diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/disable-new-navigation b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/disable-new-navigation
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a246245bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/disable-new-navigation
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: update
+
+Disable the new navigation as the feature is on hold.
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Features/FeaturesController.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Features/FeaturesController.php
index 323550a33bf..9a10192ad11 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Features/FeaturesController.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Features/FeaturesController.php
@@ -606,6 +606,26 @@ class FeaturesController {
 			$disabled = true;
 			$desc_tip = __( 'WooCommerce Admin has been disabled', 'woocommerce' );
 		} elseif ( 'new_navigation' === $feature_id ) {
+			$disabled = ! $this->feature_is_enabled( $feature_id );
+
+			if ( $disabled ) {
+				$update_text = sprintf(
+				// translators: 1: line break tag.
+					__( '%1$s The development of this feature is currently on hold.', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'<br/>'
+				);
+			} else {
+				$update_text = sprintf(
+				// translators: 1: line break tag.
+					__(
+						'%1$s This navigation will soon become unavailable while we make necessary improvements.
+			             If you turn it off now, you will not be able to turn it back on.',
+						'woocommerce'
+					),
+					'<br/>'
+				);
+			}
+
 			$needs_update = version_compare( get_bloginfo( 'version' ), '5.6', '<' );
 			if ( $needs_update && current_user_can( 'update_core' ) && current_user_can( 'update_php' ) ) {
 				$update_text = sprintf(
@@ -615,8 +635,11 @@ class FeaturesController {
 					'<a href="' . self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' ) . '" target="_blank">',
 					'</a>'
 				);
+				$disabled = true;
+			}
+
+			if ( ! empty( $update_text ) ) {
 				$description .= $update_text;
-				$disabled     = true;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/tests/api-core-tests/tests/settings/settings-crud.test.js b/plugins/woocommerce/tests/api-core-tests/tests/settings/settings-crud.test.js
index d706dbab89e..a7922f15b88 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/tests/api-core-tests/tests/settings/settings-crud.test.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/tests/api-core-tests/tests/settings/settings-crud.test.js
@@ -1702,13 +1702,12 @@ test.describe('Settings API tests: CRUD', () => {
 						"type": "checkbox",
 					})
 				]));
-
 			expect(responseJSON).toEqual(
 				expect.arrayContaining([
 					expect.objectContaining({
 						"id": "woocommerce_navigation_enabled",
 						"label": "Navigation",
-						"description": "Adds the new WooCommerce navigation experience to the dashboard",
+						"description": expect.stringContaining("Adds the new WooCommerce navigation experience to the dashboard"),
 						"type": "checkbox",
 						"value": expect.any(String),
 					})