diff --git a/src/components/interstitials/Trending.tsx b/src/components/interstitials/Trending.tsx
index cec5e45c6a..7809365e5c 100644
--- a/src/components/interstitials/Trending.tsx
+++ b/src/components/interstitials/Trending.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function TrendingInterstitial() {
   const {enabled} = useTrendingConfig()
-  const {trendingDiscoverHidden} = useTrendingSettings()
-  return !enabled ? null : trendingDiscoverHidden ? null : <Inner />
+  const {trendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
+  return enabled && !trendingDisabled ? <Inner /> : null
 }
 
 export function Inner() {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function Inner() {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const gutters = useGutters(['base'])
   const trendingPrompt = Prompt.usePromptControl()
-  const {setTrendingDiscoverHidden} = useTrendingSettingsApi()
+  const {setTrendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettingsApi()
   const {data: trending, error, isLoading} = useTrendingTopics()
   const noTopics = !isLoading && !error && !trending?.topics?.length
 
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ export function Inner() {
 
       <Prompt.Basic
         control={trendingPrompt}
-        title={_(msg`Hide trending topics in your feed?`)}
+        title={_(msg`Hide trending topics?`)}
         description={_(
-          msg`This is a device setting, and will apply to all accounts on this device. You can update this later from your settings.`,
+          msg`This will disable trending topics for all accounts on this device. You can update this later from your settings.`,
         )}
         confirmButtonCta={_(msg`Hide`)}
-        onConfirm={() => setTrendingDiscoverHidden(true)}
+        onConfirm={() => setTrendingDisabled(true)}
       />
     </View>
   )
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/components/ExploreTrendingTopics.tsx b/src/screens/Search/components/ExploreTrendingTopics.tsx
index 4d928e9ea3..8831d39658 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/components/ExploreTrendingTopics.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/components/ExploreTrendingTopics.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 
 import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {useTrendingSettings} from '#/state/preferences/trending'
 import {
   DEFAULT_LIMIT as TRENDING_TOPICS_COUNT,
   useTrendingTopics,
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function ExploreTrendingTopics() {
   const {enabled} = useTrendingConfig()
-  return enabled ? <Inner /> : null
+  const {trendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
+  return enabled && !trendingDisabled ? <Inner /> : null
 }
 
 function Inner() {
diff --git a/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx b/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx
index 0f7e679dc4..bdbe1d191b 100644
--- a/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Settings/ContentAndMediaSettings.tsx
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ export function ContentAndMediaSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
   const inAppBrowserPref = useInAppBrowser()
   const setUseInAppBrowser = useSetInAppBrowser()
   const {enabled: trendingEnabled} = useTrendingConfig()
-  const {trendingSidebarHidden, trendingDiscoverHidden} = useTrendingSettings()
-  const {setTrendingSidebarHidden, setTrendingDiscoverHidden} =
-    useTrendingSettingsApi()
+  const {trendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
+  const {setTrendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettingsApi()
 
   return (
     <Layout.Screen>
@@ -117,30 +116,15 @@ export function ContentAndMediaSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
           {trendingEnabled && (
             <>
               <SettingsList.Divider />
-              {!isNative && (
-                <Toggle.Item
-                  name="show_trending_topics_sidebar"
-                  label={_(msg`Show trending topics in your sidebar`)}
-                  value={!trendingSidebarHidden}
-                  onChange={value => setTrendingSidebarHidden(!value)}>
-                  <SettingsList.Item>
-                    <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={Graph} />
-                    <SettingsList.ItemText>
-                      <Trans>Show trending topics in your sidebar</Trans>
-                    </SettingsList.ItemText>
-                    <Toggle.Platform />
-                  </SettingsList.Item>
-                </Toggle.Item>
-              )}
               <Toggle.Item
-                name="show_trending_topics_discover"
-                label={_(msg`Show trending topics in your feed`)}
-                value={!trendingDiscoverHidden}
-                onChange={value => setTrendingDiscoverHidden(!value)}>
+                name="show_trending_topics"
+                label={_(msg`Enable trending topics`)}
+                value={!trendingDisabled}
+                onChange={value => setTrendingDisabled(!value)}>
                 <SettingsList.Item>
                   <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={Graph} />
                   <SettingsList.ItemText>
-                    <Trans>Show trending topics in your feed</Trans>
+                    <Trans>Enable trending topics</Trans>
                   </SettingsList.ItemText>
                   <Toggle.Platform />
                 </SettingsList.Item>
diff --git a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
index e4852e2f72..0a9e5b2c07 100644
--- a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
+++ b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
@@ -125,12 +125,7 @@ const schema = z.object({
   subtitlesEnabled: z.boolean().optional(),
   /** @deprecated */
   mutedThreads: z.array(z.string()),
-
-  /*
-   * Trending
-   */
-  trendingSidebarHidden: z.boolean().optional(),
-  trendingDiscoverHidden: z.boolean().optional(),
+  trendingDisabled: z.boolean().optional(),
 })
 export type Schema = z.infer<typeof schema>
 
