diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/scalityui_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/scalityui_types.go
index cc6508d..00e47dd 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/scalityui_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/scalityui_types.go
@@ -197,6 +197,16 @@ type UIConfig struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:default=false
 	CanChangeTheme *bool `json:"canChangeTheme,omitempty"`
 
+	// CanUseGuardian controls whether the embedded Guardian AI assistant is
+	// available in the UI. It only takes effect when GuardianOrigin is also set.
+	// +kubebuilder:default=false
+	CanUseGuardian *bool `json:"canUseGuardian,omitempty"`
+
+	// GuardianOrigin is the origin (scheme + host + port, no path or query) of
+	// the embedded Guardian AI assistant. It is used as the iframe src and as
+	// the postMessage target origin.
+	GuardianOrigin string `json:"guardianOrigin,omitempty"`
+
 	// Favicon specifies the favicon for the UI
 	// +kubebuilder:default="/favicon.ico"
 	Favicon string `json:"favicon,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 6b21f15..3ebea3a 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ func (in *UIConfig) DeepCopyInto(out *UIConfig) {
 		*out = new(bool)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.CanUseGuardian != nil {
+		in, out := &in.CanUseGuardian, &out.CanUseGuardian
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new UIConfig.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/ui.scality.com_scalityuis.yaml b/config/crd/bases/ui.scality.com_scalityuis.yaml
index 09711ac..5f13398 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/ui.scality.com_scalityuis.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/ui.scality.com_scalityuis.yaml
@@ -1396,10 +1396,22 @@ spec:
                     description: CanChangeTheme controls whether users can change
                       the UI theme
                     type: boolean
+                  canUseGuardian:
+                    default: false
+                    description: |-
+                      CanUseGuardian controls whether the embedded Guardian AI assistant is
+                      available in the UI. It only takes effect when GuardianOrigin is also set.
+                    type: boolean
                   favicon:
                     default: /favicon.ico
                     description: Favicon specifies the favicon for the UI
                     type: string
+                  guardianOrigin:
+                    description: |-
+                      GuardianOrigin is the origin (scheme + host + port, no path or query) of
+                      the embedded Guardian AI assistant. It is used as the iframe src and as
+                      the postMessage target origin.
+                    type: string
                 type: object
             required:
             - image
diff --git a/internal/controller/scalityui/controller.go b/internal/controller/scalityui/controller.go
index 82cf6d7..742f45d 100644
--- a/internal/controller/scalityui/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/scalityui/controller.go
@@ -51,11 +51,18 @@ func createConfigJSON(scalityui *uiscalitycomv1alpha1.ScalityUI) ([]byte, error)
 		configOutput["canChangeInstanceName"] = scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.CanChangeInstanceName
 		configOutput["canChangeLanguage"] = scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.CanChangeLanguage
 		configOutput["canChangeTheme"] = scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.CanChangeTheme
+		configOutput["canUseGuardian"] = scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.CanUseGuardian != nil && *scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.CanUseGuardian
 		configOutput["favicon"] = scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.Favicon
+		// Only emit guardianOrigin when set; shell-ui falls back to its own
+		// default origin otherwise.
+		if scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.GuardianOrigin != "" {
+			configOutput["guardianOrigin"] = scalityui.Spec.UIConfig.GuardianOrigin
+		}
 	} else {
 		configOutput["canChangeInstanceName"] = false
 		configOutput["canChangeLanguage"] = false
 		configOutput["canChangeTheme"] = false
+		configOutput["canUseGuardian"] = false
 		configOutput["favicon"] = "/favicon.ico"
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/scalityui/controller_test.go b/internal/controller/scalityui/controller_test.go
index a713fa2..e38116e 100644
--- a/internal/controller/scalityui/controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/scalityui/controller_test.go
@@ -961,6 +961,8 @@ var _ = Describe("ScalityUI Shell Features", func() {
 				Expect(config["canChangeTheme"]).To(Equal(false))
 				Expect(config["canChangeInstanceName"]).To(Equal(false))
 				Expect(config["canChangeLanguage"]).To(Equal(false))
+				Expect(config["canUseGuardian"]).To(Equal(false))
+				Expect(config).NotTo(HaveKey("guardianOrigin"))
 				Expect(config["favicon"]).To(Equal("/favicon.ico"))
 
 				Expect(lightTheme["type"]).To(Equal("core-ui"))
@@ -1008,6 +1010,8 @@ var _ = Describe("ScalityUI Shell Features", func() {
 					CanChangeTheme:        &[]bool{true}[0],
 					CanChangeInstanceName: &[]bool{true}[0],
 					CanChangeLanguage:     &[]bool{true}[0],
+					CanUseGuardian:        &[]bool{true}[0],
+					GuardianOrigin:        "https://guardian.example.com",
 					Favicon:               "/custom/favicon.ico",
 				}
 
@@ -1033,6 +1037,8 @@ var _ = Describe("ScalityUI Shell Features", func() {
 				Expect(config["canChangeTheme"]).To(Equal(true))
 				Expect(config["canChangeInstanceName"]).To(Equal(true))
 				Expect(config["canChangeLanguage"]).To(Equal(true))
+				Expect(config["canUseGuardian"]).To(Equal(true))
+				Expect(config["guardianOrigin"]).To(Equal("https://guardian.example.com"))
 				Expect(config["favicon"]).To(Equal("/custom/favicon.ico"))
 
 				By("Verifying custom navigation structure")