diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index e713994bc6..f29e6d3254 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -587,6 +587,10 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $o
 		'announce' => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Reshares','title')]
 	];
 
+	if (DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'hide_dislike')) {
+		unset($conv_responses['dislike']);
+	}
+
 	// array with html for each thread (parent+comments)
 	$threads = [];
 	$threadsid = -1;
@@ -678,6 +682,10 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $o
 					'share'   => null,
 				];
 
+				if (DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'hide_dislike')) {
+					unset($likebuttons['dislike']);
+				}
+
 				$body = Item::prepareBody($item, true, $preview);
 
 				list($categories, $folders) = DI::contentItem()->determineCategoriesTerms($item);
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 03b78e0e19..9511261553 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 				$likebuttons = Renderer::replaceMacros($like_tpl, [
 					'$id' => $link_item['id'],
 					'$likethis' => DI::l10n()->t("I like this \x28toggle\x29"),
-					'$nolike' => DI::l10n()->t("I don't like this \x28toggle\x29"),
+					'$dislike' => DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'hide_dislike') ? '' : DI::l10n()->t("I don't like this \x28toggle\x29"),
 					'$wait' => DI::l10n()->t('Please wait'),
 					'$return_path' => DI::args()->getQueryString(),
 				]);
@@ -1413,10 +1413,17 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 			}
 
 			$conv_responses = [
-				'like' => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Likes','title')],'dislike' => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Dislikes','title')],
-				'attendyes' => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Attending','title')], 'attendno' => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Not attending','title')], 'attendmaybe' => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Might attend','title')]
+				'like'        => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Likes','title')],
+				'dislike'     => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Dislikes','title')],
+				'attendyes'   => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Attending','title')],
+				'attendno'    => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Not attending','title')],
+				'attendmaybe' => ['title' => DI::l10n()->t('Might attend','title')]
 			];
 
+			if (DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'hide_dislike')) {
+				unset($conv_responses['dislike']);
+			}
+
 			// display comments
 			if (DBA::isResult($items)) {
 				foreach ($items as $item) {
@@ -1515,9 +1522,8 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			$response_verbs = ['like'];
-			$response_verbs[] = 'dislike';
-			$responses = get_responses($conv_responses, $response_verbs, $link_item);
+
+			$responses = get_responses($conv_responses, ['like', 'dislike'], $link_item);
 
 			$paginate = $pager->renderFull($total);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Object/Post.php b/src/Object/Post.php
index 5f264c988b..c92c5a32bb 100644
--- a/src/Object/Post.php
+++ b/src/Object/Post.php
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ class Post
 		$location_e   = $location;
 		$owner_name_e = $this->getOwnerName();
 
+		if (DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'hide_dislike')) {
+			$buttons['dislike'] = false;
+		}
+
 		// Disable features that aren't available in several networks
 		if ($buttons["dislike"] && !in_array($item["network"], [Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB, Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::DIASPORA])) {
 			$buttons["dislike"] = false;
diff --git a/view/templates/like_noshare.tpl b/view/templates/like_noshare.tpl
index 25e1e09147..3df365e727 100644
--- a/view/templates/like_noshare.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/like_noshare.tpl
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 <div class="wall-item-like-buttons" id="wall-item-like-buttons-{{$id}}">
 	<a href="#" class="icon like" title="{{$likethis}}" onclick="dolike({{$id}},'like'); return false"></a>
-	{{if $nolike}}
-	<a href="#" class="icon dislike" title="{{$nolike}}" onclick="dolike({{$id}},'dislike'); return false"></a>
+	{{if $dislike}}
+	<a href="#" class="icon dislike" title="{{$dislike}}" onclick="dolike({{$id}},'dislike'); return false"></a>
 	{{/if}}
 	<img id="like-rotator-{{$id}}" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" alt="{{$wait}}" title="{{$wait}}" style="display: none;" />
 </div>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/like_noshare.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/like_noshare.tpl
index deb2383f4b..b2a56292c7 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/like_noshare.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/like_noshare.tpl
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 	<button type="button" class="btn-link button-likes" id="like-{{$id}}" title="{{$likethis}}" onclick="dolike({{$id}},'like'); return false;" data-toggle="button">
 		<i class="faded-icon page-action fa fa-thumbs-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
 	</button>
-	{{if $nolike}}
+	{{if $dislike}}
 	<span class="icon-padding"> </span>
-	<button type="button" class="btn-link button-likes" id="dislike-{{$id}}" title="{{$nolike}}" onclick="dolike({{$id}},'dislike'); return false;" data-toggle="button">
+	<button type="button" class="btn-link button-likes" id="dislike-{{$id}}" title="{{$dislike}}" onclick="dolike({{$id}},'dislike'); return false;" data-toggle="button">
 		<i class="faded-icon page-action fa fa-thumbs-down" aria-hidden="true"></i>
 	</button>
 	{{/if}}
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/search_item.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/search_item.tpl
index 75d5ef566f..38ac6cf63d 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/search_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/search_item.tpl
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@
 				<a href="#" id="tagger-{{$item.id}}" onclick="itemTag({{$item.id}}); return false;" class="{{$item.star.classtagger}}" title="{{$item.star.tagger}}">{{$item.star.tagger}}</a>
 			{{/if}}
 
-			{{if $item.vote}}
+			{{if $item.vote.like}}
 				<a href="#" id="like-{{$item.id}}"{{if $item.responses.like.self}} class="active{{/if}}" title="{{$item.vote.like.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'like'); return false">{{$item.vote.like.1}}</a>
+			{{/if}}
+			{{if $item.vote.dislike}}
 				<a href="#" id="dislike-{{$item.id}}"{{if $item.responses.dislike.self}} class="active{{/if}}" title="{{$item.vote.dislike.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'dislike'); return false">{{$item.vote.dislike.1}}</a>
 			{{/if}}
 
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl
index bce28962ec..c1bbaf7cf1 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@
 				<a href="#" id="tagger-{{$item.id}}" onclick="itemTag({{$item.id}}); return false;" class="{{$item.star.classtagger}}" title="{{$item.star.tagger}}">{{$item.star.tagger}}</a>
 			{{/if}}
 
-			{{if $item.vote}}
+			{{if $item.vote.like}}
 				<a href="#" id="like-{{$item.id}}"{{if $item.responses.like.self}} class="active"{{/if}} title="{{$item.vote.like.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'like'); return false">{{$item.vote.like.1}}</a>
+			{{/if}}
+			{{if $item.vote.dislike}}
 				<a href="#" id="dislike-{{$item.id}}"{{if $item.responses.dislike.self}} class="active"{{/if}} title="{{$item.vote.dislike.0}}" onclick="dolike({{$item.id}},'dislike'); return false">{{$item.vote.dislike.1}}</a>
 			{{/if}}