diff --git a/apps/api/plane/app/serializers/webhook.py b/apps/api/plane/app/serializers/webhook.py
index 74ebde89205..40c36486f4d 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/app/serializers/webhook.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/app/serializers/webhook.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # See the LICENSE file for details.
 
 # Python imports
+import os
 import socket
 import ipaddress
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 from plane.db.models import Webhook, WebhookLog
 from plane.db.models.webhook import validate_domain, validate_schema
 
+ENABLE_WEBHOOK_SSRF_PROTECTION = os.environ.get("ENABLE_WEBHOOK_SSRF_PROTECTION", "1") != "0"
+
 
 class WebhookSerializer(DynamicBaseSerializer):
     url = serializers.URLField(validators=[validate_schema, validate_domain])
@@ -36,10 +39,11 @@ def create(self, validated_data):
         if not ip_addresses:
             raise serializers.ValidationError({"url": "No IP addresses found for the hostname."})
 
-        for addr in ip_addresses:
-            ip = ipaddress.ip_address(addr[4][0])
-            if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_reserved or ip.is_link_local:
-                raise serializers.ValidationError({"url": "URL resolves to a blocked IP address."})
+        if ENABLE_WEBHOOK_SSRF_PROTECTION:
+            for addr in ip_addresses:
+                ip = ipaddress.ip_address(addr[4][0])
+                if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_reserved or ip.is_link_local:
+                    raise serializers.ValidationError({"url": "URL resolves to a blocked IP address."})
 
         # Additional validation for multiple request domains and their subdomains
         request = self.context.get("request")
@@ -71,10 +75,11 @@ def update(self, instance, validated_data):
             if not ip_addresses:
                 raise serializers.ValidationError({"url": "No IP addresses found for the hostname."})
 
-            for addr in ip_addresses:
-                ip = ipaddress.ip_address(addr[4][0])
-                if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_reserved or ip.is_link_local:
-                    raise serializers.ValidationError({"url": "URL resolves to a blocked IP address."})
+            if ENABLE_WEBHOOK_SSRF_PROTECTION:
+                for addr in ip_addresses:
+                    ip = ipaddress.ip_address(addr[4][0])
+                    if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_reserved or ip.is_link_local:
+                        raise serializers.ValidationError({"url": "URL resolves to a blocked IP address."})
 
             # Additional validation for multiple request domains and their subdomains
             request = self.context.get("request")
diff --git a/apps/api/plane/db/models/webhook.py b/apps/api/plane/db/models/webhook.py
index 99431ed4225..01017a317e9 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/db/models/webhook.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/db/models/webhook.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # See the LICENSE file for details.
 
 # Python imports
+import os
 from uuid import uuid4
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ def validate_schema(value):
 def validate_domain(value):
     parsed_url = urlparse(value)
     domain = parsed_url.netloc
-    if domain in ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"]:
-        raise ValidationError("Local URLs are not allowed.")
+    if os.environ.get("ENABLE_WEBHOOK_SSRF_PROTECTION", "1") != "0":
+        if domain in ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"]:
+            raise ValidationError("Local URLs are not allowed.")
 
 
 class Webhook(BaseModel):