diff --git a/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx b/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx
index 5dee7de88..847e8d79b 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx
@@ -266,12 +266,14 @@ const SidebarMenu: React.FC = (): JSX.Element | null => {
 
                   <Divider />
 
-                  <SidebarLink
-                    to='/blocks'
-                    icon={require('@tabler/icons/outline/ban.svg')}
-                    text={intl.formatMessage(messages.blocks)}
-                    onClick={onClose}
-                  />
+                  {features.blocks && (
+                    <SidebarLink
+                      to='/blocks'
+                      icon={require('@tabler/icons/outline/ban.svg')}
+                      text={intl.formatMessage(messages.blocks)}
+                      onClick={onClose}
+                    />
+                  )}
 
                   <SidebarLink
                     to='/mutes'
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/link-footer.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/link-footer.tsx
index 95654de0a..1800528a5 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/link-footer.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/link-footer.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ const LinkFooter: React.FC = (): JSX.Element => {
           {features.profileDirectory && (
             <FooterLink to='/directory'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.profile_directory' defaultMessage='Profile directory' /></FooterLink>
           )}
-          <FooterLink to='/blocks'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.blocks' defaultMessage='Blocks' /></FooterLink>
+          {features.blocks && (
+            <FooterLink to='/blocks'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.blocks' defaultMessage='Blocks' /></FooterLink>
+          )}
           <FooterLink to='/mutes'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.mutes' defaultMessage='Mutes' /></FooterLink>
           {(features.filters || features.filtersV2) && (
             <FooterLink to='/filters'><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.filters' defaultMessage='Filters' /></FooterLink>
diff --git a/src/features/ui/index.tsx b/src/features/ui/index.tsx
index 95d9a9dab..80ac9fd4b 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ const SwitchingColumnsArea: React.FC<ISwitchingColumnsArea> = ({ children }) =>
       {features.chats && <WrappedRoute path='/chats/:chatId' page={ChatsPage} component={ChatIndex} content={children} />}
 
       <WrappedRoute path='/follow_requests' page={DefaultPage} component={FollowRequests} content={children} />
-      <WrappedRoute path='/blocks' page={DefaultPage} component={Blocks} content={children} />
+      {features.blocks && <WrappedRoute path='/blocks' page={DefaultPage} component={Blocks} content={children} />}
       {features.federating && <WrappedRoute path='/domain_blocks' page={DefaultPage} component={DomainBlocks} content={children} />}
       <WrappedRoute path='/mutes' page={DefaultPage} component={Mutes} content={children} />
       {(features.filters || features.filtersV2) && <WrappedRoute path='/filters/new' page={DefaultPage} component={EditFilter} content={children} />}
diff --git a/src/utils/features.ts b/src/utils/features.ts
index 71a64293b..c6bc677e4 100644
--- a/src/utils/features.ts
+++ b/src/utils/features.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,14 @@ const getInstanceFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
     /** Whether people who blocked you are visible through the API. */
     blockersVisible: features.includes('blockers_visible'),
 
+    /**
+     * Ability to block users.
+     * @see POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/block
+     * @see POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unblock
+     * @see GET /api/v1/blocks
+     */
+    blocks: v.software !== DITTO,
+
     /**
      * Can group bookmarks in folders.
      * @see GET /api/v1/pleroma/bookmark_folders