diff --git a/server/channels/api4/post_test.go b/server/channels/api4/post_test.go
index 99b53532c1..a6385837ec 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/post_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/post_test.go
@@ -3163,7 +3163,9 @@ func TestWebHubMembership(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWebHubCloseConnOnDBFail(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Skip("MM-61780")
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
+	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
+		*cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableWebHubChannelIteration = true
+	}).InitBasic()
 	defer func() {
 		th.TearDown()
 		// Asserting that the error message is present in the log
diff --git a/server/channels/app/platform/web_conn.go b/server/channels/app/platform/web_conn.go
index c92856eecd..9f6e7862e0 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/platform/web_conn.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/platform/web_conn.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/i18n"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store/sqlstore"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -95,8 +96,10 @@ type WebConn struct {
 	UserId           string
 	PostedAck        bool
 
-	lastUserActivityAt int64
-	send               chan model.WebSocketMessage
+	allChannelMembers         map[string]string
+	lastAllChannelMembersTime int64
+	lastUserActivityAt        int64
+	send                      chan model.WebSocketMessage
 	// deadQueue behaves like a queue of a finite size
 	// which is used to store all messages that are sent via the websocket.
 	// It basically acts as the user-space socket buffer, and is used
@@ -735,6 +738,8 @@ func (wc *WebConn) drainDeadQueue(index int) error {
 
 // InvalidateCache resets all internal data of the WebConn.
 func (wc *WebConn) InvalidateCache() {
+	wc.allChannelMembers = nil
+	wc.lastAllChannelMembersTime = 0
 	wc.SetSession(nil)
 	wc.SetSessionExpiresAt(0)
 }
@@ -912,9 +917,36 @@ func (wc *WebConn) ShouldSendEvent(msg *model.WebSocketEvent) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 
-		// We don't need to do any further checks because this is already scoped
-		// to channel members from web_hub.
-		return true
+		if *wc.Platform.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableWebHubChannelIteration {
+			// We don't need to do any further checks because this is already scoped
+			// to channel members from web_hub.
+			return true
+		}
+
+		if model.GetMillis()-wc.lastAllChannelMembersTime > webConnMemberCacheTime {
+			wc.allChannelMembers = nil
+			wc.lastAllChannelMembersTime = 0
+		}
+
+		if wc.allChannelMembers == nil {
+			result, err := wc.Platform.Store.Channel().GetAllChannelMembersForUser(
+				sqlstore.RequestContextWithMaster(request.EmptyContext(wc.Platform.logger)),
+				wc.UserId,
+				false,
+				false,
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				mlog.Error("webhub.shouldSendEvent.", mlog.Err(err))
+				return false
+			}
+			wc.allChannelMembers = result
+			wc.lastAllChannelMembersTime = model.GetMillis()
+		}
+
+		if _, ok := wc.allChannelMembers[chID]; ok {
+			return true
+		}
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// Only report events to users who are in the team for the event
diff --git a/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub.go b/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub.go
index a73f611067..56c38bc736 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub.go
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ func (h *Hub) Start() {
 		connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(inactiveConnReaperInterval,
 			h.platform.Store,
 			h.platform.logger,
+			*h.platform.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableWebHubChannelIteration,
 		)
 
 		for {
@@ -519,6 +520,11 @@ func (h *Hub) Start() {
 				for _, webConn := range connIndex.ForUser(userID) {
 					webConn.InvalidateCache()
 				}
+
+				if !*h.platform.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableWebHubChannelIteration {
+					continue
+				}
+
 				err := connIndex.InvalidateCMCacheForUser(userID)
 				if err != nil {
 					h.platform.Log().Error("Error while invalidating channel member cache", mlog.String("user_id", userID), mlog.Err(err))
@@ -586,7 +592,7 @@ func (h *Hub) Start() {
 					}
 				} else if userID := msg.GetBroadcast().UserId; userID != "" {
 					targetConns = connIndex.ForUser(userID)
-				} else if channelID := msg.GetBroadcast().ChannelId; channelID != "" {
+				} else if channelID := msg.GetBroadcast().ChannelId; channelID != "" && *h.platform.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableWebHubChannelIteration {
 					targetConns = connIndex.ForChannel(channelID)
 				}
 				if targetConns != nil {
@@ -653,6 +659,10 @@ func closeAndRemoveConn(connIndex *hubConnectionIndex, conn *WebConn) {
 	connIndex.Remove(conn)
 }
 
