diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index 3818d29860..79994b7ef5 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ function InnerApp() {
                   // Resets the entire tree below when it changes:
                   key={currentAccount?.did}>
                   <QueryProvider currentDid={currentAccount?.did}>
-                    <AgeAssuranceProvider>
-                      <ComposerProvider>
-                        <StatsigProvider>
+                    <StatsigProvider>
+                      <AgeAssuranceProvider>
+                        <ComposerProvider>
                           <MessagesProvider>
                             {/* LabelDefsProvider MUST come before ModerationOptsProvider */}
                             <LabelDefsProvider>
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ function InnerApp() {
                               </ModerationOptsProvider>
                             </LabelDefsProvider>
                           </MessagesProvider>
-                        </StatsigProvider>
-                      </ComposerProvider>
-                    </AgeAssuranceProvider>
+                        </ComposerProvider>
+                      </AgeAssuranceProvider>
+                    </StatsigProvider>
                   </QueryProvider>
                 </React.Fragment>
               </VideoVolumeProvider>
diff --git a/src/App.web.tsx b/src/App.web.tsx
index c591c1d5b8..ebff97e6d7 100644
--- a/src/App.web.tsx
+++ b/src/App.web.tsx
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ function InnerApp() {
                   // Resets the entire tree below when it changes:
                   key={currentAccount?.did}>
                   <QueryProvider currentDid={currentAccount?.did}>
-                    <AgeAssuranceProvider>
-                      <ComposerProvider>
-                        <StatsigProvider>
+                    <StatsigProvider>
+                      <AgeAssuranceProvider>
+                        <ComposerProvider>
                           <MessagesProvider>
                             {/* LabelDefsProvider MUST come before ModerationOptsProvider */}
                             <LabelDefsProvider>
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ function InnerApp() {
                               </ModerationOptsProvider>
                             </LabelDefsProvider>
                           </MessagesProvider>
-                        </StatsigProvider>
-                      </ComposerProvider>
-                    </AgeAssuranceProvider>
+                        </ComposerProvider>
+                      </AgeAssuranceProvider>
+                    </StatsigProvider>
                   </QueryProvider>
                   <ToastContainer />
                 </React.Fragment>
diff --git a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
index 3b1106480d..efd7d605a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export type Gate =
   // Keep this alphabetic please.
+  | 'age_assurance'
   | 'alt_share_icon'
   | 'debug_show_feedcontext'
   | 'debug_subscriptions'
diff --git a/src/state/age-assurance/index.tsx b/src/state/age-assurance/index.tsx
index 84e93105b0..d0d5104512 100644
--- a/src/state/age-assurance/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/age-assurance/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {useQuery} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {networkRetry} from '#/lib/async/retry'
 import {useGetAndRegisterPushToken} from '#/lib/notifications/notifications'
+import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 // import {wait} from '#/lib/async/wait'
 import {isNetworkError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {Logger} from '#/logger'
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
   const {geolocation} = useGeolocation()
   const getAndRegisterPushToken = useGetAndRegisterPushToken()
   const isAgeRestrictedGeo = !!geolocation?.isAgeRestrictedGeo
+  const gate = useGate()
 
   const {data, isFetched, refetch} = useQuery({
     /**
@@ -90,21 +92,25 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
     },
   })
 
+  /**
+   * Derive state, or fall back to defaults
+   */
   const ageAssuranceContext = useMemo<AgeAssuranceContextType>(() => {
+    const enabled = gate('age_assurance')
     const {status, lastInitiatedAt} = data || DEFAULT_AGE_ASSURANCE_STATE
     const ctx: AgeAssuranceContextType = {
       status,
       isLoaded: isFetched,
       lastInitiatedAt,
       hasInitiated: !!lastInitiatedAt,
-      isExempt: !isAgeRestrictedGeo,
+      isExempt: !isAgeRestrictedGeo || !enabled,
       isAgeRestricted: Boolean(isAgeRestrictedGeo && status !== 'assured'),
     }
 
     logger.debug(`context`, ctx)
 
     return ctx
-  }, [isAgeRestrictedGeo, isFetched, data])
+  }, [gate, isAgeRestrictedGeo, isFetched, data])
 
   const ageAssuranceAPIContext = useMemo<AgeAssuranceAPIContextType>(
     () => ({