diff --git a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.ts b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.ts
index 2ac23b5ba8ee..6e393fe2ef7c 100644
--- a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.ts
+++ b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export default [
     'disableThirdPartyRequests',
     'disableTileView',
     'disableTileEnlargement',
+    'disableVirtualBackground',
     'displayJids',
     'doNotStoreRoom',
     'doNotFlipLocalVideo',