diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/create_search_source.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/create_search_source.test.ts
index 491673dc8ebca..709b065c1ec41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/create_search_source.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/create_search_source.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe('createSearchSource', () => {
       getConfig: jest.fn(),
       search: jest.fn(),
       onResponse: (req, res) => res,
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
     };
 
     indexPatternContractMock = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/mocks.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/mocks.ts
index a980004bd1ceb..6bcd2a76d9aca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/mocks.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/mocks.ts
@@ -71,4 +71,5 @@ export const createSearchSourceMock = (
         )
       ),
     onResponse: jest.fn().mockImplementation((req, res) => res),
+    scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
   });
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.test.ts
index f4146cc5634de..eeb4c5a972e3a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.test.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
       getConfig: getConfigMock,
       search: mockSearchMethod,
       onResponse: jest.fn().mockImplementation((_, res) => res),
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
     };
 
     searchSource = new SearchSource({}, searchSourceDependencies);
@@ -651,6 +652,22 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
         const request = searchSource.getSearchRequestBody();
         expect(request.script_fields).toEqual({ hello: {}, world: {} });
       });
+
+      test('ignores scripted fields when scripted fields are disabled', async () => {
+        searchSource.setField('index', {
+          ...indexPattern,
+          getComputedFields: () => ({
+            storedFields: [],
+            scriptFields: { hello: {}, world: {} },
+            docvalueFields: [],
+          }),
+        } as unknown as DataView);
+        searchSourceDependencies.scriptedFieldsEnabled = false;
+        searchSource.setField('fields', ['timestamp', '*']);
+
+        const request = searchSource.getSearchRequestBody();
+        expect(request.script_fields).toEqual({});
+      });
     });
 
     describe('handling for when specific fields are provided', () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts
index a9d48108d296d..c11289439885b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export const searchSourceRequiredUiSettings = [
 export interface SearchSourceDependencies extends FetchHandlers {
   aggs: AggsStart;
   search: ISearchGeneric;
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ExpressionAstOptions {
@@ -798,10 +799,12 @@ export class SearchSource {
     // set defaults
     let fieldsFromSource = searchRequest.fieldsFromSource || [];
     body.fields = body.fields || [];
-    body.script_fields = {
-      ...body.script_fields,
-      ...scriptFields,
-    };
+    body.script_fields = this.dependencies.scriptedFieldsEnabled
+      ? {
+          ...body.script_fields,
+          ...scriptFields,
+        }
+      : {};
     body.stored_fields = storedFields;
     body.runtime_mappings = runtimeFields || {};
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source_service.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source_service.test.ts
index 70448db335a07..8e03f56fe0421 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source_service.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('SearchSource service', () => {
       getConfig: jest.fn(),
       search: jest.fn(),
       onResponse: jest.fn(),
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
     };
   });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/plugin.ts
index 8f4e37afb29b2..a2ed53fde7704 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/plugin.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export class DataPublicPlugin
       fieldFormats,
       indexPatterns: dataViews,
       screenshotMode,
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: dataViews.scriptedFieldsEnabled,
     });
     setSearchService(search);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.test.ts
index a64b90772900a..c94cde6b8f747 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ describe('Search service', () => {
         fieldFormats: {} as FieldFormatsStart,
         indexPatterns: {} as DataViewsContract,
         screenshotMode: screenshotModePluginMock.createStartContract(),
+        scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts
index d9033e0eed5f1..4a16d9487d2ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export interface SearchServiceStartDependencies {
   fieldFormats: FieldFormatsStart;
   indexPatterns: DataViewsContract;
   screenshotMode: ScreenshotModePluginStart;
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
@@ -216,7 +217,12 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
 
   public start(
     { http, theme, uiSettings, chrome, application }: CoreStart,
-    { fieldFormats, indexPatterns, screenshotMode }: SearchServiceStartDependencies
+    {
+      fieldFormats,
+      indexPatterns,
+      screenshotMode,
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled,
+    }: SearchServiceStartDependencies
   ): ISearchStart {
     const search = ((request, options = {}) => {
       return this.searchInterceptor.search(request, options);
@@ -245,6 +251,7 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
         }
         return response;
       },
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled,
     };
 
     const config = this.initializerContext.config.get();
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
index 0387cb820f165..dd199403c53af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
             getConfig: <T = any>(key: string): T => uiSettingsCache[key],
             search: this.asScoped(request).search,
             onResponse: (req, res) => res,
+            scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
           };
 
