diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index 7d2735c5..d7f1ffb2 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     },
     scopeOptionsEnabled () {
       return this.$store.state.config.scopeOptionsEnabled
+    },
+    formattingOptionsEnabled () {
+      return this.$store.state.config.formattingOptionsEnabled
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 543ab527..559ad016 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         @paste="paste">
       </textarea>
       <div class="visibility-tray">
-        <span class="text-format">
+        <span class="text-format" v-if="formattingOptionsEnabled">
           <label for="post-content-type" class="select">
             <select id="post-content-type" v-model="newStatus.contentType" class="form-control">
               <option value="text/plain">{{$t('post_status.content_type.plain_text')}}</option>
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 72806d10..debd8703 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ window.fetch('/api/statusnet/config.json')
       var whoToFollowLink = (config.whoToFollowLink)
       var showInstanceSpecificPanel = (config.showInstanceSpecificPanel)
       var scopeOptionsEnabled = (config.scopeOptionsEnabled)
+      var formattingOptionsEnabled = (config.formattingOptionsEnabled)
       var collapseMessageWithSubject = (config.collapseMessageWithSubject)
 
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'theme', value: theme })
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ window.fetch('/api/statusnet/config.json')
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'whoToFollowLink', value: whoToFollowLink })
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'showInstanceSpecificPanel', value: showInstanceSpecificPanel })
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'scopeOptionsEnabled', value: scopeOptionsEnabled })
+      store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'formattingOptionsEnabled', value: formattingOptionsEnabled })
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'collapseMessageWithSubject', value: collapseMessageWithSubject })
       if (chatDisabled) {
         store.dispatch('disableChat')
diff --git a/static/config.json b/static/config.json
index ccc4aebd..144fe951 100644
--- a/static/config.json
+++ b/static/config.json
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
   "chatDisabled": false,
   "showInstanceSpecificPanel": false,
   "scopeOptionsEnabled": false,
+  "formattingOptionsEnabled": false,
   "collapseMessageWithSubject": false
 }