diff --git a/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Settings Item.swift b/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Settings Item.swift
index 000cf97d5..4d751f179 100644
--- a/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Settings Item.swift	
+++ b/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Settings Item.swift	
@@ -97,6 +97,23 @@ struct SettingsButtonStyle: ButtonStyle {
     }
 }
 
+struct FooterLinkView: View {
+    let title: String
+    let destination: AppRoute
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        NavigationLink(destination) {
+            HStack(spacing: 3) {
+                Text(title)
+                Image(systemName: Icons.forward)
+                    .fontWeight(.semibold)
+                    .imageScale(.small)
+            }
+            .font(.footnote)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct CheckboxToggleStyle: ToggleStyle {
    func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View {
        HStack {
diff --git a/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/Appearance/TabBar/TabBarSettingsView.swift b/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/Appearance/TabBar/TabBarSettingsView.swift
index 439b24b5e..25b0b174f 100644
--- a/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/Appearance/TabBar/TabBarSettingsView.swift
+++ b/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/Appearance/TabBar/TabBarSettingsView.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct TabBarSettingsView: View {
             
             // TODO: options like this will need to be updated to only show when there is an active account
             // present once guest mode is fully implemented
-            Section("Profile Icon Appearance") {
+            Section {
                 HStack {
                     ForEach(ProfileTabLabel.allCases, id: \.self) { item in
                         VStack(spacing: 10) {
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ struct TabBarSettingsView: View {
                     isTicked: profileTabLabel == .anonymous ? .constant(false) : $showUserAvatar
                 )
                 .disabled(profileTabLabel == .anonymous)
+            } header: {
+                Text("Profile Icon Appearance")
+            } footer: {
+                if profileTabLabel == .nickname {
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 3) {
+                        Text("You can change your account's local nickname in Account Settings.")
+                        FooterLinkView(title: "Account Settings", destination: .settings(.accountLocal))
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         .fancyTabScrollCompatible()
diff --git a/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/General/GeneralSettingsView.swift b/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/General/GeneralSettingsView.swift
index 09141fcfa..42d72eebe 100644
--- a/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/General/GeneralSettingsView.swift
+++ b/Mlem/Views/Tabs/Settings/Components/Views/General/GeneralSettingsView.swift
@@ -61,17 +61,7 @@ struct GeneralSettingsView: View {
                     
                     // TODO: 0.17 deprecation remove this check
                     if (siteInformation.version ?? .zero) >= .init("0.18.0") {
-                        
-                        NavigationLink(.settings(.accountGeneral)) {
-                            HStack(spacing: 3) {
-                                Text("Account Settings")
-                                Image(systemName: "chevron.right")
-                                    .fontWeight(.semibold)
-                                    .imageScale(.small)
-                            }
-                            .font(.footnote)
-                        }
-                        
+                        FooterLinkView(title: "Account Settings", destination: .settings(.accountGeneral))
                     }
                 }
             }