diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
index 65b3d12fed..18ba6127ab 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
@@ -1,18 +1,35 @@
 <template>
-  <div :label="$t('settings.general')">
+  <div :label="$t('admin_dash.instance')">
     <div class="setting-item">
       <h2>{{ $t('admin_dash.instance') }}</h2>
       <ul class="setting-list">
         <li>
-          <StringSetting source="admin" path=":pleroma.:instance.:name">
+          <StringSetting
+            source="admin"
+            path=":pleroma.:instance.:name"
+            draft-mode
+          >
             NAME
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting source="admin" path=":pleroma.:instance.:description">
+          <StringSetting
+            source="admin"
+            path=":pleroma.:instance.:description"
+            draft-mode
+          >
             DESCRIPTION
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <IntegerSetting
+            source="admin"
+            path=":pleroma.:instance.:limit"
+            draft-mode
+          >
+            POST LIMIT
+          </IntegerSetting>
+        </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.js
index 078cc5ffd6..0df01d3184 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.js
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import Checkbox from 'src/components/checkbox/checkbox.vue'
-import ModifiedIndicator from './modified_indicator.vue'
-import ProfileSettingIndicator from './profile_setting_indicator.vue'
 import Setting from './setting.js'
 
 export default {
+  ...Setting,
   components: {
-    Checkbox,
-    ModifiedIndicator,
-    ProfileSettingIndicator
+    ...Setting.components,
+    Checkbox
   },
-  ...Setting
+  methods: {
+    ...Setting.methods,
+    getValue (e) {
+      return e
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue
index 260ee75ee1..7e05fe8550 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     class="BooleanSetting"
   >
     <Checkbox
-      :model-value="state"
+      :model-value="draftMode ? draft :state"
       :disabled="shouldBeDisabled"
       @update:modelValue="update"
     >
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         :onclick="reset"
       />
       <ProfileSettingIndicator :is-profile="isProfileSetting" />
+      <DraftButtons />
     </Checkbox>
   </label>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js
index 8aa5f54b52..a3c3bf4432 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 import Select from 'src/components/select/select.vue'
-import ModifiedIndicator from './modified_indicator.vue'
-import ProfileSettingIndicator from './profile_setting_indicator.vue'
 import Setting from './setting.js'
 
 export default {
-  components: {
-    Select,
-    ModifiedIndicator,
-    ProfileSettingIndicator
-  },
   ...Setting,
+  components: {
+    ...Setting.components,
+    Select
+  },
   props: {
     ...Setting.props,
     options: {
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/draft_buttons.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/draft_buttons.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d99da132f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/draft_buttons.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<!-- this is a helper exclusive to Setting components -->
+<!-- TODO make it reusable -->
+<template>
+  <span
+    class="DraftButtons"
+  >
+    <Popover
+      trigger="hover"
+      :trigger-attrs="{ 'aria-label': $t('settings.commit_value_tooltip') }"
+    >
+      <template #trigger>
+        &nbsp;
+        <button
+        v-if="$parent.isDirty"
+        class="button button-default btn"
+        type="button"
+        :title="$t('settings.commit_value')"
+        @click="$parent.commitDraft"
+        >
+        {{ $t('settings.commit_value') }}
+        </button>
+      </template>
+      <template #content>
+        <div class="modified-tooltip">
+          {{ $t('settings.commit_value_tooltip') }}
+        </div>
+      </template>
+    </Popover>
+    <Popover
+      trigger="hover"
+      :trigger-attrs="{ 'aria-label': $t('settings.reset_value_tooltip') }"
+    >
+      <template #trigger>
+        &nbsp;
+        <button
+        v-if="$parent.isDirty"
+        class="button button-default btn"
+        type="button"
+        :title="$t('settings.reset_value')"
+        @click="$parent.reset"
+        >
+        {{ $t('settings.reset_value') }}
+        </button>
+      </template>
+      <template #content>
+        <div class="modified-tooltip">
+          {{ $t('settings.reset_value_tooltip') }}
+        </div>
+      </template>
+    </Popover>
+    <Popover
+      trigger="hover"
+      :trigger-attrs="{ 'aria-label': $t('settings.hard_reset_value_tooltip') }"
+    >
+      <template #trigger>
+        &nbsp;
+        <button
+        v-if="$parent.canHardReset"
+        class="button button-default btn"
+        type="button"
+        :title="$t('settings.hard_reset_value')"
+        @click="$parent.hardReset"
+        >
+        {{ $t('settings.hard_reset_value') }}
+        </button>
+      </template>
+      <template #content>
+        <div class="modified-tooltip">
+          {{ $t('settings.hard_reset_value_tooltip') }}
+        </div>
+      </template>
+    </Popover>
+  </span>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import Popover from 'src/components/popover/popover.vue'
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import { faWrench } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(
+  faWrench
+)
+
+export default {
+  components: { Popover },
+  props: ['changed']
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+.DraftButtons {
+  display: inline-block;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.draft-tooltip {
+  margin: 0.5em 1em;
+  min-width: 10em;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.js
index 0f29f11aab..8ad033e73a 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.js
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-import ModifiedIndicator from './modified_indicator.vue'
 import Setting from './setting.js'
 
