diff --git a/home/src/main/resources/config/example.runtime.properties b/home/src/main/resources/config/example.runtime.properties
index 28326c1cd..8817ce777 100644
--- a/home/src/main/resources/config/example.runtime.properties
+++ b/home/src/main/resources/config/example.runtime.properties
@@ -456,6 +456,10 @@ createAndLink.providers = doi, pmid
 #comma separated list of mime types allowed for upload
 #fileUpload.allowedMIMETypes = image/png, application/pdf
 
+# Feature toggle for forgot password functionality [enabled, disabled]
+authentication.forgotPassword = disabled
+authentication.forgotPassword.notify-admin = false
+
 # Captcha configuration. Available implementations are: nanocaptcha (text-based) and recaptchav2
 # nanocaptcha is available in 2 difficulties (easy and hard)
 # If captcha.implementation property is not provided, system will fall back to nanocaptcha implementation
@@ -468,4 +472,3 @@ captcha.implementation = nanocaptcha
 nanocaptcha.difficulty = easy
 #recaptcha.siteKey =
 #recaptcha.secretKey =
-