diff --git a/gateway/platforms/email.py b/gateway/platforms/email.py
index 36d34f98e1..d37348c99a 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/email.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/email.py
@@ -135,14 +135,23 @@ def _extract_email_address(raw: str) -> str:
     return raw.strip().lower()
 
 
-def _extract_attachments(msg: email_lib.message.Message) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Extract attachment metadata and cache files locally."""
+def _extract_attachments(
+    msg: email_lib.message.Message,
+    skip_attachments: bool = False,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Extract attachment metadata and cache files locally.
+
+    When *skip_attachments* is True, all attachment/inline parts are ignored
+    (useful for malware protection or bandwidth savings).
+    """
     attachments = []
     if not msg.is_multipart():
         return attachments
 
     for part in msg.walk():
         disposition = str(part.get("Content-Disposition", ""))
+        if skip_attachments and ("attachment" in disposition or "inline" in disposition):
+            continue
         if "attachment" not in disposition and "inline" not in disposition:
             continue
         # Skip text/plain and text/html body parts
@@ -196,6 +205,13 @@ class EmailAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         self._smtp_port = int(os.getenv("EMAIL_SMTP_PORT", "587"))
         self._poll_interval = int(os.getenv("EMAIL_POLL_INTERVAL", "15"))
 
+        # Skip attachments — configured via config.yaml:
+        #   platforms:
+        #     email:
+        #       skip_attachments: true
+        extra = config.extra or {}
+        self._skip_attachments = extra.get("skip_attachments", False)
+
         # Track message IDs we've already processed to avoid duplicates
         self._seen_uids: set = set()
         self._poll_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
@@ -306,7 +322,7 @@ class EmailAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                 message_id = msg.get("Message-ID", "")
                 in_reply_to = msg.get("In-Reply-To", "")
                 body = _extract_text_body(msg)
-                attachments = _extract_attachments(msg)
+                attachments = _extract_attachments(msg, skip_attachments=self._skip_attachments)
 
                 results.append({
                     "uid": uid,
diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md b/website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md
index 8f515e851e..c302532b11 100644
--- a/website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md
+++ b/website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md
@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ Replies are sent via SMTP with proper email threading:
 
 The agent can send file attachments in replies. Include `MEDIA:/path/to/file` in the response and the file is attached to the outgoing email.
 
+### Skipping Attachments
+
+To ignore all incoming attachments (for malware protection or bandwidth savings), add to your `config.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+platforms:
+  email:
+    skip_attachments: true
+```
+
+When enabled, attachment and inline parts are skipped before payload decoding. The email body text is still processed normally.
+
 ---
 
 ## Access Control