diff --git a/crates/api/src/local_user/save_settings.rs b/crates/api/src/local_user/save_settings.rs
index d219416f89bc55fe440d992786bcd10c27a581d9..90f6b6dd8dfd87f63034e36812ae11d743e5ac80 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user/save_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user/save_settings.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ pub async fn save_user_settings(
     interface_language: data.interface_language.clone(),
     open_links_in_new_tab: data.open_links_in_new_tab,
     infinite_scroll_enabled: data.infinite_scroll_enabled,
+    post_listing_mode: data.post_listing_mode,
+    enable_keyboard_navigation: data.enable_keyboard_navigation,
+    enable_animated_images: data.enable_animated_images,
     ..Default::default()
   };
 
diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/person.rs b/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
index c410cbbe8041f5e7792c5d20a074825f8881f43c..c067c37998c16c34d23f0b32ac9ad36602ddc737 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
   newtypes::{CommentReplyId, CommunityId, LanguageId, PersonId, PersonMentionId},
   CommentSortType,
   ListingType,
+  PostListingMode,
   SortType,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::structs::{CommentView, PostView};
@@ -123,8 +124,11 @@ pub struct SaveUserSettings {
   pub open_links_in_new_tab: Option<bool>,
   /// Enable infinite scroll
   pub infinite_scroll_enabled: Option<bool>,
+  pub post_listing_mode: Option<PostListingMode>,
   /// Whether to allow keyboard navigation (for browsing and interacting with posts and comments).
   pub enable_keyboard_navigation: Option<bool>,
+  /// Whether user avatars or inline images in the UI that are gifs should be allowed to play or should be paused
+  pub enable_animated_images: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Default)]
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
index 6942fdccd96ba615281cda11906cbf1c185f6e84..2d6f221fc1e35a0ed4cce110ba508b693eb8e852 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         post_listing_mode -> PostListingModeEnum,
         totp_2fa_enabled -> Bool,
         enable_keyboard_navigation -> Bool,
+        enable_animated_images -> Bool,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
index 220593698047aa16ae972cf6c24beb644a76e8dd..08f78bbb8e6a8221ca4f21901846482b53973b83 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ pub struct LocalUser {
   pub totp_2fa_enabled: bool,
   /// Whether to allow keyboard navigation (for browsing and interacting with posts and comments).
   pub enable_keyboard_navigation: bool,
+  /// Whether user avatars and inline images in the UI that are gifs should be allowed to play or should be paused
+  pub enable_animated_images: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, TypedBuilder)]
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ pub struct LocalUserInsertForm {
   pub post_listing_mode: Option<PostListingMode>,
   pub totp_2fa_enabled: Option<bool>,
   pub enable_keyboard_navigation: Option<bool>,
+  pub enable_animated_images: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
@@ -120,4 +123,5 @@ pub struct LocalUserUpdateForm {
   pub post_listing_mode: Option<PostListingMode>,
   pub totp_2fa_enabled: Option<bool>,
   pub enable_keyboard_navigation: Option<bool>,
+  pub enable_animated_images: Option<bool>,
 }
diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs
index c2d49207abb0e6361a2c00f451b097c6791333ce..0bdd50cf1ff3f256783e69bb6a0a4cffa7fcd703 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ mod tests {
         post_listing_mode: inserted_sara_local_user.post_listing_mode,
         totp_2fa_enabled: inserted_sara_local_user.totp_2fa_enabled,
         enable_keyboard_navigation: inserted_sara_local_user.enable_keyboard_navigation,
+        enable_animated_images: inserted_sara_local_user.enable_animated_images,
       },
       creator: Person {
         id: inserted_sara_person.id,
diff --git a/crates/utils/translations b/crates/utils/translations
index e943f97fe481dc425acdebc8872bf1fdcabaf875..d0f3548379e446d2c333e582734bc68f8d684f4d 160000
--- a/crates/utils/translations
+++ b/crates/utils/translations
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e943f97fe481dc425acdebc8872bf1fdcabaf875
+Subproject commit d0f3548379e446d2c333e582734bc68f8d684f4d
diff --git a/migrations/2023-10-13-175712_allow_animated_avatars/down.sql b/migrations/2023-10-13-175712_allow_animated_avatars/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..43543c9bfa80deeeb90ac64fb392ff97fe1b4faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-10-13-175712_allow_animated_avatars/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE local_user
+    DROP COLUMN enable_animated_images;
+
diff --git a/migrations/2023-10-13-175712_allow_animated_avatars/up.sql b/migrations/2023-10-13-175712_allow_animated_avatars/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d36d229945a0bdbdff8cf3d7b59547c212d8f8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-10-13-175712_allow_animated_avatars/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE local_user
+    ADD COLUMN enable_animated_images boolean DEFAULT TRUE NOT NULL;
+