diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/__manifest__.py b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/__manifest__.py
index e8c0d3c9f9..cba47e8b5e 100644
--- a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/__manifest__.py
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/__manifest__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "installable": True,
     "depends": ["stock", "shopinvader_search_engine"],
     "data": [
+        "views/se_backend.xml",
         "views/se_index.xml",
         "data/queue_job_channel_data.xml",
         "data/queue_job_function_data.xml",
diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/__init__.py b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/__init__.py
index db97b5c38c..e25561b60e 100644
--- a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/__init__.py
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from . import product_product
+from . import se_backend
 from . import se_index
 from . import stock_move
diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/se_backend.py b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/se_backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6634917cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/se_backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright 2018 Akretion (http://www.akretion.com)
+# Copyright 2018 ACSONE SA/NV
+# Sébastien BEAU <sebastien.beau@akretion.com>
+# Copyright 2020 Camptocamp SA (http://www.camptocamp.com)
+# Simone Orsi <simahawk@gmail.com>
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
+
+from odoo import api, fields, models
+
+
+class SeBackend(models.Model):
+    _inherit = "se.backend"
+
+    # NOTE: this field right now has no effect on qty sync.
+    # It's here to allow extending modules to define their own policies.
+    # See example in `shopinvader_product_stock_state`.
+    stock_level_config = fields.Selection(
+        selection="_selection_stock_level_config",
+        default="only_qty",
+        required=True,
+        help="Define stock level export policy",
+    )
+    show_stock_level_config = fields.Boolean(compute="_compute_show_stock_level_config")
+
+    def _selection_stock_level_config(self):
+        return [("only_qty", "Only Quantity")]
+
+    @api.depends("index_ids", "index_ids.model_id")
+    def _compute_show_stock_level_config(self):
+        product_model_id = (
+            self.env["ir.model"].search([("model", "=", "product.product")]).id
+        )
+        for backend in self:
+            backend.show_stock_level_config = (
+                product_model_id in backend.index_ids.mapped("model_id").ids
+            )
diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/se_index.py b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/se_index.py
index 62aece7f5c..179313eb5b 100644
--- a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/se_index.py
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/models/se_index.py
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ class SeIndex(models.Model):
     # It's here to allow extending modules to define their own policies.
     # See example in `shopinvader_product_stock_state`.
     stock_level_config = fields.Selection(
-        selection="_selection_stock_level_config",
-        default="only_qty",
-        required=True,
-        help="Define stock level export policy",
+        selection=lambda self: self.backend_id._selection_stock_level_config(),
+        help="Define stock level export policy, "
+        "keep empty to take configuration from the backend",
     )
 
     def _default_stock_field_id(self):
@@ -60,8 +59,9 @@ def _default_stock_field_id(self):
     def _default_warehouse_ids(self):
         return self.env["stock.warehouse"].search([], limit=1)
 
-    def _selection_stock_level_config(self):
-        return [("only_qty", "Only Quantity")]
+    def _get_stock_level_config(self):
+        self.ensure_one()
+        return self.stock_level_config or self.backend_id.stock_level_config
 
     def _get_warehouse_list_for_export(self):
         """Get list of warehouse to be used for exporting stock level.
diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/views/se_backend.xml b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/views/se_backend.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41245361e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock/views/se_backend.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<!-- Copyright 2023 ACSONE SA/NV
+     License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl). -->
+<odoo>
+
+    <record model="ir.ui.view" id="se_backend_form_view">
+        <field
+            name="name"
+        >se.backend.form (in shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock)</field>
+        <field name="model">se.backend</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="connector_search_engine.se_backend_form_view" />
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <xpath expr="//group[@name='se']/group[@name='se-main']" postion="inside">
+                <field name="show_stock_level_config" invisible="1" />
+                <field
+                    name="stock_level_config"
+                    attrs="{'invisible': [('show_stock_level_config', '=', False)]}"
+                />
+            </xpath>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+</odoo>
diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/__init__.py b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/__init__.py
index 0f6112139f..ea848cb553 100644
--- a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/__init__.py
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
 
 from . import product_product
-from . import se_index
+from . import se_backend
diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/product_product.py b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/product_product.py
index 90898cb910..f60884e3f2 100644
--- a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/product_product.py
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/product_product.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def _prepare_stock_data(self):
         index_id = self.env.context.get("index_id", False)
         if index_id:
             index = self.env["se.index"].browse(index_id)
-            if "state" in index.stock_level_config:
+            if "state" in index._get_stock_level_config():
                 res["state"] = self.stock_state
             if self._skip_stock_qty_update(index):
                 res.pop("qty", None)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def _prepare_stock_data(self):
     def _skip_stock_qty_update(self, index=None):
         self.ensure_one()
         if index:
-            config = index.stock_level_config
+            config = index._get_stock_level_config()
             return config == "only_state" or (
                 config == "state_and_low_qty" and self.stock_state != "in_limited_stock"
             )
diff --git a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/se_index.py b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/se_backend.py
similarity index 90%
rename from shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/se_index.py
rename to shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/se_backend.py
index 380a426302..c9d162ed05 100644
--- a/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/se_index.py
+++ b/shopinvader_search_engine_product_stock_state/models/se_backend.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 from odoo import models
 
 
-class SeIndex(models.Model):
-    _inherit = "se.index"
+class SeBackend(models.Model):
+    _inherit = "se.backend"
 
     def _selection_stock_level_config(self):
         return super()._selection_stock_level_config() + [