diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
index 4c13364369..39715b724b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Settings::PreferencesController < Settings::BaseController
       :setting_use_pending_items,
       :setting_trends,
       :setting_crop_images,
+      :setting_visible_reactions,
       :setting_always_send_emails,
       notification_emails: %i(follow follow_request reblog favourite mention report pending_account trending_tag trending_link trending_status appeal),
       interactions: %i(must_be_follower must_be_following must_be_following_dm)
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
index 04145a384b..3ef5f453fd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import NotificationOverlayContainer from 'flavours/glitch/features/notifications
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { autoUnfoldCW } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/content_warning';
 import PollContainer from 'flavours/glitch/containers/poll_container';
-import { displayMedia } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
+import { displayMedia, visibleReactions } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
 import PictureInPicturePlaceholder from 'flavours/glitch/components/picture_in_picture_placeholder';
 
 // We use the component (and not the container) since we do not want
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <StatusReactions
             statusId={status.get('id')}
             reactions={status.get('reactions')}
-            numVisible={settings.get('num_visible_reactions')}
+            numVisible={visibleReactions}
             addReaction={this.props.onReactionAdd}
             removeReaction={this.props.onReactionRemove}
             emojiMap={this.props.emojiMap}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
index e88e50b674..cc8e1f8f22 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   rewrite_mentions_username: { id: 'settings.rewrite_mentions_username', defaultMessage:  'Rewrite with username' },
   pop_in_left: { id: 'settings.pop_in_left', defaultMessage: 'Left' },
   pop_in_right: { id: 'settings.pop_in_right', defaultMessage:  'Right' },
-  visible_reactions_count: { id: 'settings.visible_reactions_count', defaultMessage: 'Number of visible reactions' },
   enter_amount_prompt: { id: 'settings.enter_amount_prompt', defaultMessage: 'Enter an amount' },
 });
 
@@ -94,16 +93,6 @@ class LocalSettingsPage extends React.PureComponent {
         >
           <FormattedMessage id='settings.rewrite_mentions' defaultMessage='Rewrite mentions in displayed statuses' />
         </LocalSettingsPageItem>
-        <LocalSettingsPageItem
-          settings={settings}
-          item={['num_visible_reactions']}
-          id='mastodon-settings--num_visible_reactions'
-          onChange={onChange}
-          placeholder={intl.formatMessage(messages.enter_amount_prompt)}
-          number
-        >
-          <FormattedMessage id='settings.num_visible_reactions' defaultMessage='Number of visible reaction badges:' />
-        </LocalSettingsPageItem>
         <section>
           <h2><FormattedMessage id='settings.notifications_opts' defaultMessage='Notifications options' /></h2>
           <LocalSettingsPageItem
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
index 4391b0c75d..cafa5b1bbb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ export const expandSpoilers = getMeta('expand_spoilers');
 export const forceSingleColumn = !getMeta('advanced_layout');
 export const limitedFederationMode = getMeta('limited_federation_mode');
 export const mascot = getMeta('mascot');
+export const maxReactions = (initialState && initialState.max_reactions) || 1;
 export const me = getMeta('me');
 export const movedToAccountId = getMeta('moved_to_account_id');
+export const visibleReactions = getMeta('visible_reactions');
 export const owner = getMeta('owner');
 export const profile_directory = getMeta('profile_directory');
 export const reduceMotion = getMeta('reduce_motion');
@@ -148,7 +150,4 @@ export const pollLimits = (initialState && initialState.poll_limits);
 export const defaultContentType = getMeta('default_content_type');
 export const useSystemEmojiFont = getMeta('system_emoji_font');
 
-// nyastodon-specific settings
-export const maxReactions = (initialState && initialState.max_reactions) || 8;
-
 export default initialState;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/de.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/de.js
index 18eb398d84..a4daa59495 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/de.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/de.js
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ const messages = {
 
   'tooltips.reactions': 'Reaktionen',
 
-  'settings.enter_amount_prompt': 'Gib eine Zahl ein',
-  'settings.num_visible_reactions': 'Anzahl sichtbarer Reaktionen',
-
   'status.react': 'Reagieren',
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.js
index 54a4c2940c..f6918fc4a5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ const messages = {
   'settings.collapsed_statuses': 'Collapsed toots',
   'settings.enable_collapsed': 'Enable collapsed toots',
   'settings.enable_collapsed_hint': 'Collapsed posts have parts of their contents hidden to take up less screen space. This is distinct from the Content Warning feature',
-  'settings.enter_amount_prompt': 'Enter an amount',
   'settings.general': 'General',
   'settings.compose_box_opts': 'Compose box',
   'settings.side_arm': 'Secondary toot button:',
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ const messages = {
   'settings.media_letterbox': 'Letterbox media',
   'settings.media_letterbox_hint': 'Scale down and letterbox media to fill the image containers instead of stretching and cropping them',
   'settings.media_fullwidth': 'Full-width media previews',
-  'settings.num_visible_reactions': 'Number of visible reactions',
   'settings.inline_preview_cards': 'Inline preview cards for external links',
   'settings.media_reveal_behind_cw': 'Reveal sensitive media behind a CW by default',
   'settings.pop_in_player': 'Enable pop-in player',
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/fr.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/fr.js
index 802c71896e..3ebe055e0f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/fr.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/fr.js
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ const messages = {
 
