diff --git a/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.spec.ts
index ec4854f8fff..9eec71fee5c 100644
--- a/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { getForbiddenRoute } from '../../app-routing-paths';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { DSONameService } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { SignpostingDataService } from '../../core/data/signposting-data.service';
 import { HardRedirectService } from '../../core/services/hard-redirect.service';
@@ -112,7 +113,10 @@ describe('BitstreamDownloadPageComponent', () => {
     signpostingDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('SignpostingDataService', {
       getLinks: observableOf([mocklink, mocklink2]),
     });
-    matomoService = jasmine.createSpyObj('MatomoService', ['appendVisitorId']);
+    matomoService = jasmine.createSpyObj('MatomoService', {
+      appendVisitorId: observableOf(''),
+      isMatomoEnabled$: observableOf(true),
+    });
     matomoService.appendVisitorId.and.callFake((link) => observableOf(link));
   }
 
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ describe('BitstreamDownloadPageComponent', () => {
         { provide: PLATFORM_ID, useValue: 'server' },
         { provide: Location, useValue: location },
         { provide: DSONameService, useValue: dsoNameService },
+        { provide: ConfigurationDataService, useValue: {} },
       ],
     })
       .compileComponents();
@@ -227,4 +232,42 @@ describe('BitstreamDownloadPageComponent', () => {
       }));
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when Matomo is enabled', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      (matomoService.appendVisitorId as jasmine.Spy).and.callFake((link) => observableOf(link + '?visitorId=12345'));
+      initTestbed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BitstreamDownloadPageComponent);
+      component = fixture.componentInstance;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('should append visitor ID to the file link', waitForAsync(() => {
+      fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+        expect(matomoService.appendVisitorId).toHaveBeenCalledWith('content-url-with-headers');
+        expect(hardRedirectService.redirect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('content-url-with-headers?visitorId=12345');
+      });
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('when Matomo is not enabled', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      (matomoService.isMatomoEnabled$ as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      initTestbed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BitstreamDownloadPageComponent);
+      component = fixture.componentInstance;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('should not append visitor ID to the file link', waitForAsync(() => {
+      fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+        expect(matomoService.appendVisitorId).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(hardRedirectService.redirect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('content-url-with-headers');
+      });
+    }));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.ts b/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.ts
index 7763ccd0aa5..6afa9c75532 100644
--- a/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 import {
   Component,
   Inject,
+  inject,
   OnInit,
   PLATFORM_ID,
 } from '@angular/core';
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import {
 import { getForbiddenRoute } from '../../app-routing-paths';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { DSONameService } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { FeatureID } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ export class BitstreamDownloadPageComponent implements OnInit {
   bitstream$: Observable<Bitstream>;
   bitstreamRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Bitstream>>;
 
+  configService = inject(ConfigurationDataService);
+
   constructor(
     private route: ActivatedRoute,
     protected router: Router,
@@ -103,30 +107,33 @@ export class BitstreamDownloadPageComponent implements OnInit {
       switchMap((bitstream: Bitstream) => {
         const isAuthorized$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDownload, isNotEmpty(bitstream) ? bitstream.self : undefined);
         const isLoggedIn$ = this.auth.isAuthenticated();
-        return observableCombineLatest([isAuthorized$, isLoggedIn$, accessToken$, observableOf(bitstream)]);
+        const isMatomoEnabled$ = this.matomoService.isMatomoEnabled$();
+        return observableCombineLatest([isAuthorized$, isLoggedIn$, isMatomoEnabled$, accessToken$, observableOf(bitstream)]);
       }),
-      filter(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, accessToken, bitstream]: [boolean, boolean, string, Bitstream]) => (hasValue(isAuthorized) && hasValue(isLoggedIn)) || hasValue(accessToken)),
+      filter(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, isMatomoEnabled, accessToken, bitstream]: [boolean, boolean, boolean, string, Bitstream]) => (hasValue(isAuthorized) && hasValue(isLoggedIn)) || hasValue(accessToken)),
       take(1),
-      switchMap(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, accessToken, bitstream]: [boolean, boolean, string, Bitstream]) => {
+      switchMap(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, isMatomoEnabled, accessToken, bitstream]: [boolean, boolean, boolean, string, Bitstream]) => {
         if (isAuthorized && isLoggedIn) {
           return this.fileService.retrieveFileDownloadLink(bitstream._links.content.href).pipe(
             filter((fileLink) => hasValue(fileLink)),
             take(1),
             map((fileLink) => {
-              return [isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLink];
+              return [isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, isMatomoEnabled, bitstream, fileLink];
             }));
         } else if (hasValue(accessToken)) {
-          return [[isAuthorized, !isLoggedIn, bitstream, '', accessToken]];
+          return [[isAuthorized, !isLoggedIn, isMatomoEnabled, bitstream, '', accessToken]];
         } else {
-          return [[isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, bitstream._links.content.href]];
+          return [[isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, isMatomoEnabled, bitstream, bitstream._links.content.href]];
         }
       }),
-      switchMap(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLink, accessToken]: [boolean, boolean, Bitstream, string, string]) =>
-        this.matomoService.appendVisitorId(fileLink)
-          .pipe(
+      switchMap(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, isMatomoEnabled, bitstream, fileLink, accessToken]: [boolean, boolean, boolean, Bitstream, string, string]) => {
+        if (isMatomoEnabled) {
+          return this.matomoService.appendVisitorId(fileLink).pipe(
             map((fileLinkWithVisitorId) => [isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLinkWithVisitorId, accessToken]),
-          ),
-      ),
+          );
+        }
+        return observableOf([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLink, accessToken]);
+      }),
     ).subscribe(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLink, accessToken]: [boolean, boolean, Bitstream, string, string]) => {
       if (isAuthorized && isLoggedIn && isNotEmpty(fileLink)) {
         this.hardRedirectService.redirect(fileLink);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-orejime.service.ts b/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-orejime.service.ts
index f52251773a9..b2d3b6a4c0a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-orejime.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-orejime.service.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   NativeWindowService,
 } from '../../core/services/window.service';
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
+import { MATOMO_ENABLED } from '../../statistics/matomo.service';
 import {
   hasValue,
   isEmpty,
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ export class BrowserOrejimeService extends OrejimeService {
 
   private readonly GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_SERVICE_NAME = 'google-analytics';
 
-  private readonly MATOMO_ENABLED = 'matomo.enabled';
+  private readonly MATOMO_ENABLED = MATOMO_ENABLED;
 
   /**
    * Initial Orejime configuration
diff --git a/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts b/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts
index 8ea89e974c6..88fc7f9476b 100644
--- a/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import { isNotEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
 export const MATOMO_TRACKER_URL = 'matomo.tracker.url';
 export const MATOMO_SITE_ID = 'matomo.request.siteid';
 
+export const MATOMO_ENABLED = 'matomo.enabled';
+
 /**
  * Service to manage Matomo analytics integration.
  * Handles initialization and consent management for Matomo tracking.
@@ -143,6 +145,21 @@ export class MatomoService {
       );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks if Matomo tracking is enabled by retrieving the configuration property.
+   * @returns An Observable that emits a boolean indicating whether Matomo tracking is enabled.
+   */
+  isMatomoEnabled$(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.configService.findByPropertyName(MATOMO_ENABLED)
+      .pipe(
+        getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+        map((res: RemoteData<ConfigurationProperty>) => {
+          return res.hasSucceeded && res.payload && isNotEmpty(res.payload.values) &&
+            res.payload.values[0]?.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+        }),
+      );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Appends the visitor ID as a query parameter to the given URL.
    * @param url - The original URL to modify