diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
index 194a372c386..83b67eadbce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ void LanguageClientManager::registerClientSettings(BaseSettings *settings)
     managerInstance->applySettings();
 }
 
+void LanguageClientManager::enableClientSettings(const QString &settingsId)
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(managerInstance, return);
+    LanguageClientSettings::enableSettings(settingsId);
+    managerInstance->applySettings();
+}
+
 QVector<Client *> LanguageClientManager::clientForSetting(const BaseSettings *setting)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(managerInstance, return {});
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
index 6aba7594b5e..84bdf63d133 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
     static void applySettings();
     static QList<BaseSettings *> currentSettings();
     static void registerClientSettings(BaseSettings *settings);
+    static void enableClientSettings(const QString &settingsId);
     static QVector<Client *> clientForSetting(const BaseSettings *setting);
     static const BaseSettings *settingForClient(Client *setting);
     static Client *clientForDocument(TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
index a8714fc2b83..a08e52208fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
     void reset(const QList<BaseSettings *> &settings);
     QList<BaseSettings *> settings() const { return m_settings; }
     void insertSettings(BaseSettings *settings);
+    void enableSetting(const QString &id);
     QList<BaseSettings *> removed() const { return m_removed; }
     BaseSettings *settingForIndex(const QModelIndex &index) const;
     QModelIndex indexForSetting(BaseSettings *setting) const;
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ public:
 
     QList<BaseSettings *> settings() const;
     void addSettings(BaseSettings *settings);
+    void enableSettings(const QString &id);
 
 private:
     LanguageClientSettingsModel m_model;
@@ -311,6 +313,11 @@ void LanguageClientSettingsPage::addSettings(BaseSettings *settings)
     m_model.insertSettings(settings);
 }
 
+void LanguageClientSettingsPage::enableSettings(const QString &id)
+{
+    m_model.enableSetting(id);
+}
+
 LanguageClientSettingsModel::~LanguageClientSettingsModel()
 {
     qDeleteAll(m_settings);
@@ -435,6 +442,17 @@ void LanguageClientSettingsModel::insertSettings(BaseSettings *settings)
     endInsertRows();
 }
 
+void LanguageClientSettingsModel::enableSetting(const QString &id)
+{
+    BaseSettings *setting = Utils::findOrDefault(m_settings, Utils::equal(&BaseSettings::m_id, id));
+    if (!setting)
+        return;
+    setting->m_enabled = true;
+    const QModelIndex &index = indexForSetting(setting);
+    if (index.isValid())
+        emit dataChanged(index, index, {Qt::CheckStateRole});
+}
+
 BaseSettings *LanguageClientSettingsModel::settingForIndex(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     if (!index.isValid() || index.row() >= m_settings.size())
@@ -548,6 +566,11 @@ void LanguageClientSettings::addSettings(BaseSettings *settings)
     settingsPage().addSettings(settings);
 }
 
+void LanguageClientSettings::enableSettings(const QString &id)
+{
+    settingsPage().enableSettings(id);
+}
+
 void LanguageClientSettings::toSettings(QSettings *settings,
                                         const QList<BaseSettings *> &languageClientSettings)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h
index 40b273e7357..579a2e36e93 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public:
     static QList<BaseSettings *> fromSettings(QSettings *settings);
     static QList<BaseSettings *> currentPageSettings();
     static void addSettings(BaseSettings *settings);
+    static void enableSettings(const QString &id);
     static void toSettings(QSettings *settings, const QList<BaseSettings *> &languageClientSettings);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
index 29fc14953b0..acb78ef4c3d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <texteditor/textdocument.h>
 
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/synchronousprocess.h>
 
 #include <QDir>
@@ -55,12 +56,19 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 static constexpr char startPylsInfoBarId[] = "Python::StartPyls";
 static constexpr char installPylsInfoBarId[] = "Python::InstallPyls";
+static constexpr char enablePylsInfoBarId[] = "Python::EnablePyls";
 static constexpr char installPylsTaskId[] = "Python::InstallPylsTask";
 static constexpr char pythonUtilsTrContext[] = "Python::Utils";
 
 struct PythonLanguageServerState
 {
-    enum { CanNotBeInstalled, CanBeInstalled, AlreadyInstalled, AlreadyConfigured } state;
+    enum {
+        CanNotBeInstalled,
+        CanBeInstalled,
+        AlreadyInstalled,
+        AlreadyConfigured,
+        ConfiguredButDisabled
+    } state;
     FilePath pylsModulePath;
 };
 
