diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
index 833236d238..1f0ec329f6 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngine {
   private final ViewsConfiguration viewsConfiguration;
   private final SearchBarConfiguration searchBarConfiguration;
   private final SearchCardConfiguration searchCardConfiguration;
+  private final SearchFlagsConfiguration searchFlagsConfiguration;
   private final HomePageConfiguration homePageConfiguration;
   private final ChromeExtensionConfiguration chromeExtensionConfiguration;
 
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngine {
     this.viewsConfiguration = args.viewsConfiguration;
     this.searchBarConfiguration = args.searchBarConfiguration;
     this.searchCardConfiguration = args.searchCardConfiguration;
+    this.searchFlagsConfiguration = args.searchFlagsConfiguration;
     this.homePageConfiguration = args.homePageConfiguration;
     this.featureFlags = args.featureFlags;
     this.chromeExtensionConfiguration = args.chromeExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -981,6 +983,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngine {
                         this.viewsConfiguration,
                         this.searchBarConfiguration,
                         this.searchCardConfiguration,
+                        this.searchFlagsConfiguration,
                         this.homePageConfiguration,
                         this.featureFlags,
                         this.chromeExtensionConfiguration,
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java
index 6109c9b665..53a215e875 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngineArgs {
   ViewsConfiguration viewsConfiguration;
   SearchBarConfiguration searchBarConfiguration;
   SearchCardConfiguration searchCardConfiguration;
+  SearchFlagsConfiguration searchFlagsConfiguration;
   HomePageConfiguration homePageConfiguration;
   SiblingGraphService siblingGraphService;
   GroupService groupService;
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
index 8facdc7eda..e88e4c8410 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
   private final ViewsConfiguration _viewsConfiguration;
   private final SearchBarConfiguration _searchBarConfig;
   private final SearchCardConfiguration _searchCardConfig;
+  private final SearchFlagsConfiguration _searchFlagsConfig;
   private final HomePageConfiguration _homePageConfig;
   private final FeatureFlags _featureFlags;
   private final ChromeExtensionConfiguration _chromeExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
       final ViewsConfiguration viewsConfiguration,
       final SearchBarConfiguration searchBarConfig,
       final SearchCardConfiguration searchCardConfig,
+      final SearchFlagsConfiguration searchFlagsConfig,
       final HomePageConfiguration homePageConfig,
       final FeatureFlags featureFlags,
       final ChromeExtensionConfiguration chromeExtensionConfiguration,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
     _viewsConfiguration = viewsConfiguration;
     _searchBarConfig = searchBarConfig;
     _searchCardConfig = searchCardConfig;
+    _searchFlagsConfig = searchFlagsConfig;
     _homePageConfig = homePageConfig;
     _featureFlags = featureFlags;
     _chromeExtensionConfiguration = chromeExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -211,6 +214,10 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
     searchCardConfig.setShowDescription(_searchCardConfig.getShowDescription());
     appConfig.setSearchCardConfig(searchCardConfig);
 
+    final SearchFlagsConfig searchFlagsConfig = new SearchFlagsConfig();
+    searchFlagsConfig.setDefaultSkipHighlighting(_searchFlagsConfig.getDefaultSkipHighlighting());
+    appConfig.setSearchFlagsConfig(searchFlagsConfig);
+
     final HomePageConfig homePageConfig = new HomePageConfig();
     try {
       homePageConfig.setFirstInPersonalSidebar(
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
index ec7a3c9f49..780c3b5bc9 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
@@ -227,6 +227,16 @@ type SearchCardConfig {
   showDescription: Boolean!
 }
 
+"""
+Configurations related the Search Flags
+"""
+type SearchFlagsConfig {
+  """
+  Default value for skipHighlighting search flag. Currently used in Search Page and Search Bar
+  """
+  defaultSkipHighlighting: Boolean!
+}
+
 """
 Variants of APIs used in the Search bar to get data
 """
@@ -333,6 +343,11 @@ type AppConfig {
   """
   searchCardConfig: SearchCardConfig!
 
