diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.js b/app/soapbox/components/status.js
index 1ff0b1e03..7b0d328df 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.js
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     group: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     displayMedia: PropTypes.string,
     allowedEmoji: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
+    greentext: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   // Avoid checking props that are functions (and whose equality will always
@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               onClick={this.handleClick}
               expanded={!status.get('hidden')}
               onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle}
+              greentext={this.props.greentext}
               collapsable
             />
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status_content.js b/app/soapbox/components/status_content.js
index d1b829d18..d539a31f7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status_content.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     onExpandedToggle: PropTypes.func,
     onClick: PropTypes.func,
     collapsable: PropTypes.bool,
+    greentext: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -153,7 +154,28 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
 
     const properContent = status.get('contentHtml');
 
-    return properContent;
+    return this.greentext(properContent);
+  }
+
+  greentext = string => {
+    if (!this.props.greentext) return string;
+
+    // Copied from Pleroma FE
+    // https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-fe/-/blob/19475ba356c3fd6c54ca0306d3ae392358c212d1/src/components/status_content/status_content.js#L132
+    try {
+      if (string.includes('>') &&
+          string
+            .replace(/<[^>]+?>/gi, '') // remove all tags
+            .replace(/@\w+/gi, '') // remove mentions (even failed ones)
+            .trim()
+            .startsWith('&gt;')) {
+        return `<span class='greentext'>${string}</span>`;
+      } else {
+        return string;
+      }
+    } catch(e) {
+      return string;
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/containers/status_container.js b/app/soapbox/containers/status_container.js
index 2f4e63287..b4c2fbfcf 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/containers/status_container.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/containers/status_container.js
@@ -52,11 +52,16 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
   const getStatus = makeGetStatus();
 
-  const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => ({
-    status: getStatus(state, props),
-    displayMedia: getSettings(state).get('displayMedia'),
-    allowedEmoji: getSoapboxConfig(state).get('allowedEmoji'),
-  });
+  const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => {
+    const soapbox = getSoapboxConfig(state);
+
+    return {
+      status: getStatus(state, props),
+      displayMedia: getSettings(state).get('displayMedia'),
+      allowedEmoji: soapbox.get('allowedEmoji'),
+      greentext: soapbox.get('greentext'),
+    };
+  };
 
   return mapStateToProps;
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/index.js
index dfcfffc32..3443d7279 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/index.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   rawJSONHint: { id: 'soapbox_config.raw_json_hint', defaultMessage: 'Edit the settings data directly. Changes made directly to the JSON file will override the form fields above. Click "Save" to apply your changes.' },
   verifiedCanEditNameLabel: { id: 'soapbox_config.verified_can_edit_name_label', defaultMessage: 'Allow verified users to edit their own display name.' },
   displayFqnLabel: { id: 'soapbox_config.display_fqn_label', defaultMessage: 'Display domain (eg @user@domain) for local accounts.' },
+  greentextLabel: { id: 'soapbox_config.greentext_label', defaultMessage: 'Enable greentext support' },
 });
 
 const listenerOptions = supportsPassiveEvents ? { passive: true } : false;
@@ -258,11 +259,17 @@ class SoapboxConfig extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 onChange={this.handleChange(['verifiedCanEditName'], (e) => e.target.checked)}
               />
               <Checkbox
-                name='verifiedCanEditName'
+                name='displayFqn'
                 label={intl.formatMessage(messages.displayFqnLabel)}
                 checked={soapbox.get('displayFqn') === true}
                 onChange={this.handleChange(['displayFqn'], (e) => e.target.checked)}
               />
+              <Checkbox
+                name='greentext'
+                label={intl.formatMessage(messages.greentextLabel)}
+                checked={soapbox.get('greentext') === true}
+                onChange={this.handleChange(['greentext'], (e) => e.target.checked)}
+              />
             </FieldsGroup>
             <FieldsGroup>
               <div className='input with_block_label popup'>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index c26a634b1..e5ade55b8 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     compact: PropTypes.bool,
     showMedia: PropTypes.bool,
     onToggleMediaVisibility: PropTypes.func,
+    greentext: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -188,7 +189,12 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             </div>
           )}
 
-          <StatusContent status={status} expanded={!status.get('hidden')} onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle} />
+          <StatusContent
+            status={status}
+            expanded={!status.get('hidden')}
+            greentext={this.props.greentext}
+            onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle}
+          />
 
           {media}
           {poll}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
index 668ba020f..f47781ee2 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { openModal } from '../../../actions/modal';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { showAlertForError } from '../../../actions/alerts';
 import { getSettings } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
+import { getSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/actions/soapbox';
 import { deactivateUserModal, deleteUserModal, deleteStatusModal, toggleStatusSensitivityModal } from 'soapbox/actions/moderation';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
   const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => ({
     status: getStatus(state, props),
     domain: state.getIn(['meta', 'domain']),
+    greentext: getSoapboxConfig(state).get('greentext'),
   });
 
   return mapStateToProps;
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
index be0c31b03..bff909f8f 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
       });
     }
 
+    const soapbox = getSoapboxConfig(state);
+
     return {
       status,
       ancestorsIds,
@@ -113,7 +115,8 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
       domain: state.getIn(['meta', 'domain']),
       me: state.get('me'),
       displayMedia: getSettings(state).get('displayMedia'),
-      allowedEmoji: getSoapboxConfig(state).get('allowedEmoji'),
+      allowedEmoji: soapbox.get('allowedEmoji'),
+      greentext: soapbox.get('greentext'),
     };
   };
 
@@ -543,6 +546,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 onToggleHidden={this.handleToggleHidden}
                 domain={domain}
                 showMedia={this.state.showMedia}
+                greentext={this.props.greentext}
                 onToggleMediaVisibility={this.handleToggleMediaVisibility}
               />
 
diff --git a/app/styles/basics.scss b/app/styles/basics.scss
index 964862aec..0406524c4 100644
--- a/app/styles/basics.scss
+++ b/app/styles/basics.scss
@@ -199,3 +199,7 @@ noscript {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
 }
+
+.greentext {
+  color: #789922;
+}