diff --git a/app/gabsocial/features/ui/components/promo_panel.js b/app/gabsocial/features/ui/components/promo_panel.js
index b33d4294c..04bc7d003 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/features/ui/components/promo_panel.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/features/ui/components/promo_panel.js
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import Icon from 'gabsocial/components/icon';
 import ProBadge from 'gabsocial/components/pro_badge';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { promoItems } from '../../../initial_state';
 
-export default
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+  promoItems: state.getIn(['soapbox', 'promoPanel', 'items']),
+})
+
+export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
 class PromoPanel extends React.PureComponent {
 
   render() {
+    const { promoItems } = this.props;
     if (!promoItems) return null;
 
     return (
@@ -17,9 +21,9 @@ class PromoPanel extends React.PureComponent {
         <div className='promo-panel__container'>
           {promoItems.map((item, i) =>
             <div className='promo-panel-item' key={i}>
-              <a className='promo-panel-item__btn' href={item.url} target='_blank'>
-                <Icon id={item.icon} className='promo-panel-item__icon' fixedWidth />
-                {item.text}
+              <a className='promo-panel-item__btn' href={item.get('url')} target='_blank'>
+                <Icon id={item.get('icon')} className='promo-panel-item__icon' fixedWidth />
+                {item.get('text')}
               </a>
             </div>
           )}
diff --git a/public/soapbox/soapbox.json b/public/soapbox/soapbox.json
index df5ce653e..561d8cff0 100644
--- a/public/soapbox/soapbox.json
+++ b/public/soapbox/soapbox.json
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 {
   "logo": "https://media.gleasonator.com/site_uploads/files/000/000/002/original/logo.svg",
+  "promoPanel": {
+    "items": [{
+      "icon": "area-chart",
+      "text": "Our Site stats",
+      "url": "https://fediverse.network/example.com"
+    }, {
+      "icon": "comment-o",
+      "text": "Our Site blog",
+      "url": "https://blog.example.com"
+    }]
+  },
   "extensions": {
     "patron": false
   }