diff --git a/frigate/config/camera/updater.py b/frigate/config/camera/updater.py
index 91ca8257a..756e370db 100644
--- a/frigate/config/camera/updater.py
+++ b/frigate/config/camera/updater.py
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class CameraConfigUpdateSubscriber:
             config.record = updated_config
         elif update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.review:
             config.review = updated_config
+        elif update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.semantic_search:
+            config.semantic_search = updated_config
         elif update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.snapshots:
             config.snapshots = updated_config
         elif update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.zones:
diff --git a/frigate/config/classification.py b/frigate/config/classification.py
index bf101e963..1f019e817 100644
--- a/frigate/config/classification.py
+++ b/frigate/config/classification.py
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ class SemanticSearchConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
 
 
 class TriggerConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
+    enabled: bool = Field(default=True, title="Enable this trigger")
     type: TriggerType = Field(default=TriggerType.DESCRIPTION, title="Type of trigger")
     data: str = Field(title="Trigger content (text phrase or image ID)")
     threshold: float = Field(
-        title="Confidence score required to run the trigger.",
+        title="Confidence score required to run the trigger",
         default=0.8,
         gt=0.0,
         le=1.0,
diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/post/semantic_trigger.py b/frigate/data_processing/post/semantic_trigger.py
index faf37ecec..14fc479be 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/post/semantic_trigger.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/post/semantic_trigger.py
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ class SemanticTriggerProcessor(PostProcessorApi):
         )
 
         for trigger in triggers:
+            if (
+                not self.config.cameras[camera]
+                .semantic_search.triggers[trigger["name"]]
+                .enabled
+            ):
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"Trigger {trigger['name']} is disabled for camera {camera}"
+                )
+                continue
+
             logger.debug(
                 f"Processing {trigger['type']} trigger for {event_id} on {trigger['camera']}: {trigger['name']}"
             )
@@ -171,6 +181,7 @@ class SemanticTriggerProcessor(PostProcessorApi):
                     .actions
                 ):
                     # TODO: handle actions for the trigger
+                    # notifications already handled by webpush
                     pass
 
             if WRITE_DEBUG_IMAGES:
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
index 8fd3e853e..53935100d 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         self.config_updater = CameraConfigUpdateSubscriber(
             self.config,
             self.config.cameras,
-            [CameraConfigUpdateEnum.add, CameraConfigUpdateEnum.remove],
+            [
+                CameraConfigUpdateEnum.add,
+                CameraConfigUpdateEnum.remove,
+                CameraConfigUpdateEnum.semantic_search,
+            ],
         )
 
         # Configure Frigate DB
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index 9df1a2c38..9061aa74b 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -693,6 +693,9 @@
             "alreadyExists": "A trigger with this name already exists for this camera."
           }
         },
+        "enabled": {
+          "description": "Enable or disable this trigger"
+        },
         "type": {
           "title": "Trigger Type",
           "placeholder": "Select trigger type"
diff --git a/web/src/components/overlay/CreateTriggerDialog.tsx b/web/src/components/overlay/CreateTriggerDialog.tsx
index 73f3b785e..ec8572281 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overlay/CreateTriggerDialog.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overlay/CreateTriggerDialog.tsx
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ import ActivityIndicator from "@/components/indicators/activity-indicator";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import ImagePicker from "@/components/overlay/ImagePicker";
 import { Trigger, TriggerAction, TriggerType } from "@/types/trigger";
+import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
 
 type CreateTriggerDialogProps = {
   show: boolean;
   trigger: Trigger | null;
   selectedCamera: string;
   onCreate: (
+    enabled: boolean,
     name: string,
     type: TriggerType,
     data: string,
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ export default function CreateTriggerDialog({
   }, [config, selectedCamera]);
 
