diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.cpp b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.cpp
index 1e57b142..63cc6a29 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "ui_CreateShortcutDialog.h"
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "minecraft/auth/AccountList.h"
+#include "minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h"
+#include "minecraft/PackProfile.h"
 #include "icons/IconList.h"
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -38,6 +40,15 @@ CreateShortcutDialog::CreateShortcutDialog(QWidget *parent, InstancePtr instance
         ui->profileComboBox->setCurrentText(accounts->defaultAccount()->profileName());
     }
 
+    if (m_instance->typeName() == "Minecraft")
+    {
+        MinecraftInstancePtr minecraftInstance = qobject_pointer_cast<MinecraftInstance>(m_instance);
+        QString version = minecraftInstance->getPackProfile()->getComponentVersion("net.minecraft");
+        bool enableJoinServer = QRegExp(JOIN_SERVER_DISALLOWED_VERSIONS).exactMatch(version);
+        ui->joinServerCheckBox->setEnabled(enableJoinServer);
+        ui->joinServer->setEnabled(enableJoinServer);
+    }
+
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
     ui->createScriptCheckBox->setEnabled(false);
     ui->createScriptCheckBox->setChecked(true);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.h b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.h
index 22e789e0..8e6d961f 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CreateShortcutDialog.h
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
+const QString JOIN_SERVER_DISALLOWED_VERSIONS(
+        "(19w0[89][a-z])"
+        "|(19w1[0-9][a-z])"
+        "|(1.14.?[1-4]?-pre[0-9])"
+        "|(1.14.?[1-4]?)"
+        "|(19w[34][0-9][a-z])"
+        "|(1.15.?[0-9]?-pre[0-9])"
+        "|(1.15.?[0-9]?)"
+        "|(20w[01][0-9][a-z])"
+        "|(20w20a)"
+        "|(21w[12][0-9][a-z])"
+        "|(1.17-pre[0-9])"
+        "|(1.17-rc[0-9])"
+        "|(1.17)"
+        );
+
 namespace Ui
 {
     class CreateShortcutDialog;