diff --git a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
@@ -1435,10 +1435,14 @@
 
     const result = [];
 
+    const protocol = threadSpecs[threadInfo.type].protocol();
+    const viewerCanUpdateOwnRole = protocol.viewerCanUpdateOwnRole;
+
     if (
       canChangeRoles &&
       memberInfo.username &&
-      threadHasAdminRole(threadInfo)
+      threadHasAdminRole(threadInfo) &&
+      (!memberInfo.isViewer || viewerCanUpdateOwnRole)
     ) {
       result.push('change_role');
     }
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@
       color: true,
     },
     supportsBackgroundNotifs: true,
+    viewerCanUpdateOwnRole: false,
   });
 
 function pendingThreadType(numberOfOtherMembers: number) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@
     color: false,
   },
   supportsBackgroundNotifs: false,
+  viewerCanUpdateOwnRole: false,
 };
 
 function pendingThreadType(numberOfOtherMembers: number) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@
       color: true,
     },
     supportsBackgroundNotifs: true,
+    viewerCanUpdateOwnRole: true,
   });
 
 function pendingThreadType(numberOfOtherMembers: number) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js b/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@
     +color: boolean,
   },
   +supportsBackgroundNotifs: boolean,
+  +viewerCanUpdateOwnRole: boolean,
 };
 
 export type ThreadSpec<