 export default {
-  components: {
-    ModifiedIndicator
-  },
   ...Setting,
   methods: {
     ...Setting.methods,
-    update (e) {
-      this.configSink(this.path, parseInt(e.target.value))
+    getValue (e) {
+      return parseInt(e.target.value)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.vue
index 695e26738f..e900b87c09 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/integer_setting.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       step="1"
       :disabled="disabled"
       :min="min || 0"
-      :value="state"
+      :value="draftMode ? draft :state"
       @change="update"
     >
     {{ ' ' }}
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
       :changed="isChanged"
       :onclick="reset"
     />
+    <ProfileSettingIndicator :is-profile="isProfileSetting" />
+    <DraftButtons />
   </span>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
index 9195d3e9d9..0971b91922 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+import Checkbox from 'src/components/checkbox/checkbox.vue'
+import ModifiedIndicator from './modified_indicator.vue'
+import ProfileSettingIndicator from './profile_setting_indicator.vue'
+import DraftButtons from './draft_buttons.vue'
 import { get, set } from 'lodash'
+
 export default {
+  components: {
+    Checkbox,
+    ModifiedIndicator,
+    DraftButtons,
+    ProfileSettingIndicator
+  },
   props: {
     path: {
       type: String,
@@ -23,6 +34,20 @@ export default {
     source: {
       type: String,
       default: 'default'
+    },
+    draftMode: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
+    }
+  },
+  data () {
+    return {
+      draft: null
+    }
+  },
+  created () {
+    if (this.draftMode) {
+      this.draft = this.state
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -53,7 +78,7 @@ export default {
         case 'profile':
           return (k, v) => this.$store.dispatch('setProfileOption', { name: k, value: v })
         case 'admin':
-          return (k, v) => console.log(this.path, k, v)
+          return (k, v) => this.$store.dispatch('pushAdminSetting', { path: k, value: v })
         default:
           return (k, v) => this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: k, value: v })
       }
@@ -72,25 +97,56 @@ export default {
     isChanged () {
       switch (this.source) {
         case 'profile':
-          return false
         case 'admin':
-          console.log(this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths)
-          return this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths.has(this.path)
+          return false
         default:
           return this.state !== this.defaultState
       }
     },
+    isDirty () {
+      return this.draftMode && this.draft !== this.state
+    },
+    canHardReset () {
+      return this.source === 'admin' && this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths.has(this.path)
+    },
     matchesExpertLevel () {
       return (this.expert || 0) <= this.$store.state.config.expertLevel > 0
     }
   },
   methods: {
+    getValue (e) {
+      return e.target.value
+    },
     update (e) {
-      console.log('U', this.path, e)
-      this.configSink(this.path, e)
+      if (this.draftMode) {
+        this.draft = this.getValue(e)
+      } else {
+        this.configSink(this.path, this.getValue(e))
+      }
+    },
+    commitDraft () {
+      if (this.draftMode) {
+        this.configSink(this.path, this.draft)
+      }
     },
     reset () {
-      set(this.$store.getters.mergedConfig, this.path, this.defaultState)
+      console.log('reset')
+      if (this.draftMode) {
+        console.log(this.draft)
+        console.log(this.state)
+        this.draft = this.state
+      } else {
+        set(this.$store.getters.mergedConfig, this.path, this.defaultState)
+      }
+    },
+    hardReset () {
+      switch (this.source) {
+        case 'admin':
+          return this.$store.dispatch('resetAdminSetting', { path: this.path })
+            .then(() => { this.draft = this.state })
+        default:
+          console.warn('Hard reset not implemented yet!')
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/size_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/size_setting.js
index 4a0f7e48a2..12cef705a9 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/size_setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/size_setting.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import ModifiedIndicator from './modified_indicator.vue'
 import Select from 'src/components/select/select.vue'
 import Setting from './setting.js'
 
@@ -7,11 +6,11 @@ export const defaultHorizontalUnits = ['px', 'rem', 'vw']
 export const defaultVerticalUnits = ['px', 'rem', 'vh']
 
 export default {
+  ...Setting,
   components: {
-    ModifiedIndicator,
+    ...Setting.components,
     Select
   },
-  ...Setting,
   props: {
     ...Setting.props,
     min: Number,
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.js
index 64f8772dd9..b368cfc8c0 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-import ModifiedIndicator from './modified_indicator.vue'
 import Setting from './setting.js'
 
 export default {
-  components: {
-    ModifiedIndicator
-  },
   ...Setting
 }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
index e4bd2de9c4..0a71aeabfe 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       class="string-input"
       step="1"
       :disabled="disabled"
-      :value="state"
+      :value="draftMode ? draft :state"
       @change="update"
     >
     {{ ' ' }}
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
       :changed="isChanged"
       :onclick="reset"
     />
+    <ProfileSettingIndicator :is-profile="isProfileSetting" />
+    <DraftButtons />
   </label>
 </template>
 