@@ -130,8 +138,11 @@ static PythonLanguageServerState checkPythonLanguageServer(const FilePath &pytho
     if (response.allOutput().contains("Python Language Server")) {
         const FilePath &modulePath = getPylsModulePath(pythonLShelpCommand);
         for (const StdIOSettings *serverSetting : configuredPythonLanguageServer()) {
-            if (modulePath == getPylsModulePath(serverSetting->command()))
-                return {PythonLanguageServerState::AlreadyConfigured, FilePath()};
+            if (modulePath == getPylsModulePath(serverSetting->command())) {
+                return {serverSetting->m_enabled ? PythonLanguageServerState::AlreadyConfigured
+                                                 : PythonLanguageServerState::ConfiguredButDisabled,
+                        FilePath()};
+            }
         }
 
         return {PythonLanguageServerState::AlreadyInstalled, getPylsModulePath(pythonLShelpCommand)};
@@ -299,6 +310,20 @@ static void setupPythonLanguageServer(const FilePath &python,
         LanguageClient::LanguageClientManager::reOpenDocumentWithClient(document, client);
 }
 
+static void enablePythonLanguageServer(const FilePath &python,
+                                       QPointer<TextEditor::TextDocument> document)
+{
+    using namespace LanguageClient;
+    document->infoBar()->removeInfo(enablePylsInfoBarId);
+    if (const StdIOSettings *setting = languageServerForPython(python)) {
+        LanguageClientManager::enableClientSettings(setting->m_id);
+        if (const StdIOSettings *setting = languageServerForPython(python)) {
+            if (Client *client = LanguageClientManager::clientForSetting(setting).value(0))
+                LanguageClientManager::reOpenDocumentWithClient(document, client);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void updateEditorInfoBar(const FilePath &python, TextEditor::TextDocument *document)
 {
     const PythonLanguageServerState &lsState = checkPythonLanguageServer(python);
@@ -308,9 +333,8 @@ void updateEditorInfoBar(const FilePath &python, TextEditor::TextDocument *docum
         return;
     }
 
+    resetEditorInfoBar(document);
     Core::InfoBar *infoBar = document->infoBar();
-    infoBar->removeInfo(installPylsInfoBarId);
-    infoBar->removeInfo(startPylsInfoBarId);
     if (lsState.state == PythonLanguageServerState::CanBeInstalled
         && infoBar->canInfoBeAdded(installPylsInfoBarId)) {
         auto message
@@ -336,6 +360,17 @@ void updateEditorInfoBar(const FilePath &python, TextEditor::TextDocument *docum
         info.setCustomButtonInfo(QCoreApplication::translate(pythonUtilsTrContext, "Setup"),
                                  [=]() { setupPythonLanguageServer(python, document); });
         infoBar->addInfo(info);
+    } else if (lsState.state == PythonLanguageServerState::ConfiguredButDisabled
+               && infoBar->canInfoBeAdded(enablePylsInfoBarId)) {
+        auto message = QCoreApplication::translate(pythonUtilsTrContext,
+                                                   "Enable Python language server for %1 (%2)?")
+                           .arg(pythonName(python), python.toUserOutput());
+        Core::InfoBarEntry info(enablePylsInfoBarId,
+                                message,
+                                Core::InfoBarEntry::GlobalSuppression::Enabled);
+        info.setCustomButtonInfo(QCoreApplication::translate(pythonUtilsTrContext, "Enable"),
+                                 [=]() { enablePythonLanguageServer(python, document); });
+        infoBar->addInfo(info);
     }
 }
 
@@ -344,6 +379,7 @@ void resetEditorInfoBar(TextEditor::TextDocument *document)
     Core::InfoBar *infoBar = document->infoBar();
     infoBar->removeInfo(installPylsInfoBarId);
     infoBar->removeInfo(startPylsInfoBarId);
+    infoBar->removeInfo(enablePylsInfoBarId);
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal