diff --git a/src/components/item/ItemContent.tsx b/src/components/item/ItemContent.tsx
index ddd941e61..a3af800de 100644
--- a/src/components/item/ItemContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/item/ItemContent.tsx
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@ const ItemContent: FC<Props> = ({ item, enableEditing, permission }) => {
         return <ErrorAlert id={ITEM_SCREEN_ERROR_ALERT_ID} />;
       }
       return (
-        <EtherpadItem itemId={itemId} padUrl={etherpadQuery.data.padUrl} />
+        <EtherpadItem
+          itemId={itemId}
+          padUrl={etherpadQuery.data.padUrl}
+          options={{ showChat: false }}
+        />
       );
     }