diff --git a/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js b/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js
--- a/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js
+++ b/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 type Props = {
   +selected: boolean,
   +onSelect: () => void,
+  +disabled?: boolean,
   +icon: React.Node,
   +title: string,
   +type?: InputType,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
     statements,
     selected,
     onSelect,
+    disabled = false,
     type = 'radio',
     iconPosition = 'center',
   } = props;
@@ -59,15 +61,15 @@
     [selected, statements],
   );
 
-  const inputIcon = React.useMemo(
-    () =>
-      type === 'checkbox' ? (
-        <Checkbox checked={selected} />
-      ) : (
-        <Radio checked={selected} />
-      ),
-    [type, selected],
-  );
+  const inputIcon = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (disabled) {
+      return null;
+    } else if (type === 'checkbox') {
+      return <Checkbox checked={selected} />;
+    } else if (type === 'radio') {
+      return <Radio checked={selected} />;
+    }
+  }, [disabled, type, selected]);
 
   const optionContainerClasses = React.useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -83,7 +85,10 @@
   );
 
   return (
-    <div className={optionContainerClasses} onClick={onSelect}>
+    <div
+      className={optionContainerClasses}
+      onClick={disabled ? null : onSelect}
+    >
       <div className={optionIconClasses}>{icon}</div>
       <div className={css.optionContent}>
         <div className={css.optionTitle}>{title}</div>
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/notifications/notifications-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/notifications/notifications-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/notifications/notifications-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/notifications/notifications-modal.react.js
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@
         title="Background"
         statements={backgroundStatements}
         icon={icon}
+        disabled={isSidebar}
         onSelect={onBackgroundSelected}
       />
     );
-  }, [isBackgroundSelected, onBackgroundSelected]);
+  }, [isBackgroundSelected, onBackgroundSelected, isSidebar]);
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();