diff --git a/backend/src/handlers/me.rs b/backend/src/handlers/me.rs
index 76c4757..df717c8 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers/me.rs
+++ b/backend/src/handlers/me.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use crate::auth::middleware::AuthUser;
 use crate::error::AppError;
 use crate::handlers::upload::compute_storage_quota;
-use crate::models::user::User;
+use crate::models::user::{User, UserRole};
 use crate::services::config;
 use crate::state::AppState;
 
@@ -37,12 +37,26 @@ pub async fn get_quota(
 
     let estimate = compute_storage_quota(&state).await;
 
+    // Raw server telemetry (free disk, concurrent uploader count) is staff-only — it
+    // must never reach a guest, even though the guest upload UI no longer renders it.
+    // A guest still gets their own `used`/`limit` so enforcement stays transparent to
+    // the code paths that consume it; only the server-wide fields are zeroed.
+    let is_staff = matches!(auth.role, UserRole::Host | UserRole::Admin);
+
     Ok(Json(QuotaDto {
         enabled: estimate.limit_bytes.is_some(),
         used_bytes: user.total_upload_bytes,
         limit_bytes: estimate.limit_bytes,
-        active_uploaders: estimate.active_uploaders,
-        free_disk_bytes: estimate.free_disk_bytes,
+        active_uploaders: if is_staff {
+            estimate.active_uploaders
+        } else {
+            0
+        },
+        free_disk_bytes: if is_staff {
+            estimate.free_disk_bytes
+        } else {
+            0
+        },
     }))
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/account/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/account/+page.svelte
index eceb89e..739cef7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/account/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/account/+page.svelte
@@ -431,8 +431,9 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
-		<!-- Per-user quota widget -->
-		{#if $quotaStore.enabled && $quotaStore.limit_bytes != null}
+		<!-- Per-user quota widget — staff-only (host/admin); guests never see the
+			 server-derived storage figures. -->
+		{#if (role === 'host' || role === 'admin') && $quotaStore.enabled && $quotaStore.limit_bytes != null}
 			<div class="card p-5">
 				<h2
 					class="mb-2 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/upload/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/upload/+page.svelte
index aa4f4c7..132467c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/upload/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/upload/+page.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
-	import { getToken } from '$lib/auth';
+	import { getToken, getRole } from '$lib/auth';
 	import { addToQueue, loadQueue } from '$lib/upload-queue';
 	import { toast } from '$lib/toast-store';
 	import { showBottomNav } from '$lib/ui-store';
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 
 	const MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH = 2000;
 
+	// The storage widget is staff-only (host/admin). Guests never see server-derived
+	// storage figures — the backend also zeroes the raw-disk fields for non-staff, so
+	// this is UI-consistency on top of an API guarantee, not the security boundary.
+	const isStaff = getRole() === 'host' || getRole() === 'admin';
+
 	// Quick-tag chips derived from caption as the user types
 	let captionTags = $derived.by(() => {
 		const matches = [...caption.matchAll(/#(\w+)/g)];
@@ -254,8 +259,9 @@
 			</div>
 		{/if}
 
-		<!-- Per-user quota — hidden when admin disabled enforcement -->
-		{#if $quotaStore.enabled && $quotaStore.limit_bytes != null}
+		<!-- Per-user quota — staff-only (never shown to guests), and also hidden when
+			 admin disabled enforcement. -->
+		{#if isStaff && $quotaStore.enabled && $quotaStore.limit_bytes != null}
 			<div class="px-4 pt-3 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
 				<div class="flex items-center justify-between">
 					<span