diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js
index 3c4cff9f9c..43c03a0e79 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { FormattedMessage, defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { invitesEnabled, version, repository, source_url } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
+import { invitesEnabled, limitedFederationMode, version, repository, source_url } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 import { logOut } from 'mastodon/utils/log_out';
 import { openModal } from 'mastodon/actions/modal';
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class LinkFooter extends React.PureComponent {
           {invitesEnabled && <li><a href='/invites' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='getting_started.invite' defaultMessage='Invite people' /></a> · </li>}
           {withHotkeys && <li><Link to='/keyboard-shortcuts'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.keyboard_shortcuts' defaultMessage='Hotkeys' /></Link> · </li>}
           <li><a href='/auth/edit'><FormattedMessage id='getting_started.security' defaultMessage='Security' /></a> · </li>
-          <li><a href='/about/more' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.info' defaultMessage='About this server' /></a> · </li>
+          {!limitedFederationMode && <li><a href='/about/more' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.info' defaultMessage='About this server' /></a> · </li>}
           <li><a href='https://joinmastodon.org/apps' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.apps' defaultMessage='Mobile apps' /></a> · </li>
           <li><a href='/terms' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='getting_started.terms' defaultMessage='Terms of service' /></a> · </li>
           <li><a href='/settings/applications' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='getting_started.developers' defaultMessage='Developers' /></a> · </li>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js
index 80d43907d3..1389a3c3df 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const deleteModal = getMeta('delete_modal');
 export const me = getMeta('me');
 export const searchEnabled = getMeta('search_enabled');
 export const invitesEnabled = getMeta('invites_enabled');
+export const limitedFederationMode = getMeta('limited_federation_mode');
 export const repository = getMeta('repository');
 export const source_url = getMeta('source_url');
 export const version = getMeta('version');
diff --git a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
index 70263e0c57..b3b913946a 100644
--- a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class InitialStateSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
       source_url: Mastodon::Version.source_url,
       version: Mastodon::Version.to_s,
       invites_enabled: Setting.min_invite_role == 'user',
+      limited_federation_mode: Rails.configuration.x.whitelist_mode,
       mascot: instance_presenter.mascot&.file&.url,
       profile_directory: Setting.profile_directory,
       trends: Setting.trends,
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml
index e63cf0848f..bdb8a3a8ec 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
           .column-3
             %h4= site_hostname
             %ul
-              %li= link_to t('about.about_this'), about_more_path
+              - unless whitelist_mode?
+                %li= link_to t('about.about_this'), about_more_path
               %li= "v#{Mastodon::Version.to_s}"
           .column-4
             %h4= t 'footer.more'