diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md
index 38c89668f84a..fd5074b5aeec 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ The module update takes care of the new config syntax and the data itself (user
 
 - Suricata was upgraded from 6.0 to 7.0 and no longer considers HTTP/2 support as experimental, see [upstream release notes](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-7-0-0-released/3715) for more details.
 
+- Cloud support in the `netdata` package is now disabled by default. To enable it use the `netdataCloud` package.
+
 - `networking.nftables` now has the option `networking.nftables.table.<table>` to create tables
   and have them be updated atomically, instead of flushing the ruleset.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
index 5d9286a1c4d1..8ca73a4faf8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 , CoreFoundation, IOKit, libossp_uuid
 , nixosTests
 , netdata-go-plugins
-, bash, curl, jemalloc, libuv, zlib, libyaml
+, bash, curl, jemalloc, json_c, libuv, zlib, libyaml
 , libcap, libuuid, lm_sensors, protobuf
 , withCups ? false, cups
 , withDBengine ? true, lz4
 , withIpmi ? (!stdenv.isDarwin), freeipmi
 , withNetfilter ? (!stdenv.isDarwin), libmnl, libnetfilter_acct
-, withCloud ? (!stdenv.isDarwin), json_c
+, withCloud ? false
 , withCloudUi ? false
 , withConnPubSub ? false, google-cloud-cpp, grpc
 , withConnPrometheus ? false, snappy
@@ -42,14 +42,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config makeWrapper protobuf ];
   # bash is only used to rewrite shebangs
-  buildInputs = [ bash curl jemalloc libuv zlib libyaml ]
+  buildInputs = [ bash curl jemalloc json_c libuv zlib libyaml ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreFoundation IOKit libossp_uuid ]
     ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ libcap libuuid ]
     ++ lib.optionals withCups [ cups ]
     ++ lib.optionals withDBengine [ lz4 ]
     ++ lib.optionals withIpmi [ freeipmi ]
     ++ lib.optionals withNetfilter [ libmnl libnetfilter_acct ]
-    ++ lib.optionals withCloud [ json_c ]
     ++ lib.optionals withConnPubSub [ google-cloud-cpp grpc ]
     ++ lib.optionals withConnPrometheus [ snappy ]
     ++ lib.optionals (withCloud || withConnPrometheus) [ protobuf ]
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ebca9d951314..625231f13365 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10263,6 +10263,10 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation IOKit;
     protobuf = protobuf3_21;
   };
+  netdataCloud = netdata.override {
+    withCloud = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+    withCloudUi = true;
+  };
   # Exposed here so the bots can auto-upgrade it
   netdata-go-plugins = callPackage ../tools/system/netdata/go.d.plugin.nix { };