diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index dfa1547fe..5de658e35 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ type RoutingConfig struct {
 }
 
 type DashboardConfig struct {
-	CompleteStreamingEnabled bool `yaml:"completeStreamingEnabled" json:"completeStreamingEnabled" default:"true"`
+	StreamingType            string `yaml:"streamingType" json:"streamingType" default:""`
+	CompleteStreamingEnabled bool   `yaml:"completeStreamingEnabled" json:"completeStreamingEnabled" default:"true"`
 }
 
 type FrontRoutingConfig struct {
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml
index 1641ab94e..4d6807b82 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ spec:
                       {{- else -}}
                         true
                       {{- end }}'
+            - name: REACT_APP_STREAMING_TYPE
+              value: '{{ default "" (((.Values).tap).dashboard).streamingType }}'
             - name: REACT_APP_AUTH_SAML_IDP_METADATA_URL
               value: '{{ not (eq .Values.tap.auth.saml.idpMetadataUrl "") | ternary .Values.tap.auth.saml.idpMetadataUrl " " }}'
             - name: REACT_APP_TIMEZONE