diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status.jsx
index 110d26c6d..60bf531e5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const Status = React.createClass({
     onOpenMedia: React.PropTypes.func,
     onBlock: React.PropTypes.func,
     me: React.PropTypes.number,
+    boostModal: React.PropTypes.bool,
     muted: React.PropTypes.bool
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx
index 02746cc79..f92c1cdf4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
 
   const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => ({
     status: getStatus(state, props.id),
-    me: state.getIn(['meta', 'me'])
+    me: state.getIn(['meta', 'me']),
+    boostModal: state.getIn(['meta', 'boost_modal'])
   });
 
   return mapStateToProps;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
     if (status.get('reblogged')) {
       dispatch(unreblog(status));
     } else {
-      if (e.altKey) {
+      if (e.altKey || !this.boostModal) {
         this.onModalReblog(status);
       } else {
         dispatch(openModal('BOOST', { status, onReblog: this.onModalReblog }));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
index 94ccaf535..91302bc3f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
     status: getStatus(state, Number(props.params.statusId)),
     ancestorsIds: state.getIn(['timelines', 'ancestors', Number(props.params.statusId)]),
     descendantsIds: state.getIn(['timelines', 'descendants', Number(props.params.statusId)]),
-    me: state.getIn(['meta', 'me'])
+    me: state.getIn(['meta', 'me']),
+    boostModal: state.getIn(['meta', 'boost_modal'])
   });
 
   return mapStateToProps;
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ const Status = React.createClass({
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     ancestorsIds: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
     descendantsIds: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
-    me: React.PropTypes.number
+    me: React.PropTypes.number,
+    boostModal: React.PropTypes.bool
   },
 
   mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ const Status = React.createClass({
     if (status.get('reblogged')) {
       this.props.dispatch(unreblog(status));
     } else {
-      if (e.altKey) {
+      if (e.altKey || !this.props.boostModal) {
         this.handleModalReblog(status);
       } else {
         this.props.dispatch(openModal('BOOST', { status, onReblog: this.handleModalReblog }));
diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
index 60400e465..c758e4ef2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ class Settings::PreferencesController < ApplicationController
     }
 
     current_user.settings['default_privacy'] = user_params[:setting_default_privacy]
+    current_user.settings['boost_modal'] = user_params[:setting_boost_modal] == '1'
 
-    if current_user.update(user_params.except(:notification_emails, :interactions, :setting_default_privacy))
+    if current_user.update(user_params.except(:notification_emails, :interactions, :setting_default_privacy, :setting_boost_modal))
       redirect_to settings_preferences_path, notice: I18n.t('generic.changes_saved_msg')
     else
       render action: :show
@@ -34,6 +35,6 @@ class Settings::PreferencesController < ApplicationController
   private
 
   def user_params
-    params.require(:user).permit(:locale, :setting_default_privacy, notification_emails: [:follow, :follow_request, :reblog, :favourite, :mention, :digest], interactions: [:must_be_follower, :must_be_following])
+    params.require(:user).permit(:locale, :setting_default_privacy, :setting_boost_modal, notification_emails: [:follow, :follow_request, :reblog, :favourite, :mention, :digest], interactions: [:must_be_follower, :must_be_following])
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index bf2916d90..d2aa5d809 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   def setting_default_privacy
     settings.default_privacy || (account.locked? ? 'private' : 'public')
   end
+
+  def setting_boost_modal
+    settings.boost_modal
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/home/initial_state.json.rabl b/app/views/home/initial_state.json.rabl
index 71949ab0e..caee2bfc7 100644
--- a/app/views/home/initial_state.json.rabl
+++ b/app/views/home/initial_state.json.rabl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ node(:meta) do
     access_token: @token,
     locale: I18n.locale,
     me: current_account.id,
+    boost_modal: current_account.user.setting_boost_modal,
   }
 end
 
diff --git a/app/views/settings/preferences/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/preferences/show.html.haml
index 64cf32c3a..e819429b6 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/preferences/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/preferences/show.html.haml
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@
     = ff.input :must_be_follower, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label
     = ff.input :must_be_following, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label
 
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :setting_boost_modal, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label
+
   .actions
     = f.button :button, t('generic.save_changes'), type: :submit
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
index dfc67fdfd..6b6657a98 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ en:
         setting_default_privacy: Post privacy
         type: Import type
         username: Username
+        setting_boost_modal: Show confirmation dialog before boosting
       interactions:
         must_be_follower: Block notifications from non-followers
         must_be_following: Block notifications from people you don't follow
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index ffcc1eaa7..e4501e6e6 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
   site_contact_email: ''
   open_registrations: true
   closed_registrations_message: ''
+  boost_modal: true
   notification_emails:
     follow: false
     reblog: false