diff --git a/app/(landing)/hackathons/[slug]/HackathonPageClient.tsx b/app/(landing)/hackathons/[slug]/HackathonPageClient.tsx
index 1519f5373..26864b924 100644
--- a/app/(landing)/hackathons/[slug]/HackathonPageClient.tsx
+++ b/app/(landing)/hackathons/[slug]/HackathonPageClient.tsx
@@ -167,6 +167,33 @@ export default function HackathonPageClient() {
       });
     }
 
+    // Filter tabs against enabledTabs so only explicitly enabled tabs are shown.
+    // 'overview' is always kept as it is the default fallback tab.
+    // If enabledTabs is undefined/null (not configured), all tabs are shown as before.
+    // Map UI tab ids to backend enabledTabs keys where they differ.
+    const tabIdToEnabledKey: Record<string, string> = {
+      'team-formation': 'joinATeamTab',
+      winners: 'winnersTab',
+      resources: 'resourcesTab',
+      participants: 'participantsTab',
+      announcements: 'announcementsTab',
+      submission: 'submissionTab',
+      discussions: 'discussionTab',
+    };
+
+    type EnabledTab = NonNullable<
+      typeof currentHackathon
+    >['enabledTabs'][number];
+    const enabledTabs = currentHackathon?.enabledTabs;
+
+    if (Array.isArray(enabledTabs)) {
+      const enabledSet = new Set(enabledTabs);
+      return tabs.filter(tab => {
+        if (tab.id === 'overview') return true;
+        const key = (tabIdToEnabledKey[tab.id] ?? tab.id) as EnabledTab;
+        return enabledSet.has(key);
+      });
+    }
     return tabs;
   }, [
     currentHackathon?.participants,
@@ -273,12 +300,29 @@ export default function HackathonPageClient() {
   }, [hackathonId, setCurrentHackathon]);
 
   // Handle tab changes from URL
+  // Now also defaults to 'overview' if the URL tab is not in the filtered hackathonTabs list.
+  // This handles direct URL access to a disabled tab — user is silently redirected to overview.
   useEffect(() => {
     const tabFromUrl = searchParams.get('tab');
-    if (tabFromUrl && hackathonTabs.some(tab => tab.id === tabFromUrl)) {
+
+    // No tab in URL — default to overview
+    if (!tabFromUrl) {
+      setActiveTab('overview');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (hackathonTabs.some(tab => tab.id === tabFromUrl)) {
+      // Tab exists in filtered list — activate it normally
       setActiveTab(tabFromUrl);
+      return;
     }
-  }, [searchParams, hackathonTabs]);
+
+    // Tab is disabled or unrecognised — fall back to overview
+    setActiveTab('overview');
+    const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(searchParams.toString());
+    queryParams.set('tab', 'overview');
+    router.replace(`?${queryParams.toString()}`, { scroll: false });
+  }, [searchParams, hackathonTabs, router]);
 
   const handleTabChange = (tabId: string) => {
     setActiveTab(tabId);
@@ -308,6 +352,11 @@ export default function HackathonPageClient() {
     );
   }
 
+  // Helper: checks if a tab id is present in the filtered hackathonTabs array.
+  // Used below to guard each tab's content from rendering if the tab is disabled.
+  const isTabVisible = (tabId: string) =>
+    hackathonTabs.some(tab => tab.id === tabId);
+
   // Shared props for banner and sticky card
   const sharedActionProps = {
     deadline: currentHackathon.submissionDeadline,
@@ -378,48 +427,60 @@ export default function HackathonPageClient() {
               />
             )}
 
+            {/* isTabVisible('resources') guard — HackathonResources will not
+                render at all if 'resources' is not in enabledTabs, even via direct URL */}
             {activeTab === 'resources' &&
+              isTabVisible('resources') &&
               currentHackathon.resources?.length > 0 && <HackathonResources />}
+
+            {/*  isTabVisible('participants') guard */}
             {activeTab === 'participants' &&
+              isTabVisible('participants') &&
               currentHackathon.participants?.length > 0 && (
                 <HackathonParticipants />
               )}
 
-            {activeTab === 'announcements' && announcements.length > 0 && (
-              <AnnouncementsTab
-                announcements={announcements}
-                hackathonSlug={hackathonId}
-              />
-            )}
+            {/*  isTabVisible('announcements') guard */}
+            {activeTab === 'announcements' &&
+              isTabVisible('announcements') &&
+              announcements.length > 0 && (
+                <AnnouncementsTab
+                  announcements={announcements}
+                  hackathonSlug={hackathonId}
+                />
+              )}
 
-            {activeTab === 'submission' && (
+            {/* isTabVisible('submission') guard */}
+            {activeTab === 'submission' && isTabVisible('submission') && (
               <SubmissionTab
                 organizationId={currentHackathon.organizationId}
                 isRegistered={isRegistered}
               />
             )}
 
-            {activeTab === 'discussions' && (
+            {/*  isTabVisible('discussions') guard */}
+            {activeTab === 'discussions' && isTabVisible('discussions') && (
               <HackathonDiscussions
                 hackathonId={hackathonId}
                 isRegistered={isRegistered}
               />
             )}
 
-            {activeTab === 'team-formation' && (
-              <TeamFormationTab
-                hackathonSlugOrId={hackathonId}
-                isRegistered={isRegistered}
-              />
-            )}
+            {/*  isTabVisible('team-formation') guard */}
+            {activeTab === 'team-formation' &&
+              isTabVisible('team-formation') && (
+                <TeamFormationTab
+                  hackathonSlugOrId={hackathonId}
+                  isRegistered={isRegistered}
+                />
+              )}
 
-            {activeTab === 'winners' && (
+            {/* isTabVisible('winners') guard */}
+            {activeTab === 'winners' && isTabVisible('winners') && (
               <WinnersTab winners={winners} hackathonSlug={hackathonId} />
             )}
 
-            {activeTab === 'resources' && currentHackathon?.resources?.[0] && (
-              <HackathonResources />
-            )}
+            {/* Note: duplicate resources render removed — was already covered above */}
           </div>
         </div>