diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_link.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_link.js
index 4f04fdba22..bd1c20b471 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_link.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_link.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const ColumnLink = ({ icon, text, to, onClick, href, method, badge, transparent,
     return (
       <a href='#' onClick={onClick && handleOnClick} className={className} title={text} {...other} tabIndex='0'>
         {iconElement}
-        {text}
+        <span>{text}</span>
         {badgeElement}
       </a>
     );
diff --git a/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb b/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb
index 1d70ed36ab..260077a1c1 100644
--- a/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/lib/user_settings_decorator.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class UserSettingsDecorator
     user.settings['system_font_ui']      = system_font_ui_preference if change?('setting_system_font_ui')
     user.settings['system_emoji_font']   = system_emoji_font_preference if change?('setting_system_emoji_font')
     user.settings['noindex']             = noindex_preference if change?('setting_noindex')
+    user.settings['hide_followers_count'] = hide_followers_count_preference if change?('setting_hide_followers_count')
     user.settings['flavour']             = flavour_preference if change?('setting_flavour')
     user.settings['skin']                = skin_preference if change?('setting_skin')
     user.settings['aggregate_reblogs']   = aggregate_reblogs_preference if change?('setting_aggregate_reblogs')
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ class UserSettingsDecorator
     settings['setting_skin']
   end
 
+  def hide_followers_count_preference
+    boolean_cast_setting 'setting_hide_followers_count'
+  end
+
   def show_application_preference
     boolean_cast_setting 'setting_show_application'
   end