           return this.searchSourceService.start(scopedIndexPatterns, searchSourceDependencies);
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx
index 075869ab6fdc2..4d18244d6476c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ export function Tabs({
 
   const euiTabs: EuiTabbedContentTab[] = useMemo(
     () =>
-      getTabs(indexPattern, fieldFilter, relationships.length).map(
+      getTabs(indexPattern, fieldFilter, relationships.length, dataViews.scriptedFieldsEnabled).map(
         (tab: Pick<EuiTabbedContentTab, 'name' | 'id'>) => {
           return {
             ...tab,
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ export function Tabs({
           };
         }
       ),
-    [fieldFilter, getContent, indexPattern, relationships]
+    [fieldFilter, getContent, indexPattern, relationships, dataViews.scriptedFieldsEnabled]
   );
 
   const [selectedTabId, setSelectedTabId] = useState(euiTabs[0].id);
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/utils.ts b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/utils.ts
index 00b08037e52fe..1c372e13dbe4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/utils.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   TAB_SOURCE_FILTERS,
   TAB_RELATIONSHIPS,
 } from '../constants';
-import { areScriptedFieldsEnabled } from '../../utils';
+import { isRollup } from '../../utils';
 
 function filterByName(items: DataViewField[], filter: string) {
   const lowercaseFilter = (filter || '').toLowerCase();
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ function getTitle(type: string, filteredCount: Dictionary<number>, totalCount: D
   return title + count;
 }
 
-export function getTabs(indexPattern: DataView, fieldFilter: string, relationshipCount = 0) {
+export function getTabs(
+  indexPattern: DataView,
+  fieldFilter: string,
+  relationshipCount = 0,
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean
+) {
   const totalCount = getCounts(indexPattern.fields.getAll(), indexPattern.getSourceFiltering());
   const filteredCount = getCounts(
     indexPattern.fields.getAll(),
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ export function getTabs(indexPattern: DataView, fieldFilter: string, relationshi
     'data-test-subj': 'tab-indexedFields',
   });
 
-  if (areScriptedFieldsEnabled(indexPattern)) {
+  if (!isRollup(indexPattern.type) && scriptedFieldsEnabled) {
     tabs.push({
       name: getTitle('scripted', filteredCount, totalCount),
       id: TAB_SCRIPTED_FIELDS,
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/index_pattern_table/index_pattern_table.tsx b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/index_pattern_table/index_pattern_table.tsx
index f2ab10098e4d6..0d0215e6342d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/index_pattern_table/index_pattern_table.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/index_pattern_table/index_pattern_table.tsx
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ export const IndexPatternTable = ({
       width: '70%',
       render: (name: string, dataView: IndexPatternTableItem) => (
         <div>
-          <EuiLink {...reactRouterNavigate(history, `patterns/${dataView.id}`)}>
+          <EuiLink
+            {...reactRouterNavigate(history, `patterns/${dataView.id}`)}
+            data-test-subj={`detail-link-${dataView.name}`}
+          >
             {dataView.getName()}
             {dataView.name ? (
               <>
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/utils.ts b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/utils.ts
index 5ba434048dc4d..722ad5059a598 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/components/utils.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const rollupIndexPatternListName = i18n.translate(
   }
 );
 
-const isRollup = (indexPatternType: string = '') => {
+export const isRollup = (indexPatternType: string = '') => {
   return indexPatternType === 'rollup';
 };
 
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ export const getTags = (indexPattern: DataViewListItem | DataView, isDefault: bo
   return tags;
 };
 
-export const areScriptedFieldsEnabled = (indexPattern: DataViewListItem | DataView) => {
-  return !isRollup(indexPattern.type);
-};
-
 export const getFieldInfo = (indexPattern: DataViewListItem | DataView, field: DataViewField) => {
   if (!isRollup(indexPattern.type)) {
     return [];
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/management_app/mount_management_section.tsx b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/management_app/mount_management_section.tsx
index d7b21b395fdde..0e3c1758d2992 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/management_app/mount_management_section.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/data_view_management/public/management_app/mount_management_section.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ export async function mountManagementSection(
     savedObjectsManagement,
   };
 
