diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2e2f6dd..1abe64e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Ability to hide announcement messages
+- [UX] Clarify that you can't login using Playlet built-in backend (Yet)
 
 ## [0.35.4] - 2025-01-07
 
diff --git a/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.bs b/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.bs
index c00a4986..6a801f1a 100644
--- a/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.bs
+++ b/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.bs
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ function OnRowItemSelected() as void
     row = m.profileRowList.content.GetChild(0)
     selectedProfile = row.GetChild(index)
     if selectedProfile.type = "login"
+        invidiousInstance = m.preferences["invidious.instance"]
+        if StringUtils.IsNullOrEmpty(invidiousInstance)
+            DialogUtils.ShowDialogEx({
+                title: "No Invidious Instance"
+                message: [
+                    "Playlet built-in backend does not support login yet.",
+                    "Can only login if an Invidious instance is set in the settings."
+                ]
+            })
+            return
+        end if
         dialog = CreateObject("roSGNode", "LoginDialog")
         dialog@.BindNode()
         m.top.getScene().dialog = dialog
diff --git a/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.xml b/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.xml
index 478cb905..8d4c6ab5 100644
--- a/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.xml
+++ b/playlet-lib/src/components/Screens/ProfileScreen/ProfileScreen.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <field id="navBar" type="node" bind="/NavBar" />
         <field id="profilesService" type="node" bind="/ProfilesService" />
         <field id="appController" type="node" bind="/AppController" />
+        <field id="preferences" type="node" bind="/Preferences" />
     </interface>
 
     <children>