diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
index fc41af65..40e33495 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
           <BooleanSetting
             path=":pleroma.:restrict_unauthenticated.:timelines.:local"
             indeterminate-state=":if_instance_is_private"
+            swap-description-and-label
+            hide-description
           >
             LOCAL TIMELINES
           </BooleanSetting>
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@
           <BooleanSetting
             path=":pleroma.:restrict_unauthenticated.:timelines.:federated"
             indeterminate-state=":if_instance_is_private"
+            swap-description-and-label
+            hide-description
           >
             FED TIMELINES
           </BooleanSetting>
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@
           <BooleanSetting
             path=":pleroma.:restrict_unauthenticated.:profiles.:local"
             indeterminate-state=":if_instance_is_private"
+            swap-description-and-label
+            hide-description
           >
             LOCAL PROFILES
           </BooleanSetting>
@@ -90,6 +96,8 @@
           <BooleanSetting
             path=":pleroma.:restrict_unauthenticated.:profiles.:remote"
             indeterminate-state=":if_instance_is_private"
+            swap-description-and-label
+            hide-description
           >
             FED PROFILES
           </BooleanSetting>
@@ -106,6 +114,8 @@
           <BooleanSetting
             path=":pleroma.:restrict_unauthenticated.:activities.:local"
             indeterminate-state=":if_instance_is_private"
+            swap-description-and-label
+            hide-description
           >
             LOCAL STATUSES
           </BooleanSetting>
@@ -114,6 +124,8 @@
           <BooleanSetting
             path=":pleroma.:restrict_unauthenticated.:activities.:remote"
             indeterminate-state=":if_instance_is_private"
+            swap-description-and-label
+            hide-description
           >
             FED STATUSES
           </BooleanSetting>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue
index 6307d526..3089c3b3 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/boolean_setting.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         class="label"
         :class="{ 'faint': shouldBeDisabled }"
       >
-        <template v-if="backendDescription">
+        <template v-if="backendDescriptionLabel">
           {{ backendDescriptionLabel }}
         </template>
         <template v-else>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue
index 8713acf5..114e9b7d 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     v-if="matchesExpertLevel"
     class="ChoiceSetting"
   >
-    <template v-if="backendDescription">
+    <template v-if="backendDescriptionLabel">
       {{ backendDescriptionLabel }}
     </template>
     <template v-else>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue
index 2b90c336..ce168570 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     class="NumberSetting"
   >
     <label :for="path" :class="{ 'faint': shouldBeDisabled }">
-      <template v-if="backendDescription">
+      <template v-if="backendDescriptionLabel">
         {{ backendDescriptionLabel + ' ' }}
       </template>
       <template v-else>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
index 4f0be448..fec1b947 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ export default {
       type: String,
       default: undefined
     },
+    hideDescription: {
+      type: Boolean
+    },
+    swapDescriptionAndLabel: {
+      type: Boolean
+    },
+    overrideBackendDescription: {
+      type: Boolean
+    },
+    overrideBackendDescriptionLabel: {
+      type: Boolean
+    },
     draftMode: {
       type: Boolean,
       default: undefined
@@ -95,10 +107,35 @@ export default {
       return get(this.$store.state.adminSettings.descriptions, this.path)
     },
     backendDescriptionLabel () {
-      return this.backendDescription?.label
+      if (this.realSource !== 'admin') return ''
+      if (!this.backendDescription || this.overrideBackendDescriptionLabel) {
+        return this.$t([
+          'admin_dash',
+          'temp_overrides',
+          ...this.canonPath.map(p => p.replace(/\./g, '_DOT_')),
+          'label'
+        ].join('.'))
+      } else {
+        return this.swapDescriptionAndLabel
+          ? this.backendDescription?.description
+          : this.backendDescription?.label
+      }
     },
     backendDescriptionDescription () {
-      return this.backendDescription?.description
+      if (this.realSource !== 'admin') return ''
+      if (this.hideDescription) return null
+      if (!this.backendDescription || this.overrideBackendDescription) {
+        return this.$t([
+          'admin_dash',
+          'temp_overrides',
+          ...this.canonPath.map(p => p.replace(/\./g, '_DOT_')),
+          'description'
+        ].join('.'))
+      } else {
+        return this.swapDescriptionAndLabel
+          ? this.backendDescription?.label
+          : this.backendDescription?.description
+      }
     },
     backendDescriptionSuggestions () {
       return this.backendDescription?.suggestions
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
index 5ee75a84..7e70b82f 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     class="StringSetting"
   >
     <label :for="path" :class="{ 'faint': shouldBeDisabled }">
-      <template v-if="backendDescription">
+      <template v-if="backendDescriptionLabel">
         {{ backendDescriptionLabel + ' ' }}
       </template>
       <template v-else>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index f4c2df3e..082ad826 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -864,7 +864,14 @@
       "instance": "Instance information",
       "registrations": "User sign-ups",
       "captcha_header": "CAPTCHA",
-      "kocaptcha": "KoCaptcha settings"
+      "kocaptcha": "KoCaptcha settings",
+      "access": "Instance access",
+      "restrict": {
+        "header": "Restrict access",
+        "timelines": "Timelines access",
+        "profiles": "User profiles access",
+        "activities": "Statues/activities access"
+      }
     },
     "limits": {
       "arbitrary_limits": "Arbitrary limits",
@@ -890,6 +897,20 @@
       "default_frontend_tip": "Default front-end will be shown to all users. Currently there's no way to for a user to select personal front-end. If you switch away from PleromaFE you'll most likely have to use old and buggy AdminFE to do instance configuration until we replace it.",
       "default_frontend_tip2": "WIP: Since Pleroma backend doesn't properly list all installed frontends you'll have to enter name and reference manually. List below provides shortcuts to fill the values.",
       "available_frontends": "Available for install"
+    },
+    "temp_overrides": {
+      ":pleroma": {
+        ":instance": {
+          ":description_limit": {
+            "label": "Limit",
+            "description": "Character limit for attachment descriptions"
+          },
+          ":background_image": {
+            "label": "Background image",
+            "description": "Background image (primarily used by PleromaFE)"
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "time": {