diff --git a/app/models/posts/concerns/media_attachment_concern.rb b/app/models/posts/concerns/media_attachment_concern.rb
index aa7ba38..ddc1fad 100644
--- a/app/models/posts/concerns/media_attachment_concern.rb
+++ b/app/models/posts/concerns/media_attachment_concern.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ module Posts::Concerns::MediaAttachmentConcern
     after_save :call_generate_alt_text_worker if ENV['ALT_TEXT_ENABLED'].present? && ENV['ALT_TEXT_ENABLED'].to_s.downcase == 'true'
 
     def can_generate_alt?
-      if is_valid_content_type? && check_user_desc? && local_or_reblogged_status? && check_alt_text_enabled?
+      user_toggle_required = ENV['ALT_TEXT_USER_TOGGLE'].present? && ENV['ALT_TEXT_USER_TOGGLE'].to_s.downcase == 'true'
+      user_check_passes = user_toggle_required ? check_alt_text_enabled? : true
+
+      if is_valid_content_type? && check_user_desc? && local_or_reblogged_status? && user_check_passes
         return true
       else
         return false