+  const editPath = '/dataView/:id/field/:fieldName';
+  const createPath = '/dataView/:id/create-field/';
+  const createEditPath = dataViews.scriptedFieldsEnabled ? [editPath, createPath] : [editPath];
+
   ReactDOM.render(
     <KibanaRenderContextProvider theme={theme} i18n={coreI18n}>
       <KibanaContextProvider services={deps}>
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ export async function mountManagementSection(
             <Route path={['/create']}>
               <IndexPatternTableWithRouter canSave={canSave} showCreateDialog={true} />
             </Route>
-            <Route path={['/dataView/:id/field/:fieldName', '/dataView/:id/create-field/']}>
+            <Route path={createEditPath}>
               <CreateEditFieldContainer />
             </Route>
             <Route path={['/dataView/:id']}>
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.test.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.test.ts
index 2ea7726cc2bb9..5c05832e7b0c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.test.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ describe('IndexPatterns', () => {
       onRedirectNoIndexPattern: () => {},
       getCanSave: () => Promise.resolve(true),
       getCanSaveAdvancedSettings: () => Promise.resolve(true),
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
     });
 
     indexPatternsNoAccess = new DataViewsService({
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ describe('IndexPatterns', () => {
       onRedirectNoIndexPattern: () => {},
       getCanSave: () => Promise.resolve(false),
       getCanSaveAdvancedSettings: () => Promise.resolve(false),
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.ts
index 9537526046266..7e74a468d3ce8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/common/data_views/data_views.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ export interface DataViewsServiceDeps {
    * Determines whether the user can save advancedSettings (used for defaultIndex)
    */
   getCanSaveAdvancedSettings: () => Promise<boolean>;
+
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -325,6 +327,8 @@ export class DataViewsService {
    * Can the user save data views?
    */
   public getCanSave: () => Promise<boolean>;
+
+  public readonly scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
   /**
    * DataViewsService constructor
    * @param deps Service dependencies
@@ -339,6 +343,7 @@ export class DataViewsService {
       onError,
       getCanSave = () => Promise.resolve(false),
       getCanSaveAdvancedSettings,
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled,
     } = deps;
     this.apiClient = apiClient;
     this.config = uiSettings;
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ export class DataViewsService {
     this.getCanSaveAdvancedSettings = getCanSaveAdvancedSettings;
 
     this.dataViewCache = createDataViewCache();
+    this.scriptedFieldsEnabled = scriptedFieldsEnabled;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -591,7 +597,9 @@ export class DataViewsService {
   private refreshFieldsFn = async (indexPattern: DataView) => {
     const { fields, indices } = await this.getFieldsAndIndicesForDataView(indexPattern);
     fields.forEach((field) => (field.isMapped = true));
-    const scripted = indexPattern.getScriptedFields().map((field) => field.spec);
+    const scripted = this.scriptedFieldsEnabled
+      ? indexPattern.getScriptedFields().map((field) => field.spec)
+      : [];
     const fieldAttrs = indexPattern.getFieldAttrs();
     const fieldsWithSavedAttrs = Object.values(
       this.fieldArrayToMap([...fields, ...scripted], fieldAttrs)
@@ -655,7 +663,9 @@ export class DataViewsService {
     displayErrors: boolean = true
   ) => {
     const fieldsAsArr = Object.values(fields);
-    const scriptedFields = fieldsAsArr.filter((field) => field.scripted);
+    const scriptedFields = this.scriptedFieldsEnabled
+      ? fieldsAsArr.filter((field) => field.scripted)
+      : [];
     try {
       let updatedFieldList: FieldSpec[];
       const { fields: newFields, indices } = await this.getFieldsAndIndicesForWildcard(options);
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/common/types.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/common/types.ts
index 97d76941ea40c..9061c4643dce9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/common/types.ts
@@ -525,3 +525,7 @@ export interface HasDataService {
   hasUserDataView: () => Promise<boolean>;
   hasDataView: () => Promise<boolean>;
 }
+
+export interface ClientConfigType {
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled?: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views_service_public.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views_service_public.ts
index 30625b1b59da5..73f4fb6987fa0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views_service_public.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views_service_public.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface DataViewsServicePublicDeps extends DataViewsServiceDeps {
     showAllIndices?: boolean;
     isRollupIndex: (indexName: string) => boolean;
   }) => Promise<MatchedItem[]>;
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export class DataViewsServicePublic extends DataViewsService {
     isRollupIndex: (indexName: string) => boolean;
   }) => Promise<MatchedItem[]>;
   public hasData: HasDataService;
+  public readonly scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
 
