diff --git a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/StatusView/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/StatusView/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift
index 8385f23f26..90225f3822 100644
--- a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/StatusView/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift
+++ b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/StatusView/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ extension NetworkProtectionStatusView {
                                                                   onboardingStatusPublisher: onboardingStatusPublisher,
                                                                   statusReporter: statusReporter,
                                                                   vpnSettings: .init(defaults: userDefaults),
+                                                                  proxySettings: .init(defaults: userDefaults),
                                                                   locationFormatter: locationFormatter,
                                                                   uiActionHandler: uiActionHandler)
 
diff --git a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerView.swift b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerView.swift
index aceec3f693..9734231fc9 100644
--- a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerView.swift
+++ b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerView.swift
@@ -81,33 +81,35 @@ public struct TunnelControllerView: View {
                     }
             }
 
-            SiteTroubleshootingView()
-                .padding(.top, 5)
-
-            if #available(macOS 14.0, *),
-               tipsModel.canShowDomainExclusionsTip {
-
-                TipView(tipsModel.domainExclusionsTip)
-                    .tipImageSize(VPNTipsModel.imageSize)
-                    .tipBackground(Color(.tipBackground))
-                    .padding(.horizontal, 9)
-                    .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                    .onAppear {
-                        tipsModel.handleDomainExclusionsTipShown()
-                    }
-                    .task {
-                        var previousStatus = tipsModel.domainExclusionsTip.status
-
-                        for await status in tipsModel.domainExclusionsTip.statusUpdates {
-                            if case .invalidated(let reason) = status {
-                                if case .available = previousStatus {
-                                    tipsModel.handleDomainExclusionTipInvalidated(reason)
+            if model.exclusionsFeatureEnabled {
+                SiteTroubleshootingView()
+                    .padding(.top, 5)
+
+                if #available(macOS 14.0, *),
+                   tipsModel.canShowDomainExclusionsTip {
+
+                    TipView(tipsModel.domainExclusionsTip)
+                        .tipImageSize(VPNTipsModel.imageSize)
+                        .tipBackground(Color(.tipBackground))
+                        .padding(.horizontal, 9)
+                        .padding(.vertical, 6)
+                        .onAppear {
+                            tipsModel.handleDomainExclusionsTipShown()
+                        }
+                        .task {
+                            var previousStatus = tipsModel.domainExclusionsTip.status
+
+                            for await status in tipsModel.domainExclusionsTip.statusUpdates {
+                                if case .invalidated(let reason) = status {
+                                    if case .available = previousStatus {
+                                        tipsModel.handleDomainExclusionTipInvalidated(reason)
+                                    }
                                 }
-                            }
 
-                            previousStatus = status
+                                previousStatus = status
+                            }
                         }
-                    }
+                }
             }
 
             Divider()
diff --git a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerViewModel.swift b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerViewModel.swift
index b0945d7a6f..ec90d504e9 100644
--- a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerViewModel.swift
+++ b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionUI/Views/TunnelControllerView/TunnelControllerViewModel.swift
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import Combine
 import Foundation
 import NetworkProtection
+import NetworkProtectionProxy
 import SwiftUI
 import TipKit
 
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ public final class TunnelControllerViewModel: ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
+    public var exclusionsFeatureEnabled: Bool {
+        proxySettings.proxyAvailable
+    }
+
     /// The type of extension that's being used for NetP
     ///
     @Published
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ public final class TunnelControllerViewModel: ObservableObject {
     private let statusReporter: NetworkProtectionStatusReporter
 
     private let vpnSettings: VPNSettings
+    private let proxySettings: TransparentProxySettings
     private let locationFormatter: VPNLocationFormatting
 
     private static let byteCountFormatter: ByteCountFormatter = {
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ public final class TunnelControllerViewModel: ObservableObject {
                 statusReporter: NetworkProtectionStatusReporter,
                 runLoopMode: RunLoop.Mode? = nil,
                 vpnSettings: VPNSettings,
+                proxySettings: TransparentProxySettings,
                 locationFormatter: VPNLocationFormatting,
                 uiActionHandler: VPNUIActionHandling) {
 
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ public final class TunnelControllerViewModel: ObservableObject {
         self.statusReporter = statusReporter
         self.runLoopMode = runLoopMode
         self.vpnSettings = vpnSettings
+        self.proxySettings = proxySettings
         self.locationFormatter = locationFormatter
         self.uiActionHandler = uiActionHandler