diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27f102d8..800a2ff6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,17 +22,25 @@ This file will also be used when running in Docker.
 {
   "API_URL": "http://localhost:9000",
   "LOGIN_BANNER": "",
-  "LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY": "info"
+  "LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY": "info",
+  "FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED": false
 }
 ```
 
+`API_URL` is the url to connect to for the CCF API
 `LOGIN_BANNER` displays a dismissible notice on the login page when set to a non-empty string.
 `LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY` controls its styling and can be `info`, `warn`, `error`, or `success`.
+`FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED` shows the UI for linking filters to system components
 
 Developers can override these values at build time with `VITE_LOGIN_BANNER` and
 `VITE_LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY`. `VITE_LOGIN_BANNER` takes precedence over `config.json`; setting it to
 an explicit empty string disables the banner for that build without editing `config.json`.
 
+`FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED` is a feature flag (default `false`) that shows the UI for linking
+filters to system components: the component "Dashboards" drawer on SSP pages and the Components
+selector on the filter form. It can be overridden at build time with
+`VITE_FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED=true|false`.
+
 #### In Production
 
 Mount a file called `/app/config.json` with your configuration.
diff --git a/env.d.ts b/env.d.ts
index 103cdde7..bae94e7f 100644
--- a/env.d.ts
+++ b/env.d.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 interface ImportMetaEnv {
   readonly VITE_API_URL?: string;
   readonly VITE_LOGIN_BANNER?: string;
-  readonly VITE_LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY?:
-    | 'info'
-    | 'warn'
-    | 'error'
-    | 'success';
+  readonly VITE_LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY?: 'info' | 'warn' | 'error' | 'success';
+  readonly VITE_FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED?: string;
 }
 
 interface ImportMeta {
diff --git a/src/components/system-security-plans/ComponentsPanel.vue b/src/components/system-security-plans/ComponentsPanel.vue
index afb8ea99..92ce42df 100644
--- a/src/components/system-security-plans/ComponentsPanel.vue
+++ b/src/components/system-security-plans/ComponentsPanel.vue
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@
         </template>
         <div class="py-3 px-4 flex justify-end items-center">
           <div class="flex gap-2">
-            <TertiaryButton @click.stop="openDashboardDrawer(component)">
+            <TertiaryButton
+              v-if="filterComponentLinkingEnabled"
+              @click.stop="openDashboardDrawer(component)"
+            >
               Dashboards
             </TertiaryButton>
             <TertiaryButton
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@
 
     <!-- Component Dashboard Drawer -->
     <Drawer
+      v-if="filterComponentLinkingEnabled"
       v-model:visible="dashboardDrawerOpen"
       header="Evidence Filters"
       position="right"
@@ -206,7 +210,7 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import TooltipTitle from '@/components/TooltipTitle.vue';
-import { computed, watch, ref } from 'vue';
+import { computed, onMounted, watch, ref } from 'vue';
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { useToast } from 'primevue/usetoast';
 import { downloadJson } from '@/utils/download-json';
@@ -225,6 +229,7 @@ import { useDataApi } from '@/composables/axios';
 import { useDeleteConfirmationDialog } from '@/utils/delete-dialog';
 import { usePermissions } from '@/composables/usePermissions';
 import { RESOURCES, ACTIONS } from '@/constants/permissions';
+import { useConfigStore } from '@/stores/config';
 import type { Risk, SystemComponent, SystemUser } from '@/oscal';
 import {
   getRiskComponentIds,
@@ -245,6 +250,11 @@ const router = useRouter();
 const toast = useToast();
 const { can, permissionTooltip } = usePermissions();
 const { confirmDeleteDialog } = useDeleteConfirmationDialog();
+const configStore = useConfigStore();
+const filterComponentLinkingEnabled = computed(
+  () => configStore.filterComponentLinkingEnabled,
+);
+onMounted(() => configStore.getConfig());
 
 const componentsEndpoint = computed(() => {
   if (!props.sspId) return null;
diff --git a/src/defaultconfig.json b/src/defaultconfig.json
index 498ce891..4c416f04 100644
--- a/src/defaultconfig.json
+++ b/src/defaultconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "API_URL": "",
   "LOGIN_BANNER": "",
-  "LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY": "info"
+  "LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY": "info",
+  "FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED": false
 }
diff --git a/src/stores/config.spec.ts b/src/stores/config.spec.ts
index 01340816..357ba091 100644
--- a/src/stores/config.spec.ts
+++ b/src/stores/config.spec.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe('config store', () => {
     vi.stubEnv('VITE_API_URL', '');
     vi.stubEnv('VITE_LOGIN_BANNER', undefined);
     vi.stubEnv('VITE_LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY', undefined);
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED', undefined);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -104,4 +105,34 @@ describe('config store', () => {
     expect(config.LOGIN_BANNER).toBe('Local build notice');
     expect(config.LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY).toBe('success');
   });
+
+  it('disables filter component linking by default', async () => {
+    mockConfigResponse({ API_URL: 'https://api.example.test' });
+
+    const store = useConfigStore();
+    expect(store.filterComponentLinkingEnabled).toBe(false);
+    const config = await store.getConfig();
+
+    expect(config.FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.filterComponentLinkingEnabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('enables filter component linking from config.json', async () => {
+    mockConfigResponse({ FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED: true });
+
+    const store = useConfigStore();
+    await store.getConfig();
+
+    expect(store.filterComponentLinkingEnabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('lets VITE_FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED override config.json', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED', 'false');
+    mockConfigResponse({ FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED: true });
+
+    const store = useConfigStore();
+    await store.getConfig();
+
+    expect(store.filterComponentLinkingEnabled).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/stores/config.ts b/src/stores/config.ts
index 28342041..2aed9c19 100644
--- a/src/stores/config.ts
+++ b/src/stores/config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
-import { ref } from 'vue';
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import builtInConfig from '../defaultconfig.json';
 
 export interface Config {
   API_URL: string;
   LOGIN_BANNER?: string;
   LOGIN_BANNER_SEVERITY?: LoginBannerSeverity;
+  // Feature flag: allow filters (dashboards) to be linked to system components.
