diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 5ae4086b61..bfe228f21d 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'disable_cw', intval($_POST['disable_cw']));
 			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening', intval($_POST['no_intelligent_shortening']));
 			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'ostatus_autofriend', intval($_POST['snautofollow']));
+			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'append_title', intval($_POST['append_title']));
 			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'default_group', $_POST['group-selection']);
 			PConfig::set(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'legacy_contact', $_POST['legacy_contact']);
 		} elseif (!empty($_POST['imap-submit'])) {
@@ -783,6 +784,7 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		$disable_cw                = intval(PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'disable_cw'));
 		$no_intelligent_shortening = intval(PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening'));
 		$ostatus_autofriend        = intval(PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'ostatus_autofriend'));
+		$append_title              = intval(PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'append_title'));
 		$default_group             = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'default_group');
 		$legacy_contact            = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'legacy_contact');
 
@@ -841,6 +843,7 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 			'$accept_only_sharer' => ['accept_only_sharer', L10n::t('Accept only top level posts by contacts you follow'), $accept_only_sharer, L10n::t('The system does an auto completion of threads when a comment arrives. This has got the side effect that you can receive posts that had been started by a non-follower but had been commented by someone you follow. This setting deactivates this behaviour. When activated, you strictly only will receive posts from people you really do follow.')],
 			'$disable_cw' => ['disable_cw', L10n::t('Disable Content Warning'), $disable_cw, L10n::t('Users on networks like Mastodon or Pleroma are able to set a content warning field which collapse their post by default. This disables the automatic collapsing and sets the content warning as the post title. Doesn\'t affect any other content filtering you eventually set up.')],
 			'$no_intelligent_shortening' => ['no_intelligent_shortening', L10n::t('Disable intelligent shortening'), $no_intelligent_shortening, L10n::t('Normally the system tries to find the best link to add to shortened posts. If this option is enabled then every shortened post will always point to the original friendica post.')],
+			'$append_title' => ['append_title', L10n::t('Append the title'), $accept_only_sharer, L10n::t('When activated, the title of the attached link will be added as a title on posts to Diaspora. This is mostly helpful with "remote-self" contacts that share feed content.')],
 			'$ostatus_autofriend' => ['snautofollow', L10n::t("Automatically follow any GNU Social \x28OStatus\x29 followers/mentioners"), $ostatus_autofriend, L10n::t('If you receive a message from an unknown OStatus user, this option decides what to do. If it is checked, a new contact will be created for every unknown user.')],
 			'$default_group' => Group::displayGroupSelection(local_user(), $default_group, L10n::t("Default group for OStatus contacts")),
 			'$legacy_contact' => ['legacy_contact', L10n::t('Your legacy GNU Social account'), $legacy_contact, L10n::t("If you enter your old GNU Social/Statusnet account name here \x28in the format user@domain.tld\x29, your contacts will be added automatically. The field will be emptied when done.")],
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index 6d9860471c..6a15205215 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -3585,7 +3585,7 @@ class Diaspora
 			$body = $item["body"];
 
 			// Fetch the title from an attached link - if there is one
-			if (empty($item["title"])) {
+			if (empty($item["title"]) && PConfig::get($owner['uid'], 'system', 'append_title')) {
 				$page_data = BBCode::getAttachmentData($item['body']);
 				if (!empty($page_data['type']) && !empty($page_data['title']) && ($page_data['type'] == 'link')) {
 					$title = $page_data['title'];
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl b/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
index 28f9ffab19..7d168c5449 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$accept_only_sharer}}
 	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$disable_cw}}
 	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_intelligent_shortening}}
+	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$append_title}}
 	{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$ostatus_autofriend}}
 	{{$default_group nofilter}}
 	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$legacy_contact}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
index 30c2ca6b4a..b23ecd29c5 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_intelligent_shortening}}
 
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$append_title}}
+
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$ostatus_autofriend}}
 
 						{{$default_group nofilter}}