diff --git a/Outpost/Features/Collections/DocumentReaderView.swift b/Outpost/Features/Collections/DocumentReaderView.swift
index 4b6c6d5..03d88ea 100644
--- a/Outpost/Features/Collections/DocumentReaderView.swift
+++ b/Outpost/Features/Collections/DocumentReaderView.swift
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ struct DocumentReaderView: View {
 
     @ViewBuilder
     private var viewerAvatars: some View {
-        if !viewModel.viewers.isEmpty {
+        // Tied to the Viewer Insights toggle — that's the feature this data
+        // belongs to, so turning it off should hide the avatars immediately
+        // rather than leaving them showing until the view reloads.
+        if viewModel.isInsightsEnabled == true, !viewModel.viewers.isEmpty {
             HStack(spacing: -6) {
                 ForEach(viewModel.viewers.prefix(5)) { viewer in
                     AvatarBadge(