   /**
    * Constructor
@@ -55,5 +57,6 @@ export class DataViewsServicePublic extends DataViewsService {
     this.getCanSaveSync = deps.getCanSaveSync;
     this.hasData = deps.hasData;
     this.getIndices = deps.getIndices;
+    this.scriptedFieldsEnabled = deps.scriptedFieldsEnabled;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/public/index.ts
index 777e386189d62..f690552b5a147 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/public/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core/public';
+
 export {
   ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS_KEY,
   CONTAINS_SPACES_KEY,
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@ export { UiSettingsPublicToCommon } from './ui_settings_wrapper';
 
 import { DataViewsPublicPlugin } from './plugin';
 
-export function plugin() {
-  return new DataViewsPublicPlugin();
+export function plugin(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
+  return new DataViewsPublicPlugin(initializerContext);
 }
 
 export type {
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/public/plugin.ts
index 119d785139c90..98558c803da10 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/public/plugin.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin } from '@kbn/core/public';
+import { CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core/public';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { getIndexPatternLoad } from './expressions';
+import type { ClientConfigType } from '../common/types';
 import {
   DataViewsPublicPluginSetup,
   DataViewsPublicPluginStart,
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ export class DataViewsPublicPlugin
 {
   private readonly hasData = new HasData();
 
+  constructor(private readonly initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {}
+
   public setup(
     core: CoreSetup<DataViewsPublicStartDependencies, DataViewsPublicPluginStart>,
     { expressions, contentManagement }: DataViewsPublicSetupDependencies
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ export class DataViewsPublicPlugin
       10000
     );
 
+    const config = this.initializerContext.config.get<ClientConfigType>();
+
     return new DataViewsServicePublic({
       hasData: this.hasData.start(core),
       uiSettings: new UiSettingsPublicToCommon(uiSettings),
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ export class DataViewsPublicPlugin
       getCanSaveAdvancedSettings: () =>
         Promise.resolve(application.capabilities.advancedSettings.save === true),
       getIndices: (props) => getIndices({ ...props, http: core.http }),
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: config.scriptedFieldsEnabled === false ? false : true, // accounting for null value
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/public/types.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/public/types.ts
index c30aebe9243e0..fde0828748f93 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/public/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/public/types.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export interface DataViewsServicePublic extends DataViewsServicePublicMethods {
     showAllIndices?: boolean;
     isRollupIndex: (indexName: string) => boolean;
   }) => Promise<MatchedItem[]>;
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 export type DataViewsContract = DataViewsServicePublic;
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/data_views_service_factory.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/data_views_service_factory.ts
index ac27ad0bc8093..e5324b2eb02d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/data_views_service_factory.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/data_views_service_factory.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface DataViewsServiceFactoryDeps {
   uiSettings: UiSettingsServiceStart;
   fieldFormats: FieldFormatsStart;
   capabilities: CoreStart['capabilities'];
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: boolean;
   rollupsEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -70,5 +71,6 @@ export const dataViewsServiceFactory = (deps: DataViewsServiceFactoryDeps) =>
           : request
           ? (await capabilities.resolveCapabilities(request)).advancedSettings.save === true
           : false,
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled: deps.scriptedFieldsEnabled,
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/index.ts
index 33e93df3be894..a489feabbf935 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+import type { PluginConfigDescriptor } from '@kbn/core/server';
 export { getFieldByName, findIndexPatternById } from './utils';
 export type { FieldDescriptor, RollupIndexCapability } from './fetcher';
 export { IndexPatternsFetcher, getCapabilitiesForRollupIndices } from './fetcher';
@@ -36,6 +38,24 @@ export type {
 };
 export { DataViewsServerPlugin as Plugin };
 
