diff --git a/src/lib/constants.js b/src/lib/constants.js
index ce7bf7a..f16a083 100644
--- a/src/lib/constants.js
+++ b/src/lib/constants.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ let constants = {
 	allow_user_from_reel: "preferForRSS", // one of: "never", "fallback", "prefer", "onlyPreferSaved", "preferForRSS"
 
 	settings: {
-		rss_enabled: true
+		rss_enabled: true,
+		display_feed_validation_buttons: false
 	},
 
 	caching: {
diff --git a/src/site/api/routes.js b/src/site/api/routes.js
index c1be33d..d7fb391 100644
--- a/src/site/api/routes.js
+++ b/src/site/api/routes.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ module.exports = [
 				if (typeof page === "number" && !isNaN(page) && page >= 1) {
 					await user.timeline.fetchUpToPage(page - 1)
 				}
-				return render(200, "pug/user.pug", {url, user, constants, website_origin: constants.website_origin})
+				const {website_origin, settings: {display_feed_validation_buttons}} = constants
+				return render(200, "pug/user.pug", {url, user, constants, website_origin, display_feed_validation_buttons})
 			}).catch(error => {
 				if (error === constants.symbols.NOT_FOUND || error === constants.symbols.ENDPOINT_OVERRIDDEN) {
 					return render(404, "pug/friendlyerror.pug", {
diff --git a/src/site/pug/includes/feed_link.pug b/src/site/pug/includes/feed_link.pug
index b30eeb2..a3e7772 100644
--- a/src/site/pug/includes/feed_link.pug
+++ b/src/site/pug/includes/feed_link.pug
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-mixin feed_link(name, urlPart, username, contentType)
+mixin feed_link(name, urlPart, username, contentType, display_feed_validation_buttons)
 	span
 		a(rel="alternate" type=contentType href=`/u/${username}/${urlPart}.xml`)
 			= name
-		sup.validate-feed
-			-
-				let params = new URLSearchParams()
-				params.set("url", `${website_origin}/u/${username}/${urlPart}.xml`)
-			a(href="https://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?"+params.toString() title="Validate this feed") v!
+		if display_feed_validation_buttons
+			sup.validate-feed
+				-
+					let params = new URLSearchParams()
+					params.set("url", `${website_origin}/u/${username}/${urlPart}.xml`)
+				a(href="https://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?"+params.toString() title="Validate this feed") v!
diff --git a/src/site/pug/user.pug b/src/site/pug/user.pug
index 5bad081..75bbc98 100644
--- a/src/site/pug/user.pug
+++ b/src/site/pug/user.pug
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//- Needs user, url, constants, website_origin
+//- Needs user, url, constants, website_origin, display_feed_validation_buttons
 
 include includes/timeline_page.pug
 include includes/next_page_button.pug
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ html
 						div.profile-counter #[span(data-numberformat=user.followedBy).count #{numberFormat(user.followedBy)}] followed by
 					div.links
 						if constants.settings.rss_enabled
-							+feed_link("RSS", "rss", user.data.username, "application/rss+xml")
-							+feed_link("Atom", "atom", user.data.username, "application/atom+xml")
+							+feed_link("RSS", "rss", user.data.username, "application/rss+xml", display_feed_validation_buttons)
+							+feed_link("Atom", "atom", user.data.username, "application/atom+xml", display_feed_validation_buttons)
 						a(rel="noreferrer noopener" href=`https://www.instagram.com/${user.data.username}`) instagram.com
 
 			- const hasPosts = !user.data.is_private && user.timeline.pages.length && user.timeline.pages[0].length