diff --git a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
--- a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   +qrData: QRData,
   +openSecondaryQRAuth: () => Promise<void>,
   +closeSecondaryQRAuth: () => void,
+  +canGenerateQRs: boolean,
 };
 
 const SecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext: React.Context<?SecondaryDeviceQRAuthContextType> =
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
     qrData: null,
     openSecondaryQRAuth: async () => {},
     closeSecondaryQRAuth: () => {},
+    canGenerateQRs: true,
   });
 
 function SecondaryDeviceQRAuthContextProvider(props: Props): React.Node {
@@ -240,8 +242,14 @@
       qrData,
       openSecondaryQRAuth,
       closeSecondaryQRAuth,
+      canGenerateQRs: !socketState.isAuthorized,
     }),
-    [qrData, openSecondaryQRAuth, closeSecondaryQRAuth],
+    [
+      qrData,
+      openSecondaryQRAuth,
+      closeSecondaryQRAuth,
+      socketState.isAuthorized,
+    ],
   );
 
   return (
@@ -259,24 +267,27 @@
 }
 
 function useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthURL(): ?string {
-  const { qrData, openSecondaryQRAuth, closeSecondaryQRAuth } =
+  const { qrData, openSecondaryQRAuth, closeSecondaryQRAuth, canGenerateQRs } =
     useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    void openSecondaryQRAuth();
-    return closeSecondaryQRAuth;
-  }, [closeSecondaryQRAuth, openSecondaryQRAuth]);
+    if (canGenerateQRs) {
+      void openSecondaryQRAuth();
+      return closeSecondaryQRAuth;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }, [closeSecondaryQRAuth, canGenerateQRs, openSecondaryQRAuth]);
 
   const { platform } = getConfig().platformDetails;
   const qrCodeURL = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!qrData) {
+    if (!qrData || !canGenerateQRs) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
     const identityDeviceType = platformToIdentityDeviceType[platform];
 
     return qrCodeLinkURL(qrData.aesKey, qrData.deviceID, identityDeviceType);
-  }, [platform, qrData]);
+  }, [canGenerateQRs, platform, qrData]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (qrCodeURL) {
diff --git a/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js b/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js
--- a/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js
@@ -26,25 +26,28 @@
 };
 
 function QRCodeScreen(props: QRCodeScreenProps): React.Node {
-  const { qrData, openSecondaryQRAuth, closeSecondaryQRAuth } =
+  const { qrData, openSecondaryQRAuth, closeSecondaryQRAuth, canGenerateQRs } =
     useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext();
 
   useFocusEffect(
     React.useCallback(() => {
-      void openSecondaryQRAuth();
-      return closeSecondaryQRAuth;
-    }, [closeSecondaryQRAuth, openSecondaryQRAuth]),
+      if (canGenerateQRs) {
+        void openSecondaryQRAuth();
+        return closeSecondaryQRAuth;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    }, [canGenerateQRs, closeSecondaryQRAuth, openSecondaryQRAuth]),
   );
 
   const { platform } = getConfig().platformDetails;
   const qrCodeURL = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!qrData) {
+    if (!qrData || !canGenerateQRs) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
     const deviceType = platformToIdentityDeviceType[platform];
     return qrCodeLinkURL(qrData.aesKey, qrData.deviceID, deviceType);
-  }, [platform, qrData]);
+  }, [canGenerateQRs, platform, qrData]);
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);