diff --git a/submodules/users/users.js b/submodules/users/users.js
index 976972d..3ffa460 100644
--- a/submodules/users/users.js
+++ b/submodules/users/users.js
@@ -2280,7 +2280,8 @@ define(function(require) {
 						vm_to_email_enabled: announcement_only ? false : vm_to_email_enabled,
 						vmbox: _.merge(vmbox, {
 							transcribe: announcement_only ? false : transcribe,
-							announcement_only: announcement_only
+							announcement_only: announcement_only,
+							hasTranscribe: _.get(transcription, 'isEnabled', false),
 						})
 					}),
 					submodule: 'users'
diff --git a/submodules/users/views/feature-vmbox.html b/submodules/users/views/feature-vmbox.html
index e7a2706..69a7d11 100644
--- a/submodules/users/views/feature-vmbox.html
+++ b/submodules/users/views/feature-vmbox.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 				{{i18n.users.vmbox.text}}
 			</div>
 
+			{{#if hasTranscribe}}
 			<div class="control-group main">
 				<label class="title">
 					{{i18n.users.vmbox.transcribe}}
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 					<input type="checkbox" name="transcribe" id="transcribe" data-on="{{i18n.enabled}}" data-off="{{i18n.disabled}}"{{#if vmbox.transcribe}} checked="checked"{{/if}}></input>
 				{{/monsterSwitch}}
 			</div>
+			{{/if}}
 
 			<div class="control-group main">
 				<label class="title">