+const configSchema = schema.object({
+  scriptedFieldsEnabled: schema.conditional(
+    schema.contextRef('serverless'),
+    true,
+    schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
+    schema.never()
+  ),
+});
+
+type ConfigType = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
+
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
+  schema: configSchema,
+  exposeToBrowser: {
+    scriptedFieldsEnabled: true,
+  },
+};
+
 export {
   SERVICE_PATH,
   SERVICE_PATH_LEGACY,
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/mocks.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/mocks.ts
index 82595f7dc51a1..1e142d2e1650b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/mocks.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/mocks.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export function createIndexPatternsStartMock() {
   const dataViewsServiceFactory = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ get: jest.fn() });
   return {
     dataViewsServiceFactory,
+    getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/plugin.ts
index c96de2e4294f0..2be269b1a7636 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/plugin.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { getIndexPatternLoad } from './expressions';
 import { registerIndexPatternsUsageCollector } from './register_index_pattern_usage_collection';
 import { createScriptedFieldsDeprecationsConfig } from './deprecations';
 import { DATA_VIEW_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE, LATEST_VERSION } from '../common';
+import type { ClientConfigType } from '../common/types';
 import {
   DataViewsServerPluginSetup,
   DataViewsServerPluginStart,
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export class DataViewsServerPlugin
   private readonly logger: Logger;
   private rollupsEnabled: boolean = false;
 
-  constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
+  constructor(private readonly initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
     this.logger = initializerContext.logger.get('dataView');
   }
 
@@ -75,16 +76,21 @@ export class DataViewsServerPlugin
     { uiSettings, capabilities }: CoreStart,
     { fieldFormats }: DataViewsServerPluginStartDependencies
   ) {
+    const config = this.initializerContext.config.get<ClientConfigType>();
+    const scriptedFieldsEnabled = config.scriptedFieldsEnabled === false ? false : true; // accounting for null value
+
     const serviceFactory = dataViewsServiceFactory({
       logger: this.logger.get('indexPatterns'),
       uiSettings,
       fieldFormats,
       capabilities,
+      scriptedFieldsEnabled,
       rollupsEnabled: this.rollupsEnabled,
     });
 
     return {
       dataViewsServiceFactory: serviceFactory,
+      getScriptedFieldsEnabled: () => scriptedFieldsEnabled,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/types.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/types.ts
index d595f6e04b275..6bf438dc634bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/types.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ export interface DataViewsServerPluginStart {
    * Returns a DataViews service instance
    */
   dataViewsServiceFactory: ServiceFactory;
+  /**
+   *
+   */
+  getScriptedFieldsEnabled: () => boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/saved_search/common/service/saved_searches_utils.test.ts b/src/plugins/saved_search/common/service/saved_searches_utils.test.ts
index 8286276bb898e..67f368637d3f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/saved_search/common/service/saved_searches_utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/saved_search/common/service/saved_searches_utils.test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe('saved_searches_utils', () => {
               },
               "getConfig": [MockFunction],
               "onResponse": [MockFunction],
+              "scriptedFieldsEnabled": true,
               "search": [MockFunction],
             },
             "fields": Object {},
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts
index f19cf47d37bf8..e46d730221a20 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 const EXPOSED_CONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR =
-  'Actual config settings exposed to the browser do not match what is expected; this assertion fails if extra settings are present and/or expected settings are missing';
+  'Actual config settings exposed to the browser do not match list defined in test; this assertion fails if extra settings are present and/or expected settings are missing';
 
 export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
   const appsMenu = getService('appsMenu');
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
         'data.search.sessions.management.refreshTimeout (duration)',
         'data.search.sessions.maxUpdateRetries (number)',
         'data.search.sessions.notTouchedTimeout (duration)',
+        'data_views.scriptedFieldsEnabled (any)', // It's a boolean (any because schema.conditional)
         'dev_tools.deeplinks.navLinkStatus (string)',
         'enterpriseSearch.canDeployEntSearch (boolean)',
         'enterpriseSearch.host (string)',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/plugin.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/plugin.test.ts
index e14ba71c6c1bf..859e69b6da131 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/plugin.test.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ describe('Alerting Plugin', () => {
             dataViewsServiceFactory: jest
               .fn()
               .mockResolvedValue(dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract()),
+            getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
           } as DataViewsServerPluginStart,
         });
 
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ describe('Alerting Plugin', () => {
             dataViewsServiceFactory: jest
               .fn()
               .mockResolvedValue(dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract()),
+            getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
           } as DataViewsServerPluginStart,
         });
 