+type connMetadata struct {
+	channelIDs []string
+}
+
 // hubConnectionIndex provides fast addition, removal, and iteration of web connections.
 // It requires 4 functionalities which need to be very fast:
 // - check if a connection exists or not.
@@ -660,90 +670,95 @@ func closeAndRemoveConn(connIndex *hubConnectionIndex, conn *WebConn) {
 // - get all connections for a given channelID.
 // - get all connections.
 type hubConnectionIndex struct {
-	// byUserId stores the list of connections for a given userID
-	byUserId map[string][]*WebConn
-	// byChannelID stores the list of connections for a given channelID.
-	byChannelID map[string][]*WebConn
-	// byConnection serves the dual purpose of storing the index of the webconn
-	// in the value of byUserId map, and also to get all connections.
-	byConnection   map[*WebConn]int
+	// byUserId stores the set of connections for a given userID
+	byUserId map[string]map[*WebConn]struct{}
+	// byChannelID stores the set of connections for a given channelID
+	byChannelID map[string]map[*WebConn]struct{}
+	// byConnection serves the dual purpose of storing the channelIDs
+	// and also to get all connections
+	byConnection   map[*WebConn]connMetadata
 	byConnectionId map[string]*WebConn
 	// staleThreshold is the limit beyond which inactive connections
 	// will be deleted.
 	staleThreshold time.Duration
 
-	store  store.Store
-	logger mlog.LoggerIFace
+	fastIteration bool
+	store         store.Store
+	logger        mlog.LoggerIFace
 }
 
 func newHubConnectionIndex(interval time.Duration,
 	store store.Store,
 	logger mlog.LoggerIFace,
+	fastIteration bool,
 ) *hubConnectionIndex {
 	return &hubConnectionIndex{
-		byUserId:       make(map[string][]*WebConn),
-		byChannelID:    make(map[string][]*WebConn),
-		byConnection:   make(map[*WebConn]int),
+		byUserId:       make(map[string]map[*WebConn]struct{}),
+		byChannelID:    make(map[string]map[*WebConn]struct{}),
+		byConnection:   make(map[*WebConn]connMetadata),
 		byConnectionId: make(map[string]*WebConn),
 		staleThreshold: interval,
 		store:          store,
 		logger:         logger,
+		fastIteration:  fastIteration,
 	}
 }
 
 func (i *hubConnectionIndex) Add(wc *WebConn) error {
-	cm, err := i.store.Channel().GetAllChannelMembersForUser(request.EmptyContext(i.logger), wc.UserId, false, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error getChannelMembersForUser: %v", err)
-	}
-	for chID := range cm {
-		i.byChannelID[chID] = append(i.byChannelID[chID], wc)
+	var channelIDs []string
+	if i.fastIteration {
+		cm, err := i.store.Channel().GetAllChannelMembersForUser(request.EmptyContext(i.logger), wc.UserId, false, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error getChannelMembersForUser: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Store channel IDs and add to byChannelID
+		channelIDs = make([]string, 0, len(cm))
+		for chID := range cm {
+			channelIDs = append(channelIDs, chID)
+
+			// Initialize the channel's map if it doesn't exist
+			if _, ok := i.byChannelID[chID]; !ok {
+				i.byChannelID[chID] = make(map[*WebConn]struct{})
+			}
+			i.byChannelID[chID][wc] = struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 
-	i.byUserId[wc.UserId] = append(i.byUserId[wc.UserId], wc)
-	i.byConnection[wc] = len(i.byUserId[wc.UserId]) - 1
+	// Initialize the user's map if it doesn't exist
+	if _, ok := i.byUserId[wc.UserId]; !ok {
+		i.byUserId[wc.UserId] = make(map[*WebConn]struct{})
+	}
+	i.byUserId[wc.UserId][wc] = struct{}{}
+	i.byConnection[wc] = connMetadata{
+		channelIDs: channelIDs,
+	}
 	i.byConnectionId[wc.GetConnectionID()] = wc
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (i *hubConnectionIndex) Remove(wc *WebConn) {
-	userConnIndex, ok := i.byConnection[wc]
+	connMeta, ok := i.byConnection[wc]
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Remove the wc from i.byUserId
-	// get the conn slice.
-	userConnections := i.byUserId[wc.UserId]
-	// get the last connection.
-	last := userConnections[len(userConnections)-1]
-	// https://go.dev/wiki/SliceTricks#delete-without-preserving-order
-	userConnections[userConnIndex] = last
-	userConnections[len(userConnections)-1] = nil
-	i.byUserId[wc.UserId] = userConnections[:len(userConnections)-1]
-	// set the index of the connection that was moved to the new index.
-	i.byConnection[last] = userConnIndex
+	// Remove from byUserId
+	if userConns, ok := i.byUserId[wc.UserId]; ok {
+		delete(userConns, wc)
+	}
 
