diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
index 342b876..19207bc 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import {classMap} from 'lit/directives/class-map.js';
 import {createSearchUrl} from '../../../models/views/search';
 import {createChangeUrl} from '../../../models/views/change';
+import {userModelToken} from '../../../models/user/user-model';
 import {pluginLoaderToken} from '../../shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-plugin-loader';
 
 enum ChangeSize {
@@ -94,9 +95,6 @@
   sectionName?: string;
 
   @property({type: Boolean})
-  showStar = false;
-
-  @property({type: Boolean})
   showNumber = false;
 
   @property({type: String})
@@ -125,6 +123,10 @@
 
   private readonly getNavigation = resolve(this, navigationToken);
 
+  private readonly getUserModel = resolve(this, userModelToken);
+
+  @state() private isLoggedIn = false;
+
   constructor() {
     super();
     subscribe(
@@ -134,6 +136,11 @@
         this.updateCheckedState(selectedChangeNums);
       }
     );
+    subscribe(
+      this,
+      () => this.getUserModel().loggedIn$,
+      isLoggedIn => (this.isLoggedIn = isLoggedIn)
+    );
   }
 
   override connectedCallback() {
@@ -332,6 +339,8 @@
   }
 
   private renderCellSelectionBox() {
+    if (!this.isLoggedIn) return;
+
     return html`
       <td class="cell selection">
         <!--
@@ -352,7 +361,7 @@
   }
 
   private renderCellStar() {
-    if (!this.showStar) return;
+    if (!this.isLoggedIn) return;
 
     return html`
       <td class="cell star">
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
index c7cb5b8..5e31cc8 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 import {
   SubmitRequirementResultInfo,
   NumericChangeId,
+  Timestamp,
 } from '../../../api/rest-api';
 import '../../../test/common-test-setup';
 import {
+  createAccountWithEmail,
   createAccountWithId,
   createChange,
   createSubmitRequirementExpressionInfo,
@@ -21,7 +23,6 @@
 import {
   query,
   queryAndAssert,
-  stubRestApi,
   waitUntilObserved,
 } from '../../../test/test-utils';
 import {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
   bulkActionsModelToken,
   BulkActionsModel,
 } from '../../../models/bulk-actions/bulk-actions-model';
+import {UserModel, userModelToken} from '../../../models/user/user-model';
 import {createTestAppContext} from '../../../test/test-app-context-init';
 import {ColumnNames} from '../../../constants/constants';
 import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
@@ -58,13 +60,13 @@
 
   let element: GrChangeListItem;
   let bulkActionsModel: BulkActionsModel;
+  let userModel: UserModel;
 
   setup(async () => {
-    stubRestApi('getLoggedIn').returns(Promise.resolve(false));
-
     bulkActionsModel = new BulkActionsModel(
       createTestAppContext().restApiService
     );
+    userModel = testResolver(userModelToken);
     element = (
       await fixture<DIProviderElement>(
         wrapInProvider(
@@ -105,6 +107,10 @@
     test('bulk actions checkboxes', async () => {
       element.change = {...createChange(), _number: 1 as NumericChangeId};
       bulkActionsModel.sync([element.change]);
+      userModel.setAccount({
+        ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+        registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+      });
       await element.updateComplete;
 
       const checkbox = queryAndAssert<HTMLInputElement>(
@@ -134,6 +140,10 @@
       element.globalIndex = 5;
       element.change = {...createChange(), _number: 1 as NumericChangeId};
       bulkActionsModel.sync([element.change]);
+      userModel.setAccount({
+        ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+        registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+      });
       await element.updateComplete;
 
       const checkbox = queryAndAssert<HTMLInputElement>(
@@ -147,6 +157,10 @@
     });
 
     test('checkbox state updates with model updates', async () => {
+      userModel.setAccount({
+        ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+        registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+      });
       element.requestUpdate();
       await element.updateComplete;
 
@@ -168,6 +182,10 @@
     });
 
     test('checkbox state updates with change id update', async () => {
+      userModel.setAccount({
+        ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+        registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+      });
       element.requestUpdate();
       await element.updateComplete;
 
@@ -361,7 +379,10 @@
     const change = createChange();
     bulkActionsModel.sync([change]);
     bulkActionsModel.addSelectedChangeNum(change._number);
-    element.showStar = true;
+    userModel.setAccount({
+      ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+      registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+    });
     element.showNumber = true;
     element.account = createAccountWithId(1);
     element.config = createServerInfo();
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
index 8227e11..61b276e 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 import {sharedStyles} from '../../../styles/shared-styles';
 import {Metadata} from '../../../utils/change-metadata-util';
 import {WAITING} from '../../../constants/constants';
-import {provide} from '../../../models/dependency';
+import {provide, resolve} from '../../../models/dependency';
 import {
   bulkActionsModelToken,
   BulkActionsModel,
 } from '../../../models/bulk-actions/bulk-actions-model';
+import {createSearchUrl} from '../../../models/views/search';
+import {userModelToken} from '../../../models/user/user-model';
 import {subscribe} from '../../lit/subscription-controller';
 import {classMap} from 'lit/directives/class-map.js';
-import {createSearchUrl} from '../../../models/views/search';
 
 const NUMBER_FIXED_COLUMNS = 4;
 const LABEL_PREFIX_INVALID_PROLOG = 'Invalid-Prolog-Rules-Label-Name--';
@@ -52,9 +53,6 @@
   visibleChangeTableColumns?: string[];
 
