diff --git a/common/constants.js b/common/constants.js
index 2ba7fc2bb8c3a9ca8dcdf85ba95d770e2dbb9d2b..64e7626ba53fb648da7e77361e8e29c4372c1ac3 100644
--- a/common/constants.js
+++ b/common/constants.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     PIN_DATASET: 'Toggle pinning dataset',
     TEXT_INPUT_SEARCH_REGION: 'Search for any region of interest in the atlas selected',
     CLEAR_SELECTED_REGION: 'Clear selected region',
+    VIEW_PINNED: `View pinned datasets.`,
     BULK_DOWNLOAD: `Download all pinned data`,
     NO_BULK_DOWNLOAD: `No datasets pinned`,
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.4.3.md b/docs/releases/v2.4.3.md
index ede740c0394d101dc0fdf1074816c325bffbcbeb..a91b54fd8df91420a49c0a69415f04782b0a7c12 100644
--- a/docs/releases/v2.4.3.md
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.4.3.md
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 ## Bugfixes
 
-- fix some of the big brain maps
\ No newline at end of file
+- fix some of the big brain maps
+- added UI indication for deprecation/unavailability of functionalities
diff --git a/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.components.ts b/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.components.ts
index 92f65b7268a2760a01f2639b3ecb721edd1f046e..0ad9293108f5b9225d270fd4b4987d1e570fef2c 100644
--- a/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.components.ts
+++ b/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.components.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   Component,
   Input,
   TemplateRef,
+  ViewChild,
 } from "@angular/core";
 import { select, Store } from "@ngrx/store";
 import { Observable } from "rxjs";
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import { AuthService } from "src/auth";
 import { IavRootStoreInterface, IDataEntry } from "src/services/stateStore.service";
 import { MatDialog, MatDialogConfig, MatDialogRef } from "@angular/material/dialog";
 import { MatBottomSheet } from "@angular/material/bottom-sheet";
-import { CONST, QUICKTOUR_DESC } from 'common/constants'
+import { CONST, QUICKTOUR_DESC, ARIA_LABELS } from 'common/constants'
 import { IQuickTourData } from "src/ui/quickTour/constrants";
 
 @Component({
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import { IQuickTourData } from "src/ui/quickTour/constrants";
 
 export class TopMenuCmp {
 
+  public ARIA_LABELS = ARIA_LABELS
   public PINNED_DATASETS_BADGE_DESC = CONST.PINNED_DATASETS_BADGE_DESC
 
   public matBtnStyle = 'mat-icon-button'
@@ -57,6 +59,14 @@ export class TopMenuCmp {
     order: 8,
   }
 
+  public pinnedDsNotAvail = 'We are reworking pinned dataset feature. Please check back later.'
+  @ViewChild('savedDatasets', { read: TemplateRef })
+  private savedDatasetTmpl: TemplateRef<any>
+
+  public openPinnedDatasets(){
+    // this.bottomSheet.open(this.savedDatasetTmpl)
+  }
+
   constructor(
     private store$: Store<IavRootStoreInterface>,
     private authService: AuthService,
diff --git a/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.template.html b/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.template.html
index cb253e7ecf66bd29d1cb972f7d3f491b1e220f3d..4dc319f6a9fcc0a66f4bba8cdd5e776f7dc37f7e 100644
--- a/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/topMenu/topMenuCmp/topMenu.template.html
@@ -107,16 +107,19 @@
 <!-- pinned dataset btn -->
 <ng-template #pinnedDatasetBtnTmpl>
   <div class="btnWrapper"
-    (click)="bottomSheet.open(savedDatasets)"
+    (click)="openPinnedDatasets()"
     [matBadge]="(favDataEntries$ | async)?.length > 0 ? (favDataEntries$ | async)?.length : null "
     matBadgeColor="accent"
     matBadgePosition="above after"
     [matBadgeDescription]="PINNED_DATASETS_BADGE_DESC"
-    matTooltip="Pinned datasets">
+    [matTooltip]="pinnedDsNotAvail"
+    aria-disabled="true"
+    role="button">
     <iav-dynamic-mat-button
       [attr.pinned-datasets-length]="(favDataEntries$ | async)?.length"
       [iav-dynamic-mat-button-style]="matBtnStyle"
       [iav-dynamic-mat-button-color]="matBtnColor"
+      [iav-dynamic-mat-button-disabled]="true"
       iav-dynamic-mat-button-aria-label="Show pinned datasets">
 
       <i class="fas fa-thumbtack"></i>
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.component.ts b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.component.ts
index a6daa233d6acdc5197d19d4a9dbc284c3e26f329..76dfa6bbbdb0288b6755984fa651d71b3e50c5df 100644
--- a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.component.ts
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.component.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export class StatusCardComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges{
     order: 6,
   }
 
+  public saneUrlDeprecated = `Custom URL is going away. New custom URLs can no longer be created. Custom URLs you generated in the past will continue to work.`
+
   public SHARE_BTN_ARIA_LABEL = ARIA_LABELS.SHARE_BTN
   public COPY_URL_TO_CLIPBOARD_ARIA_LABEL = ARIA_LABELS.SHARE_COPY_URL_CLIPBOARD
   public SHARE_CUSTOM_URL_ARIA_LABEL = ARIA_LABELS.SHARE_CUSTOM_URL
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.template.html b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.template.html
index 5e4d793a725e31f41f5bd45406a11b95ef1340a6..5f57d9719055a265dbfb005c5c4d7d3cc46ab1ea 100644
--- a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.template.html
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/statusCard/statusCard.template.html
@@ -154,9 +154,11 @@
         Copy link to this view
       </span>
     </mat-list-item>
-    <mat-list-item (click)="openDialog(shareSaneUrl, { ariaLabel: SHARE_CUSTOM_URL_DIALOG_ARIA_LABEL })"
+    <mat-list-item
       [attr.aria-label]="SHARE_CUSTOM_URL_ARIA_LABEL"
-      [attr.tab-index]="10">
+      [attr.tab-index]="10"
+      [matTooltip]="saneUrlDeprecated"
+      class="text-muted">
       <mat-icon
         class="mr-4"
         fontSet="fas"