diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/status_profile_polling.test.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/status_profile_polling.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d0d6f69f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/status_profile_polling.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import nock from 'nock';
+
+import type {PostMetadata} from '@mattermost/types/posts';
+
+import * as Actions from 'mattermost-redux/actions/status_profile_polling';
+import {Client4} from 'mattermost-redux/client';
+
+import {waitFor} from 'tests/react_testing_utils';
+
+import TestHelper from '../../test/test_helper';
+import configureStore from '../../test/test_store';
+
+describe('Actions.StatusProfilePolling', () => {
+    let store = configureStore();
+
+    beforeAll(() => {
+        TestHelper.initBasic(Client4);
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        store = configureStore({
+            entities: {
+                general: {
+                    config: {
+                        EnableUserStatuses: 'true',
+                    },
+                    license: {
+                        IsLicensed: 'true',
+                    },
+                },
+                users: {
+                    currentUserId: 'current_user_id',
+                    profiles: {
+                        current_user_id: {
+                            id: 'current_user_id',
+                            username: 'current_user',
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        });
+    });
+
+    afterAll(() => {
+        TestHelper.tearDown();
+    });
+
+    it('batchFetchStatusesProfilesGroupsFromPosts with empty posts', async () => {
+        const {data} = await store.dispatch(Actions.batchFetchStatusesProfilesGroupsFromPosts([]));
+        expect(data).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('batchFetchStatusesProfilesGroupsFromPosts with posts', async () => {
+        const post1 = TestHelper.getPostMock({
+            id: 'post1',
+            user_id: 'user1',
+            message: 'test',
+        });
+        const post2 = TestHelper.getPostMock({
+            id: 'post2',
+            user_id: 'user2',
+            message: '@user3 test',
+        });
+        const posts = [post1, post2];
+
+        const usernameMock = nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
+            post('/users/usernames').
+            reply(200, [{id: 'user3', username: 'user3'}]);
+
+        const {data} = await store.dispatch(Actions.batchFetchStatusesProfilesGroupsFromPosts(posts));
+        expect(data).toBe(true);
+        await waitFor(() => expect(usernameMock.isDone()).toBe(true));
+    });
+
+    it('batchFetchStatusesProfilesGroupsFromPosts with post metadata', async () => {
+        const post = TestHelper.getPostMock({
+            id: 'post1',
+            user_id: 'user1',
+            message: 'test',
+            metadata: {
+                embeds: [{
+                    type: 'opengraph',
+                    url: 'https://example.com/image.png',
+                }],
+            } as PostMetadata,
+        });
+        const posts = [post];
+
+        const {data} = await store.dispatch(Actions.batchFetchStatusesProfilesGroupsFromPosts(posts));
+        expect(data).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups', async () => {
+        const usernamesAndGroups = ['user1', 'group1'];
+
+        const usernameMock = nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
+            post('/users/usernames').
+            reply(200, [{id: 'user1', username: 'user1'}]);
+
+        const groupMock = nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
+            get('/groups').
+            query(true).
+            reply(200, [{id: 'group1', name: 'group1'}]);
+
+        const {data} = await store.dispatch(Actions.getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups(usernamesAndGroups, true));
+        await waitFor(() => expect(usernameMock.isDone()).toBe(true));
+        await waitFor(() => expect(groupMock.isDone()).toBe(true));
+        expect(data).toEqual(['group1']);
+    });
+
+    it('getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups without license', async () => {
+        const usernamesAndGroups = ['user1', 'group1'];
+
+        const usernameMock = nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
+            post('/users/usernames').
+            reply(200, [{id: 'user1', username: 'user1'}]);
+
+        const groupMock = nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
+            get('/groups').
+            query(true).
+            reply(200, [{id: 'group1', name: 'group1'}]);
+
+        const {data} = await store.dispatch(Actions.getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups(usernamesAndGroups, false));
+        await waitFor(() => expect(usernameMock.isDone()).toBe(true));
+        await waitFor(() => expect(groupMock.isDone()).toBe(false));
+        expect(data).toEqual(['group1']);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/status_profile_polling.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/status_profile_polling.ts
index c0133dd2e1..2db118e458 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/status_profile_polling.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/status_profile_polling.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
     maxUserIdsPerStatusesRequest,
 } from 'mattermost-redux/actions/users';
 import {getCurrentUser, getCurrentUserId, getIsUserStatusesConfigEnabled, getUsers} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/common';
-import {getUsersStatusAndProfileFetchingPollInterval} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/general';
+import {getLicense, getUsersStatusAndProfileFetchingPollInterval} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/general';
 import {getUserStatuses} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/users';
 import type {ActionFunc, ActionFuncAsync, ThunkActionFunc} from 'mattermost-redux/types/actions';
 import {BackgroundDataLoader} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/data_loader';
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ export function batchFetchStatusesProfilesGroupsFromPosts(postsArrayOrMap: Post[
         });
 
         if (mentionedUsernamesAndGroupsInPosts.size > 0) {
-            dispatch(getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups(Array.from(mentionedUsernamesAndGroupsInPosts)));
+            dispatch(getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups(Array.from(mentionedUsernamesAndGroupsInPosts), getLicense(state).IsLicensed === 'true'));
         }
 
         return {data: true};
     };
 }
 
-export function getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups(usernamesAndGroups: string[]): ActionFuncAsync<string[]> {
+export function getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups(usernamesAndGroups: string[], isLicensed: boolean): ActionFuncAsync<string[]> {
     return async (dispatch) => {
         // We run the at-mentioned be it user or group through the user profile search
         const {data: userProfiles} = await dispatch(getProfilesByUsernames(usernamesAndGroups));
@@ -198,15 +198,17 @@ export function getUsersFromMentionedUsernamesAndGroups(usernamesAndGroups: stri
         // Removing usernames from the list will leave only the group names
         const mentionedGroups = usernamesAndGroups.filter((name) => !mentionedUsernames.includes(name));
 
-        for (const group of mentionedGroups) {
-            const groupSearchParam: GroupSearchParams = {
-                q: group,
-                filter_allow_reference: true,
-                page: 0,
-                per_page: 60,
-            };
+        if (isLicensed) {
+            for (const group of mentionedGroups) {
+                const groupSearchParam: GroupSearchParams = {
+                    q: group,
+                    filter_allow_reference: true,
+                    page: 0,
+                    per_page: 60,
+                };
 
-            dispatch(searchGroups(groupSearchParam));
+                dispatch(searchGroups(groupSearchParam));
+            }
         }
 
         return {data: mentionedGroups};