diff --git a/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb b/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
index 34f14e3124..5627f8a844 100644
--- a/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Form::AdminSettings
     show_replies_in_public_timelines
     trends
     trendable_by_default
+    trending_status_cw
     show_domain_blocks
     show_domain_blocks_rationale
     noindex
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ class Form::AdminSettings
     show_replies_in_public_timelines
     trends
     trendable_by_default
+    trending_status_cw
     noindex
     require_invite_text
     captcha_enabled
diff --git a/app/models/trends/statuses.rb b/app/models/trends/statuses.rb
index e785413ec4..e9c48a06b7 100644
--- a/app/models/trends/statuses.rb
+++ b/app/models/trends/statuses.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Trends::Statuses < Trends::Base
 
     original_status.public_visibility? &&
       original_status.account.discoverable? && !original_status.account.silenced? &&
-      original_status.spoiler_text.blank? && !original_status.sensitive? && !original_status.reply?
+      (original_status.spoiler_text.blank? || Setting.trending_status_cw) && !original_status.sensitive? && !original_status.reply?
   end
 
   def calculate_scores(statuses, at_time)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml b/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
index 49b03a9e35..a287e52ff8 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
     .fields-group
       = f.input :trendable_by_default, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.trendable_by_default.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.trendable_by_default.desc_html')
 
+    .fields-group
+      = f.input :trending_status_cw, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.trending_status_cw.title'), hint: t('trending_status_cw.desc_html')
+
     .fields-group
       = f.input :noindex, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.desc_html')
 
diff --git a/config/locales-glitch/en.yml b/config/locales-glitch/en.yml
index c382ee9ed2..7fd0683c99 100644
--- a/config/locales-glitch/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales-glitch/en.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ en:
       show_replies_in_public_timelines:
         desc_html: In addition to public self-replies (threads), show public replies in local and public timelines.
         title: Show replies in public timelines
+      trending_status_cw:
+        desc_html: When trending posts are enabled, allow posts with Content Warnings to be eligible. Changes to this setting are not retroactive.
+        title: Allow posts with Content Warnings to trend
   auth:
     captcha_confirmation:
       hint_html: Just one more step! To confirm your account, this server requires you to solve a CAPTCHA. You can <a href="/about/more">contact the server administrator</a> if you have questions or need assistance with confirming your account.
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 11709cee4b..1f366d7d11 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
   use_pending_items: false
   trends: true
   trendable_by_default: false
+  trending_status_cw: true
   crop_images: true
   notification_emails:
     follow: false