diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx
index eb209c9a86..14e8e638ae 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2019-2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2019-2023 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import MatrixClientContext from "../../../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
 import { SettingsSection } from "../../shared/SettingsSection";
 import SettingsTab from "../SettingsTab";
 import SdkConfig from "../../../../../SdkConfig";
+import { shouldForceDisableEncryption } from "../../../../../utils/room/shouldForceDisableEncryption";
+import { Caption } from "../../../typography/Caption";
 
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
@@ -442,7 +444,8 @@ export default class SecurityRoomSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISt
         const room = this.props.room;
         const isEncrypted = this.state.encrypted;
         const hasEncryptionPermission = room.currentState.mayClientSendStateEvent(EventType.RoomEncryption, client);
-        const canEnableEncryption = !isEncrypted && hasEncryptionPermission;
+        const isEncryptionForceDisabled = shouldForceDisableEncryption(client);
+        const canEnableEncryption = !isEncrypted && !isEncryptionForceDisabled && hasEncryptionPermission;
 
         let encryptionSettings: JSX.Element | undefined;
         if (isEncrypted && SettingsStore.isEnabled("blacklistUnverifiedDevices")) {
@@ -463,7 +466,11 @@ export default class SecurityRoomSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISt
                 <SettingsSection heading={_t("Security & Privacy")}>
                     <SettingsFieldset
                         legend={_t("Encryption")}
-                        description={_t("Once enabled, encryption cannot be disabled.")}
+                        description={
+                            isEncryptionForceDisabled && !isEncrypted
+                                ? undefined
+                                : _t("Once enabled, encryption cannot be disabled.")
+                        }
                     >
                         <LabelledToggleSwitch
                             value={isEncrypted}
@@ -471,6 +478,9 @@ export default class SecurityRoomSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISt
                             label={_t("Encrypted")}
                             disabled={!canEnableEncryption}
                         />
+                        {isEncryptionForceDisabled && !isEncrypted && (
+                            <Caption>{_t("Your server requires encryption to be disabled.")}</Caption>
+                        )}
                         {encryptionSettings}
                     </SettingsFieldset>
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 2367518b0d..d9f74d40a5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1762,6 +1762,7 @@
     "Security & Privacy": "Security & Privacy",
     "Once enabled, encryption cannot be disabled.": "Once enabled, encryption cannot be disabled.",
     "Encrypted": "Encrypted",
+    "Your server requires encryption to be disabled.": "Your server requires encryption to be disabled.",
     "Enable %(brand)s as an additional calling option in this room": "Enable %(brand)s as an additional calling option in this room",
     "%(brand)s is end-to-end encrypted, but is currently limited to smaller numbers of users.": "%(brand)s is end-to-end encrypted, but is currently limited to smaller numbers of users.",
     "You do not have sufficient permissions to change this.": "You do not have sufficient permissions to change this.",
diff --git a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx
index 272adf5510..f2c81fcf01 100644
--- a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ describe("<SecurityRoomSettingsTab />", () => {
         isRoomEncrypted: jest.fn(),
         getLocalAliases: jest.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
         sendStateEvent: jest.fn(),
+        getClientWellKnown: jest.fn(),
     });
     const roomId = "!room:server.org";
 
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ describe("<SecurityRoomSettingsTab />", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
         client.sendStateEvent.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ event_id: "test" });
         client.isRoomEncrypted.mockReturnValue(false);
+        client.getClientWellKnown.mockReturnValue(undefined);
         jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue").mockRestore();
 
         await clearAllModals();
@@ -408,5 +410,39 @@ describe("<SecurityRoomSettingsTab />", () => {
             expect(screen.getByDisplayValue(HistoryVisibility.Shared)).toBeChecked();
             expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith("oups");
         });
+
+        describe("when encryption is force disabled by e2ee well-known config", () => {
+            beforeEach(() => {
+                client.getClientWellKnown.mockReturnValue({
+                    "io.element.e2ee": {
+                        force_disable: true,
+                    },
+                });
+            });
+
+            it("displays encrypted rooms as encrypted", () => {
+                // rooms that are already encrypted still show encrypted
+                const room = new Room(roomId, client, userId);
+                client.isRoomEncrypted.mockReturnValue(true);
+                setRoomStateEvents(room);
+                getComponent(room);
+
+                expect(screen.getByLabelText("Encrypted")).toBeChecked();
+                expect(screen.getByLabelText("Encrypted").getAttribute("aria-disabled")).toEqual("true");
+                expect(screen.getByText("Once enabled, encryption cannot be disabled.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+            });
+
+            it("displays unencrypted rooms with toggle disabled", () => {
+                const room = new Room(roomId, client, userId);
+                client.isRoomEncrypted.mockReturnValue(false);
+                setRoomStateEvents(room);
+                getComponent(room);
+
+                expect(screen.getByLabelText("Encrypted")).not.toBeChecked();
+                expect(screen.getByLabelText("Encrypted").getAttribute("aria-disabled")).toEqual("true");
+                expect(screen.queryByText("Once enabled, encryption cannot be disabled.")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+                expect(screen.getByText("Your server requires encryption to be disabled.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+            });
+        });
     });
 });