-<script src="./boolean_setting.js"></script>
+<script src="./string_setting.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/modules/adminSettings.js b/src/modules/adminSettings.js
index 8006717d9a..d1df67d471 100644
--- a/src/modules/adminSettings.js
+++ b/src/modules/adminSettings.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const adminSettingsStorage = {
   },
   actions: {
     setInstanceAdminSettings ({ state, commit, dispatch }, { backendDbConfig }) {
-      const config = {}
-      const modifiedPaths = new Set()
+      const config = state.config || {}
+      const modifiedPaths = state.modifiedPaths || new Set()
       backendDbConfig.configs.forEach(c => {
         const path = c.group + '.' + c.key
         if (c.db) {
@@ -40,8 +40,54 @@ const adminSettingsStorage = {
         }
         set(config, path, convert(c.value))
       })
-      console.log(config)
       commit('updateAdminSettings', { config, modifiedPaths })
+    },
+    pushAdminSetting ({ rootState, state, commit, dispatch }, { path, value }) {
+      const [group, key, ...rest] = path.split(/\./g)
+      const clone = {} // not actually cloning the entire thing to avoid excessive writes
+      set(clone, rest.join('.'), value)
+
+      // TODO cleanup paths in modifiedPaths
+      const convert = (value) => {
+        if (typeof value !== 'object') {
+          return value
+        } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+          return value.map(convert)
+        } else {
+          return Object.entries(value).map(([k, v]) => ({ tuple: [k, v] }))
+        }
+      }
+
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.pushInstanceDBConfig({
+        payload: {
+          configs: [{
+            group,
+            key,
+            value: convert(clone)
+          }]
+        }
+      })
+        .then(() => rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceDBConfig())
+        .then(backendDbConfig => dispatch('setInstanceAdminSettings', { backendDbConfig }))
+    },
+    resetAdminSetting ({ rootState, state, commit, dispatch }, { path }) {
+      console.log('ASS')
+      const [group, key, subkey] = path.split(/\./g)
+
+      state.modifiedPaths.delete(path)
+
+      return rootState.api.backendInteractor.pushInstanceDBConfig({
+        payload: {
+          configs: [{
+            group,
+            key,
+            delete: true,
+            subkeys: [subkey]
+          }]
+        }
+      })
+        .then(() => rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceDBConfig())
+        .then(backendDbConfig => dispatch('setInstanceAdminSettings', { backendDbConfig }))
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 74dbdffc16..12e582f4e1 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ const users = {
               user.domainMutes = []
               commit('setCurrentUser', user)
               commit('setServerSideStorage', user)
-              if (user.rights.moderator || user.rights.admin) {
+              if (user.rights.admin) {
                 store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchInstanceDBConfig()
                   .then(backendDbConfig => dispatch('setInstanceAdminSettings', { backendDbConfig }))
               }
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index f0aa898a74..71ba1dec3a 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const PLEROMA_POST_ANNOUNCEMENT_URL = '/api/v1/pleroma/admin/announcements'
 const PLEROMA_EDIT_ANNOUNCEMENT_URL = id => `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/announcements/${id}`
 const PLEROMA_DELETE_ANNOUNCEMENT_URL = id => `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/announcements/${id}`
 
-const PLEROMA_ADMIN_CONFIG_URL = '/api/v1/pleroma/admin/config'
+const PLEROMA_ADMIN_CONFIG_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/config'
 
 const oldfetch = window.fetch
 
@@ -1677,6 +1677,27 @@ const fetchInstanceDBConfig = ({ credentials }) => {
     })
 }
 
+const pushInstanceDBConfig = ({ credentials, payload }) => {
+  return fetch(PLEROMA_ADMIN_CONFIG_URL, {
+    headers: {
+      Accept: 'application/json',
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      ...authHeaders(credentials)
+    },
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify(payload)
+  })
+    .then((response) => {
+      if (response.ok) {
+        return response.json()
+      } else {
+        return {
+          error: response
+        }
+      }
+    })
+}
+
 const apiService = {
   verifyCredentials,
   fetchTimeline,
@@ -1791,7 +1812,8 @@ const apiService = {
   editAnnouncement,
   deleteAnnouncement,
   adminFetchAnnouncements,
-  fetchInstanceDBConfig
+  fetchInstanceDBConfig,
+  pushInstanceDBConfig
 }
 
 export default apiService