diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 6bebae66..c6bebf84 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@
             {{ $t('settings.show_panel_nav_shortcuts') }}
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <BooleanSetting
+            path="federatedTimelineVisible"
+          >
+            {{ $t('settings.show_federated_timeline') }}
+          </BooleanSetting>
+        </li>
         <li>
           <BooleanSetting
             path="showWiderShortcuts"
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index c9253fe1..441d2189 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@
         "show_moderator_badge": "Show \"Moderator\" badge in my profile",
         "show_nav_shortcuts": "Show extra navigation shortcuts in top panel",
         "show_panel_nav_shortcuts": "Show timeline navigation shortcuts at the top of the panel",
+        "show_federated_timeline": "Show the \"Known Network\" tab",
         "show_scrollbars": "Show side column's scrollbars",
         "show_page_backgrounds": "Show page-specific backgrounds, e.g. for user profiles",
         "show_wider_shortcuts": "Show wider gap between top panel shortcuts",
diff --git a/src/lib/timeline_visibility.js b/src/lib/timeline_visibility.js
index 379f6214..95ae0a46 100644
--- a/src/lib/timeline_visibility.js
+++ b/src/lib/timeline_visibility.js
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ const currentUserOrTimelineVisibleUnauthenticated = (state, timeline) => (
 const federatedTimelineAvailable = (state) => state.instance.federatedTimelineAvailable;
 
 export const federatedTimelineVisible = (state) => (
-  federatedTimelineAvailable(state) && currentUserOrTimelineVisibleUnauthenticated(state, 'federated')
+  federatedTimelineAvailable(state) &&
+  currentUserOrTimelineVisibleUnauthenticated(state, 'federated') &&
+  state.config.federatedTimelineVisible
 );
 
 export const publicTimelineVisible = (state) => (
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index f2e27f79..ae370743 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   userProfileDefaultTab: 'statuses',
   useBlurhash: true,
   overrideInstanceWallpaper: false,
+  federatedTimelineVisible: false,
 }
 
 // caching the instance default properties