+  """
+  Configurations related the Search Flags
+  """
+  searchFlagsConfig: SearchFlagsConfig!
+
   """
   Feature flags telling the UI whether a feature is enabled or not
   """
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolverTest.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolverTest.java
index b21a174450..877647eba0 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolverTest.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolverTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolverTest {
   @Mock private ViewsConfiguration mockViewsConfiguration;
   @Mock private SearchBarConfiguration mockSearchBarConfiguration;
   @Mock private SearchCardConfiguration mockSearchCardConfiguration;
+  @Mock private SearchFlagsConfiguration mockSearchFlagsConfiguration;
   @Mock private HomePageConfiguration mockHomePageConfiguration;
   @Mock private FeatureFlags mockFeatureFlags;
   @Mock private ChromeExtensionConfiguration mockChromeExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolverTest {
     when(mockViewsConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
     when(mockSearchBarConfiguration.getApiVariant()).thenReturn("AUTOCOMPLETE_FOR_MULTIPLE");
     when(mockSearchCardConfiguration.getShowDescription()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockSearchFlagsConfiguration.getDefaultSkipHighlighting()).thenReturn(false);
     when(mockHomePageConfiguration.getFirstInPersonalSidebar()).thenReturn("YOUR_ASSETS");
     when(mockChromeExtensionConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
     when(mockChromeExtensionConfiguration.isLineageEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolverTest {
             mockViewsConfiguration,
             mockSearchBarConfiguration,
             mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockSearchFlagsConfiguration,
             mockHomePageConfiguration,
             mockFeatureFlags,
             mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolverTest {
             mockViewsConfiguration,
             mockSearchBarConfiguration,
             mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockSearchFlagsConfiguration,
             mockHomePageConfiguration,
             mockFeatureFlags,
             mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
@@ -356,6 +360,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolverTest {
             mockViewsConfiguration,
             mockSearchBarConfiguration,
             mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockSearchFlagsConfiguration,
             mockHomePageConfiguration,
             mockFeatureFlags,
             mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
@@ -386,6 +391,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolverTest {
             mockViewsConfiguration,
             mockSearchBarConfiguration,
             mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockSearchFlagsConfiguration,
             mockHomePageConfiguration,
             mockFeatureFlags,
             mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/SearchPage.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/SearchPage.tsx
index e8a9b15dfa..d766ee6cf5 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { getSearchCount } from '@app/searchV2/utils/searchUtils';
 import { DownloadSearchResults, DownloadSearchResultsInput } from '@app/searchV2/utils/types';
 import { useDownloadScrollAcrossEntitiesSearchResults } from '@app/searchV2/utils/useDownloadScrollAcrossEntitiesSearchResults';
 import { scrollToTop } from '@app/shared/searchUtils';
+import { useAppConfig } from '@app/useAppConfig';
 import { SearchCfg } from '@src/conf';
 
 import { useGetSearchResultsForMultipleQuery } from '@graphql/search.generated';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const Container = styled.span`
  */
 export const SearchPage = () => {
     const { trackClearAllFiltersEvent } = useSearchFilterAnalytics();
+    const { config } = useAppConfig();
     const showSearchFiltersV2 = useIsSearchV2();
     const showBrowseV2 = useIsBrowseV2();
     const searchVersion = useSearchVersion();
@@ -77,7 +79,11 @@ export const SearchPage = () => {
                 orFilters,
                 viewUrn,
                 sortInput,
-                searchFlags: { getSuggestions: true, includeStructuredPropertyFacets: true },
+                searchFlags: {
+                    getSuggestions: true,
+                    includeStructuredPropertyFacets: true,
+                    skipHighlighting: config?.searchFlagsConfig?.defaultSkipHighlighting || false,
+                },
             },
         },
         fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/searchBarV2/hooks/useSearchBarData.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/searchBarV2/hooks/useSearchBarData.ts
index 1cf0448120..1a35a93bff 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/searchBarV2/hooks/useSearchBarData.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/searchV2/searchBarV2/hooks/useSearchBarData.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ const useAutocompleteAPI = (): APIResponse => {
 };
 
 const useSearchAPI = (): APIResponse => {
+    const { config } = useAppConfig();
+
     const [entitiesWithMatchedFields, setEntitiesWithMatchedFields] = useState<EntityWithMatchedFields[] | undefined>();
     const [facets, setFacets] = useState<FacetMetadata[] | undefined>();
 
