diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index c496eda64..3730d8065 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -1476,5 +1476,6 @@
   "Currently winning": "Currently winning",
   "URL can not include a space": "URL can not include a space",
   "Creator analytics are down for maintenance. Please check back later.": "Creator analytics are down for maintenance. Please check back later.",
+  "Sign up to earn %lbc% for you and your favorite creators.": "Sign up to earn %lbc% for you and your favorite creators.",
   "--end--": "--end--"
 }
diff --git a/ui/component/claimSupportButton/index.js b/ui/component/claimSupportButton/index.js
index 592d0d060..e4209e596 100644
--- a/ui/component/claimSupportButton/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/claimSupportButton/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { doOpenModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
-import ClaimSupportButton from './view';
+import { selectUser } from 'redux/selectors/user';
 import { makeSelectTagInClaimOrChannelForUri } from 'lbry-redux';
+import ClaimSupportButton from './view';
 
 const DISABLE_SUPPORT_TAG = 'disable-support';
 const select = (state, props) => ({
   disableSupport: makeSelectTagInClaimOrChannelForUri(props.uri, DISABLE_SUPPORT_TAG)(state),
+  user: selectUser(state),
 });
 
 export default connect(select, {
diff --git a/ui/component/claimSupportButton/view.jsx b/ui/component/claimSupportButton/view.jsx
index bebc3b4af..75405e88f 100644
--- a/ui/component/claimSupportButton/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/claimSupportButton/view.jsx
@@ -4,29 +4,60 @@ import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 import React from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import Button from 'component/button';
+import usePersistedState from 'effects/use-persisted-state';
 
 type Props = {
   uri: string,
   doOpenModal: (string, {}) => void,
   fileAction?: boolean,
   disableSupport: boolean,
+  user: ?User,
 };
 
 export default function ClaimSupportButton(props: Props) {
-  const { doOpenModal, uri, fileAction, disableSupport } = props;
+  const { doOpenModal, uri, fileAction, disableSupport, user } = props;
+  const [showNudge, setShowNudge] = React.useState(false);
+  const [nudgeAcknowledged, setNudgeAcknowledged] = usePersistedState('nudge:support-acknowledge', false);
+  const emailVerified = user && user.has_verified_email;
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!emailVerified && !nudgeAcknowledged && fileAction) {
+      setShowNudge(true);
+    }
+  }, [emailVerified, nudgeAcknowledged, fileAction]);
+
   if (disableSupport) {
     return null;
   }
+
   return (
-    <Button
-      button={fileAction ? undefined : 'alt'}
-      className={classnames({ 'button--file-action': fileAction })}
-      icon={ICONS.LBC}
-      iconSize={fileAction ? 22 : undefined}
-      label={__('Support --[button to support a claim]--')}
-      requiresAuth={IS_WEB}
-      title={__('Support this claim')}
-      onClick={() => doOpenModal(MODALS.SEND_TIP, { uri, isSupport: true })}
-    />
+    <>
+      <Button
+        button={fileAction ? undefined : 'alt'}
+        className={classnames({ 'button--file-action': fileAction, 'button--highlighted': showNudge })}
+        icon={ICONS.LBC}
+        iconSize={fileAction ? 22 : undefined}
+        label={__('Support --[button to support a claim]--')}
+        requiresAuth={IS_WEB}
+        title={__('Support this claim')}
+        onClick={() => doOpenModal(MODALS.SEND_TIP, { uri, isSupport: true })}
+      />
+      {showNudge && (
+        <div className="nudge">
+          <div className="nudge__wrapper">
+            <span className="nudge__text">{__('Create an account to support this creator!')}</span>
+            <Button
+              className="nudge__close"
+              button="close"
+              icon={ICONS.REMOVE}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setNudgeAcknowledged(true);
+                setShowNudge(false);
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/component/header/view.jsx b/ui/component/header/view.jsx
index d4750ef3a..284b2580f 100644
--- a/ui/component/header/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/header/view.jsx
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ const Header = (props: Props) => {
     return hideBalance || Number(roundedBalance) === 0 ? __('Your Wallet') : roundedBalance;
   }
 
