diff --git a/webui/static/init.js b/webui/static/init.js
index 57af415c..6d069d68 100644
--- a/webui/static/init.js
+++ b/webui/static/init.js
@@ -863,6 +863,11 @@ function updateProfileIndicator() {
     name.textContent = currentProfile.name;
     indicator.style.display = 'flex';
 
+    // Service Status quick-switch is admin-only — drop the clickable affordance
+    // for non-admins so it doesn't look interactive.
+    const statusSection = document.querySelector('.status-section--clickable');
+    if (statusSection) statusSection.classList.toggle('status-section--locked', !currentProfile.is_admin);
+
     indicator.onclick = async () => {
         const res = await fetch('/api/profiles');
         const data = await res.json();
diff --git a/webui/static/service-switch.js b/webui/static/service-switch.js
index a585b681..acef7a7d 100644
--- a/webui/static/service-switch.js
+++ b/webui/static/service-switch.js
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ function _ssDownloadInfo(id) {
 }
 
 function openServiceSwitchModal(tab) {
+    // Admin-only: active metadata source / media server / download source are
+    // app-wide infrastructure. Non-admins manage their own playlist accounts
+    // elsewhere (per-profile), not here.
+    try {
+        const ctx = (typeof getCurrentProfileContext === 'function') ? getCurrentProfileContext() : null;
+        if (ctx && !ctx.isAdmin) {
+            if (typeof showToast === 'function') showToast('Only the admin can change the active sources', 'info');
+            return;
+        }
+    } catch (_e) { /* if context unknown, fall through (defaults to admin) */ }
     _ssState.tab = _SS_TABS.some(t => t.id === tab) ? tab : 'metadata';
     let overlay = document.getElementById('service-switch-overlay');
     if (!overlay) {
diff --git a/webui/static/style.css b/webui/static/style.css
index d6c56f7e..760e886a 100644
--- a/webui/static/style.css
+++ b/webui/static/style.css
@@ -67764,3 +67764,7 @@ body.em-scroll-lock { overflow: hidden; }
 }
 .ss-hybrid-logo { width: 26px; height: 26px; object-fit: contain; }
 .ss-hybrid-name { font-size: 0.9rem; }
+
+/* Service Status is admin-only — non-admins get no clickable affordance. */
+.status-section--locked { cursor: default; }
+.status-section--locked:hover { background: transparent; }