   const formSchema = z.object({
+    enabled: z.boolean(),
     name: z
       .string()
       .min(2, t("triggers.dialog.form.name.error.minLength"))
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ export default function CreateTriggerDialog({
     resolver: zodResolver(formSchema),
     mode: "onChange",
     defaultValues: {
+      enabled: trigger?.enabled ?? true,
       name: trigger?.name ?? "",
       type: trigger?.type ?? "description",
       data: trigger?.data ?? "",
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ export default function CreateTriggerDialog({
       onEdit({ ...values });
     } else {
       onCreate(
+        values.enabled,
         values.name,
         values.type,
         values.data,
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ export default function CreateTriggerDialog({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!show) {
       form.reset({
+        enabled: true,
         name: "",
         type: "description",
         data: "",
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ export default function CreateTriggerDialog({
       });
     } else if (trigger) {
       form.reset({
+        enabled: trigger.enabled,
         name: trigger.name,
         type: trigger.type,
         data: trigger.data,
@@ -194,6 +201,29 @@ export default function CreateTriggerDialog({
               )}
             />
 
+            <FormField
+              control={form.control}
+              name="enabled"
+              render={({ field }) => (
+                <FormItem className="flex flex-row items-center justify-between">
+                  <div className="space-y-0.5">
+                    <FormLabel className="text-base">
+                      {t("enabled", { ns: "common" })}
+                    </FormLabel>
+                    <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                      {t("triggers.dialog.form.enabled.description")}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <FormControl>
+                    <Switch
+                      checked={field.value}
+                      onCheckedChange={field.onChange}
+                    />
+                  </FormControl>
+                </FormItem>
+              )}
+            />
+
             <FormField
               control={form.control}
               name="type"
diff --git a/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts b/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts
index 9668ad68d..9f1e1427a 100644
--- a/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts
+++ b/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ export interface CameraConfig {
   semantic_search: {
     triggers: {
       [triggerName: string]: {
+        enabled: boolean;
         type: TriggerType;
         data: string;
         threshold: number;
diff --git a/web/src/types/trigger.ts b/web/src/types/trigger.ts
index 3089ac0f4..6e7685826 100644
--- a/web/src/types/trigger.ts
+++ b/web/src/types/trigger.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export type TriggerType = "thumbnail" | "description";
 export type TriggerAction = "alert" | "notification";
 
 export type Trigger = {
+  enabled: boolean;
   name: string;
   type: TriggerType;
   data: string;
diff --git a/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx b/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx
index 504635789..6feca924d 100644
--- a/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type ConfigSetBody = {
           triggers?: {
             [key: string]:
               | {
+                  enabled: boolean;
                   type: string;
                   data: string;
                   threshold: number;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export default function TriggerView({
     return Object.entries(
       config.cameras[selectedCamera].semantic_search.triggers,
     ).map(([name, trigger]) => ({
+      enabled: trigger.enabled,
       name,
       type: trigger.type,
       data: trigger.data,
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ export default function TriggerView({
   const saveToConfig = useCallback(
     (trigger: Trigger, isEdit: boolean) => {
       setIsLoading(true);
-      const { name, type, data, threshold, actions } = trigger;
+      const { enabled, name, type, data, threshold, actions } = trigger;
       const embeddingBody: TriggerEmbeddingBody = { type, data, threshold };
       const embeddingUrl = isEdit
         ? `/trigger/embedding/${selectedCamera}/${name}`
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ export default function TriggerView({
                     semantic_search: {
                       triggers: {
                         [name]: {
+                          enabled,
                           type,
                           data,
                           threshold,
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ export default function TriggerView({
 
   const onCreate = useCallback(
     (
+      enabled: boolean,
       name: string,
       type: TriggerType,
       data: string,
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ export default function TriggerView({
       actions: TriggerAction[],
     ) => {
       setUnsavedChanges(true);
-      saveToConfig({ name, type, data, threshold, actions }, false);
+      saveToConfig({ enabled, name, type, data, threshold, actions }, false);
       setShowCreate(false);
     },
     [saveToConfig, setUnsavedChanges],