-	connectionID := wc.GetConnectionID()
-	// Remove webconns from i.byChannelID
-	// This has O(n) complexity. We are trading off speed while removing
-	// a connection, to improve broadcasting a message.
-	for chID, webConns := range i.byChannelID {
-		// https://go.dev/wiki/SliceTricks#filtering-without-allocating
-		filtered := webConns[:0]
-		for _, conn := range webConns {
-			if conn.GetConnectionID() != connectionID {
-				filtered = append(filtered, conn)
+	if i.fastIteration {
+		// Remove from byChannelID for each channel
+		for _, chID := range connMeta.channelIDs {
+			if channelConns, ok := i.byChannelID[chID]; ok {
+				delete(channelConns, wc)
 			}
 		}
-		for i := len(filtered); i < len(webConns); i++ {
-			webConns[i] = nil
-		}
-		i.byChannelID[chID] = filtered
 	}
 
 	delete(i.byConnection, wc)
-	delete(i.byConnectionId, connectionID)
+	delete(i.byConnectionId, wc.GetConnectionID())
 }
 
 func (i *hubConnectionIndex) InvalidateCMCacheForUser(userID string) error {
@@ -753,25 +768,40 @@ func (i *hubConnectionIndex) InvalidateCMCacheForUser(userID string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Clear out all user entries which belong to channels.
-	for chID, webConns := range i.byChannelID {
-		// https://go.dev/wiki/SliceTricks#filtering-without-allocating
-		filtered := webConns[:0]
-		for _, conn := range webConns {
-			if conn.UserId != userID {
-				filtered = append(filtered, conn)
+	// Get all connections for this user
+	conns := i.ForUser(userID)
+
+	// Remove all user connections from existing channels
+	for _, conn := range conns {
+		if meta, ok := i.byConnection[conn]; ok {
+			// Remove from old channels
+			for _, chID := range meta.channelIDs {
+				if channelConns, ok := i.byChannelID[chID]; ok {
+					delete(channelConns, conn)
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		for i := len(filtered); i < len(webConns); i++ {
-			webConns[i] = nil
-		}
-		i.byChannelID[chID] = filtered
 	}
 
-	// re-populate the cache
-	for chID := range cm {
-		i.byChannelID[chID] = append(i.byChannelID[chID], i.ForUser(userID)...)
+	// Add connections to new channels
+	for _, conn := range conns {
+		newChannelIDs := make([]string, 0, len(cm))
+		for chID := range cm {
+			newChannelIDs = append(newChannelIDs, chID)
+			// Initialize channel map if needed
+			if _, ok := i.byChannelID[chID]; !ok {
+				i.byChannelID[chID] = make(map[*WebConn]struct{})
+			}
+			i.byChannelID[chID][conn] = struct{}{}
+		}
+
+		// Update connection metadata
+		if meta, ok := i.byConnection[conn]; ok {
+			meta.channelIDs = newChannelIDs
+			i.byConnection[conn] = meta
+		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -782,26 +812,31 @@ func (i *hubConnectionIndex) Has(wc *WebConn) bool {
 
