diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index d5aa17f87ee6b..b99f554c942f0 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -1891,4 +1891,15 @@
  */
 
 'login_form_autocomplete' => true,
+
+/**
+ * Disable background scanning of files
+ *
+ * By default, a background job runs every 10 minutes and execute a background
+ * scan to sync filesystem and database. Only users with unscanned files
+ * (size=0 in filecache) are included. Maximum 500 users per job.
+ *
+ * Defaults to ``true``
+ */
+'files_no_background_scan' => false,
 ];