diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.js b/src/components/settings/settings.js
index c49083f9..2d7723cc 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const settings = {
         }
       }])
       .reduce((acc, [key, value]) => ({ ...acc, [key]: value }), {}),
-    // Special cases (need to transform values)
+    // Special cases (need to transform values or perform actions first)
     muteWordsString: {
       get () { return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.muteWords.join('\n') },
       set (value) {
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ const settings = {
           value: filter(value.split('\n'), (word) => trim(word).length > 0)
         })
       }
+    },
+    useStreamingApi: {
+      get () { return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.useStreamingApi },
+      set (value) {
+        const promise = value
+          ? this.$store.dispatch('enableMastoSockets')
+          : this.$store.dispatch('disableMastoSockets')
+
+        promise.then(() => {
+          this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'useStreamingApi', value })
+        })
+      }
     }
   },
   // Updating nested properties
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index c4021137..b40c85dd 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
                     </li>
                   </ul>
                 </li>
+                <li>
+                  <Checkbox v-model="useStreamingApi">
+                    {{ $t('settings.useStreamingApi') }}
+                    <br/>
+                    <small>
+                    {{ $t('settings.useStreamingApiWarning') }}
+                    </small>
+                  </Checkbox>
+                </li>
                 <li>
                   <Checkbox v-model="autoLoad">
                     {{ $t('settings.autoload') }}
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 85146ef5..60fc792f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@
     "post_status_content_type": "Post status content type",
     "stop_gifs": "Play-on-hover GIFs",
     "streaming": "Enable automatic streaming of new posts when scrolled to the top",
+    "useStreamingApi": "Receive posts and notifications real-time",
+    "useStreamingApiWarning": "(Not recommended, experimental, known to skip posts)",
     "text": "Text",
     "theme": "Theme",
     "theme_help": "Use hex color codes (#rrggbb) to customize your color theme.",
diff --git a/src/i18n/ru.json b/src/i18n/ru.json
index 19e10f1e..4cb2d497 100644
--- a/src/i18n/ru.json
+++ b/src/i18n/ru.json
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@
     "subject_input_always_show": "Всегда показывать поле ввода темы",
     "stop_gifs": "Проигрывать GIF анимации только при наведении",
     "streaming": "Включить автоматическую загрузку новых сообщений при прокрутке вверх",
+    "useStreamingApi": "Получать сообщения и уведомления в реальном времени",
+    "useStreamingApiWarning": "(Не рекомендуется, экспериментально, сообщения могут пропадать)",
     "text": "Текст",
     "theme": "Тема",
     "theme_help": "Используйте шестнадцатеричные коды цветов (#rrggbb) для настройки темы.",
diff --git a/src/modules/api.js b/src/modules/api.js
index 593f8498..dc91d00e 100644
--- a/src/modules/api.js
+++ b/src/modules/api.js
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ const api = {
     }
   },
   actions: {
+    // Global MastoAPI socket control, in future should disable ALL sockets/(re)start relevant sockets
+    enableMastoSockets (store) {
+      const { state, dispatch } = store
+      if (state.mastoUserSocket) return
+      dispatch('startMastoUserSocket')
+    },
+    disableMastoSockets (store) {
+      const { state, dispatch } = store
+      if (!state.mastoUserSocket) return
+      dispatch('stopMastoUserSocket')
+    },
+
     // MastoAPI 'User' sockets
     startMastoUserSocket (store) {
       const { state, dispatch } = store
@@ -81,6 +93,12 @@ const api = {
         dispatch('stopFetchingNotifications')
       })
     },
+    stopMastoUserSocket ({ state, dispatch }) {
+      dispatch('startFetchingTimeline', { timeline: 'friends' })
+      dispatch('startFetchingNotifications')
+      console.log(state.mastoUserSocket)
+      state.mastoUserSocket.close()
+    },
 
     // Timelines
     startFetchingTimeline (store, {
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 329b4091..74025db1 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   highlight: {},
   interfaceLanguage: browserLocale,
   hideScopeNotice: false,
+  useStreamingApi: false,
   scopeCopy: undefined, // instance default
   subjectLineBehavior: undefined, // instance default
   alwaysShowSubjectInput: undefined, // instance default
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 6bdaf193..cbec6063 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -469,14 +469,22 @@ const users = {
                 store.dispatch('initializeSocket')
               }
 
-              store.dispatch('startMastoUserSocket').catch((error) => {
-                console.error('Failed initializing MastoAPI Streaming socket', error)
+              const startPolling = () => {
                 // Start getting fresh posts.
                 store.dispatch('startFetchingTimeline', { timeline: 'friends' })
 
                 // Start fetching notifications
                 store.dispatch('startFetchingNotifications')
-              })
+              }
+
+              if (store.getters.mergedConfig.useStreamingApi) {
+                store.dispatch('enableMastoSockets').catch((error) => {
+                  console.error('Failed initializing MastoAPI Streaming socket', error)
+                  startPolling()
+                })
+              } else {
+                startPolling()
+              }
 
               // Get user mutes
               store.dispatch('fetchMutes')
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index c6818df4..517b953e 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -983,18 +983,24 @@ export const ProcessedWS = ({
       wsEvent
     )
   })
+  // Commented code reason: very spammy, uncomment to enable message debug logging
+  /*
   socket.addEventListener('message', (wsEvent) => {
     console.debug(
       `[WS][${id}] Message received`,
       wsEvent
     )
   })
+  /**/
 
   proxy(socket, 'open')
   proxy(socket, 'close')
   proxy(socket, 'message', preprocessor)
   proxy(socket, 'error')
 
+  // 1000 = Normal Closure
+  eventTarget.close = () => { socket.close(1000, 'Shutting down socket') }
+
   return eventTarget
 }