diff --git a/BTCPayServer.Abstractions/Contracts/IFileService.cs b/BTCPayServer.Abstractions/Contracts/IFileService.cs
index 25f229fe2..9782aa22c 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer.Abstractions/Contracts/IFileService.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer.Abstractions/Contracts/IFileService.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Abstractions.Contracts;
 
 public interface IFileService
 {
+    Task<bool> IsAvailable();
     Task<IStoredFile> AddFile(IFormFile file, string userId);
     Task<string?> GetFileUrl(Uri baseUri, string fileId);
-
     Task<string?> GetTemporaryFileUrl(Uri baseUri, string fileId, DateTimeOffset expiry,
         bool isDownload);
-
     Task RemoveFile(string fileId, string userId);
 }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Storage/Services/FileService.cs b/BTCPayServer/Storage/Services/FileService.cs
index e4ede5ec9..89830f939 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Storage/Services/FileService.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Storage/Services/FileService.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Storage.Services
             _providers = providers;
             _SettingsRepository = settingsRepository;
         }
+        
+        public async Task<bool> IsAvailable()
+        {
+            var settings = await _SettingsRepository.GetSettingAsync<StorageSettings>();
+            return settings is not null;
+        }
 
         public async Task<IStoredFile> AddFile(IFormFile file, string userId)
         {