diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/channel.vue b/packages/frontend/src/pages/channel.vue
index b61054118d..655e69461f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/channel.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/channel.vue
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 				<MkNotes :pagination="featuredPagination"/>
 			</div>
 			<div v-else-if="tab === 'search'" key="search">
-				<div class="_gaps">
+				<div v-if="notesSearchAvailable" class="_gaps">
 					<div>
 						<MkInput v-model="searchQuery" @enter="search()">
 							<template #prefix><i class="ti ti-search"></i></template>
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 					</div>
 					<MkNotes v-if="searchPagination" :key="searchKey" :pagination="searchPagination"/>
 				</div>
+				<div v-else>
+					<MkInfo warn>{{ i18n.ts.notesSearchNotAvailable }}</MkInfo>
+				</div>
 			</div>
 		</MkHorizontalSwipe>
 	</MkSpacer>
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ import MkHorizontalSwipe from '@/components/MkHorizontalSwipe.vue';
 import { PageHeaderItem } from '@/types/page-header.js';
 import { isSupportShare } from '@/scripts/navigator.js';
 import { copyToClipboard } from '@/scripts/copy-to-clipboard.js';
+import { notesSearchAvailable } from '@/scripts/check-permissions.js';
 import { miLocalStorage } from '@/local-storage.js';
 import { useRouter } from '@/router/supplier.js';