diff --git a/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue b/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
index c75e22b6241..592838d9d89 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
@@ -170,12 +170,13 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
 import { showError, showSuccess } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { FilePickerVue } from '@nextcloud/dialogs/filepicker.js'
 import { subscribe, unsubscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
+import { generateOcsUrl, generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 
 import NcAppSettingsDialog from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcAppSettingsDialog.js'
 import NcAppSettingsSection from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcAppSettingsSection.js'
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ import NcCheckboxRadioSwitch from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcCheckboxRadi
 import MediaDevicesPreview from './MediaDevicesPreview.vue'
 
 import { PRIVACY } from '../../constants.js'
+import BrowserStorage from '../../services/BrowserStorage.js'
 import { getTalkConfig } from '../../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settings.js'
 
@@ -273,6 +275,16 @@ export default {
 		},
 	},
 
+	created() {
+		const blurred = BrowserStorage.getItem('background-blurred')
+		if (blurred === 'false' && isBackgroundBlurred === '') {
+			console.debug('Blur was disabled intentionally, propagating last choice to server')
+			axios.post(generateOcsUrl('apps/provisioning_api/api/v1/config/users/theming/force_enable_blur_filter'),
+				{ configValue: 'no' })
+		}
+		BrowserStorage.removeItem('background-blurred')
+	},
+
 	mounted() {
 		subscribe('show-settings', this.handleShowSettings)
 		this.attachmentFolderLoading = false