diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/DatabaseHostFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/DatabaseHostFormRequest.php
index 2e581478ec..a6e0cfed0a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/DatabaseHostFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/DatabaseHostFormRequest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ protected function getValidatorInstance(): Validator
             $this->merge(['node_id' => null]);
         }
 
+        if ($this->has('enabled')) {
+            $this->merge(['enabled' => $this->input('enabled') === '1' || $this->input('enabled') === true]);
+        } else {
+            $this->merge(['enabled' => false]);
+        }
+
         return parent::getValidatorInstance();
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/DatabaseHost.php b/app/Models/DatabaseHost.php
index f489998319..e32663efec 100644
--- a/app/Models/DatabaseHost.php
+++ b/app/Models/DatabaseHost.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * @property string $password
  * @property int|null $max_databases
  * @property int|null $node_id
+ * @property bool $enabled
  * @property \Carbon\CarbonImmutable $created_at
  * @property \Carbon\CarbonImmutable $updated_at
  */
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class DatabaseHost extends Model
      * Fields that are mass assignable.
      */
     protected $fillable = [
-        'name', 'host', 'port', 'username', 'password', 'max_databases', 'node_id',
+        'name', 'host', 'port', 'username', 'password', 'max_databases', 'node_id', 'enabled',
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class DatabaseHost extends Model
         'id' => 'integer',
         'max_databases' => 'integer',
         'node_id' => 'integer',
+        'enabled' => 'boolean',
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ class DatabaseHost extends Model
         'username' => 'required|string|max:32',
         'password' => 'nullable|string',
         'node_id' => 'sometimes|nullable|integer|exists:nodes,id',
+        'enabled' => 'sometimes|boolean',
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Services/Databases/DeployServerDatabaseService.php b/app/Services/Databases/DeployServerDatabaseService.php
index e22eba51d4..71b9d402da 100644
--- a/app/Services/Databases/DeployServerDatabaseService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Databases/DeployServerDatabaseService.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public function handle(Server $server, array $data): Database
         Assert::notEmpty($data['database'] ?? null);
         Assert::notEmpty($data['remote'] ?? null);
 
-        $hosts = DatabaseHost::query()->get()->toBase();
+        $hosts = DatabaseHost::query()->where('enabled', true)->get()->toBase();
         if ($hosts->isEmpty()) {
             throw new NoSuitableDatabaseHostException();
         } else {
diff --git a/app/Services/Databases/Hosts/HostCreationService.php b/app/Services/Databases/Hosts/HostCreationService.php
index 0eecd7971f..7e24d7e87a 100644
--- a/app/Services/Databases/Hosts/HostCreationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Databases/Hosts/HostCreationService.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public function handle(array $data): DatabaseHost
                 'username' => array_get($data, 'username'),
                 'max_databases' => null,
                 'node_id' => array_get($data, 'node_id'),
+                'enabled' => array_get($data, 'enabled', true),
             ]);
 
             // Confirm access using the provided credentials before saving data.
diff --git a/app/Transformers/Api/Application/DatabaseHostTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/Api/Application/DatabaseHostTransformer.php
index 019fdf261d..2a87fe1db4 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/Api/Application/DatabaseHostTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/Api/Application/DatabaseHostTransformer.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public function transform(DatabaseHost $model): array
             'port' => $model->port,
             'username' => $model->username,
             'node' => $model->node_id,
+            'enabled' => $model->enabled,
             'created_at' => $model->created_at->toAtomString(),
             'updated_at' => $model->updated_at->toAtomString(),
         ];
diff --git a/database/migrations/2020_04_10_141024_store_node_tokens_as_encrypted_value.php b/database/migrations/2020_04_10_141024_store_node_tokens_as_encrypted_value.php
index 2e750dfa21..63498d3774 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2020_04_10_141024_store_node_tokens_as_encrypted_value.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2020_04_10_141024_store_node_tokens_as_encrypted_value.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function up(): void
             $table->char('uuid', 36)->after('id');
             $table->char('daemon_token_id', 16)->after('upload_size');
 
-            $table->renameColumn('`daemonSecret`', 'daemon_token');
+            $table->renameColumn('daemonSecret', 'daemon_token');
         });
 
         Schema::table('nodes', function (Blueprint $table) {
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_12_12_212512_add_enabled_column_to_database_hosts_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_12_12_212512_add_enabled_column_to_database_hosts_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acaf7d7ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_12_12_212512_add_enabled_column_to_database_hosts_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+return new class () extends Migration {
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('database_hosts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('enabled')->default(true)->after('node_id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('database_hosts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('enabled');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/databases/index.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/databases/index.blade.php
index e4c69c5130..60e16b8868 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/databases/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/databases/index.blade.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
                             <th>Port</th>
                             <th>Username</th>
                             <th class="text-center">Databases</th>
+                            <th class="text-center">Status</th>
                             <th class="text-center">Node</th>
                         </tr>
                         @foreach ($hosts as $host)
@@ -42,6 +43,13 @@
                                 <td><code>{{ $host->port }}</code></td>
                                 <td>{{ $host->username }}</td>
                                 <td class="text-center">{{ $host->databases_count }}</td>
+                                <td class="text-center">
+                                    @if($host->enabled)
+                                        <span class="label label-success">Enabled</span>
+                                    @else
+                                        <span class="label label-warning">Disabled</span>
+                                    @endif
+                                </td>
                                 <td class="text-center">
                                     @if(! is_null($host->node))
                                         <a href="{{ route('admin.nodes.view', $host->node->id) }}">{{ $host->node->name }}</a>
@@ -109,6 +117,13 @@
                         </select>
                         <p class="text-muted small">This setting does nothing other than default to this database host when adding a database to a server on the selected node.</p>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <div class="checkbox checkbox-primary no-margin-bottom">
+                            <input id="pEnabled" name="enabled" type="checkbox" value="1" checked />
+                            <label for="pEnabled" class="strong">Enabled</label>
+                        </div>
+                        <p class="text-muted small no-margin-bottom">When disabled, this host will not be used for automatic database creation.</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-footer">
                     <p class="text-danger small text-left">The account defined for this database host <strong>must</strong> have the <code>WITH GRANT OPTION</code> permission. If the defined account does not have this permission requests to create databases <em>will</em> fail. <strong>Do not use the same account details for MySQL that you have defined for this panel.</strong></p>
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/databases/view.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/databases/view.blade.php
index e105751a0c..478b8c8010 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/databases/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/databases/view.blade.php
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
 
 @section('content')
 <form action="{{ route('admin.databases.view', $host->id) }}" method="POST">
+    @if($host->databases_count > 0 && !$host->enabled)
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-xs-12">
+                <div class="alert alert-info">
+                    <i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i> <strong>Note:</strong> This host currently has {{ $host->databases_count }} database(s). Disabling prevents new database creation, but existing databases continue to work.
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    @endif
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-sm-6">
             <div class="box box-primary">
@@ -50,6 +59,13 @@
                         </select>
                         <p class="text-muted small">This setting does nothing other than default to this database host when adding a database to a server on the selected node.</p>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <div class="checkbox checkbox-primary no-margin-bottom">
+                            <input id="pEnabled" name="enabled" type="checkbox" value="1" {{ $host->enabled ? 'checked' : '' }} />
+                            <label for="pEnabled" class="strong">Enabled</label>
+                        </div>
+                        <p class="text-muted small">When disabled, this host will not be used for automatic database creation. Existing databases will continue to function normally.</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>