diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/header-project-select/header-project-select.component.html b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/header-project-select/header-project-select.component.html
index 98601df70101..d925b5dad291 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/header-project-select/header-project-select.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/header-project-select/header-project-select.component.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       ></h1>
 
       <spot-toggle
+        *ngIf="this.currentUserService.isLoggedIn"
         [options]="displayModeOptions"
         [(ngModel)]="displayMode"
       ></spot-toggle>
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/favorite_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/favorite_spec.rb
index 30e5f606b39a..bc581a19456c 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/favorite_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/favorite_spec.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 require_relative "../../../modules/my_page/spec/support/pages/my/page"
 
 RSpec.describe "Favorite projects", :js do
-  shared_let(:project) { create(:project, name: "My favorite!", enabled_module_names: []) }
-  shared_let(:other_project) { create(:project, name: "Other project", enabled_module_names: []) }
+  shared_let(:project) { create(:public_project, name: "My favorite!", enabled_module_names: []) }
+  shared_let(:other_project) { create(:public_project, name: "Other project", enabled_module_names: []) }
   shared_let(:user) do
     create(:user,
            member_with_permissions: {
@@ -44,100 +44,116 @@
   let(:my_page) do
     Pages::My::Page.new
   end
+  context "as a user" do
+    before do
+      login_as user
+    end
 
-  before do
-    login_as user
-  end
+    it "allows favoriting and unfavoriting projects" do
+      visit project_path(project)
+      expect(page).to have_css "a", accessible_name: "Add to favorites"
 
-  it "allows favoriting and unfavoriting projects" do
-    visit project_path(project)
-    expect(page).to have_selector 'a', accessible_name: "Add to favorites"
+      click_link_or_button(accessible_name: "Add to favorites")
 
-    click_link_or_button(accessible_name: "Add to favorites")
+      expect(page).to have_css "a", accessible_name: "Remove from favorite"
 
-    expect(page).to have_selector 'a', accessible_name: "Remove from favorite"
+      project.reload
+      expect(project).to be_favored_by(user)
 
-    project.reload
-    expect(project).to be_favored_by(user)
+      projects_page.visit!
+      projects_page.open_filters
+      projects_page.filter_by_favored "yes"
 
-    projects_page.visit!
-    projects_page.open_filters
-    projects_page.filter_by_favored "yes"
+      expect(page).to have_text "My favorite!"
 
-    expect(page).to have_text 'My favorite!'
+      projects_page.visit!
+      projects_page.open_filters
+      projects_page.filter_by_favored "no"
 
-    projects_page.visit!
-    projects_page.open_filters
-    projects_page.filter_by_favored "no"
+      expect(page).to have_no_text "My favorite!"
+
+      visit home_path
 
-    expect(page).to have_no_text 'My favorite!'
+      expect(page).to have_text "Favorite projects"
+      expect(page).to have_test_selector "favorite-project", text: "My favorite!"
 
-    visit home_path
+      retry_block do
+        top_menu.toggle unless top_menu.open?
+        top_menu.expect_open
 
-    expect(page).to have_text 'Favorite projects'
-    expect(page).to have_test_selector 'favorite-project', text: 'My favorite!'
+        # projects are displayed initially
+        top_menu.expect_result project.name
+        top_menu.expect_result other_project.name
+      end
 
-    retry_block do
-      top_menu.toggle unless top_menu.open?
-      top_menu.expect_open
+      top_menu.switch_mode "Favorites"
 
-      # projects are displayed initially
       top_menu.expect_result project.name
-      top_menu.expect_result other_project.name
+      top_menu.expect_no_result other_project.name
     end
 
-    top_menu.switch_mode "Favorites"
+    context "when project is favored" do
+      before do
+        project.add_favoring_user(user)
+        other_project.add_favoring_user(user)
+        other_project.update! active: false
+      end
 
-    top_menu.expect_result project.name
-    top_menu.expect_no_result other_project.name
-  end
+      it "does not show archived projects" do
+        visit home_path
 
-  context "when projct is favored" do
-    before do
-      project.add_favoring_user(user)
-      other_project.add_favoring_user(user)
-      other_project.update! active: false
-    end
+        expect(page).to have_text "Favorite projects"
+        expect(page).to have_test_selector "favorite-project", text: "My favorite!"
+        expect(page).to have_no_text "Other project"
 
-    it "does not show archived projects" do
-      visit home_path
+        my_page.visit!
+        my_page.add_widget(1, 1, :within, "Favorite projects")
+        expect(page).to have_text "My favorite!"
+      end
+    end
 
-      expect(page).to have_text 'Favorite projects'
-      expect(page).to have_test_selector 'favorite-project', text: 'My favorite!'
-      expect(page).to have_no_text 'Other project'
+    context "when favoriting only one subproject" do
+      before do
+        project.update! parent: other_project
+        project.add_favoring_user(user)
+      end
 
-      my_page.visit!
-      my_page.add_widget(1, 1, :within, "Favorite projects")
-      expect(page).to have_text 'My favorite!'
-    end
-  end
+      it "still shows up in top menu (Regression #54729)" do
+        visit home_path
 
-  context "favoriting only one subproject" do
-    before do
-      project.update! parent: other_project
-      project.add_favoring_user(user)
-    end
+        expect(page).to have_text "Favorite projects"
+        expect(page).to have_test_selector "favorite-project", text: "My favorite!"
 
-    it "still shows up in top menu (Regression #54729)" do
-      visit home_path
+        retry_block do
+          top_menu.toggle unless top_menu.open?
+          top_menu.expect_open
 
-      expect(page).to have_text 'Favorite projects'
-      expect(page).to have_test_selector 'favorite-project', text: 'My favorite!'
+          # projects are displayed initially
+          top_menu.expect_result project.name
+          top_menu.expect_result other_project.name
+        end
 
-      retry_block do
-        top_menu.toggle unless top_menu.open?
-        top_menu.expect_open
+        top_menu.switch_mode "Favorites"
 
-        # projects are displayed initially
         top_menu.expect_result project.name
+        # Parent is also shown
         top_menu.expect_result other_project.name
       end
+    end
+  end
 
-      top_menu.switch_mode "Favorites"
+  context "as an Anonymous User with not login required", with_settings: { login_required: false } do
+    it "does not shows favored projects" do
+      visit project_path(project)
 
-      top_menu.expect_result project.name
-      # Parent is also shown
-      top_menu.expect_result other_project.name
+      retry_block do
+        top_menu.toggle unless top_menu.open?
+        top_menu.expect_open
+
+        within(".op-project-list-modal--header") do
+          expect(page).to have_no_css("[data-test-selector=\"spot-toggle--option\"]", text: "Favorites")
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end