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ describe('Alerting Plugin', () => {
           dataViewsServiceFactory: jest
             .fn()
             .mockResolvedValue(dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract()),
+          getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
         } as DataViewsServerPluginStart,
       });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts
index ceb0c80270881..4e40531a49f2b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ describe('Task Runner', () => {
   const inMemoryMetrics = inMemoryMetricsMock.create();
   const dataViewsMock = {
     dataViewsServiceFactory: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract()),
+    getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
   } as DataViewsServerPluginStart;
   const alertsService = alertsServiceMock.create();
   const maintenanceWindowClient = maintenanceWindowClientMock.create();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_alerts_client.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_alerts_client.test.ts
index 73d60259b8610..58f2520ce1f4a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_alerts_client.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_alerts_client.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ describe('Task Runner', () => {
   const inMemoryMetrics = inMemoryMetricsMock.create();
   const dataViewsMock = {
     dataViewsServiceFactory: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract()),
+    getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
   } as DataViewsServerPluginStart;
   const mockAlertsService = alertsServiceMock.create();
   const mockAlertsClient = alertsClientMock.create();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_cancel.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_cancel.test.ts
index 527a5d58d34d9..870cad51ed4b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_cancel.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_cancel.test.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const alertingEventLogger = alertingEventLoggerMock.create();
 const logger: ReturnType<typeof loggingSystemMock.createLogger> = loggingSystemMock.createLogger();
 const dataViewsMock = {
   dataViewsServiceFactory: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract()),
+  getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
 } as DataViewsServerPluginStart;
 const alertsService = alertsServiceMock.create();
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_factory.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_factory.test.ts
index 69480563c355e..3cfa7dde78341 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_factory.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/task_runner/task_runner_factory.test.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const elasticsearchService = elasticsearchServiceMock.createInternalStart();
 const dataPlugin = dataPluginMock.createStartContract();
 const dataViewsMock = {
   dataViewsServiceFactory: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract()),
+  getScriptedFieldsEnabled: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
 } as DataViewsServerPluginStart;
 const ruleType: UntypedNormalizedRuleType = {
   id: 'test',
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index.ts
index 1bfb13f2c5f2c..e7b3bacdbeb5f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./spaces'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./security_response_headers'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./rollups'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./scripted_fields'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./index_management'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./alerting'));
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/scripted_fields.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/scripted_fields.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f3969e07eea7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/scripted_fields.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect';
+import { DATA_VIEW_PATH } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/server';
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertest');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  describe('scripted fields disabled', function () {
+    before(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.load('test/api_integration/fixtures/es_archiver/index_patterns/basic_index');
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.unload(
+        'test/api_integration/fixtures/es_archiver/index_patterns/basic_index'
+      );
+    });
+    it('scripted fields are ignored when disabled', async () => {
+      const response = await supertest
+        .post(DATA_VIEW_PATH)
+        .set('kbn-xsrf', 'some-xsrf-token')
+        .send({
+          data_view: {
+            title: 'basic_index',
+            fields: {
+              foo_scripted: {
+                name: 'foo_scripted',
+                type: 'string',
+                scripted: true,
+                script: "doc['field_name'].value",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(response.body.data_view.fields.foo_scripted).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/data_view_mgmt.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/data_view_mgmt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7e41ed68f8def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/data_view_mgmt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect';
+import { DATA_VIEW_PATH } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/server';
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+const archivePath = 'test/api_integration/fixtures/es_archiver/index_patterns/basic_index';
+
+export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['settings', 'common', 'header']);
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const supertest = getService('supertest');
+  const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
+
+  describe('Data View Management', function () {
+    let dataViewId = '';
+
+    before(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.load(archivePath);
+
+      const response = await supertest
+        .post(DATA_VIEW_PATH)
+        .set('kbn-xsrf', 'some-xsrf-token')
+        .send({
+          data_view: {
+            title: 'basic_index',
+          },
+          override: true,
+        });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      dataViewId = response.body.data_view.id;
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.unload(archivePath);
+      await supertest.delete(`${DATA_VIEW_PATH}/${dataViewId}`).set('kbn-xsrf', 'some-xsrf-token');
+    });
+
+    it('Scripted fields tab is missing', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('management', 'kibana/dataViews', {
+        shouldUseHashForSubUrl: false,
+      });
+      await testSubjects.click('detail-link-basic_index');
+      await testSubjects.exists('tab-indexedFields');
+      await testSubjects.missingOrFail('tab-scriptedFields');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/index.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/index.ts
index 7150589527b04..08e816c9bdfda 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/index.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     // Management
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./index_management'));
+
+    // Data View Management
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./data_view_mgmt'));
   });
 }