diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 4b1f9f558..329b09dc0 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "صانع الوسائط",
     "Import Blocks": "استيراد مثيلات محظورة",
     "Export Blocks": "تصدير المثيلات المحظورة",
-    "Transcript": "نص"
+    "Transcript": "نص",
+    "Show vote posts": "إظهار مشاركات التصويت"
 }
diff --git a/translations/bn.json b/translations/bn.json
index dba9a2d7c..9e38322bb 100644
--- a/translations/bn.json
+++ b/translations/bn.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "মিডিয়া নির্মাতা",
     "Import Blocks": "অবরুদ্ধ দৃষ্টান্ত আমদানি করুন",
     "Export Blocks": "অবরুদ্ধ দৃষ্টান্ত রপ্তানি করুন",
-    "Transcript": "প্রতিলিপি"
+    "Transcript": "প্রতিলিপি",
+    "Show vote posts": "ভোট পোস্ট দেখান"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index adad670d0..3ffabe415 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Creador de mitjans",
     "Import Blocks": "Importa instàncies bloquejades",
     "Export Blocks": "Exporta instàncies bloquejades",
-    "Transcript": "Transcripció"
+    "Transcript": "Transcripció",
+    "Show vote posts": "Mostra les publicacions de vot"
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index f0ebf1aba..8cbffe7b3 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Crëwr cyfryngau",
     "Import Blocks": "Mewnforio Achosion wedi'u Rhwystro",
     "Export Blocks": "Allforio Achosion wedi'u Rhwystro",
-    "Transcript": "Trawsgrifiad"
+    "Transcript": "Trawsgrifiad",
+    "Show vote posts": "Dangos postiadau pleidlais"
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index a8d4b7095..ae5ccd6b0 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Mediengestalter",
     "Import Blocks": "Blockierte Instanzen importieren",
     "Export Blocks": "Blockierte Instanzen exportieren",
-    "Transcript": "Abschrift"
+    "Transcript": "Abschrift",
+    "Show vote posts": "Abstimmungsbeiträge anzeigen"
 }
diff --git a/translations/el.json b/translations/el.json
index 1e37b687d..a74a985a9 100644
--- a/translations/el.json
+++ b/translations/el.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Δημιουργός πολυμέσων",
     "Import Blocks": "Εισαγωγή αποκλεισμένων παρουσιών",
     "Export Blocks": "Εξαγωγή αποκλεισμένων παρουσιών",
-    "Transcript": "Αντίγραφο"
+    "Transcript": "Αντίγραφο",
+    "Show vote posts": "Εμφάνιση ψηφοφοριακών αναρτήσεων"
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index acbc0493d..579ebd5c3 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Media creator",
     "Import Blocks": "Import Blocks",
     "Export Blocks": "Export Blocks",
-    "Transcript": "Transcript"
+    "Transcript": "Transcript",
+    "Show vote posts": "Show vote posts"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index eeb40a823..c82779fb4 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Creadora de medios",
     "Import Blocks": "Importar instancias bloqueadas",
     "Export Blocks": "Exportar instancias bloqueadas",
-    "Transcript": "Transcripción"
+    "Transcript": "Transcripción",
+    "Show vote posts": "Mostrar publicaciones de votos"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fa.json b/translations/fa.json
index cf5cd1589..b4061cbd7 100644
--- a/translations/fa.json
+++ b/translations/fa.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "سازنده رسانه",
     "Import Blocks": "وارد کردن موارد مسدود شده",
     "Export Blocks": "نمونه های مسدود شده را صادر کنید",
-    "Transcript": "رونوشت"
+    "Transcript": "رونوشت",
+    "Show vote posts": "نمایش پست های رای"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index a5b959935..6f8b1ec0b 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Créateur de médias",
     "Import Blocks": "Importer des instances bloquées",
     "Export Blocks": "Exporter les instances bloquées",
-    "Transcript": "Transcription"
+    "Transcript": "Transcription",
+    "Show vote posts": "Afficher les messages de vote"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index 47f02a2e3..3c47db41c 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Cruthaitheoir meáin",
     "Import Blocks": "Iompórtáil Cásanna Blocáilte",
     "Export Blocks": "Easpórtáil Cásanna Blocáilte",