 // ForUser returns all connections for a user ID.
 func (i *hubConnectionIndex) ForUser(id string) []*WebConn {
-	// Fast path if there is only one or fewer connection.
-	if len(i.byUserId[id]) <= 1 {
-		return i.byUserId[id]
+	userConns, ok := i.byUserId[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Move to using maps.Keys to use the iterator pattern with 1.23.
+	// This saves the additional slice copy.
+	conns := make([]*WebConn, 0, len(userConns))
+	for conn := range userConns {
+		conns = append(conns, conn)
 	}
-	// If there are multiple connections per user,
-	// then we have to return a clone of the slice
-	// to allow connIndex.Remove to be safely called while
-	// iterating the slice.
-	conns := make([]*WebConn, len(i.byUserId[id]))
-	copy(conns, i.byUserId[id])
 	return conns
 }
 
 // ForChannel returns all connections for a channelID.
 func (i *hubConnectionIndex) ForChannel(channelID string) []*WebConn {
-	// Note: this is expensive because usually there will be
-	// more than 1 member for a channel, and broadcasting
-	// is a hot path, but worth it.
-	conns := make([]*WebConn, len(i.byChannelID[channelID]))
-	copy(conns, i.byChannelID[channelID])
+	channelConns, ok := i.byChannelID[channelID]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	conns := make([]*WebConn, 0, len(channelConns))
+	for conn := range channelConns {
+		conns = append(conns, conn)
+	}
 	return conns
 }
 
@@ -822,7 +857,7 @@ func (i *hubConnectionIndex) ForConnection(id string) *WebConn {
 }
 
 // All returns the full webConn index.
-func (i *hubConnectionIndex) All() map[*WebConn]int {
+func (i *hubConnectionIndex) All() map[*WebConn]connMetadata {
 	return i.byConnection
 }
 
diff --git a/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub_test.go b/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub_test.go
index 83eda9a465..74fea05dbf 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/platform/web_hub_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package platform
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -197,154 +198,158 @@ func TestHubConnIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	t.Run("Basic", func(t *testing.T) {
-		connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger)
+	for _, fastIterate := range []bool{true, false} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("fastIterate=%t", fastIterate), func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("Basic", func(t *testing.T) {
+				connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger, fastIterate)
 
-		// User1
-		wc1 := &WebConn{
-			Platform: th.Service,
-			Suite:    th.Suite,
-			UserId:   model.NewId(),
-		}
-		wc1.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
-		wc1.SetSession(&model.Session{})
+				// User1
+				wc1 := &WebConn{
+					Platform: th.Service,
+					Suite:    th.Suite,
+					UserId:   model.NewId(),
+				}
+				wc1.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
+				wc1.SetSession(&model.Session{})
 
-		// User2
-		wc2 := &WebConn{
-			Platform: th.Service,
-			Suite:    th.Suite,
-			UserId:   model.NewId(),
-		}
-		wc2.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
-		wc2.SetSession(&model.Session{})
+				// User2
+				wc2 := &WebConn{
+					Platform: th.Service,
+					Suite:    th.Suite,
+					UserId:   model.NewId(),
+				}
+				wc2.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
+				wc2.SetSession(&model.Session{})
 
-		wc3 := &WebConn{
-			Platform: th.Service,
-			Suite:    th.Suite,
-			UserId:   wc2.UserId,
-		}
-		wc3.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
-		wc3.SetSession(&model.Session{})
+				wc3 := &WebConn{
+					Platform: th.Service,
+					Suite:    th.Suite,
+					UserId:   wc2.UserId,
+				}
+				wc3.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
+				wc3.SetSession(&model.Session{})
 
-		wc4 := &WebConn{
-			Platform: th.Service,
-			Suite:    th.Suite,
-			UserId:   wc2.UserId,
-		}
-		wc4.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
-		wc4.SetSession(&model.Session{})
+				wc4 := &WebConn{
+					Platform: th.Service,
+					Suite:    th.Suite,
+					UserId:   wc2.UserId,
+				}
+				wc4.SetConnectionID(model.NewId())
+				wc4.SetSession(&model.Session{})
 
-		connIndex.Add(wc1)
-		connIndex.Add(wc2)
-		connIndex.Add(wc3)
-		connIndex.Add(wc4)
+				connIndex.Add(wc1)
+				connIndex.Add(wc2)
+				connIndex.Add(wc3)
+				connIndex.Add(wc4)
 
-		t.Run("Basic", func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
+				t.Run("Basic", func(t *testing.T) {
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
 
