diff --git a/ui/e2e/social.spec.ts b/ui/e2e/social.spec.ts
index fe12a2a..1562d9a 100644
--- a/ui/e2e/social.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/e2e/social.spec.ts
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ test('profile edit disables Save and flags an invalid display name', async ({ pa
   await expect(save).toBeEnabled();
 });
 
-// Account linking is hidden in Profile.svelte while we target provider sign-in (the anonymous
-// /app/ guest who upgrades by linking comes later). The flow is kept wired; re-enable these two
-// specs together with the `.emailbox` section.
+// The email upgrade box is now shown to guests (email bind + the merge dialog). These specs
+// still assume a non-guest login and the visible Telegram control, so they stay skipped until
+// PR2 re-enables provider linking and adds a guest-login setup.
 test.skip('link account: a taken email opens the irreversible merge confirmation', async ({ page }) => {
   await loginLobby(page);
   await openProfile(page);
 
-  // The linking section is shown to everyone (guests upgrade by linking).
+  // The email box is shown to guests (this spec needs a guest login — re-enabled in PR2).
   await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Link an account' })).toBeVisible();
   // An address containing "merge" stands in (in the mock) for one already owned by
   // another account, so the confirm step reveals a required merge.
diff --git a/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte b/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte
index f12a500..8590b3a 100644
--- a/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte
@@ -244,10 +244,11 @@
       </form>
     {/if}
 
-    <!-- Linking & merge. Hidden for now: we target provider sign-in, and the anonymous
-         /app/ guest (whose upgrade path this is) comes later. Kept wired — drop `hidden`
-         to re-enable, together with the skipped linking specs in e2e/social.spec.ts. -->
-    <section class="emailbox" hidden>
+    <!-- The guest's email upgrade path: bind an email to register / sign in (a returning
+         address triggers the merge dialog below). Guest-only for now; provider linking
+         (Add VK / Add Telegram / Unlink) and the non-guest matrix come next, together
+         with the skipped linking specs in e2e/social.spec.ts. -->
+    <section class="emailbox" hidden={!p.isGuest}>
       <h3>{t('profile.linkAccount')}</h3>
       {#if !emailSent}
         <div class="addrow">
@@ -272,7 +273,8 @@
         </div>
       {/if}
       {#if telegramLinkable}
-        <button class="ghost tg" onclick={linkTelegram} disabled={!connection.online}>{t('profile.linkTelegram')}</button>
+        <!-- Provider linking lands with the non-guest matrix (PR2); kept wired but hidden. -->
+        <button class="ghost tg" hidden onclick={linkTelegram} disabled={!connection.online}>{t('profile.linkTelegram')}</button>
       {/if}
     </section>