diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index c4b6c4ea6..23368a5b6 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ const PopupMenuBase = new Lang.Class({
                            app.activate();
                        });
 
+        menuItem.actor.visible = Main.sessionMode.allowSettings;
         this._settingsActions[desktopFile] = menuItem;
 
         return menuItem;