diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
index c28f85eb72..634ab0db29 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class StatusContent extends PureComponent {
 
       if (mention) {
         link.addEventListener('click', this.onMentionClick.bind(this, mention), false);
-        link.removeAttribute('title');
+        link.setAttribute('title', `@${mention.get('acct')}`);
         link.setAttribute('data-hover-card-account', mention.get('id'));
         if (rewriteMentions !== 'no') {
           while (link.firstChild) link.removeChild(link.firstChild);
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_header.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_header.jsx
index ee4573659c..2dd09d68ef 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_header.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_header.jsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export default class StatusHeader extends PureComponent {
         target='_blank'
         onClick={this.handleAccountClick}
         rel='noopener noreferrer'
+        title={status.getIn(['account', 'acct'])}
         data-hover-card-account={status.getIn(['account', 'id'])}
       >
         <div className='status__avatar'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
index 747922f23e..221f789a31 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { clearHeight } from '../../actions/height_cache';
 import { expandNotifications, notificationsSetVisibility } from '../../actions/notifications';
 import { fetchServer, fetchServerTranslationLanguages } from '../../actions/server';
 import { expandHomeTimeline } from '../../actions/timelines';
-import initialState, { me, owner, singleUserMode, trendsEnabled, trendsAsLanding } from '../../initial_state';
+import initialState, { me, owner, singleUserMode, trendsEnabled, trendsAsLanding, disableHoverCards } from '../../initial_state';
 
 import BundleColumnError from './components/bundle_column_error';
 import Header from './components/header';
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ class UI extends PureComponent {
 
           {layout !== 'mobile' && <PictureInPicture />}
           <NotificationsContainer />
-          <HoverCardController />
+          {!disableHoverCards && <HoverCardController />}
           <LoadingBarContainer className='loading-bar' />
           <ModalContainer />
           <UploadArea active={draggingOver} onClose={this.closeUploadModal} />
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
index 4492813fd3..c5628f51ce 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * @property {boolean} crop_images
  * @property {boolean=} delete_modal
  * @property {boolean=} disable_swiping
+ * @property {boolean=} disable_hover_cards
  * @property {string=} disabled_account_id
  * @property {string} display_media
  * @property {string} domain
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ export const boostModal = getMeta('boost_modal');
 export const cropImages = getMeta('crop_images');
 export const deleteModal = getMeta('delete_modal');
 export const disableSwiping = getMeta('disable_swiping');
+export const disableHoverCards = getMeta('disable_hover_cards');
 export const disabledAccountId = getMeta('disabled_account_id');
 export const displayMedia = getMeta('display_media');
 export const domain = getMeta('domain');