diff --git a/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs b/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
index 95f20ec..eb410fb 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ internal class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration {
     public bool NativeItemTooltips = true;
     public bool PrettierTimestamps = true;
     public bool MoreCompactPretty;
+    public bool ShowNoviceNetwork;
     public bool SidebarTabView;
     public bool CanMove = true;
     public bool CanResize = true;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ internal class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration {
         this.NativeItemTooltips = other.NativeItemTooltips;
         this.PrettierTimestamps = other.PrettierTimestamps;
         this.MoreCompactPretty = other.MoreCompactPretty;
+        this.ShowNoviceNetwork = other.ShowNoviceNetwork;
         this.SidebarTabView = other.SidebarTabView;
         this.CanMove = other.CanMove;
         this.CanResize = other.CanResize;
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs
index ced28dd..d277f07 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ internal sealed class ChatLog : IUiComponent {
         var afterIcon = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
 
         var buttonWidth = afterIcon.X - beforeIcon.X;
-        var inputWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - buttonWidth * 2;
+        var showNovice = this.Ui.Plugin.Config.ShowNoviceNetwork && this.Ui.Plugin.Functions.IsMentor();
+        var inputWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - buttonWidth * (showNovice ? 2 : 1);
 
         var inputType = this._tempChannel?.ToChatType() ?? activeTab?.Channel?.ToChatType() ?? this.Ui.Plugin.Functions.Chat.Channel.channel.ToChatType();
         if (this.Chat.Trim().StartsWith('/')) {
@@ -505,10 +506,12 @@ internal sealed class ChatLog : IUiComponent {
             this.Ui.SettingsVisible ^= true;
         }
 
-        ImGui.SameLine();
+        if (showNovice) {
+            ImGui.SameLine();
 
-        if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Leaf)) {
-            this.Ui.Plugin.Functions.ClickNoviceNetworkButton();
+            if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Leaf)) {
+                this.Ui.Plugin.Functions.ClickNoviceNetworkButton();
+            }
         }
 
         ImGui.End();
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Ui/SettingsTabs/Display.cs b/ChatTwo/Ui/SettingsTabs/Display.cs
index ab864d2..d4cb29d 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Ui/SettingsTabs/Display.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Ui/SettingsTabs/Display.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ internal sealed class Display : ISettingsTab {
             ImGui.Checkbox("More compact modern layout", ref this.Mutable.MoreCompactPretty);
         }
 
+        ImGui.Checkbox("Show Novice Network join button", ref this.Mutable.ShowNoviceNetwork);
+
         ImGui.DragFloat("Font size", ref this.Mutable.FontSize, .0125f, 12f, 36f, $"{this.Mutable.FontSize:N1}");
         if (ImGui.DragFloat("Window opacity", ref this.Mutable.WindowAlpha, .0025f, 0f, 1f, $"{this.Mutable.WindowAlpha * 100f:N2}%%")) {
             switch (this.Mutable.WindowAlpha) {