   @property({type: Boolean})
-  showStar = false;
-
-  @property({type: Boolean})
   showNumber?: boolean; // No default value to prevent flickering.
 
   @property({type: Number})
@@ -104,6 +102,10 @@
     getAppContext().restApiService
   );
 
+  private readonly getUserModel = resolve(this, userModelToken);
+
+  private isLoggedIn = false;
+
   static override get styles() {
     return [
       changeListStyles,
@@ -156,6 +158,11 @@
       () => this.bulkActionsModel.totalChangeCount$,
       totalChangeCount => (this.totalChangeCount = totalChangeCount)
     );
+    subscribe(
+      this,
+      () => this.getUserModel().loggedIn$,
+      isLoggedIn => (this.isLoggedIn = isLoggedIn)
+    );
   }
 
   override willUpdate(changedProperties: PropertyValues) {
@@ -189,8 +196,8 @@
         <td class="leftPadding" aria-hidden="true"></td>
         <td
           class="star"
-          ?aria-hidden=${!this.showStar}
-          ?hidden=${!this.showStar}
+          ?aria-hidden=${!this.isLoggedIn}
+          ?hidden=${!this.isLoggedIn}
         ></td>
         <td class="cell" colspan=${colSpan}>
           ${this.changeSection.emptyStateSlotName
@@ -213,7 +220,7 @@
       <tbody>
         <tr class="groupHeader">
           <td aria-hidden="true" class="leftPadding"></td>
-          <td aria-hidden="true" class="star" ?hidden=${!this.showStar}></td>
+          <td aria-hidden="true" class="star" ?hidden=${!this.isLoggedIn}></td>
           <td class="cell" colspan=${colSpan}>
             <h2 class="heading-3">
               <a
@@ -248,7 +255,7 @@
           : html` <td
                 class="star"
                 aria-label="Star status column"
-                ?hidden=${!this.showStar}
+                ?hidden=${!this.isLoggedIn}
               ></td>
               <td class="number" ?hidden=${!this.showNumber}>#</td>
               ${columns.map(item => this.renderHeaderCell(item))}
@@ -267,7 +274,7 @@
     const indeterminate =
       this.numSelected > 0 && this.numSelected !== this.totalChangeCount;
     return html`
-      <td class="selection">
+      <td class="selection" ?hidden=${!this.isLoggedIn}>
         <!--
           The .checked property must be used rather than the attribute because
           the attribute only controls the default checked state and does not
@@ -322,7 +329,6 @@
         .sectionName=${this.changeSection.name}
         .visibleChangeTableColumns=${columns}
         .showNumber=${this.showNumber}
-        ?showStar=${this.showStar}
         .usp=${this.usp}
         .labelNames=${this.labelNames}
         .globalIndex=${this.startIndex + index}
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts
index 8dfecdc..63552c7 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 import {
   createChange,
   createAccountDetailWithId,
+  createAccountWithEmail,
   createServerInfo,
 } from '../../../test/test-data-generators';
-import {NumericChangeId, ChangeInfoId} from '../../../api/rest-api';
+import {ChangeInfoId, NumericChangeId, Timestamp} from '../../../api/rest-api';
 import {
   queryAll,
   query,
@@ -27,11 +28,15 @@
 import {ChangeListSection} from '../gr-change-list/gr-change-list';
 import {fixture, html, assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
 import {ColumnNames} from '../../../constants/constants';
+import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {UserModel, userModelToken} from '../../../models/user/user-model';
 
 suite('gr-change-list section', () => {
   let element: GrChangeListSection;
+  let userModel: UserModel;
 
   setup(async () => {
+    userModel = testResolver(userModelToken);
     const changeSection: ChangeListSection = {
       name: 'test',
       query: 'test',
@@ -193,6 +198,10 @@
         ],
         emptyStateSlotName: 'test',
       };
+      userModel.setAccount({
+        ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+        registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+      });
       await element.updateComplete;
       let rows = queryAll(element, 'gr-change-list-item');
       assert.lengthOf(rows, 2);
@@ -235,6 +244,10 @@
         ],
         emptyStateSlotName: 'test',
       };
+      userModel.setAccount({
+        ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+        registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+      });
       await element.updateComplete;
       const rows = queryAll(element, 'gr-change-list-item');
 
