diff --git a/apps/meteor/.mocharc.js b/apps/meteor/.mocharc.js
index f9f780024f964..cf4b306318cfc 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/.mocharc.js
+++ b/apps/meteor/.mocharc.js
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ module.exports = {
 		'tests/unit/server/**/*.spec.ts',
 		'app/api/server/lib/**/*.spec.ts',
 		'app/file-upload/server/**/*.spec.ts',
+		'app/statistics/server/**/*.spec.ts',
 	],
 };
diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/statistics/server/functions/sendUsageReport.spec.ts b/apps/meteor/app/statistics/server/functions/sendUsageReport.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2e9da97aa733f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/statistics/server/functions/sendUsageReport.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'mocha';
+import proxyquire from 'proxyquire';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+
+const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+
+const mocks = {
+	Statistics: {
+		findLast: sandbox.stub(),
+		updateOne: sandbox.stub(),
+	},
+	statistics: {
+		save: sandbox.stub(),
+	},
+	serverFetch: sandbox.stub(),
+	getWorkspaceAccessToken: sandbox.stub().resolves('workspace-token'),
+	Meteor: {
+		absoluteUrl: sandbox.stub().returns('http://localhost:3000/'),
+	},
+	logger: {
+		error: sandbox.stub(),
+	},
+};
+
+const { sendUsageReport } = proxyquire.noCallThru().load('./sendUsageReport', {
+	'@rocket.chat/models': { Statistics: mocks.Statistics },
+	'@rocket.chat/server-fetch': { serverFetch: mocks.serverFetch },
+	'..': { statistics: mocks.statistics },
+	'../../../cloud/server': { getWorkspaceAccessToken: mocks.getWorkspaceAccessToken },
+	'meteor/meteor': { Meteor: mocks.Meteor },
+});
+
+describe('sendUsageReport', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		sandbox.resetHistory();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		delete process.env.RC_DISABLE_STATISTICS_REPORTING;
+	});
+
+	it('should save statistics locally and not send to collector when RC_DISABLE_STATISTICS_REPORTING is true', async () => {
+		process.env.RC_DISABLE_STATISTICS_REPORTING = 'true';
+
+		const result = await sendUsageReport(mocks.logger);
+
+		expect(mocks.statistics.save.called).to.be.true;
+		expect(mocks.serverFetch.called).to.be.false;
+		expect(result).to.be.undefined;
+	});
+
+	it('should save statistics locally and send to collector when RC_DISABLE_STATISTICS_REPORTING is false', async () => {
+		process.env.RC_DISABLE_STATISTICS_REPORTING = 'false';
+
+		const result = await sendUsageReport(mocks.logger);
+
+		expect(mocks.statistics.save.called).to.be.true;
+		expect(mocks.serverFetch.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+		expect(mocks.serverFetch.calledWith('https://collector.rocket.chat/', sinon.match({ method: 'POST' }))).to.be.true;
+		expect(result).to.be.undefined;
+	});
+});
diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/statistics/server/functions/sendUsageReport.ts b/apps/meteor/app/statistics/server/functions/sendUsageReport.ts
index c39276be6f357..a5bc91a639621 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/app/statistics/server/functions/sendUsageReport.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/statistics/server/functions/sendUsageReport.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { tracerSpan } from '@rocket.chat/tracing';
 import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 
 import { statistics } from '..';
+import { shouldReportStatistics } from '../../../../server/cron/usageReport';
 import { getWorkspaceAccessToken } from '../../../cloud/server';
 
 async function sendStats(logger: Logger, cronStatistics: IStats): Promise<string | undefined> {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ async function sendStats(logger: Logger, cronStatistics: IStats): Promise<string
 }
 
 export async function sendUsageReport(logger: Logger): Promise<string | undefined> {
+	// Even when disabled, we still generate statistics locally to avoid breaking
+	// internal processes, such as restriction checks for air-gapped workspaces.
+	const shouldSendToCollector = shouldReportStatistics();
+
 	return tracerSpan('generateStatistics', {}, async () => {
 		const last = await Statistics.findLast();
 		if (last) {
@@ -48,13 +53,18 @@ export async function sendUsageReport(logger: Logger): Promise<string | undefine
 				}
 
 				// if it doesn't it means the request failed, so we try sending again with the same data
-				return sendStats(logger, last);
+				if (shouldSendToCollector) {
+					return sendStats(logger, last);
+				}
+
+				return;
 			}
 		}
 
 		// if our latest stats has more than 24h, it is time to generate a new one and send it
 		const cronStatistics = await statistics.save();
-
-		return sendStats(logger, cronStatistics);
+		if (shouldSendToCollector) {
+			return sendStats(logger, cronStatistics);
+		}
 	});
 }
diff --git a/apps/meteor/server/cron/usageReport.ts b/apps/meteor/server/cron/usageReport.ts
index 363ea4f308c77..c4afec47de1fc 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/server/cron/usageReport.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/server/cron/usageReport.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,21 @@ export const sendUsageReportAndComputeRestriction = async (statsToken?: string)
 	void AirGappedRestriction.computeRestriction(token);
 };
 
+export const shouldReportStatistics = () => process.env.RC_DISABLE_STATISTICS_REPORTING?.toLowerCase() !== 'true';
+
 export async function usageReportCron(logger: Logger): Promise<void> {
-	const name = 'Generate and save statistics';
+	// The actual send suppression happens inside `sendUsageReport`, but since this
+	// is the entry point, we log a warning here when reporting is disabled.
+	if (!shouldReportStatistics()) {
+		logger.warn(
+			'Statistics reporting disabled via environment variable (RC_DISABLE_STATISTICS_REPORTING). This may impact product improvements.',
+		);
+	}
 
 	const statsToken = await sendUsageReport(logger);
 	await sendUsageReportAndComputeRestriction(statsToken);
 
+	const name = 'Generate and save statistics';
 	const now = new Date();
 
 	return cronJobs.add(name, `12 ${now.getHours()} * * *`, async () => {