diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
index da1f74e6dd5..a87721ef86d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               {...other}
               status={status}
               account={status.get('account')}
+              showReplyCount={settings.get('show_reply_count')}
             />
           ) : null}
           {notification ? (
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
index 70aada0e9ad..8a840030ac9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export default class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     onPin: PropTypes.func,
     onBookmark: PropTypes.func,
     withDismiss: PropTypes.bool,
+    showReplyCount: PropTypes.bool,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   };
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export default class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   // evaluate to false. See react-immutable-pure-component for usage.
   updateOnProps = [
     'status',
+    'showReplyCount',
     'withDismiss',
   ]
 
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ export default class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { status, intl, withDismiss } = this.props;
+    const { status, intl, withDismiss, showReplyCount } = this.props;
 
     const mutingConversation = status.get('muted');
     const anonymousAccess    = !me;
@@ -198,12 +200,27 @@ export default class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.share)} icon='share-alt' onClick={this.handleShareClick} />
     );
 
-    return (
-      <div className='status__action-bar'>
+    let replyButton = (
+      <IconButton
+        className='status__action-bar-button'
+        disabled={anonymousAccess}
+        title={replyTitle}
+        icon={replyIcon}
+        onClick={this.handleReplyClick}
+      />
+    );
+    if (showReplyCount) {
+      replyButton = (
         <div className='status__action-bar__counter'>
-          <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={anonymousAccess} title={replyTitle} icon={replyIcon} onClick={this.handleReplyClick} />
+          {replyButton}
           <span className='status__action-bar__counter__label' >{obfuscatedCount(status.get('replies_count'))}</span>
         </div>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div className='status__action-bar'>
+        {replyButton}
         <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={reblogDisabled} active={status.get('reblogged')} pressed={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblogDisabled ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(reblogMessage)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} />
         <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button star-icon' disabled={anonymousAccess} animate active={status.get('favourited')} pressed={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} />
         {shareButton}
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 5608066b01b..f88e23c4744 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ export default class LocalSettingsPage extends React.PureComponent {
     ({ intl, onChange, settings }) => (
       <div className='glitch local-settings__page general'>
         <h1><FormattedMessage id='settings.general' defaultMessage='General' /></h1>
+        <LocalSettingsPageItem
+          settings={settings}
+          item={['show_reply_count']}
+          id='mastodon-settings--reply-count'
+          onChange={onChange}
+        >
+          <FormattedMessage id='settings.show_reply_counter' defaultMessage='Display an estimate of the reply count' />
+        </LocalSettingsPageItem>
         <section>
           <h2><FormattedMessage id='settings.layout_opts' defaultMessage='Layout options' /></h2>
           <LocalSettingsPageItem
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
index 73d034dbe3f..51032f34504 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
   navbar_under : false,
   side_arm  : 'none',
   side_arm_reply_mode : 'keep',
+  show_reply_count : false,
   collapsed : ImmutableMap({
     enabled     : true,
     auto        : ImmutableMap({