diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 4b5c2b1022..cbfde9c8d8 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ INTERNAL_TOKEN=
 ;; By modifying the Gitea database, users can gain Gitea administrator privileges.
 ;; It also enables them to access other resources available to the user on the operating system that is running the Gitea instance and perform arbitrary actions in the name of the Gitea OS user.
 ;; WARNING: This maybe harmful to you website or your operating system.
+;; WARNING: Setting this to true does not change existing hooks in git repos; adjust it before if necessary.
 ;DISABLE_GIT_HOOKS = true
 ;;
 ;; Set to true to disable webhooks feature.
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 9d70269bf2..84703aa563 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ Certain queues have defaults that override the defaults set in `[queue]` (this o
    It also enables them to access other resources available to the user on the operating system that is running the
    Gitea instance and perform arbitrary actions in the name of the Gitea OS user.
    This maybe harmful to you website or your operating system.
+   Setting this to true does not change existing hooks in git repos; adjust it before if necessary.
 - `DISABLE_WEBHOOKS`: **false**: Set to `true` to disable webhooks feature.
 - `ONLY_ALLOW_PUSH_IF_GITEA_ENVIRONMENT_SET`: **true**: Set to `false` to allow local users to push to gitea-repositories without setting up the Gitea environment. This is not recommended and if you want local users to push to Gitea repositories you should set the environment appropriately.
 - `IMPORT_LOCAL_PATHS`: **false**: Set to `false` to prevent all users (including admin) from importing local path on server.
diff --git a/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl b/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl
index 17bd2b936c..1ee46f3077 100644
--- a/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/user/edit.tmpl
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 						<input name="restricted" type="checkbox" {{if .User.IsRestricted}}checked{{end}}>
 					</div>
 				</div>
-				<div class="inline field">
+				<div class="inline field"{{if DisableGitHooks}} hidden{{end}}>
 					<div class="ui checkbox tooltip" data-content="{{.i18n.Tr "admin.users.allow_git_hook_tooltip"}}" data-variation="very wide">
 						<label><strong>{{.i18n.Tr "admin.users.allow_git_hook"}}</strong></label>
 						<input name="allow_git_hook" type="checkbox" {{if .User.CanEditGitHook}}checked{{end}} {{if DisableGitHooks}}disabled{{end}}>