diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
index 352208d59..faceaaddc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { useOnImageUploadFromRenderer } from './hooks/image-upload-from-renderer
 import { useCodeMirrorTablePasteExtension } from './hooks/table-paste/use-code-mirror-table-paste-extension'
 import { useApplyScrollState } from './hooks/use-apply-scroll-state'
 import { useCursorActivityCallback } from './hooks/use-cursor-activity-callback'
+import { useDisconnectOnUserLoginStatusChange } from './hooks/use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change'
 import { useUpdateCodeMirrorReference } from './hooks/use-update-code-mirror-reference'
 import { useBindYTextToRedux } from './hooks/yjs/use-bind-y-text-to-redux'
 import { useCodeMirrorYjsExtension } from './hooks/yjs/use-code-mirror-yjs-extension'
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ export const EditorPane: React.FC<EditorPaneProps> = ({ scrollState, onScroll, o
   useApplyScrollState(scrollState)
 
   const messageTransporter = useRealtimeConnection()
+
+  useDisconnectOnUserLoginStatusChange(messageTransporter)
+
   const realtimeDoc = useRealtimeDoc()
   const editorScrollExtension = useCodeMirrorScrollWatchExtension(onScroll)
   const tablePasteExtensions = useCodeMirrorTablePasteExtension()
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change.spec.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08b30d19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+import type { LoginUserInfo } from '../../../../api/me/types'
+import * as UseApplicationStateModule from '../../../../hooks/common/use-application-state'
+import type { ApplicationState } from '../../../../redux/application-state'
+import { useDisconnectOnUserLoginStatusChange } from './use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change'
+import type { MessageTransporter } from '@hedgedoc/commons'
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
+import { Mock } from 'ts-mockery'
+
+jest.mock('../../../../hooks/common/use-application-state')
+
+describe('use logout on user change', () => {
+  const TestComponent: React.FC<{ messageTransporter: MessageTransporter }> = ({ messageTransporter }) => {
+    useDisconnectOnUserLoginStatusChange(messageTransporter)
+    return <Fragment />
+  }
+
+  const mockUseApplicationState = (userLoggedIn: boolean) => {
+    jest
+      .spyOn(UseApplicationStateModule, 'useApplicationState')
+      .mockImplementation((fn) =>
+        fn(Mock.of<ApplicationState>({ user: userLoggedIn ? Mock.of<LoginUserInfo>({}) : null }))
+      )
+  }
+
+  let disconnectCallback: jest.Mock
+  let messageTransporter: MessageTransporter
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    disconnectCallback = jest.fn()
+    messageTransporter = Mock.of<MessageTransporter>({ disconnect: disconnectCallback })
+  })
+
+  it("doesn't disconnect if user is logged in before", () => {
+    mockUseApplicationState(true)
+    render(<TestComponent messageTransporter={messageTransporter} />)
+    expect(disconnectCallback).not.toBeCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("doesn't disconnect if user is not logged in before", () => {
+    mockUseApplicationState(false)
+    render(<TestComponent messageTransporter={messageTransporter} />)
+    expect(disconnectCallback).not.toBeCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('disconnects if user switches from logged in to logged out', () => {
+    mockUseApplicationState(true)
+    const view = render(<TestComponent messageTransporter={messageTransporter} />)
+    expect(disconnectCallback).not.toBeCalled()
+
+    mockUseApplicationState(false)
+    view.rerender(<TestComponent messageTransporter={messageTransporter} />)
+    expect(disconnectCallback).toBeCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('disconnects if user switches from logged out to logged in', () => {
+    mockUseApplicationState(false)
+    const view = render(<TestComponent messageTransporter={messageTransporter} />)
+    expect(disconnectCallback).not.toBeCalled()
+
+    mockUseApplicationState(true)
+    view.rerender(<TestComponent messageTransporter={messageTransporter} />)
+    expect(disconnectCallback).toBeCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change.ts b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..329871c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/use-disconnect-on-user-login-status-change.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+import { useApplicationState } from '../../../../hooks/common/use-application-state'
+import type { MessageTransporter } from '@hedgedoc/commons'
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+
+/**
+ * Disconnects the given {@link MessageTransporter message transporter} if the user status changes through log-in or log-out.
+ *
+ * @param messageTransporter the message transporter to disconnect
+ */
+export const useDisconnectOnUserLoginStatusChange = (messageTransporter: MessageTransporter): void => {
+  const previousIsLoggedIn = useRef<boolean | undefined>()
+  const isLoggedIn = useApplicationState((state) => state.user !== null)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (previousIsLoggedIn.current === undefined) {
+      previousIsLoggedIn.current = isLoggedIn
+      return
+    }
+    if (previousIsLoggedIn.current === isLoggedIn) {
+      return
+    }
+    previousIsLoggedIn.current = isLoggedIn
+    messageTransporter.disconnect()
+  }, [isLoggedIn, messageTransporter])
+}