diff --git a/src/components/NewskieDialog.tsx b/src/components/NewskieDialog.tsx
index 789a42d5f9..3607f36a77 100644
--- a/src/components/NewskieDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NewskieDialog.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function NewskieDialog({
   profile,
+  disabled,
 }: {
   profile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewDetailed
+  disabled?: boolean
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export function NewskieDialog({
   return (
     <View style={[a.pr_2xs]}>
       <Button
+        disabled={disabled}
         label={_(
           msg`This user is new here. Press for more info about when they joined.`,
         )}
diff --git a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
index 4f110485e0..319eccfa4a 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ function Inner({
             )}
           </Text>
 
-          <ProfileHeaderHandle profile={profileShadow} />
+          <ProfileHeaderHandle profile={profileShadow} disableTaps />
         </View>
       </Link>
 
diff --git a/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx b/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx
index 4f438a2868..268b7350f8 100644
--- a/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function ProfileHeaderHandle({
   profile,
+  disableTaps,
 }: {
   profile: Shadow<AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewDetailed>
+  disableTaps?: boolean
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const invalidHandle = isInvalidHandle(profile.handle)
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ export function ProfileHeaderHandle({
   return (
     <View
       style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_xs, a.align_center]}
-      pointerEvents={isAndroid ? 'box-only' : 'auto'}>
-      <NewskieDialog profile={profile} />
+      pointerEvents={disableTaps ? 'none' : isAndroid ? 'box-only' : 'auto'}>
+      <NewskieDialog profile={profile} disabled={disableTaps} />
       {profile.viewer?.followedBy && !blockHide ? (
         <View style={[t.atoms.bg_contrast_25, a.rounded_xs, a.px_sm, a.py_xs]}>
           <Text style={[t.atoms.text, a.text_sm]}>