diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
index 9de7a0ca3..cc1c8dc7d 100644
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ b/mod/register.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
+use Friendica\Module\Tos;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 require_once 'include/enotify.php';
@@ -252,6 +253,8 @@ function register_content(App $a)
 
 	$tpl = $arr['template'];
 
+	$tos = new Tos();
+
 	$o = replace_macros($tpl, [
 		'$oidhtml' => $oidhtml,
 		'$invitations' => Config::get('system', 'invitation_only'),
@@ -286,6 +289,8 @@ function register_content(App $a)
 		'$importt'   => L10n::t('Import your profile to this friendica instance'),
 		'$showtoslink' => Config::get('system', 'tosdisplay'),
 		'$tostext'   => L10n::t('Terms of Service'),
+		'$showprivstatement' => Config::get('system', 'tosprivstatement'),
+		'$privstatement' => $tos->privblock,
 		'$baseurl'   => System::baseurl(),
 		'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("register")
 	]);
diff --git a/view/templates/register.tpl b/view/templates/register.tpl
index eddc55132..6be4208d3 100644
--- a/view/templates/register.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/register.tpl
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
 	{{if $showtoslink}}
 	<p><a href="{{$baseurl}}/tos">{{$tostext}}</a></p>
 	{{/if}}
+	{{if $showprivstatement}}
+	<h4>{{$privstatement.0}}</h4>
+	{{for $i=1 to 3}}
+	<p>{{$privstatement[$i]}}</p>
+	{{/for}}
+	{{/if}}
 
 	<div id="register-submit-wrapper">
 		<input type="submit" name="submit" id="register-submit-button" value="{{$regbutt|escape:'html'}}" />
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl
index 30ead3c4b..670f5d11e 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
 		{{if $showtoslink}}
 		<p><a href="{{$baseurl}}/tos">{{$tostext}}</a></p>
 		{{/if}}
+		{{if $showprivstatement}}
+		<h4>{{$privstatement.0}}</h4>
+		{{for $i=1 to 3}}
+		<p>{{$privstatement[$i]}}</p>
+		{{/for}}
+		{{/if}}
 
 		<div id="register-submit-wrapper" class="pull-right">
 			<button type="submit" name="submit" id="register-submit-button" class="btn btn-primary" value="{{$regbutt|escape:'html'}}">{{$regbutt|escape:'html'}}</button>