diff --git a/apps/meteor/server/settings/accounts.ts b/apps/meteor/server/settings/accounts.ts
index 39e4183dbf5f1..136b748788b09 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/server/settings/accounts.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/server/settings/accounts.ts
@@ -731,6 +731,13 @@ export const createAccountSettings = () =>
 				i18nLabel: 'Sidebar_Sections_Order',
 				i18nDescription: 'Sidebar_Sections_Order_Description',
 			});
+
+			await this.add('Accounts_default_User_Preferences_sidepanelNavigation', true, {
+				type: 'boolean',
+				public: true,
+				i18nLabel: 'Sidepanel_navigation',
+				i18nDescription: 'Sidepanel_navigation_Description',
+			});
 		});
 
 		await this.section('Avatar', async function () {
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.i18n.json b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.i18n.json
index f9fcf0163cafb..baa6d4004c6e9 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.i18n.json
@@ -6483,5 +6483,7 @@
   "Workspace_and_user_settings": "Workspace and user settings",
   "Sidebar_Sections_Order": "Sidebar sections order",
   "Sidebar_Sections_Order_Description": "Select the categories in your preferred order",
-  "Incoming_Calls": "Incoming calls"
+  "Incoming_Calls": "Incoming calls",
+  "Sidepanel_navigation": "Advanced team navigation",
+  "Sidepanel_navigation_Description": "Display channels and/or discussions associated with teams by default. This allows team owners to customize communication methods to best meet their team's needs.\n  \n  \nAdvanced team navigation is currently in feature preview and will be a premium capability once fully released.\n  \n  \nYou can [enable the preview of this feature](/account/accessibility-and-appearance) for everyone in the workspace."
 }