diff --git a/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libredmine.sh b/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libredmine.sh
index bf43385ababf..4b233f9bedea 100644
--- a/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libredmine.sh
+++ b/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libredmine.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ redmine_initialize() {
 
         info "Configuring Redmine application with settings provided via environment variables"
         redmine_conf_set "default_language.default" "$REDMINE_LANGUAGE" "" "${REDMINE_CONF_DIR}/settings.yml"
+        redmine_conf_set "rest_api_enabled.default" "$REDMINE_REST_API_ENABLED" "int" "${REDMINE_CONF_DIR}/settings.yml"
 
         # SMTP configuration
         if ! is_empty_value "$REDMINE_SMTP_HOST"; then
diff --git a/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/redmine-env.sh b/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/redmine-env.sh
index 27bd6a34bec0..4cb82456ae68 100644
--- a/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/redmine-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/redmine/4/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/redmine-env.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ redmine_env_vars=(
     REDMINE_PORT_NUMBER
     REDMINE_ENV
     REDMINE_LANGUAGE
+    REDMINE_REST_API_ENABLED
     REDMINE_LOAD_DEFAULT_DATA
     REDMINE_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP
     REDMINE_USERNAME
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export REDMINE_DAEMON_GROUP="redmine"
 export REDMINE_PORT_NUMBER="${REDMINE_PORT_NUMBER:-3000}" # only used during the first initialization
 export REDMINE_ENV="${REDMINE_ENV:-production}"
 export REDMINE_LANGUAGE="${REDMINE_LANGUAGE:-en}" # only used during the first initialization
+export REDMINE_REST_API_ENABLED="${REDMINE_REST_API_ENABLED:-0}" # only used during the first initialization
 export REDMINE_LOAD_DEFAULT_DATA="${REDMINE_LOAD_DEFAULT_DATA:-yes}" # only used during the first initialization
 export REDMINE_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP="${REDMINE_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP:-}" # only used during the first initialization
 
diff --git a/bitnami/redmine/README.md b/bitnami/redmine/README.md
index 124ae600e44b..51cb0f179914 100644
--- a/bitnami/redmine/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/redmine/README.md
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ Available environment variables:
 - `REDMINE_FIRST_NAME`: Redmine user first name. Default: **UserName**
 - `REDMINE_LAST_NAME`: Redmine user last name. Default: **LastName**
 - `REDMINE_LANGUAGE`: Redmine site default language. Default: **en**
+- `REDMINE_REST_API_ENABLED`: Whether to allow REST API calls to Redmine. Default: **0**
 - `REDMINE_LOAD_DEFAULT_DATA`: Whether to load default configuration data for Redmine. Default: **yes**
 - `REDMINE_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP`: Whether to skip performing the initial bootstrapping for the application. This is necessary in case you use a database that already has Redmine data. Default: **no**