+  const loginButtons = (
+    <div className="header__auth-buttons">
+      <Button navigate={`/$/${PAGES.AUTH_SIGNIN}`} button="link" label={__('Log In')} className="mobile-hidden" />
+      <Button navigate={`/$/${PAGES.AUTH}`} button="primary" label={__('Sign Up')} />
+    </div>
+  );
+
   return (
     <header
       className={classnames('header', {
@@ -198,18 +205,22 @@ const Header = (props: Props) => {
               icon={ICONS.ARROW_LEFT}
             />
             {backTitle && <h1 className="header__auth-title">{isMobile ? simpleBackTitle || backTitle : backTitle}</h1>}
-            <Button
-              aria-label={__('Your wallet')}
-              navigate={`/$/${PAGES.WALLET}`}
-              className="header__navigation-item menu__title header__navigation-item--balance"
-              label={getWalletTitle()}
-              icon={ICONS.LBC}
-              // @if TARGET='app'
-              onDoubleClick={e => {
-                e.stopPropagation();
-              }}
-              // @endif
-            />
+            {authenticated ? (
+              <Button
+                aria-label={__('Your wallet')}
+                navigate={`/$/${PAGES.WALLET}`}
+                className="header__navigation-item menu__title header__navigation-item--balance"
+                label={getWalletTitle()}
+                icon={ICONS.LBC}
+                // @if TARGET='app'
+                onDoubleClick={e => {
+                  e.stopPropagation();
+                }}
+                // @endif
+              />
+            ) : (
+              loginButtons
+            )}
           </div>
         ) : (
           <>
@@ -409,17 +420,7 @@ const Header = (props: Props) => {
                   />
                 )}
 
-                {IS_WEB && !authenticated && (
-                  <div className="header__auth-buttons">
-                    <Button
-                      navigate={`/$/${PAGES.AUTH_SIGNIN}`}
-                      button="link"
-                      label={__('Log In')}
-                      className="mobile-hidden"
-                    />
-                    <Button navigate={`/$/${PAGES.AUTH}`} button="primary" label={__('Sign Up')} />
-                  </div>
-                )}
+                {IS_WEB && !authenticated && loginButtons}
               </div>
             ) : (
               !isVerifyPage &&
diff --git a/ui/component/sideNavigation/view.jsx b/ui/component/sideNavigation/view.jsx
index d3364b98e..b51aa6d75 100644
--- a/ui/component/sideNavigation/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/sideNavigation/view.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 import React from 'react';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
+import Icon from 'component/common/icon';
 import NotificationBubble from 'component/notificationBubble';
+import I18nMessage from 'component/i18nMessage';
 import { PINNED_LABEL_1, PINNED_URI_1, PINNED_URI_2, PINNED_LABEL_2 } from 'config';
 // @if TARGET='app'
 import { IS_MAC } from 'component/app/view';
@@ -260,6 +262,17 @@ function SideNavigation(props: Props) {
     return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown);
   }, [sidebarOpen, setSidebarOpen, isAbsolute]);
 
+  const unAuthNudge = (
+    <div className="navigation__auth-nudge">
+      <span>
+        <I18nMessage tokens={{ lbc: <Icon icon={ICONS.LBC} /> }}>
+          Sign up to earn %lbc% for you and your favorite creators.
+        </I18nMessage>
+      </span>
+      <Button button="secondary" label={__('Sign Up')} navigate={`/$/${PAGES.AUTH}`} />
+    </div>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div
       className={classnames('navigation__wrapper', {
@@ -321,6 +334,20 @@ function SideNavigation(props: Props) {
                 ))}
               </ul>
             )}
+
+            {!isAuthenticated &&
+              (sidebarOpen ? (
+                unAuthNudge
+              ) : (
+                <div className="navigation-links--micro">
+                  <Button
+                    label={__('Sign In')}
+                    icon={ICONS.SIGN_IN}
+                    className={classnames('navigation-link')}
+                    activeClass="navigation-link--active"
+                  />
+                </div>
+              ))}
           </div>
         </nav>
       )}
@@ -396,6 +423,7 @@ function SideNavigation(props: Props) {
                   ))}
                 </ul>
               )}
+              {!isAuthenticated && unAuthNudge}
             </div>
           </nav>
           <div
diff --git a/ui/page/settings/view.jsx b/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
index 149ac2b24..89852605c 100644
--- a/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import FileSelector from 'component/common/file-selector';
 import SyncToggle from 'component/syncToggle';
 import Card from 'component/common/card';
 import SettingAccountPassword from 'component/settingAccountPassword';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { getPasswordFromCookie } from 'util/saved-passwords';
 import { Lbryio } from 'lbryinc';
+import Yrbl from 'component/yrbl';
 
