diff --git a/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx b/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx
index 082d1a3ed..936c24851 100644
--- a/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ import {
   useDirectFetchRecords,
   useSetDirectFetchRecords,
 } from '#/state/preferences/direct-fetch-records'
+import {
+  useDisableViaRepostNotification,
+  useSetDisableViaRepostNotification,
+} from '#/state/preferences/disable-via-repost-notification'
 import {
   useHideFeedsPromoTab,
   useSetHideFeedsPromoTab,
@@ -227,6 +231,9 @@ export function DeerSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
   const hideFeedsPromoTab = useHideFeedsPromoTab()
   const setHideFeedsPromoTab = useSetHideFeedsPromoTab()
 
+  const disableViaRepostNotification = useDisableViaRepostNotification()
+  const setDisableViaRepostNotification = useSetDisableViaRepostNotification()
+
   const constellationInstance = useConstellationInstance()
   const setConstellationInstanceControl = Dialog.useDialogControl()
 
@@ -504,6 +511,24 @@ export function DeerSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
               </Toggle.LabelText>
               <Toggle.Platform />
             </Toggle.Item>
+
+            <Toggle.Item
+              name="disable_via_repost_notification"
+              label={_(msg`Disable via repost notifications`)}
+              value={disableViaRepostNotification}
+              onChange={value => setDisableViaRepostNotification(value)}
+              style={[a.w_full]}>
+              <Toggle.LabelText style={[a.flex_1]}>
+                <Trans>Disable via repost notifications</Trans>
+              </Toggle.LabelText>
+              <Toggle.Platform />
+            </Toggle.Item>
+            <Admonition type="info" style={[a.flex_1]}>
+              <Trans>
+                Forcefully disables the notifications other people receive when
+                you like/repost a post someone else has reposted for privacy.
+              </Trans>
+            </Admonition>
           </SettingsList.Group>
 
           <SettingsList.Group contentContainerStyle={[a.gap_sm]}>
diff --git a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
index 58e7bd742..7b296ff0d 100644
--- a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
+++ b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ const schema = z.object({
   constellationInstance: z.string().optional(),
   showLinkInHandle: z.boolean().optional(),
   hideFeedsPromoTab: z.boolean().optional(),
+  disableViaRepostNotification: z.boolean().optional(),
   deerVerification: z
     .object({
       enabled: z.boolean(),
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ export const defaults: Schema = {
   constellationInstance: 'https://constellation.microcosm.blue/',
   showLinkInHandle: false,
   hideFeedsPromoTab: false,
+  disableViaRepostNotification: false,
   deerVerification: {
     enabled: false,
     // https://social.daniela.lol/profile/did:plc:p2cp5gopk7mgjegy6wadk3ep/post/3lndyqyyr4k2k
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/disable-via-repost-notification.tsx b/src/state/preferences/disable-via-repost-notification.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..516aa57ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/preferences/disable-via-repost-notification.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import * as persisted from '#/state/persisted'
+
+// Preference: disableViaRepostNotification – when true, disables notifications sent when liking/reposting a post someone else reposted
+
+type StateContext = persisted.Schema['disableViaRepostNotification']
+// Same setter signature used across other preference modules
+type SetContext = (v: persisted.Schema['disableViaRepostNotification']) => void
+
+const stateContext = React.createContext<StateContext>(
+  persisted.defaults.disableViaRepostNotification,
+)
+const setContext = React.createContext<SetContext>(
+  (_: persisted.Schema['disableViaRepostNotification']) => {},
+)
+
+export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  const [state, setState] = React.useState(
+    persisted.get('disableViaRepostNotification'),
+  )
+
+  const setStateWrapped = React.useCallback(
+    (value: persisted.Schema['disableViaRepostNotification']) => {
+      setState(value)
+      persisted.write('disableViaRepostNotification', value)
+    },
+    [setState],
+  )
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    return persisted.onUpdate('disableViaRepostNotification', next => {
+      setState(next)
+    })
+  }, [setStateWrapped])
+
+  return (
+    <stateContext.Provider value={state}>
+      <setContext.Provider value={setStateWrapped}>
+        {children}
+      </setContext.Provider>
+    </stateContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
+
+export function useDisableViaRepostNotification() {
+  return React.useContext(stateContext)
+}
+
+export function useSetDisableViaRepostNotification() {
+  return React.useContext(setContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/index.tsx b/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
index f6c0b32b9..cf80c779d 100644
--- a/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {Provider as ConstellationInstanceProvider} from './constellation-instanc
 import {Provider as DeerVerificationProvider} from './deer-verification'
 import {Provider as DirectFetchRecordsProvider} from './direct-fetch-records'
 import {Provider as DisableHapticsProvider} from './disable-haptics'
+import {Provider as DisableViaRepostNotificationProvider} from './disable-via-repost-notification'
 import {Provider as ExternalEmbedsProvider} from './external-embeds-prefs'
 import {Provider as GoLinksProvider} from './go-links-enabled'
 import {Provider as HiddenPostsProvider} from './hidden-posts'
@@ -69,7 +70,9 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
                                             <RepostCarouselProvider>
                                               <KawaiiProvider>
                                                 <HideFeedsPromoTabProvider>
-                                                  {children}
+                                                  <DisableViaRepostNotificationProvider>
+                                                    {children}
+                                                  </DisableViaRepostNotificationProvider>
                                                 </HideFeedsPromoTabProvider>
                                               </KawaiiProvider>
                                             </RepostCarouselProvider>
diff --git a/src/state/queries/post.ts b/src/state/queries/post.ts
index e92847e75..3e92aa8ff 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/post.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/post.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {type LogEvents, toClout} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {updatePostShadow} from '#/state/cache/post-shadow'
 import {type Shadow} from '#/state/cache/types'
+import {useDisableViaRepostNotification} from '#/state/preferences/disable-via-repost-notification'
 import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import * as userActionHistory from '#/state/userActionHistory'
 import {useIsThreadMuted, useSetThreadMute} from '../cache/thread-mutes'
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export function usePostLikeMutationQueue(
   const initialLikeUri = post.viewer?.like
   const likeMutation = usePostLikeMutation(feedDescriptor, logContext, post)
   const unlikeMutation = usePostUnlikeMutation(feedDescriptor, logContext)
+  const disableViaRepostNotification = useDisableViaRepostNotification()
 
   const queueToggle = useToggleMutationQueue({
     initialState: initialLikeUri,
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ export function usePostLikeMutationQueue(
         const {uri: likeUri} = await likeMutation.mutateAsync({
           uri: postUri,
           cid: postCid,
-          via: viaRepost,
+          via: disableViaRepostNotification ? undefined : viaRepost,
         })
         userActionHistory.like([postUri])
         return likeUri
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ export function usePostRepostMutationQueue(
   const initialRepostUri = post.viewer?.repost
   const repostMutation = usePostRepostMutation(feedDescriptor, logContext)
   const unrepostMutation = usePostUnrepostMutation(feedDescriptor, logContext)
+  const disableViaRepostNotification = useDisableViaRepostNotification()
 
   const queueToggle = useToggleMutationQueue({
     initialState: initialRepostUri,
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ export function usePostRepostMutationQueue(
         const {uri: repostUri} = await repostMutation.mutateAsync({
           uri: postUri,
           cid: postCid,
-          via: viaRepost,
+          via: disableViaRepostNotification ? undefined : viaRepost,
         })
         return repostUri
       } else {