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2, wc3, wc4})
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{wc1})
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
-			assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 4)
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2, wc3, wc4})
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{wc1})
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
+					assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 4)
+				})
+
+				t.Run("RemoveMiddleUser2", func(t *testing.T) {
+					connIndex.Remove(wc3) // Remove from middle from user2
+
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2, wc4})
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{wc1})
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
+					assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc3))
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc4))
+					assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 3)
+				})
+
+				t.Run("RemoveUser1", func(t *testing.T) {
+					connIndex.Remove(wc1) // Remove sole connection from user1
+
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2, wc4})
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{})
+					assert.Len(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), 0)
+					assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 2)
+					assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
+				})
+
+				t.Run("RemoveEndUser2", func(t *testing.T) {
+					connIndex.Remove(wc4) // Remove from end from user2
+
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2})
+					assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{})
+					assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
+					assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc3))
+					assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc4))
+					assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 1)
+				})
+			})
+
+			t.Run("ByConnectionId", func(t *testing.T) {
+				connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger, fastIterate)
+
+				// User1
+				wc1ID := model.NewId()
+				wc1 := &WebConn{
+					Platform: th.Service,
+					Suite:    th.Suite,
+					UserId:   th.BasicUser.Id,
+				}
+				wc1.SetConnectionID(wc1ID)
+				wc1.SetSession(&model.Session{})
+
+				// User2
+				wc2ID := model.NewId()
+				wc2 := &WebConn{
+					Platform: th.Service,
+					Suite:    th.Suite,
+					UserId:   th.BasicUser2.Id,
+				}
+				wc2.SetConnectionID(wc2ID)
+				wc2.SetSession(&model.Session{})
+
+				wc3ID := model.NewId()
+				wc3 := &WebConn{
+					Platform: th.Service,
+					Suite:    th.Suite,
+					UserId:   wc2.UserId,
+				}
+				wc3.SetConnectionID(wc3ID)
+				wc3.SetSession(&model.Session{})
+
+				t.Run("no connections", func(t *testing.T) {
+					assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
+					assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
+					assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc3))
+					assert.Empty(t, connIndex.byConnectionId)
+				})
+
+				t.Run("adding", func(t *testing.T) {
+					connIndex.Add(wc1)
+					connIndex.Add(wc3)
+
+					assert.Len(t, connIndex.byConnectionId, 2)
+					assert.Equal(t, wc1, connIndex.ForConnection(wc1ID))
+					assert.Equal(t, wc3, connIndex.ForConnection(wc3ID))
+					assert.Equal(t, (*WebConn)(nil), connIndex.ForConnection(wc2ID))
+				})
+
+				t.Run("removing", func(t *testing.T) {
+					connIndex.Remove(wc3)
+
+					assert.Len(t, connIndex.byConnectionId, 1)
+					assert.Equal(t, wc1, connIndex.ForConnection(wc1ID))
+					assert.Equal(t, (*WebConn)(nil), connIndex.ForConnection(wc3ID))
+					assert.Equal(t, (*WebConn)(nil), connIndex.ForConnection(wc2ID))
+				})
+			})
 		})
-
-		t.Run("RemoveMiddleUser2", func(t *testing.T) {
-			connIndex.Remove(wc3) // Remove from middle from user2
-
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2, wc4})
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{wc1})
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
-			assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc3))
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc4))
-			assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 3)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("RemoveUser1", func(t *testing.T) {
-			connIndex.Remove(wc1) // Remove sole connection from user1
-
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2, wc4})
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{})
-			assert.Len(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), 0)
-			assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 2)
-			assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
-		})
-
-		t.Run("RemoveEndUser2", func(t *testing.T) {
-			connIndex.Remove(wc4) // Remove from end from user2
-
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc2.UserId), []*WebConn{wc2})
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, connIndex.ForUser(wc1.UserId), []*WebConn{})
-			assert.True(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
-			assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc3))
-			assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc4))
-			assert.Len(t, connIndex.All(), 1)
-		})
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ByConnectionId", func(t *testing.T) {
-		connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger)
-
-		// User1
-		wc1ID := model.NewId()
-		wc1 := &WebConn{
-			Platform: th.Service,
-			Suite:    th.Suite,
-			UserId:   th.BasicUser.Id,
-		}
-		wc1.SetConnectionID(wc1ID)
-		wc1.SetSession(&model.Session{})
-
-		// User2
-		wc2ID := model.NewId()
-		wc2 := &WebConn{
-			Platform: th.Service,
-			Suite:    th.Suite,
-			UserId:   th.BasicUser2.Id,
-		}
-		wc2.SetConnectionID(wc2ID)
-		wc2.SetSession(&model.Session{})
-
-		wc3ID := model.NewId()
-		wc3 := &WebConn{
-			Platform: th.Service,
-			Suite:    th.Suite,
-			UserId:   wc2.UserId,
-		}
-		wc3.SetConnectionID(wc3ID)
-		wc3.SetSession(&model.Session{})
-
-		t.Run("no connections", func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc1))
-			assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc2))
-			assert.False(t, connIndex.Has(wc3))
-			assert.Empty(t, connIndex.byConnectionId)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("adding", func(t *testing.T) {
-			connIndex.Add(wc1)
-			connIndex.Add(wc3)
-
-			assert.Len(t, connIndex.byConnectionId, 2)
-			assert.Equal(t, wc1, connIndex.ForConnection(wc1ID))
-			assert.Equal(t, wc3, connIndex.ForConnection(wc3ID))
-			assert.Equal(t, (*WebConn)(nil), connIndex.ForConnection(wc2ID))
-		})
-
-		t.Run("removing", func(t *testing.T) {
-			connIndex.Remove(wc3)
-
-			assert.Len(t, connIndex.byConnectionId, 1)
-			assert.Equal(t, wc1, connIndex.ForConnection(wc1ID))
-			assert.Equal(t, (*WebConn)(nil), connIndex.ForConnection(wc3ID))
-			assert.Equal(t, (*WebConn)(nil), connIndex.ForConnection(wc2ID))
-		})
-	})
+	}
 
