diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
index 68d93cd6714fe9..5a225bccc05dff 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import IconButton from './icon_button';
 import DropdownMenuContainer from 'flavours/glitch/containers/dropdown_menu_container';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
-import { me, isStaff } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
+import { me, isStaff, disableBlock, disableDomainBlock } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 import RelativeTimestamp from './relative_timestamp';
 import { accountAdminLink, statusAdminLink } from 'flavours/glitch/util/backend_links';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.direct, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleDirectClick });
       menu.push(null);
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.mute, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleMuteClick });
+      if (!disableBlock) {
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.block, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleBlockClick });
+      }
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.report, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleReport });
 
       if (isStaff && (accountAdminLink || statusAdminLink)) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account/components/header.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account/components/header.js
index 40fa7a13572bf2..6f72ec2fd256e1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account/components/header.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account/components/header.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage, FormattedDate } from 'react-intl';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
-import { autoPlayGif, me, isStaff } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
+import { autoPlayGif, me, isStaff, disableBlock, disableDomainBlock } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 import { preferencesLink, profileLink, accountAdminLink } from 'flavours/glitch/util/backend_links';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import Icon from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
       if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
         menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.unblock, { name: account.get('username') }), action: this.props.onBlock });
-      } else {
+      } else if (!disableBlock) {
         menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.block, { name: account.get('username') }), action: this.props.onBlock });
       }
 
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       menu.push(null);
 
       if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'domain_blocking'])) {
+        menu.push(null);
         menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.unblockDomain, { domain }), action: this.props.onUnblockDomain });
-      } else {
+      } else if (!disableDomainBlock) {
+        menu.push(null);
         menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.blockDomain, { domain }), action: this.props.onBlockDomain });
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index a67a045da98d2e..5e1c8d56766973 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import IconButton from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import DropdownMenuContainer from 'flavours/glitch/containers/dropdown_menu_container';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
-import { me, isStaff } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
+import { me, isStaff, disableBlock, disableDomainBlock } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 import { accountAdminLink, statusAdminLink } from 'flavours/glitch/util/backend_links';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.direct, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleDirectClick });
       menu.push(null);
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.mute, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleMuteClick });
+      if (!disableBlock) {
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.block, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleBlockClick });
+      }
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.report, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }), action: this.handleReport });
       if (isStaff && (accountAdminLink || statusAdminLink)) {
         menu.push(null);
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/initial_state.js
index 109d97ea699e35..b805d8eb8ee78a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/initial_state.js
@@ -39,5 +39,7 @@ export const useSystemEmojiFont = getMeta('system_emoji_font');
 export const showTrends = getMeta('trends');
 export const disablePublicTimelines = getMeta('disable_public_timelines');
 export const disableLocalTimeline = getMeta('disable_local_timeline');
+export const disableBlock = getMeta('disable_block');
+export const disableDomainBlock = getMeta('disable_domain_block');
 
 export default initialState;