diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
index 4130d4a2c..1ad11cd15 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ async def get_rag_config(request: Request, user=Depends(get_admin_user)):
         "RAG_EXTERNAL_RERANKER_TIMEOUT": request.app.state.config.RAG_EXTERNAL_RERANKER_TIMEOUT,
         # Chunking settings
         "TEXT_SPLITTER": request.app.state.config.TEXT_SPLITTER,
+        "ENABLE_MARKDOWN_HEADER_TEXT_SPLITTER": request.app.state.config.ENABLE_MARKDOWN_HEADER_TEXT_SPLITTER,
         "CHUNK_SIZE": request.app.state.config.CHUNK_SIZE,
         "CHUNK_OVERLAP": request.app.state.config.CHUNK_OVERLAP,
         # File upload settings
@@ -685,6 +686,7 @@ class ConfigForm(BaseModel):
 
     # Chunking settings
     TEXT_SPLITTER: Optional[str] = None
+    ENABLE_MARKDOWN_HEADER_TEXT_SPLITTER: Optional[bool] = None
     CHUNK_SIZE: Optional[int] = None
     CHUNK_OVERLAP: Optional[int] = None
 
@@ -1190,6 +1192,7 @@ async def update_rag_config(
         # Chunking settings
         "TEXT_SPLITTER": request.app.state.config.TEXT_SPLITTER,
         "CHUNK_SIZE": request.app.state.config.CHUNK_SIZE,
+        "ENABLE_MARKDOWN_HEADER_TEXT_SPLITTER": request.app.state.config.ENABLE_MARKDOWN_HEADER_TEXT_SPLITTER,
         "CHUNK_OVERLAP": request.app.state.config.CHUNK_OVERLAP,
         # File upload settings
         "FILE_MAX_SIZE": request.app.state.config.FILE_MAX_SIZE,
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
index fa68783af..dfed23dc4 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
@@ -735,11 +735,26 @@
 								>
 									<option value="">{$i18n.t('Default')} ({$i18n.t('Character')})</option>
 									<option value="token">{$i18n.t('Token')} ({$i18n.t('Tiktoken')})</option>
-									<option value="markdown_header">{$i18n.t('Markdown (Header)')}</option>
 								</select>
 							</div>
 						</div>
 
+						<div class="  mb-2.5 flex w-full justify-between">
+							<div class=" self-center text-xs font-medium">
+								<Tooltip
+									placement="top-start"
+									content={$i18n.t(
+										'Split documents by markdown headers before applying character/token splitting.'
+									)}
+								>
+									{$i18n.t('Markdown Header Text Splitter')}
+								</Tooltip>
+							</div>
+							<div class="flex items-center relative">
+								<Switch bind:state={RAGConfig.ENABLE_MARKDOWN_HEADER_TEXT_SPLITTER} />
+							</div>
+						</div>
+
 						<div class="  mb-2.5 flex w-full justify-between">
 							<div class=" flex gap-1.5 w-full">
 								<div class="  w-full justify-between">