diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
index 7c13c7ee4..a510cd24d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import Permalink from './permalink';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import Icon from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
-import { autoPlayGif, languages as preloadedLanguages } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
+import { autoPlayGif, languages as preloadedLanguages, translationEnabled } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
 import { decode as decodeIDNA } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/idna';
 
 const textMatchesTarget = (text, origin, host) => {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     } = this.props;
 
     const hidden = this.props.onExpandedToggle ? !this.props.expanded : this.state.hidden;
-    const renderTranslate = this.context.identity.signedIn && this.props.onTranslate && ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility')) && status.get('contentHtml').length > 0 && status.get('language') !== null && intl.locale !== status.get('language');
+    const renderTranslate = translationEnabled && this.context.identity.signedIn && this.props.onTranslate && ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility')) && status.get('contentHtml').length > 0 && status.get('language') !== null && intl.locale !== status.get('language');
     const language = preloadedLanguages.find(lang => lang[0] === status.get('language'));
     const languageName = language ? language[2] : status.get('language');
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
index 5be177ced..bbf25c8a8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
  * @property {boolean} use_blurhash
  * @property {boolean=} use_pending_items
  * @property {string} version
+ * @property {boolean} translation_enabled
  * @property {object} local_settings
  */
 
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ export const unfollowModal = getMeta('unfollow_modal');
 export const useBlurhash = getMeta('use_blurhash');
 export const usePendingItems = getMeta('use_pending_items');
 export const version = getMeta('version');
+export const translationEnabled = getMeta('translation_enabled');
 export const languages = initialState?.languages;
 
 // Glitch-soc-specific settings