diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt
index d5c10f877..ae0882b53 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ fun DatabaseView(
     DatabaseLayout(
       progressIndicator.value,
       runChat.value,
+      m.chatDbChanged.value,
       useKeychain.value,
       m.chatDbEncrypted.value,
       m.controller.appPrefs.initialRandomDBPassphrase,
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ fun DatabaseView(
 fun DatabaseLayout(
   progressIndicator: Boolean,
   runChat: Boolean,
+  chatDbChanged: Boolean,
   useKeyChain: Boolean,
   chatDbEncrypted: Boolean?,
   initialRandomDBPassphrase: Preference<Boolean>,
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ fun DatabaseLayout(
     SectionSpacer()
 
     SectionView(stringResource(R.string.data_section)) {
-      SectionItemView { TtlOptions(chatItemTTL, rememberUpdatedState(!progressIndicator), onChatItemTTLSelected) }
+      SectionItemView { TtlOptions(chatItemTTL, enabled = rememberUpdatedState(!progressIndicator && !chatDbChanged), onChatItemTTLSelected) }
       SectionDivider()
       val deleteFilesDisabled = operationsDisabled || appFilesCountAndSize.value.first == 0
       SectionItemView(
@@ -666,6 +668,7 @@ fun PreviewDatabaseLayout() {
     DatabaseLayout(
       progressIndicator = false,
       runChat = true,
+      chatDbChanged = false,
       useKeyChain = false,
       chatDbEncrypted = false,
       initialRandomDBPassphrase = Preference({ true }, {}),
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
index ab7ca751f..c851472ae 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                     }
                 }
                 .frame(height: 36)
+                .disabled(m.chatDbChanged || progressIndicator)
                 Button("Delete files & media", role: .destructive) {
                     alert = .deleteFilesAndMedia
                 }