-    "Transcript": "Athscríbhinn"
+    "Transcript": "Athscríbhinn",
+    "Show vote posts": "Taispeáin postálacha vótaí"
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index 9d26ca137..a0f1e2aa8 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "मीडिया निर्माता",
     "Import Blocks": "अवरोधित उदाहरण आयात करें",
     "Export Blocks": "निर्यात अवरुद्ध उदाहरण",
-    "Transcript": "प्रतिलिपि"
+    "Transcript": "प्रतिलिपि",
+    "Show vote posts": "वोट पोस्ट दिखाएं"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index da782b8d9..369728726 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Creatore multimediale",
     "Import Blocks": "Importa istanze bloccate",
     "Export Blocks": "Esporta istanze bloccate",
-    "Transcript": "Trascrizione"
+    "Transcript": "Trascrizione",
+    "Show vote posts": "Mostra messaggi di voto"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 7f9c85d30..eceee9296 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "メディアクリエーター",
     "Import Blocks": "ブロックされたインスタンスのインポート",
     "Export Blocks": "ブロックされたインスタンスのエクスポート",
-    "Transcript": "成績証明書"
+    "Transcript": "成績証明書",
+    "Show vote posts": "投票投稿を表示"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ko.json b/translations/ko.json
index 7eb6aa8f8..4566e4b12 100644
--- a/translations/ko.json
+++ b/translations/ko.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "미디어 크리에이터",
     "Import Blocks": "차단된 인스턴스 가져오기",
     "Export Blocks": "차단된 인스턴스 내보내기",
-    "Transcript": "성적 증명서"
+    "Transcript": "성적 증명서",
+    "Show vote posts": "투표 게시물 표시"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ku.json b/translations/ku.json
index 12d4d23c0..93641927a 100644
--- a/translations/ku.json
+++ b/translations/ku.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Afirînerê medyayê",
     "Import Blocks": "Mînakên Astengkirî Import",
     "Export Blocks": "Mînakên Astengkirî Export",
-    "Transcript": "Transcript"
+    "Transcript": "Transcript",
+    "Show vote posts": "Mesajên dengdanê nîşan bide"
 }
diff --git a/translations/nl.json b/translations/nl.json
index 72ee440c4..3c55d1750 100644
--- a/translations/nl.json
+++ b/translations/nl.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Media-maker",
     "Import Blocks": "Importeer geblokkeerde instanties",
     "Export Blocks": "Exporteer geblokkeerde instanties",
-    "Transcript": "Vertaling"
+    "Transcript": "Vertaling",
+    "Show vote posts": "Toon stemberichten"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 5deb1f2d8..33e34ce08 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -616,5 +616,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Media creator",
     "Import Blocks": "Import Blocks",
     "Export Blocks": "Export Blocks",
-    "Transcript": "Transcript"
+    "Transcript": "Transcript",
+    "Show vote posts": "Show vote posts"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pl.json b/translations/pl.json
index 6058f9769..5febf1fbd 100644
--- a/translations/pl.json
+++ b/translations/pl.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Kreator mediów",
     "Import Blocks": "Importuj zablokowane instancje",
     "Export Blocks": "Eksportuj zablokowane instancje",
-    "Transcript": "Transkrypcja"
+    "Transcript": "Transkrypcja",
+    "Show vote posts": "Pokaż posty z głosowaniem"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 5cbcc42cf..6baf46567 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Criador de mídia",
     "Import Blocks": "Importar instâncias bloqueadas",
     "Export Blocks": "Exportar instâncias bloqueadas",
-    "Transcript": "Transcrição"
+    "Transcript": "Transcrição",
+    "Show vote posts": "Mostrar postagens de votação"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index 8d03c1307..240e1b7ed 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Создатель медиа",
     "Import Blocks": "Импорт заблокированных экземпляров",
     "Export Blocks": "Экспорт заблокированных экземпляров",
-    "Transcript": "Стенограмма"
+    "Transcript": "Стенограмма",
+    "Show vote posts": "Показать сообщения для голосования"
 }
diff --git a/translations/sw.json b/translations/sw.json
index 051b70c76..ae55e4ca8 100644
