diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html
index bb3eff9..8acbd5d 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@
             <span>Diff view:</span>
             <gr-diff-mode-selector
                 id="modeSelect"
-                save-on-change="[[_loggedIn]]"
+                save-on-change="[[!_diffPrefsDisabled]]"
                 mode="{{changeViewState.diffMode}}"></gr-diff-mode-selector>
           </div>
           <span id="diffPrefsContainer"
-              hidden$="[[_computePrefsButtonHidden(_prefs, _loggedIn)]]" hidden>
+              hidden$="[[_computePrefsButtonHidden(_prefs, _diffPrefsDisabled)]]" hidden>
             <span class="preferences desktop">
               <gr-button
                   link
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js
index 6f361d8..59c5b1f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@
         value() { return {}; },
         observer: '_changeViewStateChanged',
       },
+      disableDiffPrefs: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        value: false,
+      },
+      _diffPrefsDisabled: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        computed: '_computeDiffPrefsDisabled(disableDiffPrefs, _loggedIn)',
+      },
       /** @type {?} */
       _patchRange: Object,
       /** @type {?} */
@@ -450,6 +458,7 @@
     _handleCommaKey(e) {
       if (this.shouldSuppressKeyboardShortcut(e) ||
           this.modifierPressed(e)) { return; }
+      if (this._diffPrefsDisabled) { return; }
 
       e.preventDefault();
       this.$.diffPreferences.open();
@@ -791,8 +800,8 @@
           (unresolvedString ? `${unresolvedString}` : '');
     },
 
-    _computePrefsButtonHidden(prefs, loggedIn) {
-      return !loggedIn || !prefs;
+    _computePrefsButtonHidden(prefs, prefsDisabled) {
+      return prefsDisabled || !prefs;
     },
 
     _handleFileChange(e) {
@@ -1012,5 +1021,9 @@
       if (this.shouldSuppressKeyboardShortcut(e)) { return; }
       this.$.diffHost.expandAllContext();
     },
+
+    _computeDiffPrefsDisabled(disableDiffPrefs, loggedIn) {
+      return disableDiffPrefs || !loggedIn;
+    },
   });
 })();
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.html
index 431578b..3a5ca51 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view_test.html
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
       element._fileList = ['chell.go', 'glados.txt', 'wheatley.md'];
       element._path = 'glados.txt';
       element.changeViewState.selectedFileIndex = 1;
+      element._loggedIn = true;
 
       const diffNavStub = sandbox.stub(Gerrit.Nav, 'navigateToDiff');
       const changeNavStub = sandbox.stub(Gerrit.Nav, 'navigateToChange');
@@ -177,6 +178,10 @@
       MockInteractions.pressAndReleaseKeyOn(element, 188, null, ',');
       assert(showPrefsStub.calledOnce);
 
+      element.disableDiffPrefs = true;
+      MockInteractions.pressAndReleaseKeyOn(element, 188, null, ',');
+      assert(showPrefsStub.calledOnce);
+
       let scrollStub = sandbox.stub(element.$.cursor, 'moveToNextChunk');
       MockInteractions.pressAndReleaseKeyOn(element, 78, null, 'n');
       assert(scrollStub.calledOnce);
@@ -343,23 +348,39 @@
           PARENT), 'Should navigate to /c/42/1');
     });
 
-    test('Diff preferences hidden when no prefs or logged out', () => {
-      element._loggedIn = false;
-      flushAsynchronousOperations();
-      assert.isTrue(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
+    suite('diff prefs hidden', () => {
+      test('when no prefs or logged out', () => {
+        element.disableDiffPrefs = false;
+        element._loggedIn = false;
+        flushAsynchronousOperations();
+        assert.isTrue(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
 
-      element._loggedIn = true;
-      flushAsynchronousOperations();
-      assert.isTrue(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
+        element._loggedIn = true;
+        flushAsynchronousOperations();
+        assert.isTrue(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
 
-      element._loggedIn = false;
-      element._prefs = {font_size: '12'};
-      flushAsynchronousOperations();
-      assert.isTrue(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
+        element._loggedIn = false;
+        element._prefs = {font_size: '12'};
+        flushAsynchronousOperations();
+        assert.isTrue(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
 
-      element._loggedIn = true;
-      flushAsynchronousOperations();
-      assert.isFalse(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
+        element._loggedIn = true;
+        flushAsynchronousOperations();
+        assert.isFalse(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
+      });
+
+      test('when disableDiffPrefs is set', () => {
+        element._loggedIn = true;
+        element._prefs = {font_size: '12'};
+        element.disableDiffPrefs = false;
+        flushAsynchronousOperations();
+
+        assert.isFalse(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
+        element.disableDiffPrefs = true;
+        flushAsynchronousOperations();
+
+        assert.isTrue(element.$.diffPrefsContainer.hidden);
+      });
     });
 
     test('prefsButton opens gr-diff-preferences', () => {