diff --git a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Preferences.swift b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Preferences.swift
index 14e1e87d..c93701e8 100644
--- a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Preferences.swift
+++ b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Preferences.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ public struct Preferences: Codable, Sendable {
     public let postingDefaultVisibility: Visibility
     public let postingDefaultSensitive: Bool
     public let postingDefaultLanguage: String
+    // Whether posts federate or not (local-only) on Hometown
+    public let postingDefaultFederation: Bool?
     public let readingExpandMedia: ExpandMedia
     public let readingExpandSpoilers: Bool
     public let readingAutoplayGifs: Bool
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ public struct Preferences: Codable, Sendable {
         case postingDefaultVisibility = "posting:default:visibility"
         case postingDefaultSensitive = "posting:default:sensitive"
         case postingDefaultLanguage = "posting:default:language"
+        case postingDefaultFederation = "posting:default:federation"
         case readingExpandMedia = "reading:expand:media"
         case readingExpandSpoilers = "reading:expand:spoilers"
         case readingAutoplayGifs = "reading:autoplay:gifs"
diff --git a/ShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift b/ShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift
index f79f0613..8deb9778 100644
--- a/ShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift
+++ b/ShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ShareViewController: UIViewController {
             inReplyToID: nil,
             visibility: visibility,
             language: serverPrefs?.postingDefaultLanguage,
-            localOnly: false
+            localOnly: !(serverPrefs?.postingDefaultFederation ?? true)
         )
         
         for attachment in await attachments {
diff --git a/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift b/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
index 66f9c4a8..e3bd73c8 100644
--- a/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
         }
         accountPreferences!.serverDefaultLanguage = prefs.postingDefaultLanguage
         accountPreferences!.serverDefaultVisibility = prefs.postingDefaultVisibility
+        accountPreferences!.serverDefaultFederation = prefs.postingDefaultFederation ?? true
     }
     
     private func updateActiveInstance(from instance: Instance) {
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
         } else {
             Preferences.shared.defaultPostVisibility.resolved(withServerDefault: accountPreferences!.serverDefaultVisibility)
         }
-        var localOnly = false
+        var localOnly = instanceFeatures.localOnlyPosts && !accountPreferences!.serverDefaultFederation
         var contentWarning = ""
         
         if let inReplyToID = inReplyToID,
diff --git a/Tusker/CoreData/AccountPreferences.swift b/Tusker/CoreData/AccountPreferences.swift
index 98151be7..306927c0 100644
--- a/Tusker/CoreData/AccountPreferences.swift
+++ b/Tusker/CoreData/AccountPreferences.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public final class AccountPreferences: NSManagedObject {
     @NSManaged public var accountID: String
     @NSManaged var createdAt: Date
     @NSManaged var pinnedTimelinesData: Data?
+    @NSManaged var serverDefaultFederation: Bool
     @NSManaged var serverDefaultLanguage: String?
     @NSManaged private var serverDefaultVisibilityString: String?
     
diff --git a/Tusker/CoreData/Tusker.xcdatamodeld/Tusker.xcdatamodel/contents b/Tusker/CoreData/Tusker.xcdatamodeld/Tusker.xcdatamodel/contents
index 64963f9f..efa6cd2a 100644
--- a/Tusker/CoreData/Tusker.xcdatamodeld/Tusker.xcdatamodel/contents
+++ b/Tusker/CoreData/Tusker.xcdatamodeld/Tusker.xcdatamodel/contents
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         <attribute name="accountID" optional="YES" attributeType="String"/>
         <attribute name="createdAt" optional="YES" attributeType="Date" usesScalarValueType="NO"/>
         <attribute name="pinnedTimelinesData" optional="YES" attributeType="Binary"/>
+        <attribute name="serverDefaultFederation" attributeType="Boolean" defaultValueString="YES" usesScalarValueType="YES"/>
         <attribute name="serverDefaultLanguage" optional="YES" attributeType="String"/>
         <attribute name="serverDefaultVisibilityString" optional="YES" attributeType="String"/>
     </entity>
@@ -157,4 +158,4 @@
         <memberEntity name="Account"/>
         <memberEntity name="ActiveInstance"/>
     </configuration>
-</model>
+</model>
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