diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte
index 55a03f7db2..d81c23067e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/InterfaceSettings.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { canUseTemporaryChats, isSettingsAdmin } from '$lib/utils/settings-access';
+	import {
+		canUseChannels,
+		canUseTemporaryChats,
+		isSettingsAdmin
+	} from '$lib/utils/settings-access';
 	import { config, settings, user } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { onMount, getContext } from 'svelte';
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
@@ -2100,7 +2104,7 @@
 		</p>
 	</div>
 
-	{#if imageCompression}
+	{#if imageCompression && canUseChannels({ user: $user, config: $config })}
 		<div>
 			<div class={settingRowClass}>
 				<label
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts b/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts
index 98df101da7..63f092019b 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/settings-access.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export const canUseNotificationTargets = ({ user, config }: SettingsAccessContex
 	(user?.role === 'admin' || (user?.permissions?.features?.webhooks ?? false));
 export const canUseTemporaryChats = ({ user }: SettingsAccessContext) =>
 	user?.role === 'admin' || user?.permissions?.chat?.temporary;
+export const canUseChannels = ({ user, config }: SettingsAccessContext) =>
+	config?.features?.enable_channels &&
+	(user?.role === 'admin' || (user?.permissions?.features?.channels ?? true));
 export const isSettingsAdmin = ({ user }: SettingsAccessContext) => user?.role === 'admin';
 
 /** Only permission-gated text needs an explicit rule. Provider/disclosure state is irrelevant. */
@@ -65,5 +68,7 @@ export function canSearchSetting(
 		return isSettingsAdmin(context);
 	if (stem === 'settings.personal.interface.temporaryChatByDefault')
 		return !!canUseTemporaryChats(context);
+	if (stem === 'settings.personal.interface.compressImagesInChannels')
+		return !!canUseChannels(context);
 	return true;
 }