diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 132029dc49..c69ca6c3f6 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ window.fetch('/api/statusnet/config.json')
       var scopeOptionsEnabled = (config.scopeOptionsEnabled)
       var formattingOptionsEnabled = (config.formattingOptionsEnabled)
       var collapseMessageWithSubject = (config.collapseMessageWithSubject)
+      var hidePostStats = (config.hidePostStats)
+      var hideUserStats = (config.hideUserStats)
 
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'theme', value: theme })
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'background', value: background })
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@ window.fetch('/api/statusnet/config.json')
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'scopeOptionsEnabled', value: scopeOptionsEnabled })
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'formattingOptionsEnabled', value: formattingOptionsEnabled })
       store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'collapseMessageWithSubject', value: collapseMessageWithSubject })
+      store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'hidePostStats', value: hidePostStats })
+      store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'hideUserStats', value: hideUserStats })
       if (chatDisabled) {
         store.dispatch('disableChat')
       }
diff --git a/static/config.json b/static/config.json
index 144fe951c2..a6eace0f8d 100644
--- a/static/config.json
+++ b/static/config.json
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@
   "showInstanceSpecificPanel": false,
   "scopeOptionsEnabled": false,
   "formattingOptionsEnabled": false,
-  "collapseMessageWithSubject": false
+  "collapseMessageWithSubject": false,
+  "hidePostStats": false,
+  "hideUserStats": false
 }