diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
index 1c04f3174c..03b1137088 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {shareText, shareUrl} from '#/lib/sharing'
 import {toShareUrl} from '#/lib/strings/url-helpers'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {isIOS} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {useAgeAssurance} from '#/state/ageAssurance/useAgeAssurance'
 import {useProfileShadow} from '#/state/cache/profile-shadow'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const sendViaChatControl = useDialogControl()
   const [devModeEnabled] = useDevMode()
+  const {isAgeRestricted} = useAgeAssurance()
 
   const postUri = post.uri
   const postAuthor = useProfileShadow(post.author)
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   return (
     <>
       <Menu.Outer>
-        {hasSession && (
+        {hasSession && !isAgeRestricted && (
           <Menu.Group>
             <Menu.ContainerItem>
               <RecentChats postUri={postUri} />
diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx
index 8d52a2fdf8..d074cdcf0c 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {shareText, shareUrl} from '#/lib/sharing'
 import {toShareUrl} from '#/lib/strings/url-helpers'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {useAgeAssurance} from '#/state/ageAssurance/useAgeAssurance'
 import {useProfileShadow} from '#/state/cache/profile-shadow'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useBreakpoints} from '#/alf'
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   const embedPostControl = useDialogControl()
   const sendViaChatControl = useDialogControl()
   const [devModeEnabled] = useDevMode()
+  const {isAgeRestricted} = useAgeAssurance()
 
   const postUri = post.uri
   const postCid = post.cid
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
       <Menu.Outer>
         {!hideInPWI && copyLinkItem}
 
-        {hasSession && (
+        {hasSession && !isAgeRestricted && (
           <Menu.Item
             testID="postDropdownSendViaDMBtn"
             label={_(msg`Send via direct message`)}
diff --git a/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceDismissibleNotice.tsx b/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceDismissibleNotice.tsx
index 2ab2acc045..30e2fbec44 100644
--- a/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceDismissibleNotice.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceDismissibleNotice.tsx
@@ -28,30 +28,32 @@ export function AgeAssuranceDismissibleNotice({style}: ViewStyleProp & {}) {
 
   return (
     <View style={style}>
-      <AgeAssuranceAdmonition>{copy.notice}</AgeAssuranceAdmonition>
+      <View>
+        <AgeAssuranceAdmonition>{copy.notice}</AgeAssuranceAdmonition>
 
-      <Button
-        label={_(msg`Don't show again`)}
-        size="tiny"
-        variant="solid"
-        color="secondary_inverted"
-        shape="round"
-        onPress={() =>
-          save({
-            id: Nux.AgeAssuranceDismissibleNotice,
-            completed: true,
-            data: undefined,
-          })
-        }
-        style={[
-          a.absolute,
-          {
-            top: 12,
-            right: 12,
-          },
-        ]}>
-        <ButtonIcon icon={X} />
-      </Button>
+        <Button
+          label={_(msg`Don't show again`)}
+          size="tiny"
+          variant="solid"
+          color="secondary_inverted"
+          shape="round"
+          onPress={() =>
+            save({
+              id: Nux.AgeAssuranceDismissibleNotice,
+              completed: true,
+              data: undefined,
+            })
+          }
+          style={[
+            a.absolute,
+            {
+              top: 12,
+              right: 12,
+            },
+          ]}>
+          <ButtonIcon icon={X} />
+        </Button>
+      </View>
     </View>
   )
 }