diff --git a/src/server/routers/user.ts b/src/server/routers/user.ts
index 0aedf67..d518d8e 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/user.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/user.ts
@@ -1396,7 +1396,18 @@ export const userRouter = router({
    */
   getOnboardingContext: protectedProcedure.query(async ({ ctx }) => {
     const memberships = await ctx.prisma.juryGroupMember.findMany({
-      where: { userId: ctx.user.id },
+      where: {
+        userId: ctx.user.id,
+        juryGroup: {
+          rounds: {
+            some: {
+              roundType: {
+                in: ['INTAKE', 'FILTERING', 'EVALUATION', 'SUBMISSION', 'MENTORING'],
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
       include: {
         juryGroup: {
           select: {
diff --git a/tests/unit/jury-preferences-filter.test.ts b/tests/unit/jury-preferences-filter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcc8c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/jury-preferences-filter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { prisma, createCaller } from '../setup'
+import {
+  createTestUser, createTestProgram, createTestCompetition, createTestRound,
+  cleanupTestData, uid,
+} from '../helpers'
+import { userRouter } from '../../src/server/routers/user'
+
+describe('user.getOnboardingContext — preferences filter excludes LIVE_FINAL/DELIBERATION-only groups', () => {
+  let programId: string
+  let competitionId: string
+  let juror: { id: string; email: string; role: 'JURY_MEMBER' }
+  let observerOnlyGroupId: string
+  let reviewGroupId: string
+  let mixedGroupId: string
+  const userIds: string[] = []
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `prefs-filter-${uid()}` })
+    programId = program.id
+    const competition = await createTestCompetition(programId)
+    competitionId = competition.id
+
+    const reviewRound = await createTestRound(competitionId, {
+      name: 'Review Round', slug: `review-${uid()}`, roundType: 'EVALUATION', sortOrder: 0,
+    })
+    const liveFinalRound = await createTestRound(competitionId, {
+      name: 'Final Round', slug: `final-${uid()}`, roundType: 'LIVE_FINAL', sortOrder: 1,
+    })
+    const deliberationRound = await createTestRound(competitionId, {
+      name: 'Delib Round', slug: `delib-${uid()}`, roundType: 'DELIBERATION', sortOrder: 2,
+    })
+
+    const reviewOnlyGroup = await prisma.juryGroup.create({
+      data: {
+        id: uid('jg-rev'), competitionId, name: 'Review Only Group',
+        slug: uid('rev'), defaultMaxAssignments: 30,
+      },
+    })
+    reviewGroupId = reviewOnlyGroup.id
+    const liveFinalOnlyGroup = await prisma.juryGroup.create({
+      data: {
+        id: uid('jg-fin'), competitionId, name: 'Finals Only Group',
+        slug: uid('fin'), defaultMaxAssignments: 10,
+      },
+    })
+    observerOnlyGroupId = liveFinalOnlyGroup.id
+    const mixedGroup = await prisma.juryGroup.create({
+      data: {
+        id: uid('jg-mix'), competitionId, name: 'Mixed Group',
+        slug: uid('mix'), defaultMaxAssignments: 20,
+      },
+    })
+    mixedGroupId = mixedGroup.id
+
+    await prisma.round.update({ where: { id: reviewRound.id }, data: { juryGroupId: reviewOnlyGroup.id } })
+    await prisma.round.update({ where: { id: liveFinalRound.id }, data: { juryGroupId: liveFinalOnlyGroup.id } })
+    const mixedReview = await createTestRound(competitionId, {
+      name: 'Mixed Review', slug: `mixed-rev-${uid()}`, roundType: 'EVALUATION', sortOrder: 3,
+    })
+    const mixedFinal = await createTestRound(competitionId, {
+      name: 'Mixed Final', slug: `mixed-fin-${uid()}`, roundType: 'LIVE_FINAL', sortOrder: 4,
+    })
+    await prisma.round.update({ where: { id: mixedReview.id }, data: { juryGroupId: mixedGroup.id } })