+  FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED?: boolean;
 }
 
 const loginBannerSeverities = ['info', 'warn', 'error', 'success'] as const;
@@ -20,9 +22,18 @@ function isLoginBannerSeverity(value: unknown): value is LoginBannerSeverity {
   );
 }
 
-function applyBannerOverrides(cfg: Config): Config {
+function parseBooleanEnv(value: string | undefined): boolean | undefined {
+  if (value === 'true') return true;
+  if (value === 'false') return false;
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function applyOverrides(cfg: Config): Config {
   return {
     ...cfg,
+    FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED:
+      parseBooleanEnv(import.meta.env.VITE_FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED) ??
+      cfg.FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED === true,
     LOGIN_BANNER:
       import.meta.env.VITE_LOGIN_BANNER !== undefined
         ? import.meta.env.VITE_LOGIN_BANNER
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ export const useConfigStore = defineStore('config', () => {
     }
 
     if (import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL) {
-      config.value = applyBannerOverrides({
+      config.value = applyOverrides({
         ...defaultConfig,
         API_URL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL,
       });
@@ -72,13 +83,17 @@ export const useConfigStore = defineStore('config', () => {
         }
       }
     }
-    config.value = applyBannerOverrides({
+    config.value = applyOverrides({
       ...defaultConfig,
       ...returnedConfig,
     });
     return config.value;
   }
 
+  const filterComponentLinkingEnabled = computed(
+    () => config.value?.FILTER_COMPONENT_LINKING_ENABLED === true,
+  );
+
   function toggleLabels() {
     showLabels.value = !showLabels.value;
   }
@@ -93,5 +108,6 @@ export const useConfigStore = defineStore('config', () => {
     toggleLabels,
     toggleHiddenLabels,
     getConfig,
+    filterComponentLinkingEnabled,
   };
 });
diff --git a/src/views/dashboard/partials/FilterForm.vue b/src/views/dashboard/partials/FilterForm.vue
index d801fe35..174bbb32 100644
--- a/src/views/dashboard/partials/FilterForm.vue
+++ b/src/views/dashboard/partials/FilterForm.vue
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       </MultiSelect>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="mb-4">
+    <div v-if="filterComponentLinkingEnabled" class="mb-4">
       <label class="inline-block pb-2">Components</label>
       <MultiSelect
         v-model="selectedComponents"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue';
+import { computed, onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue';
 import { FilterParser, serializeFilter } from '@/parsers/labelfilter.ts';
 import type { Dashboard, DashboardCreate } from '@/stores/filters.ts';
 import FormInput from '@/components/forms/FormInput.vue';
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ import type {
 import { useDataApi } from '@/composables/axios';
 import { usePermissions } from '@/composables/usePermissions';
 import { RESOURCES, ACTIONS } from '@/constants/permissions';
+import { useConfigStore } from '@/stores/config';
 
 const props = withDefaults(
   defineProps<{
@@ -149,6 +150,12 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 
 const { can, permissionTooltip } = usePermissions();
 
+const configStore = useConfigStore();
+const filterComponentLinkingEnabled = computed(
+  () => configStore.filterComponentLinkingEnabled,
+);
+onMounted(() => configStore.getConfig());
+
 // Editing requires update, creating requires create.
