diff --git a/Classes/Configuration.php b/Classes/Configuration.php
index 087c5423..cb155749 100644
--- a/Classes/Configuration.php
+++ b/Classes/Configuration.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core;
 
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\AsAlias;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Utility\BackendUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Configuration\Exception\ExtensionConfigurationExtensionNotConfiguredException;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Configuration\Exception\ExtensionConfigurationPathDoesNotExistException;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Configuration\ExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -30,4 +31,20 @@ public function getApiKey(): string
     {
         return $this->apiKey;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks translation allowed against Page TSconfig from settings
+     *
+     * @param int $pageId
+     * @return bool
+     * @throws \JsonException
+     */
+    public function isDeeplTranslationAllowedOnPage(int $pageId): bool
+    {
+        $localizationConfiguration = BackendUtility::getPagesTSconfig($pageId)['mod.']['web_layout.']['localization.'] ?? [];
+        if ((bool)($localizationConfiguration['enableDeeplTranslate'] ?? true) === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Classes/ConfigurationInterface.php b/Classes/ConfigurationInterface.php
index f08874de..9bbe1019 100644
--- a/Classes/ConfigurationInterface.php
+++ b/Classes/ConfigurationInterface.php
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@
 interface ConfigurationInterface
 {
     public function getApiKey(): string;
+
+    public function isDeeplTranslationAllowedOnPage(int $pageId): bool;
 }
diff --git a/Classes/Controller/Backend/AjaxController.php b/Classes/Controller/Backend/AjaxController.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 316d1a43..00000000
--- a/Classes/Controller/Backend/AjaxController.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\Controller\Backend;
-
-use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
-
-use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Http\JsonResponse;
-use WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\Configuration;
-
-// @todo use #[Controller] if 12.4+ only support is established, see: TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Attribute\Controller;
-final class AjaxController
-{
-    private Configuration $configuration;
-
-    public function __construct(
-        Configuration $configuration
-    ) {
-        $this->configuration = $configuration;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * check deepl Settings (url,apikey).
-     */
-    public function checkExtensionConfiguration(ServerRequestInterface $request): JsonResponse
-    {
-        $configurationStatus = [
-            'status' => true,
-            'message' => '',
-        ];
-        if ($this->configuration->getApiKey() == null) {
-            $configurationStatus['status'] = false;
-            $configurationStatus['message'] = 'Deepl settings not enabled';
-        }
-
-        return new JsonResponse($configurationStatus);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Classes/Event/Listener/RenderLocalizationSelect.php b/Classes/Event/Listener/RenderLocalizationSelect.php
index 7565e9a9..26c3225c 100644
--- a/Classes/Event/Listener/RenderLocalizationSelect.php
+++ b/Classes/Event/Listener/RenderLocalizationSelect.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Psr\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\Event\RenderAdditionalContentToRecordListEvent;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Site\Entity\Site;
+use WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\ConfigurationInterface;
 use WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\Event\RenderLocalizationSelectAllowed;
 use WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\Form\TranslationDropdownGenerator;
 
@@ -14,13 +15,18 @@ final class RenderLocalizationSelect
 {
     public function __construct(
         private readonly TranslationDropdownGenerator $generator,
-        private readonly EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher
+        private readonly EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher,
+        private readonly ConfigurationInterface $configuration
     ) {
     }
 
     public function __invoke(RenderAdditionalContentToRecordListEvent $event): void
     {
         $request = $event->getRequest();
+        $currentPageId = (int)($request->getQueryParams()['id'] ?? 0);
+        if (!$this->configuration->isDeeplTranslationAllowedOnPage($currentPageId)) {
+            return;
+        }
         // Check, if some event listener doesn't allow rendering here.
         // For use cases see Event
         $renderingAllowedEvent = $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch(new RenderLocalizationSelectAllowed($request));
diff --git a/Classes/ViewHelpers/Be/Access/DeeplTranslateAllowedViewHelper.php b/Classes/ViewHelpers/Be/Access/DeeplTranslateAllowedViewHelper.php
index e9bea19d..2db996e4 100644
--- a/Classes/ViewHelpers/Be/Access/DeeplTranslateAllowedViewHelper.php
+++ b/Classes/ViewHelpers/Be/Access/DeeplTranslateAllowedViewHelper.php
@@ -5,19 +5,31 @@
 namespace WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\ViewHelpers\Be\Access;
 
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Authentication\BackendUserAuthentication;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\Rendering\RenderingContext;
 use TYPO3Fluid\Fluid\Core\Rendering\RenderingContextInterface;
 use TYPO3Fluid\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\AbstractConditionViewHelper;
 use WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\Access\AllowedTranslateAccess;
+use WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\ConfigurationInterface;
 
+/**
+ * @internal This ViewHelper is marked internal and only to be used within
+ * the DeepL translate packages and therefore no public API.
+ */
 final class DeeplTranslateAllowedViewHelper extends AbstractConditionViewHelper
 {
-    public function initializeArguments(): void
-    {
-        parent::initializeArguments();
-    }
-
     public static function verdict(array $arguments, RenderingContextInterface $renderingContext): bool
     {
+        $deeplConfiguration = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConfigurationInterface::class);
+        if ($deeplConfiguration->getApiKey() === '') {
+            return false;
+        }
+        /** @var RenderingContext $renderingContext */
+        $currentPageId = (int)($renderingContext->getRequest()?->getQueryParams()['id'] ?? 0);
+        // set default to true avoiding breaking behaviour issues
+        if (!$deeplConfiguration->isDeeplTranslationAllowedOnPage($currentPageId)) {
+            return false;
+        }
         if (self::getBackendUserAuthentication()->check('custom_options', AllowedTranslateAccess::ALLOWED_TRANSLATE_OPTION_VALUE)) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/Configuration/Backend/AjaxRoutes.php b/Configuration/Backend/AjaxRoutes.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c90ac41..00000000
--- a/Configuration/Backend/AjaxRoutes.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-use WebVision\Deepltranslate\Core\Controller\Backend\AjaxController;
-
-/**
- * Definitions for routes provided by EXT:deepl
- * Contains all AJAX-based routes for entry points
- *
- * Currently, the "access" property is only used so no token creation + validation is made
- * but will be extended further.
- */
-return [
-    'deepl_check_configuration' => [
-        'path' => '/deepl/check-configuration',
-        'target' => AjaxController::class . '::checkExtensionConfiguration',
-    ],
-];