diff --git a/vendor/magento/module-purchase-order/Model/Plugin/DisableCommunicationsForPurchaseOrders.php b/vendor/magento/module-purchase-order/Model/Plugin/DisableCommunicationsForPurchaseOrders.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f4317a9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-purchase-order/Model/Plugin/DisableCommunicationsForPurchaseOrders.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Magento\PurchaseOrder\Model\Plugin;
+
+use Magento\Framework\App\Config\ScopeConfigInterface;
+use Magento\PurchaseOrder\Model\Notification\Config;
+use Magento\Store\Model\ScopeInterface;
+
+class DisableCommunicationsForPurchaseOrders
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ScopeConfigInterface
+     */
+    private $scopeConfig;
+
+    /**
+     * @param ScopeConfigInterface $scopeConfig
+     */
+    public function __construct(ScopeConfigInterface $scopeConfig)
+    {
+        $this->scopeConfig = $scopeConfig;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disable sending email based on the global system configuration setting
+     *
+     * @param Config $subject
+     * @param bool $result
+     * @return bool
+     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.UnusedFormalParameter)
+     */
+    public function afterIsEnabledForStoreView(Config $subject, bool $result): bool
+    {
+        if ($this->scopeConfig->isSetFlag('system/smtp/disable', ScopeInterface::SCOPE_STORE)) {
+            $result = false;
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vendor/magento/module-purchase-order/etc/di.xml b/vendor/magento/module-purchase-order/etc/di.xml
index 369ae3458e..7d1bca3555 100644
--- a/vendor/magento/module-purchase-order/etc/di.xml
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-purchase-order/etc/di.xml
@@ -262,4 +262,7 @@
         <plugin name="purchaseOrderCartManagementPlugin" sortOrder="40"
                 type="Magento\PurchaseOrder\Plugin\Quote\Model\QuoteManagementPlugin"/>
     </type>
+    <type name="Magento\PurchaseOrder\Model\Notification\Config">
+        <plugin name="purchaseOrderDisableCommunications" type="Magento\PurchaseOrder\Model\Plugin\DisableCommunicationsForPurchaseOrders" />
+    </type>
 </config>