diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/collections_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/collections_service.dart
index 9c3961f139..ccfd9e0c89 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/collections_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/collections_service.dart
@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ class CollectionsService {
         data: {
           "collectionID": collection.id,
           "enableCollect": enableCollect,
+          "enableJoin": flagService.internalUser,
         },
       );
       collection.publicURLs?.add(PublicURL.fromMap(response.data["result"]));
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/shared_public_collection_page.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/shared_public_collection_page.dart
index ed4536d89b..68b8e43866 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/shared_public_collection_page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/shared_public_collection_page.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import "package:photos/models/file/file.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/file_load_result.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/gallery_type.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/selected_files.dart";
+import "package:photos/service_locator.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/collections_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/remote_sync_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/components/buttons/button_widget.dart";
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class _SharedPublicCollectionPageState
       selectedFiles: _selectedFiles,
       initialFiles: initialFiles,
       albumName: widget.c.collection.displayName,
-      header: widget.c.collection.isJoinEnabled
+      header: widget.c.collection.isJoinEnabled && flagService.internalUser
           ? Padding(
               padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
               child: NotificationWidget(