diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
index 637641af..f71c7716 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ const MentionLink = {
     userName () {
       return this.user && this.userNameFullUi.split('@')[0]
     },
+    serverName () {
+      // XXX assumed that domain does not contain @
+      return this.user && (this.userNameFullUi.split('@')[1] || this.$store.getters.instanceDomain)
+    },
     userNameFull () {
       return this.user && this.user.screen_name
     },
@@ -88,6 +92,22 @@ const MentionLink = {
     useAtIcon () {
       return this.mergedConfig.useAtIcon
     },
+    isRemote () {
+      return this.userName !== this.userNameFull
+    },
+    shouldShowFullUserName () {
+      const conf = this.mergedConfig.mentionLinkDisplay
+      if (conf === 'short') {
+        return false
+      } else if (conf === 'full') {
+        return true
+      } else { // full_for_remote
+        return this.isRemote
+      }
+    },
+    shouldShowTooltip () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionLinkShowTooltip && this.mergedConfig.mentionLinkDisplay === 'short' && this.isRemote
+    },
     ...mapGetters(['mergedConfig']),
     ...mapState({
       currentUser: state => state.users.currentUser
diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
index f633bf50..fe16cbf5 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@
           size="sm"
           icon="at"
           class="at"
-        /><span class="shortName">{{ !useAtIcon ? '@' : '' }}<span
-            class="userName"
-            v-html="userName"
-          /></span>
+        /><span
+          class="shortName"
+        >{{ !useAtIcon ? '@' : '' }}<span
+          class="userName"
+          v-html="userName"
+        /><span
+          v-if="shouldShowFullUserName"
+          class="serverName"
+          v-html="'@' + serverName"
+        /></span>
         <span
           v-if="isYou"
           class="you"
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@
         <!-- eslint-enable vue/no-v-html -->
       </a>
       <span
-        v-if="userName !== userNameFull"
+        v-if="shouldShowTooltip"
         class="full popover-default"
         :class="[highlightType]"
       >
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js
index eeda61bf..952c328d 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ const GeneralTab = {
         value: mode,
         label: this.$t(`settings.subject_line_${mode === 'masto' ? 'mastodon' : mode}`)
       })),
+      mentionLinkDisplayOptions: ['short', 'full_for_remote', 'full'].map(mode => ({
+        key: mode,
+        value: mode,
+        label: this.$t(`settings.mention_link_display_${mode}`)
+      })),
       loopSilentAvailable:
       // Firefox
       Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(HTMLVideoElement.prototype, 'mozHasAudio') ||
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 5fec2d89..8fce1eee 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -152,6 +152,25 @@
             {{ $t('settings.use_at_icon') }}
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <ChoiceSetting
+            id="mentionLinkDisplay"
+            path="mentionLinkDisplay"
+            :options="mentionLinkDisplayOptions"
+          >
+            {{ $t('settings.mention_link_display') }}
+          </ChoiceSetting>
+        </li>
+        <ul
+          v-if="mentionLinkDisplay === 'short'"
+          class="setting-list suboptions"
+        >
+          <li>
+            <BooleanSetting path="mentionLinkShowTooltip">
+              {{ $t('settings.mention_link_show_tooltip') }}
+            </BooleanSetting>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
       </ul>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 43c8b92f..e1a49a7d 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const browserLocale = (window.navigator.language || 'en').split('-')[0]
  */
 export const multiChoiceProperties = [
   'postContentType',
-  'subjectLineBehavior'
+  'subjectLineBehavior',
+  'mentionLinkDisplay' // short | full_for_remote | full
 ]
 
 export const defaultState = {
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ export const defaultState = {
   useContainFit: false,
   greentext: undefined, // instance default
   useAtIcon: undefined, // instance default
+  mentionLinkDisplay: undefined, // instance default
+  mentionLinkShowTooltip: undefined, // instance default
   hidePostStats: undefined, // instance default
   hideUserStats: undefined, // instance default
   virtualScrolling: undefined, // instance default
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index aaaf7acf..200a7a6f 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const defaultState = {
   collapseMessageWithSubject: false,
   greentext: false,
   useAtIcon: false,
+  mentionLinkDisplay: 'short',
+  mentionLinkShowTooltip: true,
   hideFilteredStatuses: false,
   // bad name: actually hides posts of muted USERS
   hideMutedPosts: false,
@@ -101,6 +103,9 @@ const instance = {
       return instanceDefaultProperties
         .map(key => [key, state[key]])
         .reduce((acc, [key, value]) => ({ ...acc, [key]: value }), {})
+    },
+    instanceDomain (state) {
+      return new URL(state.server).hostname
     }
   },
   actions: {