diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Settings/CalDAVSettings.php b/apps/dav/lib/Settings/CalDAVSettings.php
index 75bb70c530a96..7c738a83148f0 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Settings/CalDAVSettings.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Settings/CalDAVSettings.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace OCA\DAV\Settings;
 
 use OCA\DAV\AppInfo\Application;
+use OCP\App\IAppManager;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
 use OCP\IConfig;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class CalDAVSettings implements IDelegatedSettings {
 	private $initialState;
 
 	private IURLGenerator $urlGenerator;
+	private IAppManager $appManager;
 
 	private const defaults = [
 		'sendInvitations' => 'yes',
@@ -36,10 +38,11 @@ class CalDAVSettings implements IDelegatedSettings {
 	 * @param IConfig $config
 	 * @param IInitialState $initialState
 	 */
-	public function __construct(IConfig $config, IInitialState $initialState, IURLGenerator $urlGenerator) {
+	public function __construct(IConfig $config, IInitialState $initialState, IURLGenerator $urlGenerator, IAppManager $appManager) {
 		$this->config = $config;
 		$this->initialState = $initialState;
 		$this->urlGenerator = $urlGenerator;
+		$this->appManager = $appManager;
 	}
 
 	public function getForm(): TemplateResponse {
@@ -51,10 +54,11 @@ public function getForm(): TemplateResponse {
 		return new TemplateResponse(Application::APP_ID, 'settings-admin-caldav');
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public function getSection() {
+	public function getSection(): ?string {
+		if (!$this->appManager->isBackendRequired(IAppManager::BACKEND_CALDAV)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		return 'groupware';
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Settings/CalDAVSettingsTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Settings/CalDAVSettingsTest.php
index 46a8db6f3eb28..ed497d006e14d 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Settings/CalDAVSettingsTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Settings/CalDAVSettingsTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace OCA\DAV\Tests\Unit\DAV\Settings;
 
 use OCA\DAV\Settings\CalDAVSettings;
+use OCP\App\IAppManager;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
 use OCP\IConfig;
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ class CalDAVSettingsTest extends TestCase {
 	/** @var IURLGenerator|MockObject */
 	private $urlGenerator;
 
+	/** @var IAppManager|MockObject */
+	private $appManager;
+
 	private CalDAVSettings $settings;
 
 	protected function setUp(): void {
@@ -32,7 +36,8 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);
 		$this->initialState = $this->createMock(IInitialState::class);
 		$this->urlGenerator = $this->createMock(IURLGenerator::class);
-		$this->settings = new CalDAVSettings($this->config, $this->initialState, $this->urlGenerator);
+		$this->appManager = $this->createMock(IAppManager::class);
+		$this->settings = new CalDAVSettings($this->config, $this->initialState, $this->urlGenerator, $this->appManager);
 	}
 
 	public function testGetForm(): void {
@@ -65,10 +70,23 @@ public function testGetForm(): void {
 	}
 
 	public function testGetSection(): void {
+		$this->appManager->expects(self::once())
+			->method('isBackendRequired')
+			->with(IAppManager::BACKEND_CALDAV)
+			->willReturn(true);
 		$this->assertEquals('groupware', $this->settings->getSection());
 	}
 
+	public function testGetSectionWithoutCaldavBackend(): void {
+		$this->appManager->expects(self::once())
+			->method('isBackendRequired')
+			->with(IAppManager::BACKEND_CALDAV)
+			->willReturn(false);
+		$this->assertEquals(null, $this->settings->getSection());
+	}
+
 	public function testGetPriority(): void {
 		$this->assertEquals(10, $this->settings->getPriority());
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/App/AppManager.php b/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
index 52a88a724ffb1..482d45ca19146 100644
--- a/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
@@ -875,4 +875,14 @@ public function setDefaultApps(array $defaultApps): void {
 
 		$this->config->setSystemValue('defaultapp', join(',', $defaultApps));
 	}
+
+	public function isBackendRequired(string $backend): bool  {
+		foreach ($this->appInfos as $appInfo) {
+			if (isset($appInfo['backends'][$backend])) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/App/InfoParser.php b/lib/private/App/InfoParser.php
index d29b1d6596d99..66dc64aca72e8 100644
--- a/lib/private/App/InfoParser.php
+++ b/lib/private/App/InfoParser.php
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ public function parse($file) {
 		if (!array_key_exists('personal-section', $array['settings'])) {
 			$array['settings']['personal-section'] = [];
 		}
+		if (!array_key_exists('backends', $array)) {
+			$array['backends'] = [];
+		}
 
 		if (array_key_exists('types', $array)) {
 			if (is_array($array['types'])) {
diff --git a/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php b/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php
index 508143426f585..2d302b5e4408e 100644
--- a/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
  * @since 8.0.0
  */
 interface IAppManager {
+	/**
+	 * @since 30.0.0
+	 */
+	const BACKEND_CALDAV = 'caldav';
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the app information from "appinfo/info.xml".
 	 *
@@ -261,4 +266,14 @@ public function getDefaultApps(): array;
 	 * @since 28.0.0
 	 */
 	public function setDefaultApps(array $defaultApps): void;
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given backend is required by at least one app.
+	 *
+	 * @param self::BACKEND_* $backend Name of the backend, one of `self::BACKEND_*`
+	 * @return bool True if at least one app requires the backend
+	 *
+	 * @since 30.0.0
+	 */
+	public function isBackendRequired(string $backend): bool;
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/app/expected-info.json b/tests/data/app/expected-info.json
index 8527f18a2c054..589521e28f199 100644
--- a/tests/data/app/expected-info.json
+++ b/tests/data/app/expected-info.json
@@ -87,5 +87,8 @@
 		"admin-section": [],
 		"personal": [],
 		"personal-section": []
+	},
+	"backends": {
+		"caldav": ""
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/app/navigation-one-item.json b/tests/data/app/navigation-one-item.json
index c9002da6b0dba..8268521ba4aa9 100644
--- a/tests/data/app/navigation-one-item.json
+++ b/tests/data/app/navigation-one-item.json
@@ -81,5 +81,6 @@
     "live-migration": [],
     "uninstall": []
   },
-  "two-factor-providers": []
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "two-factor-providers": [],
+  "backends": {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/data/app/navigation-two-items.json b/tests/data/app/navigation-two-items.json
index a7579217238fd..2c18db9a17caa 100644
--- a/tests/data/app/navigation-two-items.json
+++ b/tests/data/app/navigation-two-items.json
@@ -87,5 +87,6 @@
     "live-migration": [],
     "uninstall": []
   },
-  "two-factor-providers": []
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "two-factor-providers": [],
+  "backends": {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/data/app/valid-info.xml b/tests/data/app/valid-info.xml
index 9044c00f3536e..c5b9d30f75b2b 100644
--- a/tests/data/app/valid-info.xml
+++ b/tests/data/app/valid-info.xml
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@
 		<os>Linux</os>
 		<owncloud min-version="7.0.1" max-version="8" />
 	</dependencies>
+	<backends>
+		<caldav />
+	</backends>
 </info>