 	t.Run("ByChannelId", func(t *testing.T) {
-		connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger)
+		connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger, true)
 
 		// User1
 		wc1ID := model.NewId()
@@ -414,7 +419,7 @@ func TestHubConnIndexIncorrectRemoval(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t)
 	defer th.TearDown()
 
-	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger)
+	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger, false)
 
 	// User2
 	wc2 := &WebConn{
@@ -461,7 +466,7 @@ func TestHubConnIndexInactive(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t)
 	defer th.TearDown()
 
-	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(2*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger)
+	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(2*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger, false)
 
 	// User1
 	wc1 := &WebConn{
@@ -621,7 +626,7 @@ func TestHubWebConnCount(t *testing.T) {
 func BenchmarkHubConnIndex(b *testing.B) {
 	th := Setup(b).InitBasic()
 	defer th.TearDown()
-	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger)
+	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger, false)
 
 	// User1
 	wc1 := &WebConn{
@@ -666,7 +671,7 @@ func TestHubConnIndexRemoveMemLeak(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t)
 	defer th.TearDown()
 
-	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger)
+	connIndex := newHubConnectionIndex(1*time.Second, th.Service.Store, th.Service.logger, false)
 
 	wc := &WebConn{
 		Platform: th.Service,
diff --git a/server/public/model/config.go b/server/public/model/config.go
index 9fd44cc6c7..4692d5b656 100644
--- a/server/public/model/config.go
+++ b/server/public/model/config.go
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ type ServiceSettings struct {
 	MaximumPayloadSizeBytes                           *int64  `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
 	MaximumURLLength                                  *int    `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
 	ScheduledPosts                                    *bool   `access:"site_posts"`
+	EnableWebHubChannelIteration                      *bool   `access:"write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
 }
 
 var MattermostGiphySdkKey string
@@ -961,6 +962,10 @@ func (s *ServiceSettings) SetDefaults(isUpdate bool) {
 	if s.ScheduledPosts == nil {
 		s.ScheduledPosts = NewPointer(true)
 	}
+
+	if s.EnableWebHubChannelIteration == nil {
+		s.EnableWebHubChannelIteration = NewPointer(false)
+	}
 }
 
 type CacheSettings struct {