@@ -176,12 +171,7 @@ export const defaults: Schema = {
   kawaii: false,
   hasCheckedForStarterPack: false,
   subtitlesEnabled: true,
-
-  /*
-   * Trending
-   */
-  trendingSidebarHidden: false,
-  trendingDiscoverHidden: false,
+  trendingDisabled: false,
 }
 
 export function tryParse(rawData: string): Schema | undefined {
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/trending.tsx b/src/state/preferences/trending.tsx
index 61a026c22e..bf5d8f13cc 100644
--- a/src/state/preferences/trending.tsx
+++ b/src/state/preferences/trending.tsx
@@ -3,31 +3,19 @@ import React from 'react'
 import * as persisted from '#/state/persisted'
 
 type StateContext = {
-  trendingSidebarHidden: Exclude<
-    persisted.Schema['trendingSidebarHidden'],
-    undefined
-  >
-  trendingDiscoverHidden: Exclude<
-    persisted.Schema['trendingDiscoverHidden'],
-    undefined
-  >
+  trendingDisabled: Exclude<persisted.Schema['trendingDisabled'], undefined>
 }
 type ApiContext = {
-  setTrendingSidebarHidden(
-    hidden: Exclude<persisted.Schema['trendingSidebarHidden'], undefined>,
-  ): void
-  setTrendingDiscoverHidden(
-    hidden: Exclude<persisted.Schema['trendingDiscoverHidden'], undefined>,
+  setTrendingDisabled(
+    hidden: Exclude<persisted.Schema['trendingDisabled'], undefined>,
   ): void
 }
 
 const StateContext = React.createContext<StateContext>({
-  trendingSidebarHidden: Boolean(persisted.defaults.trendingSidebarHidden),
-  trendingDiscoverHidden: Boolean(persisted.defaults.trendingDiscoverHidden),
+  trendingDisabled: Boolean(persisted.defaults.trendingDisabled),
 })
 const ApiContext = React.createContext<ApiContext>({
-  setTrendingSidebarHidden() {},
-  setTrendingDiscoverHidden() {},
+  setTrendingDisabled() {},
 })
 
 function usePersistedBooleanValue<T extends keyof persisted.Schema>(key: T) {
@@ -53,21 +41,16 @@ function usePersistedBooleanValue<T extends keyof persisted.Schema>(key: T) {
 }
 
 export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
-  const [trendingSidebarHidden, setTrendingSidebarHidden] =
-    usePersistedBooleanValue('trendingSidebarHidden')
-  const [trendingDiscoverHidden, setTrendingDiscoverHidden] =
-    usePersistedBooleanValue('trendingDiscoverHidden')
+  const [trendingDisabled, setTrendingDisabled] =
+    usePersistedBooleanValue('trendingDisabled')
 
   /*
    * Context
    */
-  const state = React.useMemo(
-    () => ({trendingSidebarHidden, trendingDiscoverHidden}),
-    [trendingSidebarHidden, trendingDiscoverHidden],
-  )
+  const state = React.useMemo(() => ({trendingDisabled}), [trendingDisabled])
   const api = React.useMemo(
-    () => ({setTrendingSidebarHidden, setTrendingDiscoverHidden}),
-    [setTrendingSidebarHidden, setTrendingDiscoverHidden],
+    () => ({setTrendingDisabled}),
+    [setTrendingDisabled],
   )
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
index d88d16955b..f83de84643 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
   const showProgressIntersitial =
     (followProgressGuide || followAndLikeProgressGuide) && !isDesktop
 
-  const {trendingDiscoverHidden} = useTrendingSettings()
+  const {trendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
 
   const feedItems: FeedRow[] = React.useMemo(() => {
     let feedKind: 'following' | 'discover' | 'profile' | undefined
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
                     type: 'interstitialProgressGuide',
                     key: 'interstitial-' + sliceIndex + '-' + lastFetchedAt,
                   })
-                } else if (sliceIndex === 15 && !trendingDiscoverHidden) {
+                } else if (sliceIndex === 15 && !trendingDisabled) {
                   arr.push({
                     type: 'interstitialTrending',
                     key: 'interstitial-' + sliceIndex + '-' + lastFetchedAt,
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
     feedTab,
     hasSession,
     showProgressIntersitial,
-    trendingDiscoverHidden,
+    trendingDisabled,
   ])
 
   // events
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/SidebarTrendingTopics.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/SidebarTrendingTopics.tsx
index 55324687f9..a50ea9719d 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/SidebarTrendingTopics.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/SidebarTrendingTopics.tsx
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function SidebarTrendingTopics() {
   const {enabled} = useTrendingConfig()
-  const {trendingSidebarHidden} = useTrendingSettings()
-  return !enabled ? null : trendingSidebarHidden ? null : <Inner />
+  const {trendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
+  return !enabled ? null : trendingDisabled ? null : <Inner />
 }
 
 function Inner() {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const trendingPrompt = Prompt.usePromptControl()
-  const {setTrendingSidebarHidden} = useTrendingSettingsApi()
+  const {setTrendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettingsApi()
   const {data: trending, error, isLoading} = useTrendingTopics()
   const noTopics = !isLoading && !error && !trending?.topics?.length
 
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ function Inner() {
         control={trendingPrompt}
         title={_(msg`Hide trending topics?`)}
         description={_(
-          msg`This is a device setting, and will apply to all accounts on this device. You can update this later from your settings.`,
+          msg`This will disable trending topics for all accounts on this device. You can update this later from your settings.`,
         )}
         confirmButtonCta={_(msg`Hide`)}
-        onConfirm={() => setTrendingSidebarHidden(true)}
+        onConfirm={() => setTrendingDisabled(true)}
       />
       <Divider />
     </>