diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 53ecc083..a8e2bf35 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ const afterStoreSetup = ({ store, i18n }) => {
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'chatAvailable', value: features.includes('chat') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'gopherAvailable', value: features.includes('gopher') })
 
+      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'postFormats', value: metadata.postFormats })
+
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'restrictedNicknames', value: metadata.restrictedNicknames })
 
       const suggestions = metadata.suggestions
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index c28c51bf..23a2c7e2 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     },
     formattingOptionsEnabled () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.formattingOptionsEnabled
+    },
+    postFormats () {
+      return this.$store.state.instance.postFormats || []
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 40d24b97..0ddde4ea 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
         <span class="text-format" v-if="formattingOptionsEnabled">
           <label for="post-content-type" class="select">
             <select id="post-content-type" v-model="newStatus.contentType" class="form-control">
-              <option value="text/plain">{{$t('post_status.content_type.plain_text')}}</option>
-              <option value="text/html">HTML</option>
-              <option value="text/markdown">Markdown</option>
+              <option v-for="postFormat in postFormats" :key="postFormat" :value="postFormat">
+                {{$t(`post_status.content_type["${postFormat}"]`)}}
+              </option>
             </select>
             <i class="icon-down-open"></i>
           </label>
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.js b/src/components/settings/settings.js
index 6e2dff7b..979457a5 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.js
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ const settings = {
     currentSaveStateNotice () {
       return this.$store.state.interface.settings.currentSaveStateNotice
     },
+    postFormats () {
+      return this.$store.state.instance.postFormats || []
+    },
     instanceSpecificPanelPresent () { return this.$store.state.instance.showInstanceSpecificPanel }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index 5041b3a3..d2346747 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -105,17 +105,9 @@
                 {{$t('settings.post_status_content_type')}}
                 <label for="postContentType" class="select">
                   <select id="postContentType" v-model="postContentTypeLocal">
-                    <option value="text/plain">
-                      {{$t('settings.status_content_type_plain')}}
-                      {{postContentTypeDefault == 'text/plain' ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : ''}}
-                    </option>
-                    <option value="text/html">
-                      HTML
-                      {{postContentTypeDefault == 'text/html' ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : ''}}
-                    </option>
-                    <option value="text/markdown">
-                      Markdown
-                      {{postContentTypeDefault == 'text/markdown' ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : ''}}
+                    <option v-for="postFormat in postFormats" :key="postFormat" :value="postFormat">
+                      {{$t(`post_status.content_type["${postFormat}"]`)}}
+                      {{postContentTypeDefault === postFormat ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : ''}}
                     </option>
                   </select>
                   <i class="icon-down-open"/>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index c5a4a90d..01fe2fba 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@
     "account_not_locked_warning_link": "locked",
     "attachments_sensitive": "Mark attachments as sensitive",
     "content_type": {
-      "plain_text": "Plain text"
+      "text/plain": "Plain text",
+      "text/html": "HTML",
+      "text/markdown": "Markdown"
     },
     "content_warning": "Subject (optional)",
     "default": "Just landed in L.A.",
@@ -221,7 +223,6 @@
     "subject_line_mastodon": "Like mastodon: copy as is",
     "subject_line_noop": "Do not copy",
     "post_status_content_type": "Post status content type",
-    "status_content_type_plain": "Plain text",
     "stop_gifs": "Play-on-hover GIFs",
     "streaming": "Enable automatic streaming of new posts when scrolled to the top",
     "text": "Text",
diff --git a/src/i18n/eo.json b/src/i18n/eo.json
index 2438b4d5..34851a44 100644
--- a/src/i18n/eo.json
+++ b/src/i18n/eo.json
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@
     "subject_line_mastodon": "Kiel Mastodon: kopii senŝanĝe",
     "subject_line_noop": "Ne kopii",
     "post_status_content_type": "Afiŝi specon de la enhavo de la stato",
-    "status_content_type_plain": "Plata teksto",
     "stop_gifs": "Movi GIF-bildojn dum musa ŝvebo",
     "streaming": "Ŝalti memfaran fluigon de novaj afiŝoj ĉe la supro de la paĝo",
     "text": "Teksto",
diff --git a/src/i18n/es.json b/src/i18n/es.json
index 167e8c42..fe96dd08 100644
--- a/src/i18n/es.json
+++ b/src/i18n/es.json
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
     "subject_line_mastodon": "Tipo mastodon: copiar como es",
     "subject_line_noop": "No copiar",
     "post_status_content_type": "Formato de publicación",
-    "status_content_type_plain": "Texto plano",
     "stop_gifs": "Iniciar GIFs al pasar el ratón",
     "streaming": "Habilite la transmisión automática de nuevas publicaciones cuando se desplaza hacia la parte superior",
     "text": "Texto",
diff --git a/src/i18n/ja.json b/src/i18n/ja.json
index b51fa7fd..f39a5a7c 100644
--- a/src/i18n/ja.json
+++ b/src/i18n/ja.json
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
     "subject_line_mastodon": "マストドンふう: そのままコピー",
     "subject_line_noop": "コピーしない",
     "post_status_content_type": "とうこうのコンテントタイプ",
-    "status_content_type_plain": "プレーンテキスト",
     "stop_gifs": "カーソルをかさねたとき、GIFをうごかす",
     "streaming": "うえまでスクロールしたとき、じどうてきにストリーミングする",
     "text": "もじ",
diff --git a/src/i18n/oc.json b/src/i18n/oc.json
index ef32f83b..fd5ccc97 100644
--- a/src/i18n/oc.json
+++ b/src/i18n/oc.json
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@
     "subject_line_mastodon": "Coma mastodon : copiar tal coma es",
     "subject_line_noop": "Copiar pas",
 "post_status_content_type": "Publicar lo tipe de contengut dels estatuts",
-    "status_content_type_plain": "Tèxte brut",
     "stop_gifs": "Lançar los GIFs al subrevòl",
     "streaming": "Activar lo cargament automatic dels novèls estatus en anar amont",
     "text": "Tèxt",
diff --git a/src/i18n/pt.json b/src/i18n/pt.json
index 39ff6c63..cbc2c9a3 100644
--- a/src/i18n/pt.json
+++ b/src/i18n/pt.json
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@
     "subject_line_mastodon": "Como o Mastodon: copiar como está",
     "subject_line_noop": "Não copiar",
     "post_status_content_type": "Postar tipo de conteúdo do status",
-    "status_content_type_plain": "Texto puro",
     "stop_gifs": "Reproduzir GIFs ao passar o cursor em cima",
     "streaming": "Habilitar o fluxo automático de postagens quando ao topo da página",
     "text": "Texto",
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index c31d02b9..24c52f9c 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   emoji: [],
   customEmoji: [],
   restrictedNicknames: [],
+  postFormats: [],
 
   // Feature-set, apparently, not everything here is reported...
   mediaProxyAvailable: false,