diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index b472fcf64e..45090e5d7a 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const getInstanceConfig = async ({ store }) => {
       const vapidPublicKey = data.pleroma.vapid_public_key
 
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'textlimit', value: textlimit })
+      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'accountApprovalRequired', value: data.approval_required })
 
       if (vapidPublicKey) {
         store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'vapidPublicKey', value: vapidPublicKey })
diff --git a/src/components/registration/registration.js b/src/components/registration/registration.js
index dab06e1ee4..1ac8e8beab 100644
--- a/src/components/registration/registration.js
+++ b/src/components/registration/registration.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const registration = {
       fullname: '',
       username: '',
       password: '',
-      confirm: ''
+      confirm: '',
+      reason: ''
     },
     captcha: {}
   }),
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ const registration = {
         confirm: {
           required,
           sameAsPassword: sameAs('password')
-        }
+        },
+        reason: { required: requiredIf(() => this.accountApprovalRequired) }
       }
     }
   },
@@ -38,7 +40,10 @@ const registration = {
   computed: {
     token () { return this.$route.params.token },
     bioPlaceholder () {
-      return this.$t('registration.bio_placeholder').replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, ' \n')
+      return this.replaceNewlines(this.$t('registration.bio_placeholder'))
+    },
+    reasonPlaceholder () {
+      return this.replaceNewlines(this.$t('registration.reason_placeholder'))
     },
     ...mapState({
       registrationOpen: (state) => state.instance.registrationOpen,
@@ -46,7 +51,8 @@ const registration = {
       isPending: (state) => state.users.signUpPending,
       serverValidationErrors: (state) => state.users.signUpErrors,
       termsOfService: (state) => state.instance.tos,
-      accountActivationRequired: (state) => state.instance.accountActivationRequired
+      accountActivationRequired: (state) => state.instance.accountActivationRequired,
+      accountApprovalRequired: (state) => state.instance.accountApprovalRequired
     })
   },
   methods: {
@@ -73,6 +79,9 @@ const registration = {
     },
     setCaptcha () {
       this.getCaptcha().then(cpt => { this.captcha = cpt })
+    },
+    replaceNewlines (str) {
+      return str.replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, ' \n')
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/registration/registration.vue b/src/components/registration/registration.vue
index 100df0d6e5..062d4121e9 100644
--- a/src/components/registration/registration.vue
+++ b/src/components/registration/registration.vue
@@ -162,6 +162,23 @@
               </ul>
             </div>
 
+            <div
+              v-if="accountApprovalRequired"
+              class="form-group"
+            >
+              <label
+                class="form--label"
+                for="reason"
+              >{{ $t('registration.reason') }}</label>
+              <textarea
+                id="reason"
+                v-model="user.reason"
+                :disabled="isPending"
+                class="form-control"
+                :placeholder="reasonPlaceholder"
+              />
+            </div>
+
             <div
               v-if="captcha.type != 'none'"
               id="captcha-group"
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 4cc2af0ebd..0e069785d6 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@
     "username_placeholder": "e.g. lain",
     "fullname_placeholder": "e.g. Lain Iwakura",
     "bio_placeholder": "e.g.\nHi, I'm Lain.\nI’m an anime girl living in suburban Japan. You may know me from the Wired.",
+    "reason": "Reason to register",
+    "reason_placeholder": "This instance approves registrations manually.\nLet the administration know why you want to register.",
     "validations": {
       "username_required": "cannot be left blank",
       "fullname_required": "cannot be left blank",