diff --git a/server/endpoints/api/workspace/index.js b/server/endpoints/api/workspace/index.js
index c8e435f6f00..e8dbbc91d11 100644
--- a/server/endpoints/api/workspace/index.js
+++ b/server/endpoints/api/workspace/index.js
@@ -613,7 +613,8 @@ function apiWorkspaceEndpoints(app) {
                  contentString: "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
                }
              ],
-             reset: false
+             reset: false,
+             includeSources: true
            }
          }
        }
@@ -649,6 +650,7 @@ function apiWorkspaceEndpoints(app) {
           sessionId = null,
           attachments = [],
           reset = false,
+          includeSources = true,
         } = reqBody(request);
         const workspace = await Workspace.get({ slug: String(slug) });
 
@@ -687,6 +689,7 @@ function apiWorkspaceEndpoints(app) {
           sessionId: !!sessionId ? String(sessionId) : null,
           attachments,
           reset,
+          includeSources,
         });
 
         await Telemetry.sendTelemetry("sent_chat", {
@@ -738,7 +741,8 @@ function apiWorkspaceEndpoints(app) {
                  contentString: "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
                }
              ],
-             reset: false
+             reset: false,
+             includeSources: true
            }
          }
        }
@@ -795,6 +799,7 @@ function apiWorkspaceEndpoints(app) {
           sessionId = null,
           attachments = [],
           reset = false,
+          includeSources = true,
         } = reqBody(request);
         const workspace = await Workspace.get({ slug: String(slug) });
 
@@ -840,6 +845,7 @@ function apiWorkspaceEndpoints(app) {
           sessionId: !!sessionId ? String(sessionId) : null,
           attachments,
           reset,
+          includeSources,
         });
         await Telemetry.sendTelemetry("sent_chat", {
           LLMSelection:
diff --git a/server/swagger/openapi.json b/server/swagger/openapi.json
index cdca9e46cae..a238f1e6ebb 100644
--- a/server/swagger/openapi.json
+++ b/server/swagger/openapi.json
@@ -2321,7 +2321,8 @@
                     "contentString": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
                   }
                 ],
-                "reset": false
+                "reset": false,
+                "includeSources": true
               }
             }
           }
@@ -2424,7 +2425,8 @@
                     "contentString": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
                   }
                 ],
-                "reset": false
+                "reset": false,
+                "includeSources": true
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/server/utils/chats/apiChatHandler.js b/server/utils/chats/apiChatHandler.js
index 43a87d60c14..1e25a917ce7 100644
--- a/server/utils/chats/apiChatHandler.js
+++ b/server/utils/chats/apiChatHandler.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async function chatSync({
   sessionId = null,
   attachments = [],
   reset = false,
+  includeSources = true,
 }) {
   const uuid = uuidv4();
   const chatMode = mode ?? "chat";
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ async function chatSync({
     error: null,
     chatId: chat.id,
     textResponse,
-    sources,
+    sources: includeSources ? sources : [],
     metrics: performanceMetrics,
   };
 }
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ async function streamChat({
   sessionId = null,
   attachments = [],
   reset = false,
+  includeSources = true,
 }) {
   const uuid = uuidv4();
   const chatMode = mode ?? "chat";
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ async function streamChat({
     metrics = performanceMetrics;
     writeResponseChunk(response, {
       uuid,
-      sources,
+      sources: includeSources ? sources : [],
       type: "textResponseChunk",
       textResponse: completeText,
       close: true,
@@ -667,7 +669,7 @@ async function streamChat({
     });
     completeText = await LLMConnector.handleStream(response, stream, {
       uuid,
-      sources,
+      sources: includeSources ? sources : [],
     });
     metrics = stream.metrics;
   }