diff --git a/apps/ocp-plugin/src/components/AppContext/AppContext.tsx b/apps/ocp-plugin/src/components/AppContext/AppContext.tsx
index 517076359..d84519383 100644
--- a/apps/ocp-plugin/src/components/AppContext/AppContext.tsx
+++ b/apps/ocp-plugin/src/components/AppContext/AppContext.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,34 @@ import { Prompt } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { getUser } from '@openshift-console/dynamic-plugin-sdk/lib/app/core/reducers';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { useFetch } from '../../hooks/useFetch';
+import { apiProxy } from '../../utils/apiCalls';
 
 import '@flightctl/ui-components/src/styles/global.css';
 import './AppContext.css';
 
+const useUiSettings = (): { isRHEM: boolean } => {
+  const [settings, setSettings] = React.useState({ isRHEM: window.isRHEM ?? false });
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+
+    fetch(`${apiProxy}/ui-settings`, { signal: controller.signal })
+      .then((response) => (response.ok ? response.json() : Promise.reject(new Error('Failed to load UI settings'))))
+      .then((data: { isRHEM?: boolean }) => {
+        const isRHEM = !!data.isRHEM;
+        window.isRHEM = isRHEM;
+        setSettings({ isRHEM });
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        // Keep defaults when settings cannot be loaded.
+      });
+
+    return () => controller.abort();
+  }, []);
+
+  return settings;
+};
+
 /**
  * OCP Plugin App Context Provider
  * The OCP plugin system calls useValuesAppContext separately and passes the value as a prop
@@ -78,10 +102,11 @@ const appRoutes = {
 export const useValuesAppContext = (): AppContextProps => {
   const fetch = useFetch();
   const userInfo = useSelector(getUser);
+  const settings = useUiSettings();
 
   return {
     appType: FlightCtlApp.OCP,
-    settings: {},
+    settings,
     user: userInfo?.username || '',
     router: {
       Link,
diff --git a/apps/ocp-plugin/src/utils/apiCalls.ts b/apps/ocp-plugin/src/utils/apiCalls.ts
index 58aba8f73..af48a211a 100644
--- a/apps/ocp-plugin/src/utils/apiCalls.ts
+++ b/apps/ocp-plugin/src/utils/apiCalls.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const apiServer = `${window.location.hostname}${
   window.FCTL_API_PORT ? `:${window.FCTL_API_PORT}` : ''
 }/api/proxy/plugin/flightctl-plugin/api-proxy`;
 
-const uiProxy = `${window.location.protocol}//${apiServer}`;
+export const uiProxy = `${window.location.protocol}//${apiServer}`;
 export const apiProxy = `${uiProxy}/api`;
 
 const alertsAPI = `${apiProxy}/alerts`;
diff --git a/proxy/app.go b/proxy/app.go
index 7c324a154..96eee50c6 100644
--- a/proxy/app.go
+++ b/proxy/app.go
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ func main() {
 	// Viewing the login command is always available
 	apiRouter.HandleFunc("/login-command", authHandler.GetLoginCommand)
 
-	// Login/logout actions are only available in the standalone UI
-	if config.OcpPlugin != "true" {
+	if config.OcpPlugin == "true" {
+		apiRouter.HandleFunc("/ui-settings", server.UISettingsHandler).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	} else {
+		// Login/logout actions are only available in the standalone UI
 		apiRouter.HandleFunc("/login", authHandler.Login)
 		apiRouter.HandleFunc("/login/info", authHandler.GetUserInfo)
 		apiRouter.HandleFunc("/login/refresh", authHandler.Refresh)
diff --git a/proxy/config/config.go b/proxy/config/config.go
index b1979803e..045830158 100644
--- a/proxy/config/config.go
+++ b/proxy/config/config.go
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ var (
 	BaseUiUrl              = getEnvUrlVar("BASE_UI_URL", "http://localhost:9000")
 	AuthInsecure           = getEnvVar("AUTH_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY", "")
 	OcpPlugin              = getEnvVar("IS_OCP_PLUGIN", "false")
-	IsRHEM                 = getEnvVar("IS_RHEM", "")
+)
+
+var (
 	// TrustXForwardedHeaders enables use of X-Forwarded-Proto and X-Forwarded-Host for request
 	// origin (e.g. TLS termination at an ingress). When false, only r.TLS and r.Host are used.
 	// Set to true when a trusted reverse proxy sets these headers; see also TrustedProxyNets.
 	TrustXForwardedHeaders = parseBoolEnv("TRUST_X_FORWARDED_HEADERS", false)
+	// IsRHEM enables the RHEM mode for the UI.
+	IsRHEM = parseBoolEnv("IS_RHEM", false)
 )
 
 // trustedProxyNets is parsed from TRUSTED_PROXY_CIDRS (comma-separated). When non-empty and
diff --git a/proxy/server/server.go b/proxy/server/server.go
index 1d270f4b2..30c4ad1ad 100644
--- a/proxy/server/server.go
+++ b/proxy/server/server.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type SpaHandler struct{}
 
 func serveIndexPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	indexName := "index"
-	if config.IsRHEM == "true" {
+	if config.IsRHEM {
 		indexName = "index-rhem"
 	}
 	content, err := os.ReadFile(fmt.Sprintf("./dist/%s.html", indexName))
diff --git a/proxy/server/settings.go b/proxy/server/settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8562c64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/server/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/flightctl/flightctl-ui/config"
+)
+
+type uiSettings struct {
+	IsRHEM bool `json:"isRHEM"`
+}
+
+// UISettingsHandler serves the UI configuration settings as JSON.
+// It returns the current RHEM mode status and other UI-specific flags.
+func UISettingsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	settings := uiSettings{
+		IsRHEM: config.IsRHEM,
+	}
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(settings)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to encode settings", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if _, err := w.Write(payload); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+}