diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json
index 6e30be22b3..913c74f475 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	"settings/tags": "Tags",
 	"settings/notifications": "Notifications",
 	"settings/api": "API Access",
+	"settings/activitypub": "Federation (ActivityPub)",
 	"settings/sounds": "Sounds",
 	"settings/social": "Social",
 	"settings/cookies": "Cookies",
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/activitypub.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/activitypub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..989eeaf6f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/activitypub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"intro-lead": "What is Federation?",
+	"intro-body": "NodeBB is able to communicate with other NodeBB instances that support it. This is achieved through a protocol called <a href=\"https://activitypub.rocks/\">ActivityPub</a>. If enabled, NodeBB will also be able to communicate with other apps and websites that use ActivityPub (e.g. Mastodon, Peertube, etc.)",
+
+	"general": "General",
+	"enabled": "Enable Federation"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.js b/src/middleware/index.js
index 4a9ebb44f8..f8ba614ab2 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ middleware.proceedOnActivityPub = (req, res, next) => {
 	// For whatever reason, express accepts does not recognize "profile" as a valid differentiator
 	// Therefore, manual header parsing is used here.
 	const { accept } = req.headers;
-	if (!accept) {
+	if (!accept || !meta.config.activityPubEnabled) {
 		return next('route');
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/views/admin/partials/navigation.tpl b/src/views/admin/partials/navigation.tpl
index 8c89f6a702..6c842c2abf 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/partials/navigation.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/partials/navigation.tpl
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 				<a class="btn-ghost-sm justify-content-start text-decoration-none" href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/pagination">[[admin/menu:settings/pagination]]</a>
 				<a class="btn-ghost-sm justify-content-start text-decoration-none" href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/notifications">[[admin/menu:settings/notifications]]</a>
 				<a class="btn-ghost-sm justify-content-start text-decoration-none" href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/api">[[admin/menu:settings/api]]</a>
+				<a class="btn-ghost-sm justify-content-start text-decoration-none" href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/activitypub">[[admin/menu:settings/activitypub]]</a>
 				<a class="btn-ghost-sm justify-content-start text-decoration-none" href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/cookies">[[admin/menu:settings/cookies]]</a>
 				<a class="btn-ghost-sm justify-content-start text-decoration-none" href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/web-crawler">[[admin/menu:settings/web-crawler]]</a>
 				<a class="btn-ghost-sm justify-content-start text-decoration-none" href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/advanced">[[admin/menu:settings/advanced]]</a>
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/activitypub.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/activitypub.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a32920619a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/activitypub.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<!-- IMPORT admin/partials/settings/header.tpl -->
+
+<p class="lead">[[admin/settings/activitypub:intro-lead]]</p>
+<p>[[admin/settings/activitypub:intro-body]]</p>
+
+<hr />
+
+<div class="row mb-4">
+	<div class="col-sm-2 col-12 settings-header">[[admin/settings/activitypub:general]]</div>
+	<div class="col-sm-10 col-12">
+		<form>
+			<div class="form-check form-switch mb-3">
+				<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" data-field="activityPubEnabled">
+				<label class="form-check-label">[[admin/settings/activitypub:enabled]]</label>
+			</div>
+		</form>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- IMPORT admin/partials/settings/footer.tpl -->
diff --git a/test/activitypub.js b/test/activitypub.js
index d41ee508da..5193fdfbee 100644
--- a/test/activitypub.js
+++ b/test/activitypub.js
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ const db = require('./mocks/databasemock');
 const slugify = require('../src/slugify');
 const utils = require('../src/utils');
 
+const meta = require('../src/meta');
 const user = require('../src/user');
 const privileges = require('../src/privileges');
 
 describe('ActivityPub integration', () => {
+	before(() => {
+		meta.config.activityPubEnabled = 1;
+	});
+
+	after(() => {
+		delete meta.config.activityPubEnabled;
+	});
+
 	describe('WebFinger endpoint', () => {
 		let uid;
 		let slug;
@@ -98,6 +107,26 @@ describe('ActivityPub integration', () => {
 			uid = await user.create({ username: slug });
 		});
 
+		it('should return regular user profile html if federation is disabled', async () => {
+			delete meta.config.activityPubEnabled;
+
+			const response = await request(`${nconf.get('url')}/user/${slug}`, {
+				method: 'get',
+				followRedirect: true,
+				simple: false,
+				resolveWithFullResponse: true,
+				headers: {
+					Accept: 'text/html',
+				},
+			});
+
+			assert(response);
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert(response.body.startsWith('<!DOCTYPE html>'));
+
+			meta.config.activityPubEnabled = 1;
+		});
+
 		it('should return regular user profile html if Accept header is not ActivityPub-related', async () => {
 			const response = await request(`${nconf.get('url')}/user/${slug}`, {
 				method: 'get',