diff --git a/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainActivity.kt b/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainActivity.kt
index 7ab595aed57..1e279313d2d 100644
--- a/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainActivity.kt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         setupEdgeToEdge(appThemeFlow = mainViewModel.stateFlow.map { it.theme })
         setContent {
             val state by mainViewModel.stateFlow.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+            updateScreenCapture(isScreenCaptureAllowed = state.isScreenCaptureAllowed)
             val navController = rememberNavController()
             observeViewModelEvents(navController)
             LocalManagerProvider {
@@ -96,10 +97,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             .eventFlow
             .onEach { event ->
                 when (event) {
-                    is MainEvent.ScreenCaptureSettingChange -> {
-                        handleScreenCaptureSettingChange(event)
-                    }
-
                     MainEvent.NavigateToDebugMenu -> navController.navigateToDebugMenuScreen()
                     is MainEvent.UpdateAppTheme -> {
                         AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode(event.osTheme)
@@ -123,8 +120,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         mainViewModel.trySendAction(MainAction.OpenDebugMenu)
     }
 
-    private fun handleScreenCaptureSettingChange(event: MainEvent.ScreenCaptureSettingChange) {
-        if (event.isAllowed) {
+    private fun updateScreenCapture(isScreenCaptureAllowed: Boolean) {
+        if (isScreenCaptureAllowed) {
             window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE)
         } else {
             window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE)
diff --git a/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModel.kt b/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModel.kt
index 6661affe420..2a8549c4865 100644
--- a/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModel.kt
+++ b/authenticator/src/main/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModel.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
 ) : BaseViewModel<MainState, MainEvent, MainAction>(
     MainState(
         theme = settingsRepository.appTheme,
+        isScreenCaptureAllowed = settingsRepository.isScreenCaptureAllowed,
         isDynamicColorsEnabled = settingsRepository.isDynamicColorsEnabled,
     ),
 ) {
@@ -43,9 +44,10 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
             .launchIn(viewModelScope)
         settingsRepository
             .isScreenCaptureAllowedStateFlow
-            .map { MainEvent.ScreenCaptureSettingChange(it) }
-            .onEach(::sendEvent)
+            .map { MainAction.Internal.ScreenCaptureUpdate(it) }
+            .onEach(::sendAction)
             .launchIn(viewModelScope)
+
         viewModelScope.launch {
             configRepository.getServerConfig(forceRefresh = false)
         }
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
         when (action) {
             is MainAction.Internal.DynamicColorUpdate -> handleDynamicColorUpdate(action)
             is MainAction.Internal.ThemeUpdate -> handleThemeUpdated(action)
+
+            is MainAction.Internal.ScreenCaptureUpdate -> handleScreenCaptureUpdate(
+                screenCaptureUpdateAction = action,
+            )
         }
     }
 
@@ -94,6 +100,16 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
         )
     }
 
+    private fun handleScreenCaptureUpdate(
+        screenCaptureUpdateAction: MainAction.Internal.ScreenCaptureUpdate,
+    ) {
+        mutableStateFlow.update {
+            it.copy(
+                isScreenCaptureAllowed = screenCaptureUpdateAction.isScreenCaptureEnabled,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun handleIntent(
         intent: Intent,
         isFirstIntent: Boolean,
@@ -109,6 +125,7 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
 data class MainState(
     val theme: AppTheme,
     val isDynamicColorsEnabled: Boolean,
+    val isScreenCaptureAllowed: Boolean,
 ) : Parcelable
 
 /**
@@ -147,6 +164,13 @@ sealed class MainAction {
         data class ThemeUpdate(
             val theme: AppTheme,
         ) : Internal()
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates that the screen capture state has changed.
+         */
+        data class ScreenCaptureUpdate(
+            val isScreenCaptureEnabled: Boolean,
+        ) : Internal()
     }
 }
 
@@ -160,11 +184,6 @@ sealed class MainEvent {
      */
     data object NavigateToDebugMenu : MainEvent()
 
-    /**
-     * Event indicating a change in the screen capture setting.
-     */
-    data class ScreenCaptureSettingChange(val isAllowed: Boolean) : MainEvent()
-
     /**
      * Indicates that the app theme has been updated.
      */
diff --git a/authenticator/src/test/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModelTest.kt b/authenticator/src/test/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModelTest.kt
index c2ef72fe047..d4f204dd0be 100644
--- a/authenticator/src/test/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/authenticator/src/test/kotlin/com/bitwarden/authenticator/MainViewModelTest.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class MainViewModelTest : BaseViewModelTest() {
         every { appTheme } returns AppTheme.DEFAULT
         every { appThemeStateFlow } returns mutableAppThemeFlow
         every { isScreenCaptureAllowedStateFlow } returns mutableScreenCaptureAllowedFlow
+        every { isScreenCaptureAllowed } returns false
         every { isDynamicColorsEnabled } returns false
         every { isDynamicColorsEnabledFlow } returns mutableIsDynamicColorsEnabledFlow
     }
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class MainViewModelTest : BaseViewModelTest() {
     fun `on AppThemeChanged should update state`() = runTest {
         val viewModel = createViewModel()
         viewModel.stateEventFlow(backgroundScope) { stateFlow, eventFlow ->
-            eventFlow.skipItems(count = 2)
+            eventFlow.skipItems(count = 1)
             assertEquals(
                 DEFAULT_STATE,
                 stateFlow.awaitItem(),
@@ -79,12 +80,29 @@ class MainViewModelTest : BaseViewModelTest() {
         val viewModel = createViewModel()
         viewModel.eventFlow.test {
             // Ignore the events that are fired off by flows in the ViewModel init
-            skipItems(2)
+            skipItems(1)
             viewModel.trySendAction(MainAction.OpenDebugMenu)
             assertEquals(MainEvent.NavigateToDebugMenu, awaitItem())
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `changes in the allowed screen capture value should update the state`() {
+        val viewModel = createViewModel()
+
+        assertEquals(
+            DEFAULT_STATE.copy(isScreenCaptureAllowed = false),
+            viewModel.stateFlow.value,
+        )
+
+        mutableScreenCaptureAllowedFlow.value = true
+
+        assertEquals(
+            DEFAULT_STATE.copy(isScreenCaptureAllowed = true),
+            viewModel.stateFlow.value,
+        )
+    }
+
     private fun createViewModel(): MainViewModel =
         MainViewModel(
             settingsRepository = settingsRepository,
@@ -95,4 +113,5 @@ class MainViewModelTest : BaseViewModelTest() {
 private val DEFAULT_STATE = MainState(
     theme = AppTheme.DEFAULT,
     isDynamicColorsEnabled = false,
+    isScreenCaptureAllowed = false,
 )