diff --git a/configEditor_general.go b/configEditor_general.go
index 3a3d5d2..b98fc99 100644
--- a/configEditor_general.go
+++ b/configEditor_general.go
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	configEditorGeneralConfig struct {
-		BotEditors    []string            `json:"bot_editors"`
-		BotName       *string             `json:"bot_name,omitempty"`
-		Channels      []string            `json:"channels"`
-		ChannelScopes map[string][]string `json:"channel_scopes"`
+		BotEditors      []string            `json:"bot_editors"`
+		BotName         *string             `json:"bot_name,omitempty"`
+		Channels        []string            `json:"channels"`
+		ChannelScopes   map[string][]string `json:"channel_scopes"`
+		ChannelHasToken map[string]bool     `json:"channel_has_token"`
 	}
 )
 
@@ -186,7 +187,12 @@ func configEditorHandleGeneralDeleteAuthToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 }
 
 func configEditorHandleGeneralGet(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
-	channelScopes := make(map[string][]string)
+	resp := configEditorGeneralConfig{
+		BotEditors:      config.BotEditors,
+		Channels:        config.Channels,
+		ChannelHasToken: make(map[string]bool),
+		ChannelScopes:   make(map[string][]string),
+	}
 
 	channels, err := accessService.ListPermittedChannels()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -195,7 +201,12 @@ func configEditorHandleGeneralGet(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	for _, ch := range channels {
-		if channelScopes[ch], err = accessService.GetChannelPermissions(ch); err != nil {
+		if resp.ChannelScopes[ch], err = accessService.GetChannelPermissions(ch); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if resp.ChannelHasToken[ch], err = accessService.HasTokensForChannel(ch); err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return
 		}
@@ -206,13 +217,9 @@ func configEditorHandleGeneralGet(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
+	resp.BotName = &uName
 
-	if err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(configEditorGeneralConfig{
-		BotEditors:    config.BotEditors,
-		BotName:       &uName,
-		Channels:      config.Channels,
-		ChannelScopes: channelScopes,
-	}); err != nil {
+	if err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/service/access/access.go b/internal/service/access/access.go
index dfd9560..a92f6c1 100644
--- a/internal/service/access/access.go
+++ b/internal/service/access/access.go
@@ -212,6 +212,40 @@ func (s Service) HasPermissionsForChannel(channel string, scopes ...string) (boo
 	return true, nil
 }
 
+// HasTokensForChannel retrieves and decrypts stored access- and
+// refresh-tokens to evaluate whether tokens are available. Those
+// tokens are NOT validated in this request, it's just checked whether
+// they are present
+func (s Service) HasTokensForChannel(channel string) (bool, error) {
+	var (
+		err  error
+		perm extendedPermission
+	)
+
+	if err = helpers.Retry(func() error {
+		err = s.db.DB().First(&perm, "channel = ?", strings.TrimLeft(channel, "#")).Error
+		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+			return backoff.NewErrCannotRetry(ErrChannelNotAuthorized)
+		}
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting twitch credential from database")
+	}); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrChannelNotAuthorized) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if perm.AccessToken, err = s.db.DecryptField(perm.AccessToken); err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "decrypting access token")
+	}
+
+	if perm.RefreshToken, err = s.db.DecryptField(perm.RefreshToken); err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "decrypting refresh token")
+	}
+
+	return perm.AccessToken != "" && perm.RefreshToken != "", nil
+}
+
 func (s Service) ListPermittedChannels() (out []string, err error) {
 	var perms []extendedPermission
 	if err = helpers.Retry(func() error {
diff --git a/src/generalConfig.vue b/src/generalConfig.vue
index fe21e36..65c6998 100644
--- a/src/generalConfig.vue
+++ b/src/generalConfig.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@
               {{ channel }}
               <span class="ml-auto mr-2">
                 <font-awesome-icon
-                  v-if="!hasAllExtendedScopes(channel)"
+                  v-if="!generalConfig.channel_has_token[channel]"
+                  :id="`channelPublicWarn${channel}`"
+                  fixed-width
+                  class="ml-1 text-danger"
+                  :icon="['fas', 'exclamation-triangle']"
+                />
+                <font-awesome-icon
+                  v-else-if="!hasAllExtendedScopes(channel)"
                   :id="`channelPublicWarn${channel}`"
                   fixed-width
                   class="ml-1 text-warning"
@@ -35,8 +42,14 @@
                   :target="`channelPublicWarn${channel}`"
                   triggers="hover"
                 >
-                  Channel is missing {{ missingExtendedScopes(channel).length }} extended permissions.
-                  Click pencil to change granted permissions.
+                  <template v-if="!generalConfig.channel_has_token[channel]">
+                    Bot is not authorized to access Twitch on behalf of this channels owner (tokens are missing).
+                    Click pencil to grant permissions.
+                  </template>
+                  <template v-else>
+                    Channel is missing {{ missingExtendedScopes(channel).length }} extended permissions.
+                    Click pencil to change granted permissions.
+                  </template>
                 </b-tooltip>
               </span>
               <b-button-group size="sm">