diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
index 88c01aeea..f7f15a4c6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
   }
 
   Danbooru.Post.initialize_gestures = function() {
+    if (Danbooru.meta("disable-mobile-gestures") === "true") {
+      return;
+    }
     var $body = $("body");
     if ($body.data("hammer")) {
       return;
diff --git a/app/logical/anonymous_user.rb b/app/logical/anonymous_user.rb
index 0f9ef07ea..53ffb6c6d 100644
--- a/app/logical/anonymous_user.rb
+++ b/app/logical/anonymous_user.rb
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ class AnonymousUser
     false
   end
 
+  def disable_mobile_gestures?
+    false
+  end
+
   User::Roles.reject {|r| r == :anonymous}.each do |name|
     define_method("is_#{name}?") do
       false
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index b3c1e75fa..79cf47fc2 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     :verified,
   ]
 
+  # candidates for removal:
+  # - enable_post_navigation (disabled by 700)
+  # - new_post_navigation_layout (disabled by 1364)
+  # - enable_sequential_post_navigation (disabled by 680)
+  # - hide_deleted_posts (enabled by 1904)
+  # - disable_categorized_saved_searches (enabled by 2291)
+  # - disable_tagged_filenames (enabled by 387)
+  # - enable_recent_searches (enabled by 499)
+  # - disable_cropped_thumbnails (enabled by 22)
   BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES = %w(
     is_banned
     has_mail
@@ -46,13 +55,14 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     disable_tagged_filenames
     enable_recent_searches
     disable_cropped_thumbnails
+    disable_mobile_gestures
   )
 
   include Danbooru::HasBitFlags
   has_bit_flags BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES, :field => "bit_prefs"
 
   attr_accessor :password, :old_password
-  attr_accessible :dmail_filter_attributes, :enable_privacy_mode, :enable_post_navigation, :new_post_navigation_layout, :password, :old_password, :password_confirmation, :password_hash, :email, :last_logged_in_at, :last_forum_read_at, :has_mail, :receive_email_notifications, :comment_threshold, :always_resize_images, :favorite_tags, :blacklisted_tags, :name, :ip_addr, :time_zone, :default_image_size, :enable_sequential_post_navigation, :per_page, :hide_deleted_posts, :style_usernames, :enable_auto_complete, :custom_style, :show_deleted_children, :disable_categorized_saved_searches, :disable_tagged_filenames, :enable_recent_searches, :disable_cropped_thumbnails, :as => [:moderator, :gold, :platinum, :member, :anonymous, :default, :builder, :admin]
+  attr_accessible :dmail_filter_attributes, :enable_privacy_mode, :enable_post_navigation, :new_post_navigation_layout, :password, :old_password, :password_confirmation, :password_hash, :email, :last_logged_in_at, :last_forum_read_at, :has_mail, :receive_email_notifications, :comment_threshold, :always_resize_images, :favorite_tags, :blacklisted_tags, :name, :ip_addr, :time_zone, :default_image_size, :enable_sequential_post_navigation, :per_page, :hide_deleted_posts, :style_usernames, :enable_auto_complete, :custom_style, :show_deleted_children, :disable_categorized_saved_searches, :disable_tagged_filenames, :enable_recent_searches, :disable_cropped_thumbnails, :disable_mobile_gestures, :as => [:moderator, :gold, :platinum, :member, :anonymous, :default, :builder, :admin]
   attr_accessible :level, :as => :admin
 
   validates :name, user_name: true, on: :create
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
index cbd96de60..ca1e07620 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   <meta name="mobile-mode" content="<%= CurrentUser.mobile_mode? %>">
   <meta name="last-forum-read-at" content="<%= CurrentUser.user.last_forum_read_at %>">
   <meta name="disable-labeled-saved-searches" content="<%= CurrentUser.disable_categorized_saved_searches? %>">
+  <%= content_tag(:meta, nil, name: "disable-mobile-gestures", content: CurrentUser.disable_mobile_gestures?) %>
   <%= auto_discovery_link_tag :atom, posts_path(:format => "atom", :tags => params[:tags]) %>
   <%= stylesheet_link_tag "application", :media => "screen" %>
   <% if CurrentUser.user.custom_style.present? %>
diff --git a/app/views/users/edit.html.erb b/app/views/users/edit.html.erb
index 328339cad..85d538812 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/edit.html.erb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
     <%= simple_form_for @user do |f| %>
       <h2 id="edit-options">
-        <%= link_to "Basic settings", "#basic-settings", :class => "active" %> 
-        | <%= link_to "Advanced settings", "#advanced-settings" %> 
+        <%= link_to "Basic", "#basic-settings", :class => "active" %> 
+        | <%= link_to "Advanced", "#advanced-settings" %> 
         <% if CurrentUser.user.id == @user.id %>
           | <%= link_to "Change password", edit_user_password_path(:user_id => @user.id), :id => "change-password" %> 
           | <%= link_to "Delete account", maintenance_user_deletion_path, :id => "delete-account" %>
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 
         <%= f.input :disable_tagged_filenames, :as => :select, :collection => [["No", "false"], ["Yes", "true"]], :include_blank => false %>
 
+        <%= f.input :disable_mobile_gestures, :as => :select, :collection => [["No", "false"], ["Yes", "true"]], :include_blank => false %>
+
         <%#= f.input :disable_cropped_thumbnails, :as => :select, :collection => [["No", "false"], ["Yes", "true"]], :include_blank => false %>
 
         <div class="input text optional field_with_hint">