diff --git a/includes/UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks.php b/includes/UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks.php
index 298c9d1b..01530889 100644
--- a/includes/UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks.php
+++ b/includes/UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks.php
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks {
 		$override = is_array( $excludedLinks ) && in_array( '*', $excludedLinks );
 		$config = [
 			'wgULSPosition' => $wgULSPosition,
+			'wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled' => self::isCompactLinksEnabled( $out->getUser() ),
 		];
 
 		// Load compact links if no mw-interlanguage-selector element is present in the page HTML.
diff --git a/resources/js/ext.uls.interface.js b/resources/js/ext.uls.interface.js
index 21388217..75f68583 100644
--- a/resources/js/ext.uls.interface.js
+++ b/resources/js/ext.uls.interface.js
@@ -245,6 +245,15 @@
 				!mw.config.get( 'wgULSAnonCanChangeLanguage' ) ),
 			configPosition = mw.config.get( 'wgULSPosition' );
 
+		if ( !mw.config.get( 'wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled' ) ) {
+			// The wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled flag when disabled will not render a language button to the page
+			// Skins can control where the button is placed, by adding an element with mw-interlanguage-selector to the page,
+			// the display of which is not impacted by this flag. To signal to these skins that the language button should be
+			// disabled, the class is removed.
+			$( '.mw-interlanguage-selector' ).removeClass( 'mw-interlanguage-selector' );
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if ( configPosition === 'interlanguage' ) {
 			// TODO: Refactor this block
 			// The interlanguage links section.