diff --git a/module/applications/ui/itemBrowser.mjs b/module/applications/ui/itemBrowser.mjs
index 582b0b49..2d882eba 100644
--- a/module/applications/ui/itemBrowser.mjs
+++ b/module/applications/ui/itemBrowser.mjs
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ export class ItemBrowser extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2) {
         context.formatChoices = this.formatChoices;
         context.items = this.items;
         context.presets = this.presets;
+        context.isGM = game.user.isGM;
+
         return context;
     }
 
diff --git a/templates/ui/itemBrowser/sidebar.hbs b/templates/ui/itemBrowser/sidebar.hbs
index c100e20e..a829f8c5 100644
--- a/templates/ui/itemBrowser/sidebar.hbs
+++ b/templates/ui/itemBrowser/sidebar.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="compendium-sidebar">
-    <button data-action="openSettings"><i class="fa-solid fa-gear"></i> {{localize "DAGGERHEART.UI.ItemBrowser.browserSettings"}}</button>
+    {{#if isGM}}<button data-action="openSettings"><i class="fa-solid fa-gear"></i> {{localize "DAGGERHEART.UI.ItemBrowser.browserSettings"}}</button>{{/if}}
     <div class="folder-list">
         {{#each compendiums}}
                 <div class="{{#if selected}} is-selected{{/if}}" data-action="selectFolder" data-folder-id="{{id}}" {{#if folders.length}}data-tooltip="DAGGERHEART.UI.Tooltip.rightClickExtend" data-tooltip-direction="RIGHT"{{/if}}>{{label}}</div>