diff --git a/app/models/user_settings.rb b/app/models/user_settings.rb
index 3c8616ec5a..7a64159d84 100644
--- a/app/models/user_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_settings.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class UserSettings
   setting :hide_followers_count, default: false
 
   setting_inverse_alias :indexable, :noindex
+  setting_inverse_alias :show_followers_count, :hide_followers_count
 
   namespace :web do
     setting :advanced_layout, default: false
diff --git a/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml
index 511d65a66f..afe8529e00 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
     .fields-group
       = ff.input :aggregate_reblogs, wrapper: :with_label, recommended: true, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_aggregate_reblogs'), hint: I18n.t('simple_form.hints.defaults.setting_aggregate_reblogs')
 
-    - unless Setting.hide_followers_count
-      .fields-group
-        = ff.input :hide_followers_count, wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_hide_followers_count'), glitch_only: true
-
     %h4= t 'preferences.posting_defaults'
 
     .fields-row
diff --git a/app/views/settings/privacy/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/privacy/show.html.haml
index ce31e60f06..6b7ae14e94 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/privacy/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/privacy/show.html.haml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     = f.input :show_collections, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label
 
   = f.simple_fields_for :settings, current_user.settings do |ff|
+    - unless Setting.hide_followers_count
+      .fields-group
+        = ff.input :show_followers_count, wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_show_followers_count'), hint: I18n.t('simple_form.hints.defaults.setting_show_followers_count'), glitch_only: true
+
     .fields-group
       = ff.input :show_application, wrapper: :with_label
 
diff --git a/config/locales-glitch/simple_form.en.yml b/config/locales-glitch/simple_form.en.yml
index 2507894a8c..9e943133bd 100644
--- a/config/locales-glitch/simple_form.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales-glitch/simple_form.en.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ en:
         setting_default_content_type_markdown: When writing toots, assume they are using Markdown for rich text formatting, unless specified otherwise
         setting_default_content_type_plain: When writing toots, assume they are plain text with no special formatting, unless specified otherwise (default Mastodon behavior)
         setting_default_language: The language of your toots can be detected automatically, but it's not always accurate
-        setting_hide_followers_count: Hide your followers count from everybody, including you. Some applications may display a negative followers count.
+        setting_show_followers_count: Show your followers count on your profile. If you hide your followers count, it will be hidden even from yourself, and some applications may display a negative followers count.
         setting_skin: Reskins the selected Mastodon flavour
     labels:
       defaults:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ en:
         setting_default_content_type_markdown: Markdown
         setting_default_content_type_plain: Plain text
         setting_favourite_modal: Show confirmation dialog before favouriting (applies to Glitch flavour only)
-        setting_hide_followers_count: Hide your followers count
+        setting_show_followers_count: Show your followers count
         setting_skin: Skin
         setting_system_emoji_font: Use system's default font for emojis (applies to Glitch flavour only)
       notification_emails: