diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/BackupRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/BackupRepository.kt
index b17007b882..d78263f58e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/BackupRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/BackupRepository.kt
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@ object BackupRepository {
     }
   }
 
+  @WorkerThread
+  fun canAccessRemoteBackupSettings(): Boolean {
+    // TODO [message-backups]
+
+    // We need to check whether the user can access remote backup settings.
+
+    // 1. Do they have a receipt they need to be able to view?
+    // 2. Do they have a backup they need to be able to manage?
+
+    // The easy thing to do here would actually be to set a ui hint.
+
+    return SignalStore.backup.areBackupsEnabled
+  }
+
   @WorkerThread
   fun turnOffAndDeleteBackup() {
     RecurringInAppPaymentRepository.cancelActiveSubscriptionSync(InAppPaymentSubscriberRecord.Type.BACKUP)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsFragment.kt
index a516587487..df0d427b4a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ class ChatsSettingsFragment : DSLSettingsFragment(R.string.preferences_chats__ch
 
       sectionHeaderPref(R.string.preferences_chats__backups)
 
-      if (RemoteConfig.messageBackups || state.remoteBackupsEnabled) {
+      if (RemoteConfig.messageBackups || state.canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings) {
         clickPref(
           title = DSLSettingsText.from(R.string.RemoteBackupsSettingsFragment__signal_backups),
-          summary = DSLSettingsText.from(if (state.remoteBackupsEnabled) R.string.arrays__enabled else R.string.arrays__disabled),
+          summary = DSLSettingsText.from(if (state.canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings) R.string.arrays__enabled else R.string.arrays__disabled),
           onClick = {
-            if (state.remoteBackupsEnabled) {
+            if (state.canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings) {
               Navigation.findNavController(requireView()).safeNavigate(R.id.action_chatsSettingsFragment_to_remoteBackupsSettingsFragment)
             } else {
               startActivity(CheckoutFlowActivity.createIntent(requireContext(), InAppPaymentType.RECURRING_BACKUP))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsState.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsState.kt
index 8429a69eb8..2f54a9a73f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsState.kt
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ data class ChatsSettingsState(
   val useSystemEmoji: Boolean,
   val enterKeySends: Boolean,
   val localBackupsEnabled: Boolean,
-  val remoteBackupsEnabled: Boolean
+  val canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings: Boolean,
 )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt
index 3ec136e1f8..c0765af6a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/chats/ChatsSettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.settings.app.chats
 
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.kotlin.subscribeBy
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.schedulers.Schedulers
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.backup.v2.BackupRepository
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.AppDependencies
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.BackupUtil
@@ -23,12 +28,23 @@ class ChatsSettingsViewModel @JvmOverloads constructor(
       useSystemEmoji = SignalStore.settings.isPreferSystemEmoji,
       enterKeySends = SignalStore.settings.isEnterKeySends,
       localBackupsEnabled = SignalStore.settings.isBackupEnabled && BackupUtil.canUserAccessBackupDirectory(AppDependencies.application),
-      remoteBackupsEnabled = SignalStore.backup.areBackupsEnabled
+      canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings = SignalStore.backup.areBackupsEnabled
     )
   )
 
   val state: LiveData<ChatsSettingsState> = store.stateLiveData
 
+  private val disposable = Single.fromCallable { BackupRepository.canAccessRemoteBackupSettings() }
+    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+    .subscribeBy { canAccessRemoteBackupSettings ->
+      store.update { it.copy(canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings = canAccessRemoteBackupSettings) }
+    }
+
+  override fun onCleared() {
+    disposable.dispose()
+  }
+
   fun setGenerateLinkPreviewsEnabled(enabled: Boolean) {
     store.update { it.copy(generateLinkPreviews = enabled) }
     SignalStore.settings.isLinkPreviewsEnabled = enabled
@@ -63,9 +79,9 @@ class ChatsSettingsViewModel @JvmOverloads constructor(
     val remoteBackupsEnabled = SignalStore.backup.areBackupsEnabled
 
     if (store.state.localBackupsEnabled != backupsEnabled ||
-      store.state.remoteBackupsEnabled != remoteBackupsEnabled
+      store.state.canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings != remoteBackupsEnabled
     ) {
-      store.update { it.copy(localBackupsEnabled = backupsEnabled, remoteBackupsEnabled = remoteBackupsEnabled) }
+      store.update { it.copy(localBackupsEnabled = backupsEnabled, canAccessRemoteBackupsSettings = remoteBackupsEnabled) }
     }
   }
 }