diff --git a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
index 94d28c7c8..1cee70aaa 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
@@ -396,17 +396,19 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
             draggable={false}
             src={`${apiHost}api/events/${search.id}/thumbnail.jpg`}
           />
-          <Button
-            onClick={() => {
-              setSearch(undefined);
+          {config?.semantic_search.enabled && (
+            <Button
+              onClick={() => {
+                setSearch(undefined);
 
-              if (setSimilarity) {
-                setSimilarity();
-              }
-            }}
-          >
-            Find Similar
-          </Button>
+                if (setSimilarity) {
+                  setSimilarity();
+                }
+              }}
+            >
+              Find Similar
+            </Button>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
diff --git a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
index 4c33f7dc8..e64affa36 100644
--- a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
@@ -393,7 +393,11 @@ export default function SearchView({
                     >
                       <SearchThumbnail
                         searchResult={value}
-                        findSimilar={() => setSimilaritySearch(value)}
+                        findSimilar={() => {
+                          if (config?.semantic_search.enabled) {
+                            setSimilaritySearch(value);
+                          }
+                        }}
                         onClick={() => onSelectSearch(value, index)}
                       />
                       {(searchTerm ||