diff --git a/src/components/views/beta/BetaCard.tsx b/src/components/views/beta/BetaCard.tsx
index 1233f345d1..96b1fbabe5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/beta/BetaCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/beta/BetaCard.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ export const BetaPill = ({ onClick }: { onClick?: () => void }) => {
 };
 
 const BetaCard = ({ title: titleOverride, featureId }: IProps) => {
-    const { title, caption, disclaimer, image } = SettingsStore.getBetaInfo(featureId);
+    const info = SettingsStore.getBetaInfo(featureId);
+    if (!info) return null; // Beta is invalid/disabled
+
+    const { title, caption, disclaimer, image } = info;
     const value = SettingsStore.getValue(featureId);
 
     return <div className="mx_BetaCard">
diff --git a/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts b/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts
index ff3a5371b0..875a0a87ec 100644
--- a/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts
+++ b/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,12 @@ export default class SettingsStore {
     }
 
     public static getBetaInfo(settingName: string) {
-        return SETTINGS[settingName]?.betaInfo;
+        // consider a beta disabled if the config is explicitly set to false, in which case treat as normal Labs flag
+        if (SettingsStore.isFeature(settingName)
+            && SettingsStore.getValueAt(SettingLevel.CONFIG, settingName, null, true, true) !== false
+        ) {
+            return SETTINGS[settingName]?.betaInfo;
+        }
     }
 
     /**