diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
index 5209907da4..55eea19520 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const MentionLink = {
     classnames () {
       return [
         {
-          '-you': this.isYou,
+          '-you': this.isYou && this.shouldBoldenYou,
           '-highlighted': this.highlight
         },
         this.highlightType
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ const MentionLink = {
     shouldShowAvatar () {
       return this.mergedConfig.mentionLinkShowAvatar
     },
+    shouldShowYous () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionLinkShowYous
+    },
+    shouldBoldenYou () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionLinkBoldenYou
+    },
     shouldFadeDomain () {
       return this.mergedConfig.mentionLinkFadeDomain
     },
diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
index ac20eb5af0..d8ab79fbe3 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
           v-html="'@' + serverName"
         /></span>
         <span
-          v-if="isYou"
-          class="you"
+          v-if="isYou && shouldShowYous"
+          :class="{ '-you': shouldBoldenYou }"
         >{{ $t('status.you') }}</span>
         <!-- eslint-enable vue/no-v-html -->
       </a>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 44b1ac9265..eba3b2680d 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@
             {{ $t('settings.greentext') }}
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <BooleanSetting path="mentionLinkShowYous">
+            {{ $t('settings.show_yous') }}
+          </BooleanSetting>
+        </li>
         <li>
           <ChoiceSetting
             id="mentionLinkDisplay"
@@ -181,6 +186,11 @@
               {{ $t('settings.mention_link_fade_domain') }}
             </BooleanSetting>
           </li>
+          <li>
+            <BooleanSetting path="mentionLinkBoldenYou">
+              {{ $t('settings.mention_link_bolden_you') }}
+            </BooleanSetting>
+          </li>
         </ul>
       </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 209fd18419..8fd189c6e4 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -493,8 +493,10 @@
     "mention_link_show_tooltip": "Show full user names as tooltip for remote users",
     "mention_link_show_avatar": "Show user avatar beside the link",
     "mention_link_fade_domain": "Fade domains (e.g. @example.org in @foo@example.org)",
+    "mention_link_bolden_you": "Bolden text of your mention",
     "fun": "Fun",
     "greentext": "Meme arrows",
+    "show_yous": "Show (You)s",
     "notifications": "Notifications",
     "notification_setting_filters": "Filters",
     "notification_setting_block_from_strangers": "Block notifications from users who you do not follow",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 9f2d4ef384..20979174a6 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ export const defaultState = {
   mentionLinkShowTooltip: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkShowAvatar: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkFadeDomain: undefined, // instance default
+  mentionLinkShowYous: undefined, // instance default
+  mentionLinkBoldenYou: undefined, // instance default
   hidePostStats: undefined, // instance default
   hideUserStats: undefined, // instance default
   virtualScrolling: undefined, // instance default
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index d686f25835..1abd784f06 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const defaultState = {
   mentionLinkShowTooltip: true,
   mentionLinkShowAvatar: false,
   mentionLinkFadeDomain: true,
+  mentionLinkShowYous: false,
+  mentionLinkBoldenYou: true,
   hideFilteredStatuses: false,
   // bad name: actually hides posts of muted USERS
   hideMutedPosts: false,