diff --git a/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/IdentityService.swift b/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/IdentityService.swift
index 6f87acb..53d2bf2 100644
--- a/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/IdentityService.swift
+++ b/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/IdentityService.swift
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ public extension IdentityService {
         contentDatabase.pickerEmojisPublisher()
     }
 
-    func updatePreferences(_ preferences: Identity.Preferences) -> AnyPublisher<Never, Error> {
+    func updatePreferences(_ preferences: Identity.Preferences, authenticated: Bool) -> AnyPublisher<Never, Error> {
         identityDatabase.updatePreferences(preferences, id: id)
             .collect()
-            .filter { _ in preferences.useServerPostingReadingPreferences }
+            .filter { _ in preferences.useServerPostingReadingPreferences && authenticated }
             .flatMap { _ in refreshServerPreferences() }
             .eraseToAnyPublisher()
     }
diff --git a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/PreferencesViewModel.swift b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/PreferencesViewModel.swift
index d9c1230..2dfea0c 100644
--- a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/PreferencesViewModel.swift	
+++ b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/PreferencesViewModel.swift	
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ public final class PreferencesViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
         $preferences
             .dropFirst()
-            .flatMap(identityContext.service.updatePreferences)
+            .flatMap {
+                identityContext.service.updatePreferences(
+                    $0,
+                    authenticated: identityContext.identity.authenticated)
+            }
             .assignErrorsToAlertItem(to: \.alertItem, on: self)
             .sink { _ in }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
diff --git a/Views/SwiftUI/PreferencesView.swift b/Views/SwiftUI/PreferencesView.swift
index ded7a54..4b3f122 100644
--- a/Views/SwiftUI/PreferencesView.swift
+++ b/Views/SwiftUI/PreferencesView.swift
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ struct PreferencesView: View {
                     Toggle("preferences.reading-expand-spoilers",
                            isOn: $viewModel.preferences.readingExpandSpoilers)
                 }
-                .disabled(viewModel.preferences.useServerPostingReadingPreferences)
+                .disabled(viewModel.preferences.useServerPostingReadingPreferences
+                            && viewModel.identityContext.identity.authenticated)
             }
             Section(header: Text("preferences.app")) {
                 Picker("preferences.status-word",
@@ -100,16 +101,19 @@ struct PreferencesView: View {
                 .disabled(reduceMotion)
                 Toggle("preferences.show-reblog-and-favorite-counts",
                        isOn: $identityContext.appPreferences.showReblogAndFavoriteCounts)
-                Picker("preferences.home-timeline-position-on-startup",
-                       selection: $identityContext.appPreferences.homeTimelineBehavior) {
-                    ForEach(AppPreferences.PositionBehavior.allCases) { option in
-                        Text(option.localizedStringKey).tag(option)
+                if viewModel.identityContext.identity.authenticated
+                    && !viewModel.identityContext.identity.pending {
+                    Picker("preferences.home-timeline-position-on-startup",
+                           selection: $identityContext.appPreferences.homeTimelineBehavior) {
+                        ForEach(AppPreferences.PositionBehavior.allCases) { option in
+                            Text(option.localizedStringKey).tag(option)
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                Picker("preferences.notifications-position-on-startup",
-                       selection: $identityContext.appPreferences.notificationsTabBehavior) {
-                    ForEach(AppPreferences.PositionBehavior.allCases) { option in
-                        Text(option.localizedStringKey).tag(option)
+                    Picker("preferences.notifications-position-on-startup",
+                           selection: $identityContext.appPreferences.notificationsTabBehavior) {
+                        ForEach(AppPreferences.PositionBehavior.allCases) { option in
+                            Text(option.localizedStringKey).tag(option)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }