diff --git a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.html b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.html
index b267e1c5cb2..6b517e500db 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.html
+++ b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.html
@@ -28,10 +28,15 @@
         <bit-label>{{ "enableFavicon" | i18n }}</bit-label>
       </bit-form-control>
 
-      <bit-form-control disableMargin>
+      <bit-form-control>
         <input bitCheckbox formControlName="enableAnimations" type="checkbox" />
         <bit-label>{{ "showAnimations" | i18n }}</bit-label>
       </bit-form-control>
+
+      <bit-form-control disableMargin>
+        <input bitCheckbox formControlName="compactMode" type="checkbox" />
+        <bit-label>{{ "Compact Mode" }}</bit-label>
+      </bit-form-control>
     </bit-card>
   </form>
 </popup-page>
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.ts b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.ts
index 9d600ec83e8..102d1c02b4a 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/settings/appearance-v2.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
-import { Component, DestroyRef, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
+import { Component, DestroyRef, inject, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from "@angular/core/rxjs-interop";
 import { FormBuilder, ReactiveFormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
 import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { I18nService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/i18n.servic
 import { MessagingService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/messaging.service";
 import { ThemeType } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/enums";
 import { ThemeStateService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/theming/theme-state.service";
-import { CheckboxModule } from "@bitwarden/components";
+import { CheckboxModule, DesignSystemService } from "@bitwarden/components";
 
 import { CardComponent } from "../../../../../../libs/components/src/card/card.component";
 import { FormFieldModule } from "../../../../../../libs/components/src/form-field/form-field.module";
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ import { PopupPageComponent } from "../../../platform/popup/layout/popup-page.co
   ],
 })
 export class AppearanceV2Component implements OnInit {
+  private designSystemService = inject(DesignSystemService);
+
   appearanceForm = this.formBuilder.group({
     enableFavicon: false,
     enableBadgeCounter: true,
     theme: ThemeType.System,
     enableAnimations: true,
+    compactMode: false,
   });
 
   /** To avoid flashes of inaccurate values, only show the form after the entire form is populated. */
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ export class AppearanceV2Component implements OnInit {
       enableBadgeCounter,
       theme,
       enableAnimations,
+      compactMode: false,
     });
 
     this.formLoading = false;
@@ -109,6 +113,12 @@ export class AppearanceV2Component implements OnInit {
       .subscribe((enableBadgeCounter) => {
         void this.updateAnimations(enableBadgeCounter);
       });
+
+    this.appearanceForm.controls.compactMode.valueChanges
+      .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
+      .subscribe((compactMode) => {
+        this.designSystemService.compactMode.set(true);
+      });
   }
 
   async updateFavicon(enableFavicon: boolean) {
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/services/config/default-config.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/services/config/default-config.service.ts
index e0603ed509b..60639257f9a 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/services/config/default-config.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/services/config/default-config.service.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ export class DefaultConfigService implements ConfigService {
   }
 
   getFeatureFlag$<Flag extends FeatureFlag>(key: Flag) {
+    if (key === FeatureFlag.ExtensionRefresh) {
+      return of(true);
+    }
     return this.serverConfig$.pipe(
       map((serverConfig) => this.getFeatureFlagValue(serverConfig, key)),
     );