diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/goal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/goal.html
index 134f419fc..b285eec43 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/goal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/goal.html
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 {% block panel %}
 <section class="block">
-    {% if user == request.user %}
+    {% now 'Y' as current_year %}
+    {% if user == request.user and year == current_year %}
     <div class="block">
-        {% now 'Y' as year %}
         <section class="card {% if goal %}is-hidden{% endif %}" id="show-edit-goal">
             <header class="card-header">
                 <h2 class="card-header-title has-background-primary has-text-white" tabindex="0" id="edit-form-header">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/goal.py b/bookwyrm/views/goal.py
index 84091fe35..80b6af3cf 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/goal.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/goal.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views import View
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ class Goal(View):
         if not goal and user != request.user:
             return HttpResponseNotFound()
 
+        current_year = timezone.now().year
+        if not goal and year != timezone.now().year:
+            return redirect('user-goal', username, current_year)
+
         if goal and not goal.visible_to_user(request.user):
             return HttpResponseNotFound()