@@ -96,12 +98,15 @@ const useSearchAPI = (): APIResponse => {
                             viewUrn,
                             orFilters,
                             count: SEARCH_API_RESPONSE_MAX_ITEMS,
+                            searchFlags: {
+                                skipHighlighting: config?.searchFlagsConfig?.defaultSkipHighlighting || false,
+                            },
                         },
                     },
                 });
             }
         },
-        [getSearchResultsForMultiple],
+        [getSearchResultsForMultiple, config?.searchFlagsConfig?.defaultSkipHighlighting],
     );
 
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
index 42b1b25c6e..7e6f80ca8d 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_APP_CONFIG = {
     searchCardConfig: {
         showDescription: false,
     },
+    searchFlagsConfig: {
+        defaultSkipHighlighting: false,
+    },
     homePageConfig: {
         firstInPersonalSidebar: PersonalSidebarSection.YourAssets,
     },
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
index 0441a33c60..9fd1867c5b 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ query appConfig {
         searchCardConfig {
             showDescription
         }
+        searchFlagsConfig {
+            defaultSkipHighlighting
+        }
         homePageConfig {
             firstInPersonalSidebar
         }
diff --git a/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java b/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java
index b0ea408c97..d5f6af10ea 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ public class PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest extends AbstractTestNGSpringCo
           "platformAnalytics.usageExport.userFilters",
           "searchBar.apiVariant",
           "searchCard.showDescription",
+          "searchFlags.defaultSkipHighlighting",
           "searchService.cache.hazelcast.serviceName",
           "searchService.cache.hazelcast.service-dns-timeout",
           "searchService.cache.hazelcast.kubernetes-api-retries",
diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java
index 6213cbbee6..04897730e7 100644
--- a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public class DataHubAppConfiguration {
   /** Search card related configs */
   private SearchCardConfiguration searchCard;
 
+  /** Search flags related configs */
+  private SearchFlagsConfiguration searchFlags;
+
   /** Home page related configs */
   private HomePageConfiguration homePage;
 
diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/SearchFlagsConfiguration.java b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/SearchFlagsConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f0faab76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/SearchFlagsConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.linkedin.metadata.config;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+
+/** POJO representing the "searchFlags" configuration block in application.yaml.on.yml */
+@Data
+public class SearchFlagsConfiguration {
+  /** Default value for skipHighlighing flag */
+  public Boolean defaultSkipHighlighting;
+}
diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 50b4069c59..594cb5a1bc 100644
--- a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -866,6 +866,9 @@ searchBar:
 searchCard:
   showDescription: ${SEARCH_CARD_SHOW_DESCRIPTION:false}
 
+searchFlags:
+  defaultSkipHighlighting: ${DEFAULT_SKIP_HIGHLIGHTING:false}
+
 homePage:
   firstInPersonalSidebar: ${FIRST_IN_PERSONAL_SIDEBAR:YOUR_ASSETS}
 
diff --git a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java
index 89ad7a7552..b5b1a8d9f7 100644
--- a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java
+++ b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ public class GraphQLEngineFactory {
     args.setViewsConfiguration(configProvider.getViews());
     args.setSearchBarConfiguration(configProvider.getSearchBar());
     args.setSearchCardConfiguration(configProvider.getSearchCard());
+    args.setSearchFlagsConfiguration(configProvider.getSearchFlags());
     args.setHomePageConfiguration(configProvider.getHomePage());
     args.setSiblingGraphService(siblingGraphService);
     args.setGroupService(groupService);