diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
index d5dafe146a..b3a5d06707 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import Field from "../../../elements/Field";
 import * as sdk from "../../../../..";
 import PlatformPeg from "../../../../../PlatformPeg";
 import {SettingLevel} from "../../../../../settings/SettingLevel";
-import {UIFeature} from "../../../../../settings/UIFeature";
 
 export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
     static ROOM_LIST_SETTINGS = [
@@ -138,12 +137,10 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
     };
 
     _renderGroup(settingIds) {
-        if (!SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.URLPreviews)) {
-            settingIds = settingIds.filter(i => i !== 'urlPreviewsEnabled');
-        }
-
         const SettingsFlag = sdk.getComponent("views.elements.SettingsFlag");
-        return settingIds.map(i => <SettingsFlag key={i} name={i} level={SettingLevel.ACCOUNT} />);
+        return settingIds.filter(SettingsStore.isEnabled).map(i => {
+            return <SettingsFlag key={i} name={i} level={SettingLevel.ACCOUNT} />;
+        });
     }
 
     render() {
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.ts b/src/settings/Settings.ts
index c57394d970..5c4dc2e4d0 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ export const SETTINGS: {[setting: string]: ISetting} = {
         displayName: _td('Enable Community Filter Panel'),
         default: true,
         invertedSettingName: 'TagPanel.disableTagPanel',
+        // We force the value to true because the invertedSettingName causes it to flip
+        controller: new UIFeatureController(UIFeature.Communities, true),
     },
     "theme": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
@@ -621,5 +623,11 @@ export const SETTINGS: {[setting: string]: ISetting} = {
     [UIFeature.Flair]: {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_UI_FEATURE,
         default: true,
+        // Disable Flair when Communities are disabled
+        controller: new UIFeatureController(UIFeature.Communities),
+    },
+    [UIFeature.Communities]: {
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_UI_FEATURE,
+        default: true,
     },
 };
diff --git a/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts b/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts
index 9e146ad799..498a2d269d 100644
--- a/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts
+++ b/src/settings/SettingsStore.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ export default class SettingsStore {
         return SETTINGS[settingName].isFeature;
     }
 
+    public static isEnabled(settingName: string) {
+        if (!SETTINGS[settingName]) return false;
+        return SETTINGS[settingName].controller ? !SETTINGS[settingName].controller.settingDisabled : true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the value of a setting. The room ID is optional if the setting is not to
      * be applied to any particular room, otherwise it should be supplied.
diff --git a/src/settings/UIFeature.ts b/src/settings/UIFeature.ts
index 8cbf7c207b..3bd7e0f25b 100644
--- a/src/settings/UIFeature.ts
+++ b/src/settings/UIFeature.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ limitations under the License.
 export enum UIFeature {
     URLPreviews = "UIFeature.urlPreviews",
     Flair = "UIFeature.flair",
+    Communities = "UIFeature.communities",
 }
diff --git a/src/settings/controllers/SettingController.ts b/src/settings/controllers/SettingController.ts
index d90eba1e9e..ba78597da7 100644
--- a/src/settings/controllers/SettingController.ts
+++ b/src/settings/controllers/SettingController.ts
@@ -55,4 +55,11 @@ export default abstract class SettingController {
     public onChange(level: SettingLevel, roomId: string, newValue: any) {
         // do nothing by default
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets whether the setting has been disabled due to this controller.
+     */
+    public get settingDisabled() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/settings/controllers/UIFeatureController.ts b/src/settings/controllers/UIFeatureController.ts
index ed6598a6e8..2748eec16a 100644
--- a/src/settings/controllers/UIFeatureController.ts
+++ b/src/settings/controllers/UIFeatureController.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import SettingsStore from "../SettingsStore";
  * Settings using this controller are assumed to return `false` when disabled.
  */
 export default class UIFeatureController extends SettingController {
-    public constructor(private uiFeatureName: string) {
+    public constructor(private uiFeatureName: string, private forcedValue = false) {
         super();
     }
 
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ export default class UIFeatureController extends SettingController {
         calculatedValue: any,
         calculatedAtLevel: SettingLevel,
     ): any {
-        if (!SettingsStore.getValue(this.uiFeatureName)) {
+        if (this.settingDisabled) {
             // per the docs: we force a disabled state when the feature isn't active
-            return false;
+            return this.forcedValue;
         }
         return null; // no override
     }
+
+    public get settingDisabled(): boolean {
+        return !SettingsStore.getValue(this.uiFeatureName);
+    }
 }