diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx
index b988f13ee34c..b55542499fbe 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx
@@ -239,6 +239,29 @@ describe('Create case', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should set sync alerts to false when the sync setting is passed in as false and alerts are disabled', async () => {
+      useConnectorsMock.mockReturnValue({
+        ...sampleConnectorData,
+        connectors: connectorsMock,
+      });
+
+      const wrapper = mount(
+        <TestProviders>
+          <FormContext onSuccess={onFormSubmitSuccess} syncAlertsDefaultValue={false}>
+            <CreateCaseForm {...defaultCreateCaseForm} disableAlerts={true} />
+            <SubmitCaseButton />
+          </FormContext>
+        </TestProviders>
+      );
+
+      fillForm(wrapper);
+      wrapper.find(`[data-test-subj="create-case-submit"]`).first().simulate('click');
+
+      await waitFor(() =>
+        expect(postCase).toBeCalledWith({ ...sampleData, settings: { syncAlerts: false } })
+      );
+    });
+
     it('it should select the default connector set in the configuration', async () => {
       useCaseConfigureMock.mockImplementation(() => ({
         ...useCaseConfigureResponse,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx
index f59e1822c70b..03d8ec56fb0a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ interface Props {
   children?: JSX.Element | JSX.Element[];
   hideConnectorServiceNowSir?: boolean;
   onSuccess?: (theCase: Case) => Promise<void>;
+  syncAlertsDefaultValue?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const FormContext: React.FC<Props> = ({
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export const FormContext: React.FC<Props> = ({
   children,
   hideConnectorServiceNowSir,
   onSuccess,
+  syncAlertsDefaultValue = true,
 }) => {
   const { connectors, loading: isLoadingConnectors } = useConnectors();
   const owner = useOwnerContext();
@@ -51,7 +53,12 @@ export const FormContext: React.FC<Props> = ({
 
   const submitCase = useCallback(
     async (
-      { connectorId: dataConnectorId, fields, syncAlerts = true, ...dataWithoutConnectorId },
+      {
+        connectorId: dataConnectorId,
+        fields,
+        syncAlerts = syncAlertsDefaultValue,
+        ...dataWithoutConnectorId
+      },
       isValid
     ) => {
       if (isValid) {
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ export const FormContext: React.FC<Props> = ({
       onSuccess,
       postComment,
       pushCaseToExternalService,
+      syncAlertsDefaultValue,
     ]
   );
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/index.tsx
index 7f8b8f664529..d3eaba1ea0bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/index.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ const CreateCaseComponent = ({
       caseType={caseType}
       hideConnectorServiceNowSir={hideConnectorServiceNowSir}
       onSuccess={onSuccess}
+      // if we are disabling alerts, then we should not sync alerts
+      syncAlertsDefaultValue={!disableAlerts}
     >
       <CreateCaseForm
         hideConnectorServiceNowSir={hideConnectorServiceNowSir}