diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.spec.ts
index 60e3165bc..52681fe30 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -579,8 +579,6 @@ describe('DocumentListComponent', () => {
     expect(savedViewServiceCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         name: 'Foo Bar',
-        show_on_dashboard: false,
-        show_in_sidebar: false,
         owner: permissions.owner,
         set_permissions: permissions.set_permissions,
       })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
index d5674779d..b4d32857d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
@@ -446,9 +446,6 @@ export class DocumentListComponent
       modal.componentInstance.buttonsEnabled = false
       let savedView: SavedView = {
         name: formValue.name,
-        // Visibility is in per-user UISettings.
-        show_on_dashboard: false,
-        show_in_sidebar: false,
         filter_rules: this.list.filterRules,
         sort_reverse: this.list.sortReverse,
         sort_field: this.list.sortField,
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts b/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts
index de3f1426c..cec804f99 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ export const SETTINGS: UiSetting[] = [
   {
     key: SETTINGS_KEYS.DASHBOARD_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS,
     type: 'array',
-    default: null,
+    default: [],
   },
   {
     key: SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS,
     type: 'array',
-    default: null,
+    default: [],
   },
   {
     key: SETTINGS_KEYS.DASHBOARD_VIEWS_SORT_ORDER,
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.spec.ts
index 03c70d1b2..c72fb5409 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.spec.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ describe(`Additional service tests for SavedViewService`, () => {
   let settingsService
 
   it('should retrieve saved views and sort them', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(settingsService, 'get').mockImplementation((key) => {
+      if (key === SETTINGS_KEYS.DASHBOARD_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS) return [1, 2, 3]
+      if (key === SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS) return [1, 2, 3]
+      return []
+    })
     service.reload()
     const req = httpTestingController.expectOne(
       `${environment.apiBaseUrl}${endpoint}/?page=1&page_size=100000`
@@ -93,7 +98,9 @@ describe(`Additional service tests for SavedViewService`, () => {
   it('should sort dashboard views', () => {
     service['savedViews'] = saved_views
     jest.spyOn(settingsService, 'get').mockImplementation((key) => {
+      if (key === SETTINGS_KEYS.DASHBOARD_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS) return [1, 2, 3]
       if (key === SETTINGS_KEYS.DASHBOARD_VIEWS_SORT_ORDER) return [3, 1, 2]
+      return []
     })
     expect(service.dashboardViews).toEqual([
       saved_views[2],
@@ -114,7 +121,9 @@ describe(`Additional service tests for SavedViewService`, () => {
   it('should sort sidebar views', () => {
     service['savedViews'] = saved_views
     jest.spyOn(settingsService, 'get').mockImplementation((key) => {
+      if (key === SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS) return [1, 2, 3]
       if (key === SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_VIEWS_SORT_ORDER) return [3, 1, 2]
+      return []
     })
     expect(service.sidebarViews).toEqual([
       saved_views[2],
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.ts
index e2f7ad13b..d9baec22b 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ export class SavedViewService extends AbstractPaperlessService<SavedView> {
     return this.savedViews
   }
 
-  private getVisibleViewIds(setting: string): number[] | null {
+  private getVisibleViewIds(setting: string): number[] {
     const configured = this.settingsService.get(setting)
-    return Array.isArray(configured) ? configured : null
+    return Array.isArray(configured) ? configured : []
   }
 
   private withUserVisibility(view: SavedView): SavedView {
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ export class SavedViewService extends AbstractPaperlessService<SavedView> {
     const visibleIds = this.getVisibleViewIds(
       SETTINGS_KEYS.DASHBOARD_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS
     )
-    return visibleIds ? visibleIds.includes(view.id) : !!view.show_on_dashboard
+    return visibleIds.includes(view.id)
   }
 
   private isSidebarVisible(view: SavedView): boolean {
     const visibleIds = this.getVisibleViewIds(
       SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_VIEWS_VISIBLE_IDS
     )
-    return visibleIds ? visibleIds.includes(view.id) : !!view.show_in_sidebar
+    return visibleIds.includes(view.id)
   }
 
   get sidebarViews(): SavedView[] {