diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml b/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml
index c5b3ceab..61bd0519 100644
--- a/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ config:
       default: false
       description: |
         Enable/Disable the gateway feature on the cluster.
+    network-enabled:
+      type: boolean
+      default: true
+      description: |
+        Enables or disables the network feature.
 
 actions:
   get-kubeconfig:
diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py b/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py
index 7794ac84..4b686bd7 100755
--- a/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py
+++ b/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ def _assemble_cluster_config(self) -> UserFacingClusterConfig:
             enabled=self.config.get("gateway-enabled"),
         )
 
+        network = NetworkConfig(
+            enabled=self.config.get("network-enabled"),
+        )
+
         cloud_provider = None
         if self.xcp.has_xcp:
             cloud_provider = "external"
@@ -425,6 +429,7 @@ def _assemble_cluster_config(self) -> UserFacingClusterConfig:
         return UserFacingClusterConfig(
             local_storage=local_storage,
             gateway=gateway,
+            network=network,
             annotations=self._get_valid_annotations(),
             cloud_provider=cloud_provider,
         )
diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/tests/unit/test_config_options.py b/charms/worker/k8s/tests/unit/test_config_options.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13bb4f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charms/worker/k8s/tests/unit/test_config_options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+# See LICENSE file for licensing details.
+
+# Learn more about testing at: https://juju.is/docs/sdk/testing
+
+# pylint: disable=duplicate-code,missing-function-docstring
+"""Unit tests."""
+
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import ops
+import ops.testing
+import pytest
+from charm import K8sCharm
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=["worker", "control-plane"])
+def harness(request):
+    """Craft a ops test harness.
+
+    Args:
+        request: pytest request object
+    """
+    meta = Path(__file__).parent / "../../charmcraft.yaml"
+    if request.param == "worker":
+        meta = Path(__file__).parent / "../../../charmcraft.yaml"
+    harness = ops.testing.Harness(K8sCharm, meta=meta.read_text())
+    harness.begin()
+    harness.charm.is_worker = request.param == "worker"
+    yield harness
+    harness.cleanup()
+
+
+def test_configure_network_options(harness):
+    """Test configuring the network options.
+
+    Args:
+        harness: the harness under test
+    """
+    if harness.charm.is_worker:
+        pytest.skip("Not applicable on workers")
+
+    harness.disable_hooks()
+
+    harness.update_config({"network-enabled": False})
+    ufcg = harness.charm._assemble_cluster_config()
+    assert not ufcg.network.enabled, "Network should be disabled"
+
+    harness.update_config({"network-enabled": True})
+    ufcg = harness.charm._assemble_cluster_config()
+    assert ufcg.network.enabled, "Network should be enabled"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 363ba3ba..bffeb7fe 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ max-complexity = 10
 skip = "build,lib,venv,icon.svg,.tox,.git,.mypy_cache,.ruff_cache,.coverage"
 
 [tool.pyright]
-extraPaths = ["./charms/worker/k8s/lib"]
+extraPaths = ["./charms/worker/k8s/lib", "./charms/worker/k8s/src"]