diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/config.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/config.ts
index 3f444b1868..0c8c2101fa 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/config.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import type { Stripe } from 'stripe';
 
-import { defineStartupConfig, ModuleConfig } from '../../fundamentals/config';
+import {
+  defineRuntimeConfig,
+  defineStartupConfig,
+  ModuleConfig,
+} from '../../fundamentals/config';
 
 export interface PaymentStartupConfig {
   stripe?: {
@@ -11,10 +15,20 @@ export interface PaymentStartupConfig {
   } & Stripe.StripeConfig;
 }
 
+export interface PaymentRuntimeConfig {
+  showLifetimePrice: boolean;
+}
+
 declare module '../config' {
   interface PluginsConfig {
-    payment: ModuleConfig<PaymentStartupConfig>;
+    payment: ModuleConfig<PaymentStartupConfig, PaymentRuntimeConfig>;
   }
 }
 
 defineStartupConfig('plugins.payment', {});
+defineRuntimeConfig('plugins.payment', {
+  showLifetimePrice: {
+    desc: 'Whether enable lifetime price and allow user to pay for it.',
+    default: false,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/service.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/service.ts
index 4c15da5b2d..be7bc42793 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/payment/service.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,14 @@ export class SubscriptionService {
       });
     }
 
+    const lifetimePriceEnabled = await this.config.runtime.fetch(
+      'plugins.payment/showLifetimePrice'
+    );
+
     const list = await this.stripe.prices.list({
       active: true,
+      // only list recurring prices if lifetime price is not enabled
+      ...(lifetimePriceEnabled ? {} : { type: 'recurring' }),
     });
 
     return list.data.filter(price => {
@@ -807,6 +813,16 @@ export class SubscriptionService {
     recurring: SubscriptionRecurring,
     variant?: SubscriptionPriceVariant
   ): Promise<string> {
+    if (recurring === SubscriptionRecurring.Lifetime) {
+      const lifetimePriceEnabled = await this.config.runtime.fetch(
+        'plugins.payment/showLifetimePrice'
+      );
+
+      if (!lifetimePriceEnabled) {
+        throw new ActionForbidden();
+      }
+    }
+
     const prices = await this.stripe.prices.list({
       lookup_keys: [encodeLookupKey(plan, recurring, variant)],
     });
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/tests/payment/service.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/tests/payment/service.spec.ts
index 5b86e8f099..34e062fc50 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/tests/payment/service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/tests/payment/service.spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   FeatureManagementService,
 } from '../../src/core/features';
 import { EventEmitter } from '../../src/fundamentals';
-import { ConfigModule } from '../../src/fundamentals/config';
+import { Config, ConfigModule } from '../../src/fundamentals/config';
 import {
   CouponType,
   encodeLookupKey,
@@ -969,6 +969,45 @@ const invoice: Stripe.Invoice = {
   },
 };
 
+test('should not be able to checkout for lifetime recurring if not enabled', async t => {
+  const { service, stripe, u1 } = t.context;
+
+  Sinon.stub(stripe.subscriptions, 'list').resolves({ data: [] } as any);
+  await t.throwsAsync(
+    () =>
+      service.createCheckoutSession({
+        user: u1,
+        plan: SubscriptionPlan.Pro,
+        recurring: SubscriptionRecurring.Lifetime,
+        redirectUrl: '',
+        idempotencyKey: '',
+      }),
+    { message: 'You are not allowed to perform this action.' }
+  );
+});
+
+test('should be able to checkout for lifetime recurring', async t => {
+  const { service, stripe, u1, app } = t.context;
+  const config = app.get(Config);
+  await config.runtime.set('plugins.payment/showLifetimePrice', true);
+
+  Sinon.stub(stripe.subscriptions, 'list').resolves({ data: [] } as any);
+  Sinon.stub(stripe.prices, 'list').resolves({
+    data: [PRICES[PRO_LIFETIME]],
+  } as any);
+  const sessionStub = Sinon.stub(stripe.checkout.sessions, 'create');
+
+  await service.createCheckoutSession({
+    user: u1,
+    plan: SubscriptionPlan.Pro,
+    recurring: SubscriptionRecurring.Lifetime,
+    redirectUrl: '',
+    idempotencyKey: '',
+  });
+
+  t.true(sessionStub.calledOnce);
+});
+
 test('should be able to subscribe to lifetime recurring', async t => {
   // lifetime payment isn't a subscription, so we need to trigger the creation by invoice payment event
   const { service, stripe, db, u1, event } = t.context;