diff --git a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
index b47e0a56..6d2893d1 100644
--- a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
+++ b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ void MobileShellSettings::setNavigationPanelEnabled(bool navigationPanelEnabled)
     group.writeEntry("navigationPanelEnabled", navigationPanelEnabled, KConfigGroup::Notify);
     m_config->sync();
 
-    updateNavigationBarsInPlasma(navigationPanelEnabled);
+    // TODO: Gesture only mode setting is disabled until we get the kwin effect gesture working: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-mobile/-/issues/300
+    // updateNavigationBarsInPlasma(navigationPanelEnabled);
 }
 
 bool MobileShellSettings::alwaysShowKeyboardToggleOnNavigationPanel() const
diff --git a/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml b/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml
index a24844a3..8e70b7cc 100644
--- a/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml
@@ -54,19 +54,20 @@ KCM.SimpleKCM {
         }
 
         FormCard.FormCard {
-            FormCard.FormSwitchDelegate {
-                id: gestureDelegate
-                text: i18n("Gesture-only Mode")
-                description: i18n("Whether to hide the navigation panel.")
-                checked: !ShellSettings.Settings.navigationPanelEnabled
-                onCheckedChanged: {
-                    if (checked != !ShellSettings.Settings.navigationPanelEnabled) {
-                        ShellSettings.Settings.navigationPanelEnabled = !checked;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            // TODO: Gesture only mode setting is disabled until we get the kwin effect gesture working: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-mobile/-/issues/300
+            // FormCard.FormSwitchDelegate {
+            //     id: gestureDelegate
+            //     text: i18n("Gesture-only Mode")
+            //     description: i18n("Whether to hide the navigation panel.")
+            //     checked: !ShellSettings.Settings.navigationPanelEnabled
+            //     onCheckedChanged: {
+            //         if (checked != !ShellSettings.Settings.navigationPanelEnabled) {
+            //             ShellSettings.Settings.navigationPanelEnabled = !checked;
+            //         }
+            //     }
+            // }
 
-            FormCard.FormDelegateSeparator { visible: keyboardToggleDelegate.visible; above: gestureDelegate; below: keyboardToggleDelegate }
+            // FormCard.FormDelegateSeparator { visible: keyboardToggleDelegate.visible; above: gestureDelegate; below: keyboardToggleDelegate }
 
             FormCard.FormSwitchDelegate {
                 id: keyboardToggleDelegate