diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index f5bd7e2e47..d1ad16d5a5 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ export default {
         '-' + this.layoutType
       ]
     },
+    navClasses () {
+      const { navbarColumnStretch } = this.$store.getters.mergedConfig
+      return [
+        '-' + this.layoutType,
+        ...(navbarColumnStretch ? ['-column-stretch'] : [])
+      ]
+    },
     currentUser () { return this.$store.state.users.currentUser },
     userBackground () { return this.currentUser.background_image },
     instanceBackground () {
diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 3c16007e60..02f5e049fd 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -185,13 +185,14 @@ nav {
   --maxiColumn: 45rem;
   --columnGap: 1em;
   --status-margin: 0.75em;
-
+  --effectiveSidebarColumnWidth: minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--sidebarColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)));
+  --effectiveNotifsColumnWidth: minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--notifsColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)));
   --effectiveContentColumnWidth: minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--contentColumnWidth, var(--maxiColumn)));
 
   position: relative;
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns:
-    minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--sidebarColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)))
+    var(--effectiveSidebarColumnWidth)
     var(--effectiveContentColumnWidth);
   grid-template-areas: "sidebar content";
   grid-template-rows: 1fr;
@@ -288,22 +289,22 @@ nav {
   &.-reverse:not(.-wide):not(.-mobile) {
     grid-template-columns:
       var(--effectiveContentColumnWidth)
-      minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--sidebarColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)));
+      var(--effectiveSidebarColumnWidth);
     grid-template-areas: "content sidebar";
   }
 
   &.-wide {
     grid-template-columns:
-      minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--sidebarColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)))
+      var(--effectiveSidebarColumnWidth)
       var(--effectiveContentColumnWidth)
-      minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--notifsColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)));
+      var(--effectiveNotifsColumnWidth);
     grid-template-areas: "sidebar content notifs";
 
     &.-reverse {
       grid-template-columns:
-        minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--notifsColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)))
+        var(--effectiveNotifsColumnWidth)
         var(--effectiveContentColumnWidth)
-        minmax(var(--miniColumn), var(--sidebarColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)));
+        var(--effectiveSidebarColumnWidth);
       grid-template-areas: "notifs content sidebar";
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index c741aa7000..1f96efe8d4 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
       class="app-bg-wrapper"
     />
     <MobileNav v-if="layoutType === 'mobile'" />
-    <DesktopNav v-else />
+    <DesktopNav
+      v-else
+      :class="navClasses"
+    />
     <Notifications v-if="currentUser" />
     <div
       id="content"
diff --git a/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss b/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss
index 7120224419..f6c7c43d0b 100644
--- a/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss
+++ b/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@
     max-width: 980px;
   }
 
+  &.-column-stretch .inner-nav {
+    --miniColumn: 25rem;
+    --maxiColumn: 45rem;
+    --columnGap: 1em;
+    max-width: calc(
+      var(--sidebarColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)) +
+      var(--contentColumnWidth, var(--maxiColumn)) +
+      var(--columnGap)
+    );
+  }
+
+  &.-column-stretch.-wide .inner-nav {
+    max-width: calc(
+      var(--sidebarColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)) +
+      var(--contentColumnWidth, var(--maxiColumn)) +
+      var(--notifsColumnWidth, var(--miniColumn)) +
+      var(--columnGap)
+    );
+  }
+
   &.-logoLeft .inner-nav {
     grid-template-columns: auto 2fr 2fr;
     grid-template-areas: "logo sitename actions";
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index db3213632c..333b549373 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
             {{ $t('settings.right_sidebar') }}
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <BooleanSetting path="navbarColumnStretch">
+            {{ $t('settings.navbar_column_stretch') }}
+          </BooleanSetting>
+        </li>
         <li>
           <ChoiceSetting
             v-if="user"
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 7e957ffdbd..a5d3cec6d9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@
     "hide_isp": "Hide instance-specific panel",
     "hide_shoutbox": "Hide instance shoutbox",
     "right_sidebar": "Reverse order of columns",
+    "navbar_column_stretch": "Stretch navbar to columns width",
     "always_show_post_button": "Always show floating New Post button",
     "hide_wallpaper": "Hide instance wallpaper",
     "preload_images": "Preload images",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 2918f86547..1c2a45c215 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   sidebarColumnWidth: '25rem',
   contentColumnWidth: '45rem',
   notifsColumnWidth: '25rem',
+  navbarColumnStretch: false,
   listsNavigation: false,
   greentext: undefined, // instance default
   useAtIcon: undefined, // instance default