diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/conversation/ConversationSettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/conversation/ConversationSettingsFragment.kt
index 78be36b9a2..a3bd2d1dd8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/conversation/ConversationSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/conversation/ConversationSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -853,13 +853,17 @@ class ConversationSettingsFragment :
           )
 
           if (RemoteConfig.sendMemberLabels) {
+            val canSetMemberLabel = groupState.canSetOwnMemberLabel && !state.isDeprecatedOrUnregistered
             clickPref(
               title = DSLSettingsText.from(R.string.ConversationSettingsFragment__group_member_label),
               icon = DSLSettingsIcon.from(R.drawable.symbol_tag_24),
-              isEnabled = !state.isDeprecatedOrUnregistered,
+              isEnabled = canSetMemberLabel,
               onClick = {
                 val action = ConversationSettingsFragmentDirections.actionConversationSettingsFragmentToMemberLabelFragment(groupState.groupId)
                 navController.safeNavigate(action)
+              },
+              onDisabledClicked = {
+                Snackbar.make(requireView(), R.string.ConversationSettingsFragment__only_admins_can_add_member_labels, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
               }
             )
           }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e91a05e344..9523059212 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -5986,6 +5986,8 @@
     <string name="ConversationSettingsFragment__group_link">Group link</string>
     <!-- Label for button that opens the group member label permissions screen. -->
     <string name="ConversationSettingsFragment__group_member_label">Member Label</string>
+    <!-- Snackbar shown when non-admin taps the member label button -->
+    <string name="ConversationSettingsFragment__only_admins_can_add_member_labels">Only admins can add member labels in this group.</string>
     <!-- Option in conversation settings to add a user as a contact -->
     <string name="ConversationSettingsFragment__add_as_a_contact">Add as a contact</string>
     <string name="ConversationSettingsFragment__unmute">Unmute</string>