diff --git a/blocking.py b/blocking.py
index a2334151d..d047e0311 100644
--- a/blocking.py
+++ b/blocking.py
@@ -475,6 +475,60 @@ def allowed_announce(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     return True
 
 
+def allowed_announce_add(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                         following_nickname: str,
+                         following_domain: str) -> None:
+    """Allow announces for a handle
+    """
+    account_dir = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain)
+    blocking_filename = account_dir + '/noannounce.txt'
+    handle = following_nickname + '@' + following_domain
+    if text_in_file(handle + '\n', blocking_filename):
+        file_text = ''
+        try:
+            with open(blocking_filename, 'r',
+                      encoding='utf-8') as fp_noannounce:
+                file_text = fp_noannounce.read()
+                file_text = file_text.replace(handle + '\n', '')
+        except OSError:
+            print('EX: unable to read noannounce: ' +
+                  blocking_filename + ' ' + handle)
+        try:
+            with open(blocking_filename, 'w+',
+                      encoding='utf-8') as fp_noannounce:
+                fp_noannounce.write(file_text)
+        except OSError:
+            print('EX: unable to write noannounce: ' +
+                  blocking_filename + ' ' + handle)
+
+
+def allowed_announce_remove(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                            following_nickname: str,
+                            following_domain: str) -> None:
+    """Don't allow announces from a handle
+    """
+    account_dir = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain)
+    blocking_filename = account_dir + '/noannounce.txt'
+    handle = following_nickname + '@' + following_domain
+    file_text = ''
+    if not text_in_file(handle + '\n', blocking_filename):
+        try:
+            with open(blocking_filename, 'r',
+                      encoding='utf-8') as fp_noannounce:
+                file_text = fp_noannounce.read()
+        except OSError:
+            print('EX: unable to read noannounce: ' +
+                  blocking_filename + ' ' + handle)
+        file_text += handle + '\n'
+        try:
+            with open(blocking_filename, 'w+',
+                      encoding='utf-8') as fp_noannounce:
+                fp_noannounce.write(file_text)
+        except OSError:
+            print('EX: unable to write noannounce: ' +
+                  blocking_filename + ' ' + handle)
+
+
 def outbox_block(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                  message_json: {}, debug: bool) -> bool:
     """ When a block request is received by the outbox from c2s
diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index d1c84d1c8..f2d2e7283 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ from blocking import remove_global_block
 from blocking import is_blocked_hashtag
 from blocking import is_blocked_domain
 from blocking import get_domain_blocklist
+from blocking import allowed_announce_add
+from blocking import allowed_announce_remove
 from roles import set_roles_from_list
 from roles import get_actor_roles_list
 from blog import path_contains_blog_link
@@ -3046,6 +3048,35 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.server.postreq_busy = False
             return
 
+        # person options screen, allow announces checkbox
+        # See html_person_options
+        if '&submitAllowAnnounce=' in options_confirm_params:
+            allow_announce = None
+            if 'allowAnnounce=' in options_confirm_params:
+                allow_announce = \
+                    options_confirm_params.split('allowAnnounce=')[1]
+                if '&' in allow_announce:
+                    allow_announce = allow_announce.split('&')[0]
+            if allow_announce == 'on':
+                allowed_announce_add(base_dir,
+                                     chooser_nickname,
+                                     domain,
+                                     options_nickname,
+                                     options_domain_full)
+            else:
+                allowed_announce_remove(base_dir,
+                                        chooser_nickname,
+                                        domain,
+                                        options_nickname,
+                                        options_domain_full)
+            users_path_str = \
+                users_path + '/' + self.server.default_timeline + \
+                '?page=' + str(page_number)
+            self._redirect_headers(users_path_str, cookie,
+                                   calling_domain)
+            self.server.postreq_busy = False
+            return
+
         # person options screen, on notify checkbox
         # See html_person_options
         if '&submitNotifyOnPost=' in options_confirm_params:
diff --git a/webapp_person_options.py b/webapp_person_options.py
index ec543f30f..64f4a7b1e 100644
--- a/webapp_person_options.py
+++ b/webapp_person_options.py
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def html_person_options(default_timeline: str,
                     'name="allowAnnounce" checked> 🔁' + \
                     translate['Allow announces'] + \
                     '\n    <button type="submit" class="buttonsmall" ' + \
-                    'name="submitAllowAnnounces">' + \
+                    'name="submitAllowAnnounce">' + \
                     translate['Save'] + '</button><br>\n'
                 if not allowed_announce(base_dir, nickname, domain,
                                         options_nickname, options_domain_full):