, unsupported, not fully implemented) - y/n
 
 SKIP_SOGO=n
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index ea2fcf17f..e4e88afb3 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ adapt_new_options() {
   "WATCHDOG_EXTERNAL_CHECKS"
   "WATCHDOG_SUBJECT"
   "SKIP_CLAMD"
+  "SKIP_OLEFY"
   "SKIP_IP_CHECK"
   "ADDITIONAL_SAN"
   "DOVEADM_PORT"
@@ -967,6 +968,7 @@ CONFIG_ARRAY=(
   "WATCHDOG_EXTERNAL_CHECKS"
   "WATCHDOG_SUBJECT"
   "SKIP_CLAMD"
+  "SKIP_OLEFY"
   "SKIP_IP_CHECK"
   "ADDITIONAL_SAN"
   "AUTODISCOVER_SAN"
@@ -1278,6 +1280,18 @@ for option in "${CONFIG_ARRAY[@]}"; do
       echo '# CAUTION: Disabling this may expose container ports to other neighbors on the same subnet, even if the ports are bound to localhost' >> mailcow.conf
       echo 'DISABLE_NETFILTER_ISOLATION_RULE=n' >> mailcow.conf
     fi
+  elif [[ "${option}" == "SKIP_CLAMD" ]]; then
+    if ! grep -q "${option}" mailcow.conf; then
+      echo "Adding new option \"${option}\" to mailcow.conf"
+      echo '# Skip ClamAV (clamd-mailcow) anti-virus (Rspamd will auto-detect a missing ClamAV container) - y/n' >> mailcow.conf
+      echo 'SKIP_CLAMD=n' >> mailcow.conf
+    fi
+  elif [[ "${option}" == "SKIP_OLEFY" ]]; then
+    if ! grep -q "${option}" mailcow.conf; then
+      echo "Adding new option \"${option}\" to mailcow.conf"
+      echo '# Skip Olefy (olefy-mailcow) anti-virus for Office documents (Rspamd will auto-detect a missing Olefy container) - y/n' >> mailcow.conf
+      echo 'SKIP_OLEFY=n' >> mailcow.conf
+    fi
   elif [[ "${option}" == "REDISPASS" ]]; then
     if ! grep -q "${option}" mailcow.conf; then
       echo "Adding new option \"${option}\" to mailcow.conf"