+    await prisma.round.update({ where: { id: mixedFinal.id }, data: { juryGroupId: mixedGroup.id } })
+
+    void deliberationRound // referenced for cleanup; not attached to a group in these scenarios
+
+    const u = await createTestUser('JURY_MEMBER')
+    userIds.push(u.id)
+    juror = { id: u.id, email: u.email, role: 'JURY_MEMBER' }
+
+    await prisma.juryGroupMember.createMany({
+      data: [
+        { id: uid('jgm-rev'), juryGroupId: reviewGroupId, userId: u.id, role: 'MEMBER' },
+        { id: uid('jgm-fin'), juryGroupId: observerOnlyGroupId, userId: u.id, role: 'MEMBER' },
+        { id: uid('jgm-mix'), juryGroupId: mixedGroupId, userId: u.id, role: 'MEMBER' },
+      ],
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await cleanupTestData(programId, userIds)
+  })
+
+  it('returns the review-only group membership', async () => {
+    const caller = createCaller(userRouter, juror)
+    const ctx = await caller.getOnboardingContext()
+    const names = ctx.memberships.map((m: { juryGroupName: string }) => m.juryGroupName).sort()
+    expect(names).toContain('Review Only Group')
+  })
+
+  it('omits the LIVE_FINAL-only group membership', async () => {
+    const caller = createCaller(userRouter, juror)
+    const ctx = await caller.getOnboardingContext()
+    const names = ctx.memberships.map((m: { juryGroupName: string }) => m.juryGroupName)
+    expect(names).not.toContain('Finals Only Group')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the mixed group (has at least one review round)', async () => {
+    const caller = createCaller(userRouter, juror)
+    const ctx = await caller.getOnboardingContext()
+    const names = ctx.memberships.map((m: { juryGroupName: string }) => m.juryGroupName)
+    expect(names).toContain('Mixed Group')
+  })
+
+  it('returns hasSelfServiceOptions=true when at least one membership remains', async () => {
+    const caller = createCaller(userRouter, juror)
+    const ctx = await caller.getOnboardingContext()
+    expect(ctx.hasSelfServiceOptions).toBe(true)
+    expect(ctx.memberships.length).toBe(2)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('user.getOnboardingContext — juror with only LIVE_FINAL membership', () => {
+  let programId: string
+  let juror: { id: string; email: string; role: 'JURY_MEMBER' }
+  const userIds: string[] = []
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `prefs-only-fin-${uid()}` })
+    programId = program.id
+    const competition = await createTestCompetition(programId)
+    const liveFinalRound = await createTestRound(competition.id, {
+      name: 'Solo Final', slug: `solo-fin-${uid()}`, roundType: 'LIVE_FINAL', sortOrder: 0,
+    })
+    const liveFinalOnlyGroup = await prisma.juryGroup.create({
+      data: {
+        id: uid('jg-only-fin'), competitionId: competition.id, name: 'Solo Finals Group',
+        slug: uid('solo-fin'), defaultMaxAssignments: 10,
+      },
+    })
+    await prisma.round.update({ where: { id: liveFinalRound.id }, data: { juryGroupId: liveFinalOnlyGroup.id } })
+
+    const u = await createTestUser('JURY_MEMBER')
+    userIds.push(u.id)
+    juror = { id: u.id, email: u.email, role: 'JURY_MEMBER' }
+    await prisma.juryGroupMember.create({
+      data: { id: uid('jgm-only-fin'), juryGroupId: liveFinalOnlyGroup.id, userId: u.id, role: 'MEMBER' },
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await cleanupTestData(programId, userIds)
+  })
+
+  it('returns no memberships and hasSelfServiceOptions=false', async () => {
+    const caller = createCaller(userRouter, juror)
+    const ctx = await caller.getOnboardingContext()
+    expect(ctx.memberships).toEqual([])
+    expect(ctx.hasSelfServiceOptions).toBe(false)
+  })
+})