diff --git a/ios/MullvadVPN.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/MullvadVPN.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index b09c0452aa42..2aa72ee4fb53 100644
--- a/ios/MullvadVPN.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/MullvadVPN.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -2811,6 +2811,7 @@
 				7A42DEC82A05164100B209BE /* SettingsInputCell.swift */,
 				58677711290976FB006F721F /* SettingsInteractor.swift */,
 				5867770F290975E8006F721F /* SettingsInteractorFactory.swift */,
+				F041BE4E2C983C2B0083EC28 /* SettingsPromptAlertItem.swift */,
 				58ACF64A26553C3F00ACE4B7 /* SettingsSwitchCell.swift */,
 				58CCA01122424D11004F3011 /* SettingsViewController.swift */,
 				7A27E3CA2CAE86170088BCFF /* SettingsViewModel.swift */,
diff --git a/ios/MullvadVPN/Coordinators/LocationCoordinator.swift b/ios/MullvadVPN/Coordinators/LocationCoordinator.swift
index de38e6c81112..76171ca47c4a 100644
--- a/ios/MullvadVPN/Coordinators/LocationCoordinator.swift
+++ b/ios/MullvadVPN/Coordinators/LocationCoordinator.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class LocationCoordinator: Coordinator, Presentable, Presenting {
             customListRepository: customListRepository,
             constraints: tunnelManager.settings.relayConstraints,
             multihopEnabled: tunnelManager.settings.tunnelMultihopState.isEnabled,
-            daitaEnabled: tunnelManager.settings.daita.daitaState.isEnabled,
+            daitaSettings: tunnelManager.settings.daita,
             startContext: startContext
         )
         locationViewControllerWrapper.delegate = self
diff --git a/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewController.swift b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewController.swift
index 587f5ab146f2..fb0ff50e5b04 100644
--- a/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewController.swift	
+++ b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewController.swift	
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ final class LocationViewController: UIViewController {
     private var relaysWithLocation: LocationRelays?
     private var filter = RelayFilter()
     private var selectedRelays: RelaySelection
-    private var daitaEnabled: Bool
+    private var shouldFilterDaita: Bool
     weak var delegate: LocationViewControllerDelegate?
     var customListRepository: CustomListRepositoryProtocol
 
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ final class LocationViewController: UIViewController {
     }
 
     var filterViewShouldBeHidden: Bool {
-        !daitaEnabled && (filter.ownership == .any) && (filter.providers == .any)
+        !shouldFilterDaita && (filter.ownership == .any) && (filter.providers == .any)
     }
 
     init(
         customListRepository: CustomListRepositoryProtocol,
         selectedRelays: RelaySelection,
-        daitaEnabled: Bool = false
+        shouldFilterDaita: Bool
     ) {
         self.customListRepository = customListRepository
         self.selectedRelays = selectedRelays
-        self.daitaEnabled = daitaEnabled
+        self.shouldFilterDaita = shouldFilterDaita
 
         super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
     }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ final class LocationViewController: UIViewController {
         topContentView.addArrangedSubview(searchBar)
 
         filterView.isHidden = filterViewShouldBeHidden
-        filterView.setDaita(daitaEnabled)
+        filterView.setDaita(shouldFilterDaita)
 
         filterView.didUpdateFilter = { [weak self] in
             self?.delegate?.didUpdateFilter(filter: $0)
diff --git a/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewControllerWrapper.swift b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewControllerWrapper.swift
index 4f8147f74637..02f81942480c 100644
--- a/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewControllerWrapper.swift	
+++ b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/SelectLocation/LocationViewControllerWrapper.swift	
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ final class LocationViewControllerWrapper: UIViewController {
     private var selectedExit: UserSelectedRelays?
     private let multihopEnabled: Bool
     private var multihopContext: MultihopContext = .exit
-    private let daitaEnabled: Bool
+    private let daitaSettings: DAITASettings
 
     weak var delegate: LocationViewControllerWrapperDelegate?
 
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ final class LocationViewControllerWrapper: UIViewController {
         customListRepository: CustomListRepositoryProtocol,
         constraints: RelayConstraints,
         multihopEnabled: Bool,
-        daitaEnabled: Bool,
+        daitaSettings: DAITASettings,
         startContext: MultihopContext
     ) {
         self.multihopEnabled = multihopEnabled
-        self.daitaEnabled = daitaEnabled
+        self.daitaSettings = daitaSettings
         multihopContext = startContext
 
         selectedEntry = constraints.entryLocations.value
@@ -73,13 +73,16 @@ final class LocationViewControllerWrapper: UIViewController {
         entryLocationViewController = LocationViewController(
             customListRepository: customListRepository,
             selectedRelays: RelaySelection(),
-            daitaEnabled: multihopEnabled && daitaEnabled
+            shouldFilterDaita: daitaSettings.daitaState.isEnabled
+                && daitaSettings.directOnlyState.isEnabled
         )
 
         exitLocationViewController = LocationViewController(
             customListRepository: customListRepository,
             selectedRelays: RelaySelection(),
-            daitaEnabled: !multihopEnabled && daitaEnabled
+            shouldFilterDaita: !multihopEnabled
+                && daitaSettings.daitaState.isEnabled
+                && daitaSettings.directOnlyState.isEnabled
         )
 
         super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ final class LocationViewControllerWrapper: UIViewController {
 
