diff --git a/packages/main/src/plugin/index.ts b/packages/main/src/plugin/index.ts
index a3907453be0..bd123b0ece4 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/plugin/index.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ import { DialogRegistry } from './dialog-registry.js';
 import type { Deferred } from './util/deferred.js';
 import type { ContextGeneralState, ResourceName } from './kubernetes-context-state.js';
 import { Updater } from '/@/plugin/updater.js';
+import { RecommendationsRegistry } from './recommendations/recommendations-registry.js';
 
 type LogType = 'log' | 'warn' | 'trace' | 'debug' | 'error';
 
@@ -453,6 +454,9 @@ export class PluginSystem {
     const closeBehaviorConfiguration = new CloseBehavior(configurationRegistry);
     await closeBehaviorConfiguration.init();
 
+    const recommendationsRegistry = new RecommendationsRegistry(configurationRegistry);
+    recommendationsRegistry.init();
+
     const messageBox = new MessageBox(apiSender);
 
     // Don't show the tray icon options on Mac
diff --git a/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-registry.spec.ts b/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-registry.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce0df22c4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-registry.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+
+import { beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { ConfigurationRegistry } from '/@/plugin/configuration-registry.js';
+import { RecommendationsRegistry } from './recommendations-registry.js';
+
+let recommendationsRegistry: RecommendationsRegistry;
+
+const registerConfigurationsMock = vi.fn();
+
+const configurationRegistryMock = {
+  registerConfigurations: registerConfigurationsMock,
+} as unknown as ConfigurationRegistry;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  recommendationsRegistry = new RecommendationsRegistry(configurationRegistryMock);
+});
+test('should register a configuration', async () => {
+  // register configuration
+  recommendationsRegistry.init();
+
+  // should be the directory provided as env var
+  expect(configurationRegistryMock.registerConfigurations).toBeCalled();
+
+  // take first argument of first call
+  const configurationNode = vi.mocked(configurationRegistryMock).registerConfigurations.mock.calls[0][0][0];
+  expect(configurationNode.id).toBe('preferences.extensions');
+  expect(configurationNode.title).toBe('Extensions');
+  expect(configurationNode.type).toBe('object');
+  expect(configurationNode.properties).toBeDefined();
+  expect(configurationNode.properties?.['extensions.ignoreRecommendations']).toBeDefined();
+  expect(configurationNode.properties?.['extensions.ignoreRecommendations'].description).toBe(
+    'When enabled, the notifications for extension recommendations will not be shown.',
+  );
+  expect(configurationNode.properties?.['extensions.ignoreRecommendations'].type).toBe('boolean');
+  expect(configurationNode.properties?.['extensions.ignoreRecommendations'].default).toBeFalsy();
+});
diff --git a/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-registry.ts b/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e760727d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+
+import type { IConfigurationNode, IConfigurationRegistry } from '/@/plugin/configuration-registry.js';
+import { RecommendationsSettings } from './recommendations-settings.js';
+
+export class RecommendationsRegistry {
+  constructor(private configurationRegistry: IConfigurationRegistry) {}
+
+  init(): void {
+    const recommendationConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
+      id: 'preferences.extensions',
+      title: 'Extensions',
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        [RecommendationsSettings.SectionName + '.' + RecommendationsSettings.IgnoreRecommendations]: {
+          description: 'When enabled, the notifications for extension recommendations will not be shown.',
+          type: 'boolean',
+          default: false,
+          hidden: true,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    this.configurationRegistry.registerConfigurations([recommendationConfiguration]);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-settings.ts b/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-settings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c6b66c01c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/plugin/recommendations/recommendations-settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+
+export enum RecommendationsSettings {
+  SectionName = 'extensions',
+  IgnoreRecommendations = 'ignoreRecommendations',
+}