@@ -273,6 +286,31 @@
     });
   });
 
+  test('no checkbox when logged out', async () => {
+    element.changeSection = {
+      name: 'test',
+      query: 'test',
+      results: [
+        {
+          ...createChange(),
+          _number: 1 as NumericChangeId,
+          id: '1' as ChangeInfoId,
+        },
+        {
+          ...createChange(),
+          _number: 2 as NumericChangeId,
+          id: '2' as ChangeInfoId,
+        },
+      ],
+      emptyStateSlotName: 'test',
+    };
+    userModel.setAccount(undefined);
+    await element.updateComplete;
+    const rows = queryAll(element, 'gr-change-list-item');
+    assert.lengthOf(rows, 2);
+    assert.isUndefined(query<HTMLInputElement>(rows[0], 'input'));
+  });
+
   test('colspans', async () => {
     element.visibleChangeTableColumns = [];
     element.changeSection = {results: [{...createChange()}]};
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
index d2ba2c9..1c86354 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@
           .account=${this.account}
           .changes=${this.changes}
           .preferences=${this.preferences}
-          .showStar=${this.loggedIn}
           @toggle-star=${(e: CustomEvent<ChangeStarToggleStarDetail>) => {
             this.handleToggleStar(e);
           }}
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
index 4c43da5..748c2b8 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@
   showNumber?: boolean; // No default value to prevent flickering.
 
   @property({type: Boolean})
-  showStar = false;
-
-  @property({type: Boolean})
   showReviewedState = false;
 
   @property({type: Array})
@@ -270,7 +267,6 @@
           sectionIndex,
           this.sections
         )}
-        ?showStar=${this.showStar}
         .showNumber=${this.showNumber}
         .visibleChangeTableColumns=${this.visibleChangeTableColumns}
         .usp=${this.usp}
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
index bef3166..7e9735f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 } from '../../../constants/constants';
 import {AccountId, NumericChangeId} from '../../../types/common';
 import {
+  createAccountWithEmail,
   createChange,
   createServerInfo,
   createSubmitRequirementResultInfo,
@@ -32,12 +33,16 @@
 import {fixture, assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
 import {html} from 'lit';
 import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {Timestamp} from '../../../api/rest-api';
+import {UserModel, userModelToken} from '../../../models/user/user-model';
 
 suite('gr-change-list basic tests', () => {
   let element: GrChangeList;
+  let userModel: UserModel;
 
   setup(async () => {
     element = await fixture(html`<gr-change-list></gr-change-list>`);
+    userModel = testResolver(userModelToken);
   });
 
   test('renders', async () => {
@@ -285,6 +290,12 @@
   });
 
   test('toggle checkbox keyboard shortcut', async () => {
+    userModel.setAccount({
+      ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+      registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+    });
+    await element.updateComplete;
+
     const getCheckbox = (item: GrChangeListItem) =>
       queryAndAssert<HTMLInputElement>(query(item, '.selection'), 'input');
 
@@ -515,7 +526,7 @@
     assert.isTrue(element.isColumnEnabled('Subject'));
   });
 
-  test('showStar and showNumber', async () => {
+  test('loggedIn and showNumber', async () => {
     element.sections = [{results: [{...createChange()}], name: 'a'}];
     element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.preferences = {
@@ -534,6 +545,7 @@
       ],
     };
     element.config = createServerInfo();
+    userModel.setAccount(undefined);
     await element.updateComplete;
     const section = query<GrChangeListSection>(
       element,
@@ -547,7 +559,10 @@
     assert.isNotOk(query(query(section, 'gr-change-list-item'), '.star'));
     assert.isNotOk(query(query(section, 'gr-change-list-item'), '.number'));
 
-    element.showStar = true;
+    userModel.setAccount({
+      ...createAccountWithEmail('abc@def.com'),
+      registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
+    });
     await element.updateComplete;
     await section.updateComplete;
     assert.isOk(query(query(section, 'gr-change-list-item'), '.star'));
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
index d013654..cd30440 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@
         ${this.renderUserHeader()}
         <h1 class="assistive-tech-only">Dashboard</h1>
         <gr-change-list
-          ?showStar=${true}
           .account=${this.account}
           .preferences=${this.preferences}
           .sections=${this.results}
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts
index 17d7e95..84a3139 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <div class="loading" hidden="">Loading...</div>
         <div>
           <h1 class="assistive-tech-only">Dashboard</h1>
-          <gr-change-list showstar="">
+          <gr-change-list>
             <div id="emptyOutgoing" slot="outgoing-slot">No changes</div>
             <div id="emptyYourTurn" slot="your-turn-slot">
               <span> No changes need your attention &nbsp🎉 </span>