diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Region/BraveVPNRegionListView.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Region/BraveVPNRegionListView.swift
index 1761044aa14..6e0ca309d4d 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Region/BraveVPNRegionListView.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Region/BraveVPNRegionListView.swift
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ public struct BraveVPNRegionListView: View {
                 isSelectedRegion
                   ? Color(braveSystemName: .iconInteractive) : Color(braveSystemName: .textPrimary)
               )
-            if !region.smartRoutingProxyState.isEmpty,
+            if BraveVPN.isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled,
+              !region.smartRoutingProxyState.isEmpty,
               region.smartRoutingProxyState != kGRDRegionSmartRoutingProxyNone
             {
               Image(braveSystemName: "leo.smart.proxy-routing")
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Settings/BraveVPNSettingsViewController.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Settings/BraveVPNSettingsViewController.swift
index 14b8ae67ddd..f52cbe00742 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Settings/BraveVPNSettingsViewController.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BraveVPN/Components/Settings/BraveVPNSettingsViewController.swift
@@ -183,6 +183,20 @@ public class BraveVPNSettingsViewController: TableViewController {
       object: nil
     )
 
+    setUpSections()
+
+    Task { @MainActor in
+      self.credentialSummary = await fetchCredentialSummary()
+      self.updateSubscriptionStatus()
+      self.updateSubscriptionExpiryDate()
+    }
+  }
+
+  deinit {
+    NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
+  }
+
+  private func setUpSections() {
     let vpnEnabledToggleView = SwitchAccessoryView(
       initialValue: BraveVPN.isConnected,
       valueChange: { vpnOn in
@@ -196,8 +210,9 @@ public class BraveVPNSettingsViewController: TableViewController {
 
     let vpnSmartProxyToggleView = BraveVPNLinkSwitchView(
       isOn: { BraveVPN.isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled },
-      valueChange: { isSmartProxyEnabled in
+      valueChange: { [unowned self] isSmartProxyEnabled in
         BraveVPN.isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled = isSmartProxyEnabled
+        self.updateSmartProxyRow()
       },
       openURL: openURL
     )
@@ -309,7 +324,7 @@ public class BraveVPNSettingsViewController: TableViewController {
         && (BraveVPN.activatedRegion?.smartRoutingProxyState != kGRDRegionSmartRoutingProxyNone)
     }
     let rowContext =
-      smartProxyAvailable
+      smartProxyAvailable && BraveVPN.isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled
       ? [BraveVPNServerLocationCell.textAccessoryKey: "leo.smart.proxy-routing"] : nil
     let serverSection = Section(
       header: .title(Strings.VPN.settingsServerSection),
@@ -374,16 +389,6 @@ public class BraveVPNSettingsViewController: TableViewController {
       serverSection,
       techSupportSection,
     ]
-
-    Task { @MainActor in
-      self.credentialSummary = await fetchCredentialSummary()
-      self.updateSubscriptionStatus()
-      self.updateSubscriptionExpiryDate()
-    }
-  }
-
-  deinit {
-    NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
   }
 
   private var hostname: String {
@@ -592,6 +597,23 @@ public class BraveVPNSettingsViewController: TableViewController {
     present(alert, animated: true)
   }
 
+  private func updateSmartProxyRow() {
+    guard
+      let locationIndexPath =
+        dataSource.indexPath(rowUUID: locationCellId, sectionUUID: serverSectionId)
+    else { return }
+
+    let smartProxyAvailable =
+      (BraveVPN.activatedRegion?.smartRoutingProxyState.isEmpty == false)
+      && (BraveVPN.activatedRegion?.smartRoutingProxyState != kGRDRegionSmartRoutingProxyNone)
+    let newContext =
+      smartProxyAvailable && BraveVPN.isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled
+      ? [BraveVPNServerLocationCell.textAccessoryKey: "leo.smart.proxy-routing"]
+      : nil
+
+    dataSource.sections[locationIndexPath.section].rows[locationIndexPath.row].context = newContext
+  }
+
   @objc func vpnConfigChanged(_ notification: NSNotification) {
     guard let vpnConnection = notification.object as? NEVPNConnection else {
       return
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenu.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenu.swift
index 0d453867120..fc1241d154a 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenu.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenu.swift
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public struct BrowserMenu: View {
             handleAction($action)
           }
         )
-        if case .connected(let region) = model.vpnStatus {
+        if case .connected(let region, let isSmartProxyEnabled) = model.vpnStatus {
           Button {
             handlePresentation(.vpnRegionPicker)
           } label: {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public struct BrowserMenu: View {
                 Spacer()
                 Text(region.flag)
                 Text(region.displayName)
-                if region.smartProxySupported {
+                if region.smartProxySupported && isSmartProxyEnabled {
                   Image(braveSystemName: "leo.smart.proxy-routing")
                     .resizable()
                     .renderingMode(.template)
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenuModel.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenuModel.swift
index a1829140b56..2c07ea2756a 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenuModel.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/BrowserMenuModel.swift
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ extension BrowserMenuModel {
         countryCode: "CA",
         displayName: "Canada",
         smartProxySupported: false
-      )
+      ),
+      isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled: false
     )
     let vpnStatusPublisher = CurrentValueSubject<VPNStatus, Never>(mockStatus)
     let model = BrowserMenuModel(
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/VPNStatus.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/VPNStatus.swift
index 644fb938f6f..7ab669a6528 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/VPNStatus.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/BrowserMenu/VPNStatus.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ enum VPNStatus: Equatable {
   /// VPN is not connected
   case disconnected
   /// VPN is connected to a given region
-  case connected(activeRegion: VPNRegion)
+  case connected(activeRegion: VPNRegion, isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled: Bool)
 }
 
 /// The VPN region details to show
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ extension VPNRegion {
 extension VPNStatus {
   static var liveVPNStatus: VPNStatus {
     if BraveVPN.isConnected, let region = BraveVPN.activatedRegion.map(VPNRegion.init) {
-      return .connected(activeRegion: region)
+      return .connected(
+        activeRegion: region,
+        isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled: BraveVPN.isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled
+      )
     }
     return .disconnected
   }
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Tests/BrowserMenuTests/BrowserMenuTests.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Tests/BrowserMenuTests/BrowserMenuTests.swift
index 1b88c52e21d..3d7b5747d60 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Tests/BrowserMenuTests/BrowserMenuTests.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Tests/BrowserMenuTests/BrowserMenuTests.swift
@@ -319,14 +319,16 @@ class BrowserMenuTests: XCTestCase {
           countryCode: "CA",
           displayName: "ca-east",
           smartProxySupported: false
-        )
+        ),
+        isSmartProxyRoutingEnabled: false
       )
     )
     await fulfillment(of: [e], timeout: 1)
     switch model.vpnStatus {
-    case .connected(let region):
+    case .connected(let region, let isSmartProxyEnabled):
       XCTAssertEqual(region.flag, "🇨🇦")
       XCTAssertEqual(region.displayName, "ca-east")
+      XCTAssertFalse(isSmartProxyEnabled)
     case .disconnected:
       XCTFail("VPN Region is wrong")
     }