diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 5693dcc65a..3b08a3f6f8 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const afterStoreSetup = ({ store, i18n }) => {
           copyInstanceOption('loginMethod')
           copyInstanceOption('scopeCopy')
           copyInstanceOption('subjectLineBehavior')
+          copyInstanceOption('postContentType')
           copyInstanceOption('alwaysShowSubjectInput')
           copyInstanceOption('noAttachmentLinks')
 
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index 5e8c2252d8..ab379c233e 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
       newStatus: {
         spoilerText: this.subject || '',
         status: statusText,
-        contentType: 'text/plain',
         nsfw: false,
         files: [],
         visibility: scope
@@ -167,6 +166,11 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     },
     formattingOptionsEnabled () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.formattingOptionsEnabled
+    },
+    defaultPostContentType () {
+      return typeof this.$store.state.config.postContentType === 'undefined'
+        ? this.$store.state.instance.postContentType
+        : this.$store.state.config.postContentType
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index e09ad37f54..6ed5d92e0c 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <div class="visibility-tray">
         <span class="text-format" v-if="formattingOptionsEnabled">
           <label for="post-content-type" class="select">
-            <select id="post-content-type" v-model="newStatus.contentType" class="form-control">
+            <select id="post-content-type" v-model="defaultPostContentType" class="form-control">
               <option value="text/plain">{{$t('post_status.content_type.plain_text')}}</option>
               <option value="text/html">HTML</option>
               <option value="text/markdown">Markdown</option>
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.js b/src/components/settings/settings.js
index 8d1384855e..9f2a1de430 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.js
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ const settings = {
         : user.subjectLineBehavior,
       subjectLineBehaviorDefault: instance.subjectLineBehavior,
 
+      postContentTypeLocal: typeof user.postContentType === 'undefined'
+        ? instance.postContentType
+        : user.postContentType,
+      postContentTypeDefault: instance.postContentType,
+
       alwaysShowSubjectInputLocal: typeof user.alwaysShowSubjectInput === 'undefined'
         ? instance.alwaysShowSubjectInput
         : user.alwaysShowSubjectInput,
@@ -157,6 +162,9 @@ const settings = {
     subjectLineBehaviorLocal (value) {
       this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'subjectLineBehavior', value })
     },
+    postContentTypeLocal (value) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'postContentType', value })
+    },
     stopGifs (value) {
       this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'stopGifs', value })
     },
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index 9953780f23..ba53948968 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -100,6 +100,28 @@
                 </label>
               </div>
             </li>
+            <li>
+              <div>
+                {{$t('settings.post_status_content_type')}}
+                <label for="postContentType" class="select">
+                  <select id="postContentType" v-model="postContentTypeLocal">
+                    <option value="text/plain">
+                      {{$t('settings.status_content_type_plain')}}
+                      {{postContentTypeDefault == 'text/plain' ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : ''}}
+                    </option>
+                    <option value="text/html">
+                      HTML
+                      {{postContentTypeDefault == 'text/html' ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : ''}}
+                    </option>
+                    <option value="text/markdown">
+                      Markdown
+                      {{postContentTypeDefault == 'text/markdown' ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : ''}}
+                    </option>
+                  </select>
+                  <i class="icon-down-open"/>
+                </label>
+              </div>
+            </li>
           </ul>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index cde0caadc0..8e8fd3aecb 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@
     "subject_line_email": "Like email: \"re: subject\"",
     "subject_line_mastodon": "Like mastodon: copy as is",
     "subject_line_noop": "Do not copy",
+    "post_status_content_type": "Post status content type",
+    "status_content_type_plain": "Plain text",
     "stop_gifs": "Play-on-hover GIFs",
     "streaming": "Enable automatic streaming of new posts when scrolled to the top",
     "text": "Text",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 526a702108..2a70fbe2f1 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ const defaultState = {
   scopeCopy: undefined, // instance default
   subjectLineBehavior: undefined, // instance default
   alwaysShowSubjectInput: undefined, // instance default
-  showFeaturesPanel: true
+  showFeaturesPanel: true,
+  postContentType: undefined // instance default
 }
 
 const config = {
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 4ad418738e..475da92eab 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   disableChat: false,
   scopeCopy: true,
   subjectLineBehavior: 'email',
+  postContentType: 'text/plain',
   loginMethod: 'password',
   nsfwCensorImage: undefined,
   vapidPublicKey: undefined,
diff --git a/static/config.json b/static/config.json
index 24e26696fa..685846b902 100644
--- a/static/config.json
+++ b/static/config.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "collapseMessageWithSubject": false,
   "scopeCopy": true,
   "subjectLineBehavior": "email",
+  "postContentType": "text/plain",
   "alwaysShowSubjectInput": true,
   "hidePostStats": false,
   "hideUserStats": false,