diff --git a/data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index-common/deployment/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/addons/quarkus/data/index/deployment/AbstractKogitoAddonsQuarkusDataIndexProcessor.java b/data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index-common/deployment/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/addons/quarkus/data/index/deployment/AbstractKogitoAddonsQuarkusDataIndexProcessor.java
index c6235729b6..6a319765a7 100644
--- a/data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index-common/deployment/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/addons/quarkus/data/index/deployment/AbstractKogitoAddonsQuarkusDataIndexProcessor.java
+++ b/data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index/kogito-addons-quarkus-data-index-common/deployment/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/addons/quarkus/data/index/deployment/AbstractKogitoAddonsQuarkusDataIndexProcessor.java
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractKogitoAddonsQuarkusDataIndexProcessor extends OneO
     private static final String QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT = "quarkus.http.port";
     private static final String KOGITO_SERVICE_URL_PROP = "kogito.service.url";
     private static final String KOGITO_DATA_INDEX_PROP = "kogito.data-index.url";
+    /**
+     * Skips the setting of the default kogito.data-index.url from the runtime url.
+     * This is convenient in scenarios like the dev-ui executing in k8s where want it to set this url using window
+     * location instead. Must be explicitly set to true to take effect.
+     */
+    private static final String SKIP_DEFAULT_DATA_INDEX_URL_PROP = "kogito.data-index-addons.skip-default-data-index-url";
 
     AbstractKogitoAddonsQuarkusDataIndexProcessor() {
         super(KogitoCapability.SERVERLESS_WORKFLOW, KogitoCapability.PROCESSES);
@@ -50,12 +56,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractKogitoAddonsQuarkusDataIndexProcessor extends OneO
 
     @BuildStep(onlyIf = IsDevelopment.class)
     public void buildDefaultDataIndexURLSystemProperty(BuildProducer<SystemPropertyBuildItem> systemProperties) {
-        // Setting a default `kogito.data-index.url` accordingly to the runtime url.
-        String dataIndexUrl = ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(KOGITO_SERVICE_URL_PROP, String.class).orElseGet(() -> {
-            Integer port = ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT, Integer.class).orElse(8080);
-            return "http://localhost:" + port;
-        });
-        systemProperties.produce(new SystemPropertyBuildItem(KOGITO_DATA_INDEX_PROP, dataIndexUrl));
+        boolean skipDefaultDataIndexUrl = ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(SKIP_DEFAULT_DATA_INDEX_URL_PROP, Boolean.class).orElse(false);
+        if (!skipDefaultDataIndexUrl) {
+            // Setting a default `kogito.data-index.url` accordingly to the runtime url.
+            String dataIndexUrl = ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(KOGITO_SERVICE_URL_PROP, String.class).orElseGet(() -> {
+                Integer port = ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT, Integer.class).orElse(8080);
+                return "http://localhost:" + port;
+            });
+            systemProperties.produce(new SystemPropertyBuildItem(KOGITO_DATA_INDEX_PROP, dataIndexUrl));
+        }
     }
 
     @BuildStep(onlyIf = IsDevelopment.class)