diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index c3293ba7f..6d390fdd1 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -676,7 +676,9 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 		m.Get("", admin.Dashboard)
 		m.Post("", web.Bind(forms.AdminDashboardForm{}), admin.DashboardPost)
 
-		m.Get("/self_check", admin.SelfCheck)
+		if setting.Database.Type.IsMySQL() || setting.Database.Type.IsMSSQL() {
+			m.Get("/self_check", admin.SelfCheck)
+		}
 
 		m.Group("/config", func() {
 			m.Get("", admin.Config)
diff --git a/templates/admin/navbar.tmpl b/templates/admin/navbar.tmpl
index fa79f0f75..f23bdee12 100644
--- a/templates/admin/navbar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/navbar.tmpl
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 		<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminDashboard}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/admin">
 			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.dashboard"}}
 		</a>
+		{{if or .DatabaseType.IsMySQL .DatabaseType.IsMSSQL}}
 		<a class="{{if .PageIsAdminSelfCheck}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/admin/self_check">
 			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.self_check"}}
 		</a>
+		{{end}}
 		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsAdminUsers .PageIsAdminEmails .PageIsAdminOrganizations .PageIsAdminAuthentications}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.identity_access"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
diff --git a/tests/integration/db_collation_test.go b/tests/integration/db_collation_test.go
index f81529d58..ab93c105c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/db_collation_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/db_collation_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2024 The Forgejo Authors c/o Codeberg e.V.. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,6 +23,29 @@ type TestCollationTbl struct {
 	Txt string `xorm:"VARCHAR(10) UNIQUE"`
 }
 
+func TestDatabaseCollationSelfCheckUI(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	assertSelfCheckExists := func(exists bool) {
+		expectedHTTPResponse := http.StatusOK
+		if !exists {
+			expectedHTTPResponse = http.StatusNotFound
+		}
+		session := loginUser(t, "user1")
+		req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/admin/self_check")
+		resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, expectedHTTPResponse)
+		htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+
+		htmlDoc.AssertElement(t, "a.item[href*='/admin/self_check']", exists)
+	}
+
+	if setting.Database.Type.IsMySQL() || setting.Database.Type.IsMSSQL() {
+		assertSelfCheckExists(true)
+	} else {
+		assertSelfCheckExists(false)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDatabaseCollation(t *testing.T) {
 	x := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).(*xorm.Engine)