diff --git a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml
index 0113e528d6..1129eafda4 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
                 <!-- Graphics -->
                 <Label Text="{Loc 'ui-options-sunrise-general-graphics'}" StyleClasses="LabelKeyText"/>
-                <CheckBox Name="ChatIconsEnableCheckBox" Text="{Loc 'ui-options-chat-icons-enable'}" />
+                <!-- <CheckBox Name="ChatIconsEnableCheckBox" Text="{Loc 'ui-options-chat-icons-enable'}" /> -->
                 <CheckBox Name="ChatPointingVisualsEnableCheckBox" Text="{Loc 'ui-options-chat-pointing-visuals-enable'}" />
 
             </BoxContainer>
diff --git a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml.cs
index 40a3a29de9..758bf2d80d 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/ExtraTab.xaml.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public sealed partial class ExtraTab : Control
         Control.AddOptionCheckBox(SunriseCCVars.DamageOverlaySelf, DamageOverlaySelfCheckBox);
         Control.AddOptionCheckBox(SunriseCCVars.DamageOverlayStructures, DamageOverlayStructuresCheckBox);
 
-        Control.AddOptionCheckBox(SunriseCCVars.ChatIconsEnable, ChatIconsEnableCheckBox);
+        // Control.AddOptionCheckBox(SunriseCCVars.ChatIconsEnable, ChatIconsEnableCheckBox);
         Control.AddOptionCheckBox(SunriseCCVars.ChatPointingVisuals, ChatPointingVisualsEnableCheckBox);
 
         Control.Initialize();
diff --git a/Content.Client/_Sunrise/ChatIcons/RadioIconsSystem.cs b/Content.Client/_Sunrise/ChatIcons/RadioIconsSystem.cs
index 3ea44b18cf..f3bcbf53de 100644
--- a/Content.Client/_Sunrise/ChatIcons/RadioIconsSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/_Sunrise/ChatIcons/RadioIconsSystem.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Content.Shared._Sunrise.SunriseCCVars;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface;
 using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
 
 namespace Content.Client._Sunrise.ChatIcons;
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ public sealed class ChatIconsSystem : EntitySystem
     {
         base.Initialize();
 
+        _cfg.SetCVar("chat_icon.enable", false, true); // Sunrise TEMP FIX REMOVE
         _cfg.OnValueChanged(SunriseCCVars.ChatIconsEnable, OnRadioIconsChanged, true);
     }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/SunriseCCVars/SunriseCCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/SunriseCCVars/SunriseCCVars.cs
index c3c9b4be38..792af372b1 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/SunriseCCVars/SunriseCCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/SunriseCCVars/SunriseCCVars.cs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public sealed partial class SunriseCCVars : CVars
      */
 
     public static readonly CVarDef<bool> ChatIconsEnable =
-        CVarDef.Create("chat_icon.enable", true, CVar.CLIENTONLY | CVar.ARCHIVE);
+        CVarDef.Create("chat_icon.enable", false, CVar.CLIENTONLY | CVar.ARCHIVE);
 
     /*
      * Pointing chat visuals