   'tooltips.reactions': 'Réactions',
 
-  'settings.enter_amount_prompt': 'Entrez un montant',
-  'settings.num_visible_reactions': 'Nombre de réactions visibles',
-
   'status.react': 'Réagir',
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
index 9a5e022061..81ab1cb0d8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
   show_content_type_choice: false,
   tag_misleading_links: true,
   rewrite_mentions: 'no',
-  num_visible_reactions: 6,
   content_warnings : ImmutableMap({
     filter       : null,
     media_outside: false,
diff --git a/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb b/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb
index 260077a1c1..17fbacf0dd 100644
--- a/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class UserSettingsDecorator
     user.settings['use_pending_items']   = use_pending_items_preference if change?('setting_use_pending_items')
     user.settings['trends']              = trends_preference if change?('setting_trends')
     user.settings['crop_images']         = crop_images_preference if change?('setting_crop_images')
+    user.settings['visible_reactions']   = visible_reactions_preference if change?('setting_visible_reactions')
     user.settings['always_send_emails']  = always_send_emails_preference if change?('setting_always_send_emails')
   end
 
@@ -158,6 +159,10 @@ class UserSettingsDecorator
     boolean_cast_setting 'setting_crop_images'
   end
 
+  def visible_reactions_preference
+    integer_cast_setting 'setting_visible_reactions'
+  end
+
   def always_send_emails_preference
     boolean_cast_setting 'setting_always_send_emails'
   end
@@ -166,6 +171,10 @@ class UserSettingsDecorator
     ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(settings[key])
   end
 
+  def integer_cast_setting(key)
+    ActiveModel::Type::Integer.new.cast(settings[key])
+  end
+
   def coerced_settings(key)
     coerce_values settings.fetch(key, {})
   end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 4344da2ffc..b0dcfb093a 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   delegate :auto_play_gif, :default_sensitive, :unfollow_modal, :boost_modal, :favourite_modal, :delete_modal,
            :reduce_motion, :system_font_ui, :noindex, :flavour, :skin, :display_media, :hide_followers_count,
            :expand_spoilers, :default_language, :aggregate_reblogs, :show_application,
-           :advanced_layout, :use_blurhash, :use_pending_items, :trends, :crop_images,
+           :advanced_layout, :use_blurhash, :use_pending_items, :trends, :crop_images, :visible_reactions,
            :disable_swiping, :always_send_emails, :default_content_type, :system_emoji_font,
            to: :settings, prefix: :setting, allow_nil: false
 
diff --git a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
index 76b2ff2a24..65d80d6e7f 100644
--- a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class InitialStateSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
       store[:default_content_type] = object.current_account.user.setting_default_content_type
       store[:system_emoji_font] = object.current_account.user.setting_system_emoji_font
       store[:crop_images]       = object.current_account.user.setting_crop_images
+      store[:visible_reactions] = object.current_account.user.setting_visible_reactions
     else
       store[:auto_play_gif] = Setting.auto_play_gif
       store[:display_media] = Setting.display_media
diff --git a/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
index a252289b0d..6c5f7414ec 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
   .fields-group
     = f.input :setting_crop_images, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label
 
+  .fields-group.fields-row__column.fields-row__column-6
+    = f.input :setting_visible_reactions, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { type: 'number', data: { default: '6' } }, hint: false
+
   %h4= t 'appearance.discovery'
 
   .fields-group
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.de.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.de.yml
index f12211c94f..e9356c6eae 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.de.yml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ de:
         setting_unfollow_modal: Bestätigungsdialog anzeigen, bevor jemandem entfolgt wird
         setting_use_blurhash: Farbverlauf für verborgene Medien anzeigen
         setting_use_pending_items: Langsamer Modus
+        setting_visible_reactions: Anzahl der sichtbaren Emoji-Reaktionen
         severity: Schweregrad
         sign_in_token_attempt: Sicherheitscode
         title: Titel
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
index 6edf7b4e9e..880d9190cd 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ en:
         setting_unfollow_modal: Show confirmation dialog before unfollowing someone
         setting_use_blurhash: Show colorful gradients for hidden media
         setting_use_pending_items: Slow mode
+        setting_visible_reactions: Number of visible emoji reactions
         severity: Severity
         sign_in_token_attempt: Security code
         title: Title
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.fr.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.fr.yml
index 73fb4f3347..b3f56d60b0 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.fr.yml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ fr:
         setting_unfollow_modal: Afficher une fenêtre de confirmation avant de vous désabonner d’un compte
         setting_use_blurhash: Afficher des dégradés colorés pour les médias cachés
         setting_use_pending_items: Mode lent
+        setting_visible_reactions: Nombre de réactions emoji visibles
         severity: Sévérité
         sign_in_token_attempt: Code de sécurité
         title: Nom
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 1f44fd308d..28951cea10 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
   trendable_by_default: false
   trending_status_cw: true
   crop_images: true
+  visible_reactions: 6
   notification_emails:
     follow: true
     reblog: false