diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index 779316ff2..38b791275 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ class Article < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def detect_animated_images
+    return unless FeatureFlag.enabled?(:detect_animated_images)
     return unless saved_change_to_attribute?(:processed_html)
 
     ::Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker.perform_async(id)
diff --git a/spec/models/article_spec.rb b/spec/models/article_spec.rb
index a346b6f98..226256129 100644
--- a/spec/models/article_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/article_spec.rb
@@ -975,8 +975,17 @@ RSpec.describe Article, type: :model do
 
   context "when callbacks are triggered after create" do
     describe "detect animated images" do
-      it "enqueues Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker" do
-        sidekiq_assert_enqueued_with(job: Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker, args: [article.id]) do
+      it "does not enqueue Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker if the feature :detect_animated_images is disabled" do
+        allow(FeatureFlag).to receive(:enabled?).with(:detect_animated_images).and_return(false)
+
+        sidekiq_assert_no_enqueued_jobs(only: Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker) do
+          build(:article).save
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "enqueues Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker if the feature :detect_animated_images is enabled" do
+        allow(FeatureFlag).to receive(:enabled?).with(:detect_animated_images).and_return(true)
+        sidekiq_assert_enqueued_jobs(1, only: Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker) do
           build(:article).save
         end
       end
@@ -1104,13 +1113,25 @@ RSpec.describe Article, type: :model do
     end
 
     describe "detect animated images" do
+      it "does not enqueue Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker if the feature :detect_animated_images is disabled" do
+        allow(FeatureFlag).to receive(:enabled?).with(:detect_animated_images).and_return(false)
+
+        sidekiq_assert_no_enqueued_jobs(only: Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker) do
+          article.update(body_markdown: "a body")
+        end
+      end
+
       it "enqueues Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker if the HTML has changed" do
+        allow(FeatureFlag).to receive(:enabled?).with(:detect_animated_images).and_return(true)
+
         sidekiq_assert_enqueued_with(job: Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker, args: [article.id]) do
           article.update(body_markdown: "a body")
         end
       end
 
       it "does not Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker if the HTML does not change" do
+        allow(FeatureFlag).to receive(:enabled?).with(:detect_animated_images).and_return(true)
+
         sidekiq_assert_no_enqueued_jobs(only: Articles::DetectAnimatedImagesWorker) do
           article.update(tag_list: %w[fsharp go])
         end