diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-category-input/ai-category-suggestion.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-category-input/ai-category-suggestion.gjs
index c7fed1d7..d27658c8 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-category-input/ai-category-suggestion.gjs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-category-input/ai-category-suggestion.gjs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import AISuggestionDropdown from "../../components/ai-suggestion-dropdown";
 import { inject as service } from "@ember/service";
+import showAIHelper from "../../lib/show-ai-helper";
+
 
 export default class AICategorySuggestion extends Component {
   <template>
@@ -9,5 +11,9 @@ export default class AICategorySuggestion extends Component {
     {{/if}}
   </template>
 
+  static shouldRender(outletArgs, helper) {
+    return showAIHelper(outletArgs, helper);
+  }
+
   @service siteSettings;
 }
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diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-tag-input/ai-tag-suggestion.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-tag-input/ai-tag-suggestion.gjs
index a90d0978..ae93685c 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-tag-input/ai-tag-suggestion.gjs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-tag-input/ai-tag-suggestion.gjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import AISuggestionDropdown from "../../components/ai-suggestion-dropdown";
 import { inject as service } from "@ember/service";
+import showAIHelper from "../../lib/show-ai-helper";
 
 
 export default class AITagSuggestion extends Component {
@@ -10,5 +11,9 @@ export default class AITagSuggestion extends Component {
     {{/if}}
   </template>
 
+  static shouldRender(outletArgs, helper) {
+    return showAIHelper(outletArgs, helper);
+  }
+
   @service siteSettings;
 }
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diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-title-input/ai-title-suggestion.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-title-input/ai-title-suggestion.gjs
index be8fd945..46af26e7 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-title-input/ai-title-suggestion.gjs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-composer-title-input/ai-title-suggestion.gjs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import AISuggestionDropdown from "../../components/ai-suggestion-dropdown";
+import showAIHelper from "../../lib/show-ai-helper";
 
 export default class AITitleSuggestion extends Component {
   <template>
     <AISuggestionDropdown @mode="suggest_title" @composer={{@outletArgs.composer}} class="suggest-titles-button" />
   </template>
+
+  static shouldRender(outletArgs, helper) {
+    return showAIHelper(outletArgs, helper);
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-d-editor/ai-helper-context-menu.js b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-d-editor/ai-helper-context-menu.js
index 17512449..365714ce 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-d-editor/ai-helper-context-menu.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-d-editor/ai-helper-context-menu.js
@@ -8,27 +8,11 @@ import { popupAjaxError } from "discourse/lib/ajax-error";
 import { createPopper } from "@popperjs/core";
 import { caretPosition, getCaretPosition } from "discourse/lib/utilities";
 import { inject as service } from "@ember/service";
+import showAIHelper from "../../lib/show-ai-helper";
 
 export default class AiHelperContextMenu extends Component {
   static shouldRender(outletArgs, helper) {
-    const helperEnabled =
-      helper.siteSettings.discourse_ai_enabled &&
-      helper.siteSettings.composer_ai_helper_enabled;
-
-    const allowedGroups = helper.siteSettings.ai_helper_allowed_groups
-      .split("|")
-      .map((id) => parseInt(id, 10));
-    const canUseAssistant = helper.currentUser?.groups.some((g) =>
-      allowedGroups.includes(g.id)
-    );
-
-    const canShowInPM = helper.siteSettings.ai_helper_allowed_in_pm;
-
-    if (outletArgs?.composer?.privateMessage) {
-      return helperEnabled && canUseAssistant && canShowInPM;
-    }
-
-    return helperEnabled && canUseAssistant;
+    return showAIHelper(outletArgs, helper);
   }
 
   @service siteSettings;
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/show-ai-helper.js b/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/show-ai-helper.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdd5e32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/show-ai-helper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+export default function showAIHelper(outletArgs, helper) {
+  const helperEnabled =
+    helper.siteSettings.discourse_ai_enabled &&
+    helper.siteSettings.composer_ai_helper_enabled;
+
+  const allowedGroups = helper.siteSettings.ai_helper_allowed_groups
+    .split("|")
+    .map((id) => parseInt(id, 10));
+  const canUseAssistant = helper.currentUser?.groups.some((g) =>
+    allowedGroups.includes(g.id)
+  );
+
+  const canShowInPM = helper.siteSettings.ai_helper_allowed_in_pm;
+
+  if (outletArgs?.composer?.privateMessage) {
+    return helperEnabled && canUseAssistant && canShowInPM;
+  }
+
+  return helperEnabled && canUseAssistant;
+}
diff --git a/spec/system/ai_helper/ai_composer_helper_spec.rb b/spec/system/ai_helper/ai_composer_helper_spec.rb
index 6c3d954f..14b08710 100644
--- a/spec/system/ai_helper/ai_composer_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/ai_helper/ai_composer_helper_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require_relative "../../support/openai_completions_inference_stubs"
 
 RSpec.describe "AI Composer helper", type: :system, js: true do
   fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+  fab!(:non_member_group) { Fabricate(:group) }
 
   before do
     Group.find_by(id: Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:admins]).add(user)
@@ -330,4 +331,44 @@ RSpec.describe "AI Composer helper", type: :system, js: true do
       expect(tag_selector["data-name"]).to eq(suggestion)
     end
   end
+
+  context "when AI helper is disabled" do
+    let(:mode) { OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs::GENERATE_TITLES }
+    before do
+      OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs.stub_prompt(mode)
+      SiteSetting.composer_ai_helper_enabled = false
+    end
+
+    it "does not trigger AI context menu" do
+      trigger_context_menu(OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs.translated_response)
+      expect(ai_helper_context_menu).to have_no_context_menu
+    end
+
+    it "does not trigger AI suggestion buttons" do
+      visit("/latest")
+      page.find("#create-topic").click
+      composer.fill_content(OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs.translated_response)
+      expect(ai_suggestion_dropdown).to have_no_suggestion_button
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when user is not a member of AI helper allowed group" do
+    let(:mode) { OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs::GENERATE_TITLES }
+    before do
+      OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs.stub_prompt(mode)
+      SiteSetting.ai_helper_allowed_groups = non_member_group.id.to_s
+    end
+
+    it "does not trigger AI context menu" do
+      trigger_context_menu(OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs.translated_response)
+      expect(ai_helper_context_menu).to have_no_context_menu
+    end
+
+    it "does not trigger AI suggestion buttons" do
+      visit("/latest")
+      page.find("#create-topic").click
+      composer.fill_content(OpenAiCompletionsInferenceStubs.translated_response)
+      expect(ai_suggestion_dropdown).to have_no_suggestion_button
+    end
+  end
 end