diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/_layout.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/_layout.svelte
index 899b58ecf0..65a13f0bd9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/_layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/_layout.svelte
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
       <Content showMobileNav>
         <SideNav slot="side-nav">
           <SideNavItem
-            text="Automation History"
-            url={$url("./automation-history")}
-            active={$isActive("./automation-history")}
+            text="Automations"
+            url={$url("./automations")}
+            active={$isActive("./automations")}
           />
           <SideNavItem
             text="Backups"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/_components/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automations/_components/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/_components/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
rename to packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automations/_components/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/_components/StatusRenderer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automations/_components/StatusRenderer.svelte
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/_components/StatusRenderer.svelte
rename to packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automations/_components/StatusRenderer.svelte
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automations/index.svelte
similarity index 84%
rename from packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/index.svelte
rename to packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automations/index.svelte
index 373a47aa2e..fde392e31d 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automations/index.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     Body,
     Heading,
     Divider,
+    Toggle,
+    notifications,
   } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import DateTimeRenderer from "components/common/renderers/DateTimeRenderer.svelte"
   import StatusRenderer from "./_components/StatusRenderer.svelte"
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
   import { createPaginationStore } from "helpers/pagination"
   import { getContext, onDestroy, onMount } from "svelte"
   import dayjs from "dayjs"
-  import { auth, licensing, admin } from "stores/portal"
+  import { auth, licensing, admin, apps } from "stores/portal"
   import { Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
   import Portal from "svelte-portal"
 
@@ -35,9 +37,13 @@
   let timeRange = null
   let loaded = false
 
+  $: app = $apps.find(app => app.devId === $store.appId?.includes(app.appId))
   $: licensePlan = $auth.user?.license?.plan
   $: page = $pageInfo.page
   $: fetchLogs(automationId, status, page, timeRange)
+  $: isCloud = $admin.cloud
+
+  $: chainAutomations = app?.automations?.chainAutomations ?? !isCloud
 
   const timeOptions = [
     { value: "90-d", label: "Past 90 days" },
@@ -124,6 +130,18 @@
     sidePanel.open()
   }
 
+  async function save({ detail }) {
+    try {
+      await apps.update($store.appId, {
+        automations: {
+          chainAutomations: detail,
+        },
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      notifications.error("Error updating automation chaining setting")
+    }
+  }
+
   onMount(async () => {
     await automationStore.actions.fetch()
     const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
@@ -150,11 +168,30 @@
 
 <Layout noPadding>
   <Layout gap="XS" noPadding>
-    <Heading>Automation History</Heading>
-    <Body>View the automations your app has executed</Body>
+    <Heading>Automations</Heading>
+    <Body size="S">See your automation history and edit advanced settings</Body>
   </Layout>
   <Divider />
 
+  <Layout gap="XS" noPadding>
+    <Heading size="XS">Chain automations</Heading>
+    <Body size="S">Allow automations to trigger from other automations</Body>
+    <div class="setting-spacing">
+      <Toggle
+        text={"Enable chaining"}
+        on:change={e => {
+          save(e)
+        }}
+        value={chainAutomations}
+      />
+    </div>
+  </Layout>
+
+  <Divider />
+  <Layout gap="XS" noPadding>
+    <Heading size="XS">History</Heading>
+    <Body size="S">Free plan stores up to 1 day of automation history</Body>
+  </Layout>
   <div class="controls">
     <div class="search">
       <div class="select">
@@ -237,6 +274,9 @@
 {/if}
 
 <style>
+  .setting-spacing {
+    padding-top: var(--spacing-s);
+  }
   .controls {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/index.svelte
index 501d34b12e..1c763724a1 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/index.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
   import { redirect } from "@roxi/routify"
 
-  $redirect("../settings/automation-history")
+  $redirect("../settings/automations")
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts b/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts
index 9d476d5088..32fd130929 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 import { rowEmission, tableEmission } from "./utils"
 import mainEmitter from "./index"
 import env from "../environment"
-import { Table, Row } from "@budibase/types"
+import { Table, Row, DocumentType, App } from "@budibase/types"
+import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
-// max number of automations that can chain on top of each other
-// TODO: in future make this configurable at the automation level
-const MAX_AUTOMATION_CHAIN = env.SELF_HOSTED ? 5 : 0
+const MAX_AUTOMATIONS_ALLOWED = 5
 
-/**
- * Special emitter which takes the count of automation runs which have occurred and blocks an
- * automation from running if it has reached the maximum number of chained automations runs.
- * This essentially "fakes" the normal emitter to add some functionality in-between to stop automations
- * from getting stuck endlessly chaining.
- */
 class AutomationEmitter {
   chainCount: number
   metadata: { automationChainCount: number }
@@ -24,7 +17,23 @@ class AutomationEmitter {
     }
   }
 
-  emitRow(eventName: string, appId: string, row: Row, table?: Table) {
+  async getMaxAutomationChain() {
+    const db = context.getAppDB()
+    const appMetadata = await db.get<App>(DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
+    let chainAutomations = appMetadata?.automations?.chainAutomations
+
+    if (chainAutomations === true) {
+      return MAX_AUTOMATIONS_ALLOWED
+    } else if (chainAutomations === undefined && env.SELF_HOSTED) {
+      return MAX_AUTOMATIONS_ALLOWED
+    } else {
+      return 0
+    }
+  }
+
+  async emitRow(eventName: string, appId: string, row: Row, table?: Table) {
+    let MAX_AUTOMATION_CHAIN = await this.getMaxAutomationChain()
+
     // don't emit even if we've reached max automation chain
     if (this.chainCount >= MAX_AUTOMATION_CHAIN) {
       return
@@ -39,9 +48,11 @@ class AutomationEmitter {
     })
   }
 
-  emitTable(eventName: string, appId: string, table?: Table) {
+  async emitTable(eventName: string, appId: string, table?: Table) {
+    let MAX_AUTOMATION_CHAIN = await this.getMaxAutomationChain()
+
     // don't emit even if we've reached max automation chain
-    if (this.chainCount > MAX_AUTOMATION_CHAIN) {
+    if (this.chainCount >= MAX_AUTOMATION_CHAIN) {
       return
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
index 5bbdd86515..08aafc6527 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface App extends Document {
   automationErrors?: AppMetadataErrors
   icon?: AppIcon
   features?: AppFeatures
+  automations?: AutomationSettings
 }
 
 export interface AppInstance {
@@ -68,3 +69,7 @@ export interface AppFeatures {
   componentValidation?: boolean
   disableUserMetadata?: boolean
 }
+
+export interface AutomationSettings {
+  chainAutomations?: boolean
+}