diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 5310d504..3690b944 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export default {
       return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.alwaysShowNewPostButton || this.layoutType === 'mobile'
     },
     showFeaturesPanel () { return this.$store.state.instance.showFeaturesPanel },
+    editingAvailable () { return this.$store.state.instance.editingAvailable },
     layoutType () { return this.$store.state.interface.layoutType },
     privateMode () { return this.$store.state.instance.private },
     reverseLayout () {
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 624d3b9e..01ac0b51 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
     <MobilePostStatusButton />
     <UserReportingModal />
     <PostStatusModal />
-    <EditStatusModal />
-    <StatusHistoryModal />
+    <EditStatusModal v-if="editingAvailable" />
+    <StatusHistoryModal v-if="editingAvailable" />
     <SettingsModal />
     <div id="modal" />
     <GlobalNoticeList />
diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index b2c8d59d..521e2b3d 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ const getNodeInfo = async ({ store }) => {
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'mediaProxyAvailable', value: features.includes('media_proxy') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'safeDM', value: features.includes('safe_dm_mentions') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'pollsAvailable', value: features.includes('polls') })
+      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'editingAvailable', value: features.includes('editing') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'pollLimits', value: metadata.pollLimits })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'mailerEnabled', value: metadata.mailerEnabled })
 
diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
index 11fe3235..92eb63b0 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ const ExtraButtons = {
     },
     isEdited () {
       return this.status.edited_at !== null
-    }
+    },
+    editingAvailable () { return this.$store.state.instance.editingAvailable }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
index 877e1424..eda838dc 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
           /><span>{{ $t("status.unbookmark") }}</span>
         </button>
         <button
-          v-if="ownStatus"
+          v-if="ownStatus && editingAvailable"
           class="button-default dropdown-item dropdown-item-icon"
           @click.prevent="editStatus"
           @click="close"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
           /><span>{{ $t("status.edit") }}</span>
         </button>
         <button
-          v-if="isEdited"
+          v-if="isEdited && editingAvailable"
           class="button-default dropdown-item dropdown-item-icon"
           @click.prevent="showStatusHistory"
           @click="close"