     func setRelaysWithLocation(_ relaysWithLocation: LocationRelays, filter: RelayFilter) {
         var daitaFilteredRelays = relaysWithLocation
-        if daitaEnabled {
+        if daitaSettings.daitaState.isEnabled && daitaSettings.directOnlyState.isEnabled {
             daitaFilteredRelays.relays = relaysWithLocation.relays.filter { relay in
                 relay.daita == true
             }
diff --git a/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/Settings/SettingsDataSource.swift b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/Settings/SettingsDataSource.swift
index eb9236bc5826..59219e620568 100644
--- a/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/Settings/SettingsDataSource.swift	
+++ b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/Settings/SettingsDataSource.swift	
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ final class SettingsDataSource: UITableViewDiffableDataSource<SettingsDataSource
         }
     }
 
-    private enum HeaderFooterReuseIdentifier: String, CaseIterable {
+    private enum HeaderFooterReuseIdentifier: String, CaseIterable, HeaderFooterIdentifierProtocol {
+        case primary
         case spacer
 
-        var reusableViewClass: AnyClass {
-            EmptyTableViewHeaderFooterView.self
+        var headerFooterClass: AnyClass {
+            switch self {
+            case .primary:
+                UITableViewHeaderFooterView.self
+            case .spacer:
+                EmptyTableViewHeaderFooterView.self
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -38,6 +44,20 @@ final class SettingsDataSource: UITableViewDiffableDataSource<SettingsDataSource
         case main
         case version
         case problemReport
+
+        var sectionFooter: String? {
+            switch self {
+            case .daita:
+                NSLocalizedString(
+                    "SETTINGS_DAITA_SECTION_FOOTER",
+                    tableName: "Settings",
+                    value: "Makes it possible to use DAITA with any server and is automatically enabled.",
+                    comment: ""
+                )
+            default:
+                nil
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     enum Item: String {
@@ -130,16 +150,43 @@ final class SettingsDataSource: UITableViewDiffableDataSource<SettingsDataSource
         )
     }
 
-    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, viewForFooterInSection section: Int) -> UIView? {
-        nil
+    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> CGFloat {
+        let sectionIdentifier = snapshot().sectionIdentifiers[section]
+
+        return switch sectionIdentifier {
+        case .main:
+            0
+        case .daita, .version, .problemReport:
+            UITableView.automaticDimension
+        }
     }
 
-    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> CGFloat {
-        return UIMetrics.TableView.sectionSpacing
+    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, viewForFooterInSection section: Int) -> UIView? {
+        let sectionIdentifier = snapshot().sectionIdentifiers[section]
+        guard let sectionFooterText = sectionIdentifier.sectionFooter else { return nil }
+
+        guard let headerView = tableView
+            .dequeueReusableView(withIdentifier: HeaderFooterReuseIdentifier.primary)
+        else { return nil }
+
+        var contentConfiguration = UIListContentConfiguration.mullvadGroupedFooter(tableStyle: .plain)
+        contentConfiguration.text = sectionFooterText
+
+        headerView.contentConfiguration = contentConfiguration
+//        headerView.directionalLayoutMargins = UIMetrics.SettingsCell.apiAccessInsetLayoutMargins
+
+        return headerView
     }
 
     func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForFooterInSection section: Int) -> CGFloat {
-        0
+        let sectionIdentifier = snapshot().sectionIdentifiers[section]
+
+        return switch sectionIdentifier {
+        case .daita:
+            UITableView.automaticDimension
+        case .main, .version, .problemReport:
+            0
+        }
     }
 
     // MARK: - Private
@@ -154,7 +201,7 @@ final class SettingsDataSource: UITableViewDiffableDataSource<SettingsDataSource
 
         HeaderFooterReuseIdentifier.allCases.forEach { reuseIdentifier in
             tableView?.register(
-                reuseIdentifier.reusableViewClass,
+                reuseIdentifier.headerFooterClass,
                 forHeaderFooterViewReuseIdentifier: reuseIdentifier.rawValue
             )
         }
diff --git a/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/Settings/SettingsPromptAlertItem.swift b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/Settings/SettingsPromptAlertItem.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69be4e4a101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/MullvadVPN/View controllers/Settings/SettingsPromptAlertItem.swift	
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//
+//  SettingsPromptAlertItem.swift
+//  MullvadVPN
+//
+//  Created by Mojgan on 2024-09-16.
+//  Copyright © 2024 Mullvad VPN AB. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+enum DAITASettingsPromptItem: CustomStringConvertible {
+    case daitaSettingIncompatibleWithSinglehop
+    case daitaSettingIncompatibleWithMultihop
+
+    var description: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .daitaSettingIncompatibleWithSinglehop:
+            """
+            DAITA isn’t available on the current server. After enabling, please go to the Switch \
+            location view and select a location that supports DAITA.
+            Attention: Since this increases your total network traffic, be cautious if you have a \
+            limited data plan. It can also negatively impact your network speed and battery usage.
+            """
+        case .daitaSettingIncompatibleWithMultihop:
+            """
+            DAITA isn’t available on the current entry server. After enabling, please go to the Switch \
+            location view and select an entry location that supports DAITA.
+            Attention: Since this increases your total network traffic, be cautious if you have a \
+            limited data plan. It can also negatively impact your network speed and battery usage.
+            """
+        }
+    }
+}