diff --git a/src/Protocol/Relay.php b/src/Protocol/Relay.php
index 210509d26f..3184528cc5 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Relay.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Relay.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\Search;
 /**
  * Base class for relay handling
  */
-final class Relay
+class Relay
 {
 	/**
 	 * Check if a post is wanted
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ final class Relay
 			$content = mb_strtolower(BBCode::toPlaintext($body, false));
 
 			foreach ($tags as $tag) {
+				$tag = mb_strtolower($tag);
 				if (in_array($tag, $denyTags)) {
 					Logger::info('Unwanted hashtag found - rejected', ['hashtag' => $tag, 'network' => $network, 'url' => $url]);
 					return false;
diff --git a/static/settings.config.php b/static/settings.config.php
index e999b78c43..c05e675edb 100644
--- a/static/settings.config.php
+++ b/static/settings.config.php
@@ -156,10 +156,18 @@ return [
 		// Periodically (once an hour) run an "optimize table" command for cache tables
 		'optimize_tables' => false,
 
+		// relay_deny_tags (String)
+		// Comma separated list of tags that are rejected.
+		'relay_deny_tags' => '',
+
 		// relay_server (String)
 		// Address of the relay server where public posts should be send to.
 		'relay_server' => 'https://social-relay.isurf.ca',
 
+		// relay_server_tags (String)
+		// Comma separated list of tags for the "tags" subscription.
+		'relay_server_tags' => '',
+
 		// relay_user_tags (Boolean)
 		// If enabled, the tags from the saved searches will used for the "tags" subscription in addition to the "relay_server_tags".
 		'relay_user_tags' => true,