diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java
index e8bb84973a..5b120609ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class ContactInfo {
         boolean avatars = prefs.getBoolean("avatars", true);
         boolean bimi = prefs.getBoolean("bimi", false);
         boolean efavicons = (prefs.getBoolean("efavicons", false) && !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
-        boolean favicons = prefs.getBoolean("favicons", false);
+        boolean favicons = (prefs.getBoolean("favicons", false) && !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
         boolean generated = prefs.getBoolean("generated_icons", true);
         boolean identicons = prefs.getBoolean("identicons", false);
         boolean circular = prefs.getBoolean("circular", true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index 0b0aa4b93f..e584bf3ec5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
     private SwitchCompat swFavicons;
     private SwitchCompat swFaviconsPartial;
     private TextView tvFaviconsHint;
+    private TextView tvFaviconsPlay;
     private SwitchCompat swGeneratedIcons;
     private SwitchCompat swIdenticons;
     private SwitchCompat swCircular;
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         swFavicons = view.findViewById(R.id.swFavicons);
         swFaviconsPartial = view.findViewById(R.id.swFaviconsPartial);
         tvFaviconsHint = view.findViewById(R.id.tvFaviconsHint);
+        tvFaviconsPlay = view.findViewById(R.id.tvFaviconsPlay);
         swGeneratedIcons = view.findViewById(R.id.swGeneratedIcons);
         swIdenticons = view.findViewById(R.id.swIdenticons);
         swCircular = view.findViewById(R.id.swCircular);
@@ -726,7 +728,6 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
             }
         });
 
-        swEFavicons.setVisibility(BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
         swEFavicons.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
@@ -1226,6 +1227,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
 
         // Initialize
         FragmentDialogTheme.setBackground(getContext(), view, false);
+        tvFaviconsPlay.setVisibility(BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
         swFaviconsPartial.setText(getString(R.string.title_advanced_favicons_partial,
                 Helper.humanReadableByteCount(ContactInfo.FAVICON_READ_BYTES, false)));
         grpUnzip.setVisibility(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
@@ -1337,8 +1339,10 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         //swColorStripeWide.setEnabled(swColorStripe.isChecked());
         swAvatars.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("avatars", true));
         swBimi.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("bimi", false));
-        swEFavicons.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("efavicons", false));
-        swFavicons.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("favicons", false));
+        swEFavicons.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("efavicons", false) && !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
+        swEFavicons.setEnabled(!BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
+        swFavicons.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("favicons", false) && !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
+        swFavicons.setEnabled(!BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
         swFaviconsPartial.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("favicons_partial", true));
         swFaviconsPartial.setEnabled(swFavicons.isChecked());
         swGeneratedIcons.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("generated_icons", true));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
index 065c767987..d0fb8ad8ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
@@ -921,6 +921,19 @@
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvFaviconsHint"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
+                <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/tvFaviconsPlay"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+                    android:drawablePadding="6dp"
+                    android:drawableTint="?attr/colorWarning"
+                    android:text="@string/title_advanced_favicons_play"
+                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="?attr/colorWarning"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swFaviconsPartial" />
+
                 <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
                     android:id="@+id/swGeneratedIcons"
                     android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -930,7 +943,7 @@
                     android:text="@string/title_advanced_generated_icons"
                     app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swFaviconsPartial"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvFaviconsPlay"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
                 <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 661764e80a..82c2449014 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@
     <string name="title_advanced_efavicons">Show avatars</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_favicons">Show favicons</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_favicons_partial">Scan only the first %1$s of the web page</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_favicons_play">Google doesn\'t allow favicons for privacy reasons</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_generated_icons">Show generated icons</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_identicons">Show identicons</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_circular">Show round icons</string>