 const permissionAction = computed(() =>
   props.dashboard ? ACTIONS.UPDATE : ACTIONS.CREATE,
diff --git a/src/views/dashboard/partials/__tests__/FilterForm.spec.ts b/src/views/dashboard/partials/__tests__/FilterForm.spec.ts
index 738b9f28..16c64df8 100644
--- a/src/views/dashboard/partials/__tests__/FilterForm.spec.ts
+++ b/src/views/dashboard/partials/__tests__/FilterForm.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { ref } from 'vue';
 import type { Dashboard } from '@/stores/filters';
 import type { Control, SystemComponent } from '@/oscal';
 import { FilterParser } from '@/parsers/labelfilter';
 
+const configState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  filterComponentLinkingEnabled: true,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/config', () => ({
+  useConfigStore: () => ({
+    get filterComponentLinkingEnabled() {
+      return configState.filterComponentLinkingEnabled;
+    },
+    getConfig: async () => ({}),
+  }),
+}));
+
 vi.mock('@/composables/usePermissions', () => ({
   usePermissions: () => ({ can: () => true, permissionTooltip: () => '' }),
 }));
@@ -47,7 +60,10 @@ function mountForm(dashboard: Dashboard) {
           template: '<input :value="modelValue" />',
         },
         Select: { props: ['modelValue'], template: '<div />' },
-        MultiSelect: { props: ['modelValue'], template: '<div />' },
+        MultiSelect: {
+          props: ['modelValue', 'placeholder'],
+          template: '<div class="multiselect">{{ placeholder }}</div>',
+        },
         PrimaryButton: {
           template: '<button type="submit"><slot /></button>',
         },
@@ -60,6 +76,10 @@ function mountForm(dashboard: Dashboard) {
 }
 
 describe('FilterForm (edit prefill)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    configState.filterComponentLinkingEnabled = true;
+  });
+
   it('prefills name and the serialized filter string', () => {
     const wrapper = mountForm(makeDashboard());
     const inputs = wrapper.findAll('input');
@@ -90,4 +110,22 @@ describe('FilterForm (edit prefill)', () => {
       new FilterParser('team=payments AND env!=dev').parse(),
     );
   });
+
+  it('shows the Components selector when filter component linking is enabled', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountForm(makeDashboard());
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Select Components');
+  });
+
+  it('hides the Components selector but keeps existing links when the flag is disabled', async () => {
+    configState.filterComponentLinkingEnabled = false;
+    const wrapper = mountForm(makeDashboard());
+    expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain('Select Components');
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Select Controls');
+
+    await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit');
+    const payload = wrapper.emitted('submit')?.[0]?.[0] as {
+      components: string[];
+    };
+    expect(payload.components).toEqual(['comp-1']);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/views/system/__tests__/systemViews.spec.ts b/src/views/system/__tests__/systemViews.spec.ts
index 15ebd740..e5ccb31a 100644
--- a/src/views/system/__tests__/systemViews.spec.ts
+++ b/src/views/system/__tests__/systemViews.spec.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ const {
   routerPush,
   toastAdd,
   loadInitialProfiles,
+  configState,
 } = vi.hoisted(() => {
   return {
+    configState: { filterComponentLinkingEnabled: false },
     activePlan: {
       uuid: 'ssp-1',
       metadata: {
@@ -57,6 +59,15 @@ vi.mock('@/stores/system.ts', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
+vi.mock('@/stores/config', () => ({
+  useConfigStore: () => ({
+    get filterComponentLinkingEnabled() {
+      return configState.filterComponentLinkingEnabled;
+    },
+    getConfig: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
+  }),
+}));
+
 vi.mock('@/utils/delete-dialog', () => ({
   useDeleteConfirmationDialog: () => ({
     confirmDeleteDialog: vi.fn(),
@@ -199,6 +210,7 @@ describe('System area views', () => {
     routerPush.mockReset();
     toastAdd.mockReset();
     loadInitialProfiles.mockClear();
+    configState.filterComponentLinkingEnabled = false;
   });
 
   it.each([null, []])(
@@ -235,6 +247,31 @@ describe('System area views', () => {
     },
   );
 
+  it.each([
+    [false, false],
+    [true, true],
+  ])(
+    'shows the component Dashboards button only when filter component linking is enabled (%s)',
+    async (enabled, expected) => {
+      configState.filterComponentLinkingEnabled = enabled;
+      apiPayloads.set(endpoint.components, [
+        { uuid: 'comp-1', title: 'API Gateway', type: 'software' },
+      ]);
+      apiPayloads.set('/api/oscal/system-security-plans/ssp-1/risks', []);
+      apiPayloads.set(endpoint.users, []);
+
+      const wrapper = mount(ComponentsView, {
+        global: { stubs },
+      });
+      await flushPromises();
+
+      expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('API Gateway');
+      expect(
+        wrapper.findAll('button').some((b) => b.text() === 'Dashboards'),
+      ).toBe(expected);
+    },
+  );
+
   it.each([null, []])(
     'renders the leveraged authorizations empty state when the API returns %s',
     async (payload) => {