diff --git a/resources/js/guest-v2/__tests__/TaskDetailScreen.test.tsx b/resources/js/guest-v2/__tests__/TaskDetailScreen.test.tsx
index 79a9b5a1..bf56f5eb 100644
--- a/resources/js/guest-v2/__tests__/TaskDetailScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/guest-v2/__tests__/TaskDetailScreen.test.tsx
@@ -57,4 +57,14 @@ describe('TaskDetailScreen', () => {
 
     expect(await screen.findByText('Capture the dancefloor')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('shows disabled state when tasks are disabled', () => {
+    render(
+      <EventDataProvider token="token" tasksEnabledFallback={false}>
+        <TaskDetailScreen />
+      </EventDataProvider>
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Tasks are disabled')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/AchievementsScreen.tsx b/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/AchievementsScreen.tsx
index 11325ae8..cf3c9365 100644
--- a/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/AchievementsScreen.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/AchievementsScreen.tsx
@@ -497,7 +497,9 @@ export default function AchievementsScreen() {
         <XStack gap="$2" flexWrap="nowrap" overflow="hidden">
           {[
             { label: t('achievements.summary.photosShared', 'Photos shared'), value: summary.totalPhotos },
-            { label: t('achievements.summary.tasksCompleted', 'Tasks completed'), value: summary.tasksSolved },
+            ...(tasksEnabled
+              ? [{ label: t('achievements.summary.tasksCompleted', 'Tasks completed'), value: summary.tasksSolved }]
+              : []),
             { label: t('achievements.summary.likesCollected', 'Likes collected'), value: summary.likesTotal },
             { label: t('achievements.summary.uniqueGuests', 'Guests involved'), value: summary.uniqueGuests },
           ].map((item) => (
diff --git a/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/TaskDetailScreen.tsx b/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/TaskDetailScreen.tsx
index b144c71d..050ca8a7 100644
--- a/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/TaskDetailScreen.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/TaskDetailScreen.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function getTaskList(task: TaskItem, key: string): string[] {
 }
 
 export default function TaskDetailScreen() {
-  const { token } = useEventData();
+  const { token, tasksEnabled } = useEventData();
   const { taskId } = useParams<{ taskId: string }>();
   const { t, locale } = useTranslation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -45,6 +45,37 @@ export default function TaskDetailScreen() {
   const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = React.useState<string | null>(null);
 
+  if (!tasksEnabled) {
+    return (
+      <AppShell>
+        <YStack gap="$4">
+          <SurfaceCard>
+            <Text fontSize="$4" fontWeight="$7">
+              {t('tasks.disabled.title', 'Tasks are disabled')}
+            </Text>
+            <Text fontSize="$2" color={mutedText} marginTop="$2">
+              {t('tasks.disabled.subtitle', 'This event is set to photo-only mode.')}
+            </Text>
+            <Button
+              size="$4"
+              borderRadius="$pill"
+              backgroundColor="$primary"
+              marginTop="$4"
+              onPress={() => navigate(buildEventPath(token, '/upload'))}
+            >
+              <XStack alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" gap="$2" width="100%">
+                <Camera size={18} color="white" />
+                <Text fontSize="$3" fontWeight="$7" color="white">
+                  {t('homeV2.captureReady.cta', 'Upload / Take photo')}
+                </Text>
+              </XStack>
+            </Button>
+          </SurfaceCard>
+        </YStack>
+      </AppShell>
+    );
+  }
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     let active = true;
     if (!token || !taskId) {
diff --git a/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/UploadScreen.tsx b/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/UploadScreen.tsx
index 1ad9c75b..a3016ee2 100644
--- a/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/UploadScreen.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/guest-v2/screens/UploadScreen.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function getTaskValue(task: TaskItem, key: string): string | undefined {
 }
 
