diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
index 8a5fda6764..219f7de7ab 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
@@ -508,8 +508,21 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const { isExpanded, isCollapsed, forceFilter } = this.state;
     let background = null;
     let attachments = null;
-    let media = [];
-    let mediaIcons = [];
+
+    //  Depending on user settings, some media are considered as parts of the
+    //  contents (affected by CW) while other will be displayed outside of the
+    //  CW.
+    let contentMedia = [];
+    let contentMediaIcons = [];
+    let extraMedia = [];
+    let extraMediaIcons = [];
+    let media = contentMedia;
+    let mediaIcons = contentMediaIcons;
+
+    if (settings.getIn(['content_warnings', 'media_outside'])) {
+      media = extraMedia;
+      mediaIcons = extraMediaIcons;
+    }
 
     if (status === null) {
       return null;
@@ -681,8 +694,8 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
 
     if (status.get('poll')) {
-      media.push(<PollContainer pollId={status.get('poll')} />);
-      mediaIcons.push('tasks');
+      contentMedia.push(<PollContainer pollId={status.get('poll')} />);
+      contentMediaIcons.push('tasks');
     }
 
     //  Here we prepare extra data-* attributes for CSS selectors.
@@ -748,7 +761,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             </span>
             <StatusIcons
               status={status}
-              mediaIcons={mediaIcons}
+              mediaIcons={contentMediaIcons.concat(extraMediaIcons)}
               collapsible={settings.getIn(['collapsed', 'enabled'])}
               collapsed={isCollapsed}
               setCollapsed={setCollapsed}
@@ -757,8 +770,9 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           </header>
           <StatusContent
             status={status}
-            media={media}
-            mediaIcons={mediaIcons}
+            media={contentMedia}
+            extraMedia={extraMedia}
+            mediaIcons={contentMediaIcons}
             expanded={isExpanded}
             onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle}
             parseClick={parseClick}
@@ -766,6 +780,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             tagLinks={settings.get('tag_misleading_links')}
             rewriteMentions={settings.get('rewrite_mentions')}
           />
+
           {!isCollapsed || !(muted || !settings.getIn(['collapsed', 'show_action_bar'])) ? (
             <StatusActionBar
               {...other}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
index 6a027f8d29..39891da4f4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     collapsed: PropTypes.bool,
     onExpandedToggle: PropTypes.func,
     media: PropTypes.node,
+    extraMedia: PropTypes.node,
     mediaIcons: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
     parseClick: PropTypes.func,
     disabled: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     const {
       status,
       media,
+      extraMedia,
       mediaIcons,
       parseClick,
       disabled,
@@ -351,6 +353,8 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
             {media}
           </div>
 
+          {extraMedia}
+
         </div>
       );
     } else if (parseClick) {
@@ -372,6 +376,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
             lang={lang}
           />
           {media}
+          {extraMedia}
         </div>
       );
     } else {
@@ -391,6 +396,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
             lang={lang}
           />
           {media}
+          {extraMedia}
         </div>
       );
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
index 2490b6e2db..2f16ed50c4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.js
@@ -303,6 +303,15 @@ class LocalSettingsPage extends React.PureComponent {
     ({ intl, onChange, settings }) => (
       <div className='glitch local-settings__page content_warnings'>
         <h1><FormattedMessage id='settings.content_warnings' defaultMessage='Content warnings' /></h1>
+        <LocalSettingsPageItem
+          settings={settings}
+          item={['content_warnings', 'media_outside']}
+          id='mastodon-settings--content_warnings-media_outside'
+          onChange={onChange}
+        >
+          <FormattedMessage id='settings.content_warnings_media_outside' defaultMessage='Display media attachments outside content warnings' />
+          <span className='hint'><FormattedMessage id='settings.content_warnings_media_outside_hint' defaultMessage='Reproduce upstream Mastodon behavior by having the Content Warning toggle not affect media attachments' /></span>
+        </LocalSettingsPageItem>
         <DeprecatedLocalSettingsPageItem
           id='mastodon-settings--content_warnings-auto_unfold'
           value={expandSpoilers}
@@ -366,6 +375,7 @@ class LocalSettingsPage extends React.PureComponent {
           onChange={onChange}
         >
           <FormattedMessage id='settings.enable_collapsed' defaultMessage='Enable collapsed toots' />
+          <span className='hint'><FormattedMessage id='settings.enable_collapsed_hint' defaultMessage='Collapsed posts have parts of their contents hidden to take up less screen space. This is distinct from the Content Warning feature' /></span>
         </LocalSettingsPageItem>
         <LocalSettingsPageItem
           settings={settings}
@@ -457,6 +467,7 @@ class LocalSettingsPage extends React.PureComponent {
             dependsOn={[['collapsed', 'enabled']]}
           >
             <FormattedMessage id='settings.image_backgrounds_media' defaultMessage='Preview collapsed toot media' />
+            <span className='hint'><FormattedMessage id='settings.image_backgrounds_media_hint' defaultMessage='If the post has any media attachment, use the first one as a background' /></span>
           </LocalSettingsPageItem>
         </section>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index f4e6c24c54..301a2add6f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -122,14 +122,27 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       return null;
     }
 
-    let media           = [];
-    let mediaIcons      = [];
     let applicationLink = '';
     let reblogLink = '';
     let reblogIcon = 'retweet';
     let favouriteLink = '';
     let edited = '';
 
+    //  Depending on user settings, some media are considered as parts of the
+    //  contents (affected by CW) while other will be displayed outside of the
+    //  CW.
+    let contentMedia = [];
+    let contentMediaIcons = [];
+    let extraMedia = [];
+    let extraMediaIcons = [];
+    let media = contentMedia;
+    let mediaIcons = contentMediaIcons;
+
+    if (settings.getIn(['content_warnings', 'media_outside'])) {
+      media = extraMedia;
+      mediaIcons = extraMediaIcons;
+    }
+
     if (this.props.measureHeight) {
       outerStyle.height = `${this.state.height}px`;
     }
@@ -199,8 +212,8 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
 
     if (status.get('poll')) {
-      media.push(<PollContainer pollId={status.get('poll')} />);
-      mediaIcons.push('tasks');
+      contentMedia.push(<PollContainer pollId={status.get('poll')} />);
+      contentMediaIcons.push('tasks');
     }
 
     if (status.get('application')) {
@@ -282,8 +295,9 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
           <StatusContent
             status={status}
-            media={media}
-            mediaIcons={mediaIcons}
+            media={contentMedia}
+            extraMedia={extraMedia}
+            mediaIcons={contentMediaIcons}
             expanded={expanded}
             collapsed={false}
             onExpandedToggle={onToggleHidden}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
index d4cdc124f0..6d8feaf66f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
   tag_misleading_links: true,
   rewrite_mentions: 'no',
   content_warnings : ImmutableMap({
-    filter      : null,
+    filter       : null,
+    media_outside: false,
   }),
   collapsed : ImmutableMap({
     enabled     : true,