diff --git a/packages/shared/src/environment/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/environment/index.ts
index b38d87f76..313a9f8bb 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/environment/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/environment/index.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ export const parseFeatureFlags = (
     FF_FORCE_PERSONAL_PROJECTS_LIMITS_ENABLED: {
       schema: z.boolean(),
       defaults: { production: false, _: true }
+    },
+    // Enables the new file importer
+    FF_NEXT_GEN_FILE_IMPORTER_ENABLED: {
+      schema: z.boolean(),
+      defaults: { production: false, _: false }
     }
   })
 
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ export type FeatureFlags = {
   FF_MOVE_PROJECT_REGION_ENABLED: boolean
   FF_NO_PERSONAL_EMAILS_ENABLED: boolean
   FF_FORCE_PERSONAL_PROJECTS_LIMITS_ENABLED: boolean
+  FF_NEXT_GEN_FILE_IMPORTER_ENABLED: boolean
 }
 
 export function getFeatureFlags(): FeatureFlags {
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 7b0b93fd9..cca60c5e1 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -1108,4 +1108,9 @@ Generate the environment variables for Speckle server and Speckle objects deploy
 - name: MULTI_REGION_CONFIG_PATH
   value: "/multi-region-config/multi-region-config.json"
 {{- end }}
+
+{{- if .Values.featureFlags.nextGenFileImporterEnabled }}
+- name: FF_NEXT_GEN_FILE_IMPORTER_ENABLED
+  value: {{ .Values.featureFlags.nextGenFileImporterEnabled | quote }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/fileimport_service/deployment.yml b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/fileimport_service/deployment.yml
index 6fcf56aa7..61f07cc55 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/fileimport_service/deployment.yml
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/fileimport_service/deployment.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ spec:
           - name: MULTI_REGION_CONFIG_PATH
             value: "/multi-region-config/multi-region-config.json"
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.featureFlags.nextGenFileImporterEnabled }}
+          - name: FF_NEXT_GEN_FILE_IMPORTER_ENABLED
+            value: {{ .Values.featureFlags.nextGenFileImporterEnabled | quote }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.fileimport_service.additionalEnvVars }}
           {{- toYaml . | nindent 10}}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
index 089e75eeb..4f7f3eb95 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Enables the ability to move a project region (manually or automatically)",
           "default": false
+        },
+        "nextGenFileImporterEnabled": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Enables the next generation file importer",
+          "default": false
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
index 3a7c9a243..55e2f49eb 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ featureFlags:
   workspacesNewPlanEnabled: false
   ## @param featureFlags.moveProjectRegionEnabled Enables the ability to move a project region (manually or automatically)
   moveProjectRegionEnabled: false
+  ## @param featureFlags.nextGenFileImporterEnabled Enables the next generation file importer
+  nextGenFileImporterEnabled: false
 
 analytics:
   ## @param analytics.enabled Enable or disable analytics