diff --git a/omeroweb/webadmin/templates/webadmin/myaccount.html b/omeroweb/webadmin/templates/webadmin/myaccount.html
index e225a5945f..f78381f69e 100644
--- a/omeroweb/webadmin/templates/webadmin/myaccount.html
+++ b/omeroweb/webadmin/templates/webadmin/myaccount.html
@@ -280,9 +280,11 @@
             </div>
 
 
-        <form class="standard_form settings_form" action="{% url 'wamyaccount' "save" %}" method="POST">{% csrf_token %}
+        <form class="standard_form settings_form" action="{% url 'wamyaccount' "save" %}" method="POST"
+          {% if isSudo %} inert {% endif %}
+        >{% csrf_token %}
 
-           <div id="personal_details">
+           <div id="personal_details" {% if isSudo %} style="opacity: 50%;" {% endif %}>
 
                {% for field in form %}
                    {% if field.errors %}<div style="clear:both">{{ field.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
@@ -308,7 +310,6 @@
                </div>
                {% endif %}
 
-
                <input type="submit" value="{% trans 'Save' %}" />
              </div>
             <div style="clear:both"></div>
diff --git a/omeroweb/webadmin/views.py b/omeroweb/webadmin/views.py
index 1795680bce..23f03fd1e5 100644
--- a/omeroweb/webadmin/views.py
+++ b/omeroweb/webadmin/views.py
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ def my_account(request, action=None, conn=None, **kwargs):
         isLdapUser,
         hasAvatar,
     ) = prepare_experimenter(conn)
+    isSudo = conn.getEventContext().sudoerId is not None
     try:
         defaultGroupId = defaultGroup.id
     except Exception:
@@ -1092,6 +1093,7 @@ def my_account(request, action=None, conn=None, **kwargs):
     context = {
         "form": form,
         "ldapAuth": isLdapUser,
+        "isSudo": isSudo,
         "experimenter": experimenter,
         "ownedGroups": ownedGroups,
         "password_form": password_form,