diff --git a/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js
index bff15f4911..9b474d8bab 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ habitrpg.controller('SettingsCtrl',
 //        });
 //    }
 
+    $scope.hideHeader = function(){
+      User.set({"preferences.hideHeader":!User.user.preferences.hideHeader})
+      if (User.user.preferences.hideHeader && User.user.preferences.stickyHeader){
+        User.set({"preferences.stickyHeader":false});
+        $rootScope.$on('userSynced', function(){
+          window.location.reload();
+        });           
+      }
+  	}
+
     $scope.toggleStickyHeader = function(){
       $rootScope.$on('userSynced', function(){
         window.location.reload();
diff --git a/views/options/settings.jade b/views/options/settings.jade
index 12fa09d5dc..5d82f0918d 100644
--- a/views/options/settings.jade
+++ b/views/options/settings.jade
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.settings.settings.html')
                   !=env.t('helpWithTranslation')
             .checkbox
               label
-                input(type='checkbox', ng-click='set({"preferences.hideHeader":user.preferences.hideHeader?false:true})', ng-checked='user.preferences.hideHeader!==true')
+                input(type='checkbox', ng-click='hideHeader() ', ng-checked='user.preferences.hideHeader!==true')
                 span.hint(popover-trigger='mouseenter', popover-placement='right', popover=env.t('showHeaderPop'))=env.t('showHeader')
             .checkbox
               label
-                input(type='checkbox', ng-click='toggleStickyHeader()', ng-checked='user.preferences.stickyHeader!==false')
+                input(type='checkbox', ng-click='toggleStickyHeader()', ng-checked='user.preferences.stickyHeader!==false', ng-disabled="user.preferences.hideHeader!==false")
                 span.hint(popover-trigger='mouseenter', popover-placement='right', popover=env.t('stickyHeaderPop'))=env.t('stickyHeader')
             .checkbox
               label