--- a/translations/sw.json
+++ b/translations/sw.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Muundaji wa media",
     "Import Blocks": "Ingiza Matukio Yaliyozuiwa",
     "Export Blocks": "Hamisha Matukio Yaliyozuiwa",
-    "Transcript": "Nakala"
+    "Transcript": "Nakala",
+    "Show vote posts": "Onyesha machapisho ya kura"
 }
diff --git a/translations/tr.json b/translations/tr.json
index 552537fdc..1a4cf0b84 100644
--- a/translations/tr.json
+++ b/translations/tr.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Medya yaratıcısı",
     "Import Blocks": "Engellenen Örnekleri İçe Aktar",
     "Export Blocks": "Engellenen Örnekleri Dışa Aktar",
-    "Transcript": "Deşifre metni"
+    "Transcript": "Deşifre metni",
+    "Show vote posts": "Oy gönderilerini göster"
 }
diff --git a/translations/uk.json b/translations/uk.json
index 334b5fd20..0bf7a99ce 100644
--- a/translations/uk.json
+++ b/translations/uk.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "Творець медіа",
     "Import Blocks": "Імпортувати заблоковані екземпляри",
     "Export Blocks": "Експортувати заблоковані екземпляри",
-    "Transcript": "Стенограма"
+    "Transcript": "Стенограма",
+    "Show vote posts": "Показати повідомлення про голосування"
 }
diff --git a/translations/yi.json b/translations/yi.json
index aa8bb48d2..01a218570 100644
--- a/translations/yi.json
+++ b/translations/yi.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "מעדיע באשעפער",
     "Import Blocks": "ימפּאָרט בלאַקט ינסטאַנסיז",
     "Export Blocks": "עקספּאָרט בלאַקט ינסטאַנסיז",
-    "Transcript": "טראַנסקריפּט"
+    "Transcript": "טראַנסקריפּט",
+    "Show vote posts": "ווייַזן שטימען אַרטיקלען"
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index 23c1d782c..ca8325c6c 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -620,5 +620,6 @@
     "Media creator": "媒体创作者",
     "Import Blocks": "导入被阻止的实例",
     "Export Blocks": "导出被阻止的实例",
-    "Transcript": "成绩单"
+    "Transcript": "成绩单",
+    "Show vote posts": "显示投票帖子"
 }
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index 2c519b8a0..b34ace5d0 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -2354,7 +2354,8 @@ def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
                                translate: {}, bold_reading: bool,
                                nickname: str,
                                min_images_for_accounts: [],
-                               reverse_sequence: []) -> str:
+                               reverse_sequence: [],
+                               show_vote_posts: bool) -> str:
     """option checkboxes section of edit profile screen
     """
     edit_profile_form = '    <div class="container">\n'
@@ -2407,6 +2408,10 @@ def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
         bold_reading_string(translate['Reverse timelines'])
     edit_profile_form += \
         edit_check_box(reverse_str, 'reverseTimelines', reverse)
+    show_vote_posts_str = \
+        bold_reading_string(translate['Show vote posts'])
+    edit_profile_form += \
+        edit_check_box(show_vote_posts_str, 'showVotes', show_vote_posts)
 
     edit_profile_form += '    </div>\n'
     return edit_profile_form
@@ -2767,6 +2772,12 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                                 blog_address, actor_json, translate,
                                 nickname, domain, max_recent_posts)
 
+    # whether to show votes
+    show_vote_posts = True
+    show_vote_file = account_dir + '/.noVotes'
+    if os.path.isfile(show_vote_file):
+        show_vote_posts = False
+
     # Option checkboxes
     edit_profile_form += \
         _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin, manually_approves_followers,
@@ -2777,7 +2788,7 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                                    hide_like_button, hide_reaction_button,
                                    translate, bold_reading,
                                    nickname, min_images_for_accounts,
-                                   reverse_sequence)
+                                   reverse_sequence, show_vote_posts)
 
     # Contact information
     edit_profile_form += \