diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
index e6623160d..37cdf2fa7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ def profile_update(info, params) do
       :hide_followers,
       :hide_favorites,
       :background,
-      :show_role
+      :show_role,
+      :pleroma_settings_store
     ])
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 2110027c3..ce3e149cc 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ def update_credentials(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
         end)
       end)
       |> add_if_present(params, "default_scope", :default_scope)
+      |> add_if_present(params, "pleroma_settings_store", :pleroma_settings_store, fn value ->
+        {:ok, Map.merge(user.info.pleroma_settings_store, value)}
+      end)
       |> add_if_present(params, "header", :banner, fn value ->
         with %Plug.Upload{} <- value,
              {:ok, object} <- ActivityPub.upload(value, type: :banner) do
@@ -143,7 +146,10 @@ def update_credentials(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
         CommonAPI.update(user)
       end
 
-      json(conn, AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user, for: user}))
+      json(
+        conn,
+        AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user, for: user, with_pleroma_settings: true})
+      )
     else
       _e ->
         conn
@@ -153,7 +159,9 @@ def update_credentials(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
   end
 
   def verify_credentials(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _) do
-    account = AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user, for: user})
+    account =
+      AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user, for: user, with_pleroma_settings: true})
+
     json(conn, account)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
index 93ef630f2..59a7967bd 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -2322,6 +2322,66 @@ test "hides favorites for new users by default", %{conn: conn, current_user: cur
   end
 
   describe "updating credentials" do
+    test "sets user settings in a generic way", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      res_conn =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+        |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{
+          "pleroma_settings_store" => %{
+            pleroma_fe: %{
+              theme: "bla"
+            }
+          }
+        })
+
+      assert user = json_response(res_conn, 200)
+      assert user["pleroma"]["settings_store"] == %{"pleroma_fe" => %{"theme" => "bla"}}
+
+      user = Repo.get(User, user["id"])
+
+      res_conn =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+        |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{
+          "pleroma_settings_store" => %{
+            masto_fe: %{
+              theme: "bla"
+            }
+          }
+        })
+
+      assert user = json_response(res_conn, 200)
+
+      assert user["pleroma"]["settings_store"] ==
+               %{
+                 "pleroma_fe" => %{"theme" => "bla"},
+                 "masto_fe" => %{"theme" => "bla"}
+               }
+
+      user = Repo.get(User, user["id"])
+
+      res_conn =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+        |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{
+          "pleroma_settings_store" => %{
+            masto_fe: %{
+              theme: "blub"
+            }
+          }
+        })
+
+      assert user = json_response(res_conn, 200)
+
+      assert user["pleroma"]["settings_store"] ==
+               %{
+                 "pleroma_fe" => %{"theme" => "bla"},
+                 "masto_fe" => %{"theme" => "blub"}
+               }
+    end
+
     test "updates the user's bio", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user)
       user2 = insert(:user)