diff --git a/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/CreateMonitor/CreateMonitor.js b/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/CreateMonitor/CreateMonitor.js
index 2c2abbf4b..915f8894a 100644
--- a/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/CreateMonitor/CreateMonitor.js
+++ b/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/CreateMonitor/CreateMonitor.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   RECOMMENDED_DURATION,
 } from '../../components/QueryPerformance/QueryPerformance';
 import MonitorSecurity from '../MonitorSecurity';
+import { FILTER_BY_BACKEND_ROLES_SETTING_PATH } from './utils/constants';
 
 export default class CreateMonitor extends Component {
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -58,16 +59,47 @@ export default class CreateMonitor extends Component {
       triggerToEdit,
       createModalOpen: false,
       formikBag: undefined,
+      filterByBackendRolesEnabled: false,
     };
 
     this.onCancel = this.onCancel.bind(this);
     this.onSubmit = this.onSubmit.bind(this);
     this.evaluateSubmission = this.evaluateSubmission.bind(this);
+    this.getSettings = this.getSettings.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  async getSettings() {
+    try {
+      const { httpClient } = this.props;
+      const response = await httpClient.get('../api/alerting/_settings');
+      if (response.ok) {
+        const { defaults, transient, persistent } = response.resp;
+        let filterByBackendRolesEnabled = _.get(
+          // If present, take the 'transient' setting.
+          transient,
+          FILTER_BY_BACKEND_ROLES_SETTING_PATH,
+          // Else take the 'persistent' setting.
+          _.get(
+            persistent,
+            FILTER_BY_BACKEND_ROLES_SETTING_PATH,
+            // Else take the 'default' setting.
+            _.get(defaults, FILTER_BY_BACKEND_ROLES_SETTING_PATH, false)
+          )
+        );
+        // Boolean settings are returned as strings (e.g., `"true"`, and `"false"`). Constructing boolean value from the string.
+        if (typeof filterByBackendRolesEnabled === 'string')
+          filterByBackendRolesEnabled = JSON.parse(filterByBackendRolesEnabled);
+        this.setState({ filterByBackendRolesEnabled: filterByBackendRolesEnabled });
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('Error while retrieving settings', e);
+    }
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
     const { httpClient } = this.props;
 
+    this.getSettings();
     const updatePlugins = async () => {
       const newPlugins = await getPlugins(httpClient);
       this.setState({ plugins: newPlugins });
@@ -163,7 +195,7 @@ export default class CreateMonitor extends Component {
       isDarkMode,
       notificationService,
     } = this.props;
-    const { createModalOpen, initialValues, plugins } = this.state;
+    const { createModalOpen, initialValues, plugins, filterByBackendRolesEnabled } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <div style={{ padding: '25px 50px' }}>
@@ -205,6 +237,11 @@ export default class CreateMonitor extends Component {
                           httpClient={httpClient}
                           errors={errors}
                         />
+                      </>
+                    ) : null}
+
+                    {isComposite && filterByBackendRolesEnabled ? (
+                      <>
                         <EuiSpacer />
                         <MonitorSecurity values={values} httpClient={httpClient} errors={errors} />
                       </>
diff --git a/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorRoles/MonitorRoles.js b/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorRoles/MonitorRoles.js
index e34c3ff7b..a8d99e1eb 100644
--- a/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorRoles/MonitorRoles.js
+++ b/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorRoles/MonitorRoles.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import { EuiHealth, EuiHighlight } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiHealth, EuiHighlight, EuiText, EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { FormikComboBox } from '../../../../components/FormControls';
 import { createReasonableWait } from '../MonitorIndex/utils/helpers';
@@ -93,8 +93,24 @@ class MonitorRoles extends React.Component {
         name="roles"
         formRow
         rowProps={{
-          label: 'Backend roles',
-          helpText: 'You can optionally assign one or more backend roles to the monitor',
+          label: (
+            <div>
+              <EuiText size={'xs'}>
+                <strong>Backend roles</strong>
+                <i> - optional </i>
+              </EuiText>
+              <EuiText color={'subdued'} size={'xs'} style={{ width: '400px' }}>
+                Specify role-based access control (RBAC) backend roles.{' '}
+                <EuiLink
+                  external
+                  href={'https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/observing-your-data/alerting/security/'}
+                  target={'_blank'}
+                >
+                  Learn more
+                </EuiLink>
+              </EuiText>
+            </div>
+          ),
           style: { paddingLeft: '10px' },
         }}
         inputProps={{
diff --git a/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorSecurity/MonitorSecurity.js b/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorSecurity/MonitorSecurity.js
index 949d71768..97bb0c34e 100644
--- a/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorSecurity/MonitorSecurity.js
+++ b/public/pages/CreateMonitor/containers/MonitorSecurity/MonitorSecurity.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import MonitorRoles from '../MonitorRoles';
 import ContentPanel from '../../../../components/ContentPanel';
 
 const propTypes = {
-  values: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   httpClient: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   isMinimal: PropTypes.bool,
 };