 type Price = {
   currency: string,
@@ -190,12 +192,27 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         }}
         className="card-stack"
       >
+        {!isAuthenticated && IS_WEB && (
+          <div className="main--empty">
+            <Yrbl
+              type="happy"
+              title={__('Sign up for full control')}
+              subtitle={__('Unlock new buttons that change things.')}
+              actions={
+                <div className="section__actions">
+                  <Button button="primary" icon={ICONS.SIGN_UP} label={__('Sign Up')} navigate={`/$/${PAGES.AUTH}`} />
+                </div>
+              }
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         {!IS_WEB && noDaemonSettings ? (
           <section className="card card--section">
             <div className="card__title card__title--deprecated">{__('Failed to load settings.')}</div>
           </section>
         ) : (
-          <div>
+          <div className={classnames({ 'card--disabled': IS_WEB && !isAuthenticated })}>
             <Card title={__('Language')} actions={<SettingLanguage />} />
             {isAuthenticated && <SettingAccountPassword />}
             {/* @if TARGET='app' */}
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/app.js b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
index 58ffc2796..116dc6d8e 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/app.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import {
   selectAllowAnalytics,
 } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import { selectDaemonSettings, makeSelectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
-import { selectUser } from 'redux/selectors/user';
+import { selectUser, selectUserVerifiedEmail } from 'redux/selectors/user';
 // import { selectDaemonSettings } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { doSyncSubscribe, doSetPrefsReady } from 'redux/actions/sync';
 import { doAuthenticate } from 'redux/actions/user';
@@ -335,13 +335,20 @@ export function doAlertError(errorList) {
 }
 
 export function doAlertWaitingForSync() {
-  return dispatch =>
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const authenticated = selectUserVerifiedEmail(state);
+
     dispatch(
       doToast({
-        message: __('Please wait a bit, we are still getting your account ready.'),
+        message:
+          !authenticated && IS_WEB
+            ? __('Sign in or create an account to change this setting.')
+            : __('Please wait a bit, we are still getting your account ready.'),
         isError: false,
       })
     );
+  };
 }
 
 export function doDaemonReady() {
diff --git a/ui/scss/all.scss b/ui/scss/all.scss
index 78659fecb..494ec6b41 100644
--- a/ui/scss/all.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/all.scss
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 @import 'component/nag';
 @import 'component/navigation';
 @import 'component/notification';
+@import 'component/nudge';
 @import 'component/pagination';
 @import 'component/purchase';
 @import 'component/placeholder';
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_button.scss b/ui/scss/component/_button.scss
index 7b394f051..cd1f8774f 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_button.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_button.scss
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
+.button--highlighted {
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+
 .button__content {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_navigation.scss b/ui/scss/component/_navigation.scss
index 99b505298..f01a9c2e6 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_navigation.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_navigation.scss
@@ -236,3 +236,24 @@
     top: calc(var(--header-height) + var(--mac-titlebar-height));
   }
 }
+
+.navigation__auth-nudge {
+  @extend .card;
+  margin: var(--spacing-s);
+  margin-top: var(--spacing-l);
+  padding: var(--spacing-xs);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  .button {
+    margin-top: var(--spacing-s);
+  }
+
+  .button__content {
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+
+  .icon {
+    margin-bottom: -2px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_nudge.scss b/ui/scss/component/_nudge.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edcfbfa78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_nudge.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+.nudge {
+  z-index: 3;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  top: calc(var(--height-button) + var(--spacing-s));
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow: visible;
+  padding: var(--spacing-m);
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+  box-shadow: var(--card-box-shadow);
+  background-color: var(--color-secondary);
+  color: var(--color-white);
+
+  .button--close {
+    .icon {
+      stroke: var(--color-white);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    height: 1rem;
+    width: 1rem;
+    top: -0.5rem;
+    left: 3rem;
+    transform: rotate(45deg);
+    background-color: var(--color-secondary);
+  }
+}
+
+.nudge__wrapper {
+  width: 10rem;
+  margin-right: var(--spacing-m);
+
+  @media (min-width: $breakpoint-small) {
+    width: 12.5rem;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/section.scss b/ui/scss/component/section.scss
index 1fb24944c..2edf5a9e2 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/section.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/section.scss
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 }
 
 .section__actions {
+  position: relative;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   margin-top: var(--spacing-l);