diff --git a/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/users.py b/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/users.py
index d7497610..4c4e0118 100644
--- a/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/users.py
+++ b/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/users.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def update_user(
     user_id: UUID,
     enabled: Optional[bool] = None,
     notes: Optional[str] = None,
+    show_on_leaderboard: Optional[bool] = None,
     db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
     api_client: ApiClient = Depends(deps.get_trusted_api_client),
 ):
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ def update_user(
     Update a user by global user ID. Only trusted clients can update users.
     """
     ur = UserRepository(db, api_client)
-    ur.update_user(user_id, enabled, notes)
+    ur.update_user(user_id, enabled, notes, show_on_leaderboard)
 
 
 @router.delete("/{user_id}", status_code=HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
diff --git a/backend/oasst_backend/models/user.py b/backend/oasst_backend/models/user.py
index d882a15a..6b6dced4 100644
--- a/backend/oasst_backend/models/user.py
+++ b/backend/oasst_backend/models/user.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class User(SQLModel, table=True):
     enabled: bool = Field(sa_column=sa.Column(sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default=sa.true()))
     notes: str = Field(sa_column=sa.Column(AutoString(length=1024), nullable=False, server_default=""))
     deleted: bool = Field(sa_column=sa.Column(sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default=sa.false()))
+    show_on_leaderboard: bool = Field(sa_column=sa.Column(sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default=sa.true()))
 
     def to_protocol_frontend_user(self):
         return protocol.FrontEndUser(
diff --git a/backend/oasst_backend/user_repository.py b/backend/oasst_backend/user_repository.py
index 873b0f6e..28c042e0 100644
--- a/backend/oasst_backend/user_repository.py
+++ b/backend/oasst_backend/user_repository.py
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ class UserRepository:
         return user
 
     @managed_tx_method(CommitMode.COMMIT)
-    def update_user(self, id: UUID, enabled: Optional[bool] = None, notes: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+    def update_user(
+        self,
+        id: UUID,
+        enabled: Optional[bool] = None,
+        notes: Optional[str] = None,
+        show_on_leaderboard: Optional[bool] = None,
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Update a user by global user ID to disable or set admin notes. Only trusted clients may update users.
 
@@ -85,6 +91,8 @@ class UserRepository:
             user.enabled = enabled
         if notes is not None:
             user.notes = notes
+        if show_on_leaderboard is not None:
+            user.show_on_leaderboard = show_on_leaderboard
 
         self.db.add(user)
 
diff --git a/backend/oasst_backend/user_stats_repository.py b/backend/oasst_backend/user_stats_repository.py
index 8b0c17f0..81e5cb92 100644
--- a/backend/oasst_backend/user_stats_repository.py
+++ b/backend/oasst_backend/user_stats_repository.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class UserStatsRepository:
         qry = (
             self.session.query(User.id.label("user_id"), User.username, User.auth_method, User.display_name, UserStats)
             .join(UserStats, User.id == UserStats.user_id)
-            .filter(UserStats.time_frame == time_frame.value)
+            .filter(UserStats.time_frame == time_frame.value, User.show_on_leaderboard)
             .order_by(UserStats.rank)
             .limit(limit)
         )
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ FROM
             PARTITION BY time_frame
             ORDER BY leader_score DESC, user_id
         ) AS "rank", user_id, time_frame
-    FROM user_stats
+    FROM user_stats us2
+    INNER JOIN "user" u ON us2.user_id = u.id AND u.show_on_leaderboard
     WHERE (:time_frame IS NULL OR time_frame = :time_frame)) AS r
 WHERE
     us.user_id = r.user_id