diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index fa86ee5993..789243cf6b 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     scopeOptionsEnabled () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.scopeOptionsEnabled
     },
+    alwaysShowSubject () {
+      if (typeof this.$store.state.config.alwaysShowSubjectInput !== 'undefined') {
+        return this.$store.state.config.alwaysShowSubjectInput
+      } else if (typeof this.$store.state.instance.alwaysShowSubjectInput !== 'undefined') {
+        return this.$store.state.instance.alwaysShowSubjectInput
+      } else {
+        return this.$store.state.instance.scopeOptionsEnabled
+      }
+    },
     formattingOptionsEnabled () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.formattingOptionsEnabled
     }
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 42e9c65c22..e4c46b9ac3 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       </i18n>
       <p v-if="this.newStatus.visibility == 'direct'" class="visibility-notice">{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning') }}</p>
       <input
-        v-if="scopeOptionsEnabled"
+        v-if="newStatus.spoilerText || alwaysShowSubject"
         type="text"
         :placeholder="$t('post_status.content_warning')"
         v-model="newStatus.spoilerText"
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.js b/src/components/settings/settings.js
index 910eea63f5..91a2014a5e 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.js
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ const settings = {
         ? instance.subjectLineBehavior
         : user.subjectLineBehavior,
       subjectLineBehaviorDefault: instance.subjectLineBehavior,
+      alwaysShowSubjectInputLocal: typeof user.alwaysShowSubjectInput === 'undefined'
+        ? instance.alwaysShowSubjectInput
+        : user.alwaysShowSubjectInput,
+      alwaysShowSubjectInputDefault: instance.alwaysShowSubjectInput,
       scopeCopyLocal: user.scopeCopy,
       scopeCopyDefault: this.$t('settings.values.' + instance.scopeCopy),
       stopGifs: user.stopGifs,
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ const settings = {
     scopeCopyLocal (value) {
       this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'scopeCopy', value })
     },
+    alwaysShowSubjectInputLocal (value) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'alwaysShowSubjectInput', value })
+    },
     subjectLineBehaviorLocal (value) {
       this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'subjectLineBehavior', value })
     },
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index 4a236d238f..de506e4df1 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
                 {{$t('settings.scope_copy')}} {{$t('settings.instance_default', { value: scopeCopyDefault })}}
               </label>
             </li>
+            <li>
+              <input type="checkbox" id="subjectHide" v-model="alwaysShowSubjectInputLocal">
+              <label for="subjectHide">
+                {{$t('settings.subject_input_always_show')}} {{$t('settings.instance_default', { value: alwaysShowSubjectInputDefault })}}
+              </label>
+            </li>
             <li>
               <div>
                 {{$t('settings.subject_line_behavior')}}
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 314fa083a0..ae4f93d9ab 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
     "set_new_profile_background": "Set new profile background",
     "set_new_profile_banner": "Set new profile banner",
     "settings": "Settings",
+    "subject_input_always_show": "Always show subject field",
     "subject_line_behavior": "Copy subject when replying",
     "subject_line_email": "Like email: \"re: subject\"",
     "subject_line_mastodon": "Like mastodon: copy as is",
diff --git a/src/i18n/ru.json b/src/i18n/ru.json
index 921bf67e69..9c28ccf4fe 100644
--- a/src/i18n/ru.json
+++ b/src/i18n/ru.json
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
     "set_new_profile_background": "Загрузить новый фон профиля",
     "set_new_profile_banner": "Загрузить новый баннер профиля",
     "settings": "Настройки",
+    "subject_input_always_show": "Всегда показывать поле ввода темы",
     "stop_gifs": "Проигрывать GIF анимации только при наведении",
     "streaming": "Включить автоматическую загрузку новых сообщений при прокрутке вверх",
     "text": "Текст",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 0d36e9bf97..f23cacb776 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ const defaultState = {
   highlight: {},
   interfaceLanguage: browserLocale,
   scopeCopy: undefined, // instance default
-  subjectLineBehavior: undefined // instance default
+  subjectLineBehavior: undefined, // instance default
+  alwaysShowSubjectInput: undefined // instance default
 }
 
 const config = {
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 9a39cccfb0..641424b6f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   showInstanceSpecificPanel: false,
   scopeOptionsEnabled: true,
   formattingOptionsEnabled: false,
+  alwaysShowSubjectInput: true,
   collapseMessageWithSubject: false,
   hidePostStats: false,
   hideUserStats: false,
diff --git a/static/config.json b/static/config.json
index 67d84579f9..c49930efd3 100644
--- a/static/config.json
+++ b/static/config.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "collapseMessageWithSubject": false,
   "scopeCopy": false,
   "subjectLineBehavior": "email",
+  "alwaysShowSubjectInput": true,
   "hidePostStats": false,
   "hideUserStats": false,
   "loginMethod": "password"