 export default function UploadScreen() {
-  const { token, event } = useEventData();
+  const { token, event, tasksEnabled } = useEventData();
   const identity = useOptionalGuestIdentity();
   const { items, add } = useUploadQueue();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default function UploadScreen() {
   const sendingCount = items.filter((item) => item.status === 'uploading').length;
   const taskIdParam = searchParams.get('taskId');
   const parsedTaskId = taskIdParam ? Number(taskIdParam) : NaN;
-  const taskId = Number.isFinite(parsedTaskId) ? parsedTaskId : undefined;
+  const taskId = tasksEnabled && Number.isFinite(parsedTaskId) ? parsedTaskId : undefined;
   const [task, setTask] = React.useState<TaskItem | null>(null);
   const [taskLoading, setTaskLoading] = React.useState(false);
   const [taskError, setTaskError] = React.useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export default function UploadScreen() {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     let active = true;
 
-    if (!token || !taskId) {
+    if (!token || !taskId || !tasksEnabled) {
       setTask(null);
       setTaskLoading(false);
       setTaskError(null);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export default function UploadScreen() {
     return () => {
       active = false;
     };
-  }, [locale, t, taskId, token]);
+  }, [locale, t, taskId, tasksEnabled, token]);
 
   const enqueueFile = React.useCallback(
     async (file: File) => {
diff --git a/resources/js/guest/lib/engagement.ts b/resources/js/guest/lib/engagement.ts
index a5e38fe6..ba3d0258 100644
--- a/resources/js/guest/lib/engagement.ts
+++ b/resources/js/guest/lib/engagement.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import type { EventData } from '../services/eventApi';
 export function isTaskModeEnabled(event?: EventData | null): boolean {
   if (!event) return true;
   const mode = event.engagement_mode;
-  if (mode === 'photo_only') return false;
-  return true;
+  if (!mode) return true;
+  return mode === 'tasks';
 }
diff --git a/resources/js/guest/services/eventApi.ts b/resources/js/guest/services/eventApi.ts
index e87c7d14..8d2aef94 100644
--- a/resources/js/guest/services/eventApi.ts
+++ b/resources/js/guest/services/eventApi.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export interface EventData {
   slug: string;
   name: string;
   default_locale: string;
-  engagement_mode?: 'tasks' | 'photo_only';
+  engagement_mode?: 'tasks' | 'photo_only' | 'no_tasks';
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;
   join_token?: string | null;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export async function fetchEvent(eventKey: string): Promise<EventData> {
       default_locale: typeof json?.default_locale === 'string' && json.default_locale.trim() !== ''
         ? json.default_locale
         : DEFAULT_LOCALE,
-      engagement_mode: (json?.engagement_mode as 'tasks' | 'photo_only' | undefined) ?? 'tasks',
+      engagement_mode: (json?.engagement_mode as 'tasks' | 'photo_only' | 'no_tasks' | undefined) ?? 'tasks',
       guest_upload_visibility:
         json?.guest_upload_visibility === 'immediate' ? 'immediate' : 'review',
       live_show: {
diff --git a/resources/js/setupTests.ts b/resources/js/setupTests.ts
index ba7daeb1..71f1f806 100644
--- a/resources/js/setupTests.ts
+++ b/resources/js/setupTests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 
+const originalConsoleError = console.error;
+const originalConsoleWarn = console.warn;
+const suppressedConsolePatterns = [
+  /React does not recognize the `.*` prop on a DOM element/i,
+  /Unknown event handler property `onPress`/i,
+  /non-boolean attribute/i,
+  /not wrapped in act/i,
+  /Lightbox photo load failed/i,
+];
+
+const shouldSuppressConsole = (message?: unknown) =>
+  typeof message === 'string' && suppressedConsolePatterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(message));
+
+console.error = (...args: unknown[]) => {
+  if (shouldSuppressConsole(args[0])) return;
+  originalConsoleError(...args);
+};
+
+console.warn = (...args: unknown[]) => {
+  if (shouldSuppressConsole(args[0])) return;
+  originalConsoleWarn(...args);
+};
+
 vi.mock('react-i18next', async () => {
   const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import('react-i18next')>('react-i18next');
   return {