diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 86c9d940..6833307a 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ const getNodeInfo = async ({ store }) => {
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'translationEnabled', value: features.includes('akkoma:machine_translation') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'searchTypeMediaEnabled', value: features.includes('bnakkoma:search_type_media') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'searchOptionFollowingEnabled', value: features.includes('bnakkoma:search_option_following') })
+      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'searchOptionLocalEnabled', value: features.includes('bnakkoma:search_option_local') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'opensearchProtocolSupported', value: features.includes('bnakkoma:opensearch_protocol') })
 
       const uploadLimits = metadata.uploadLimits
diff --git a/src/components/search/search.js b/src/components/search/search.js
index db07f5e7..a5ee1daf 100644
--- a/src/components/search/search.js
+++ b/src/components/search/search.js
@@ -68,16 +68,9 @@ const Search = {
         allStatusesObject[status.id] && !allStatusesObject[status.id].deleted
       )
     },
-    isLoggedIn () {
-      return !!this.$store.state.users.currentUser
-    },
     canSearchMediaPosts () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.searchTypeMediaEnabled === true
     },
-    canSearchFollowing () {
-      return this.isLoggedIn &&
-        this.$store.state.instance.searchOptionFollowingEnabled === true
-    },
     hasAtLeastOneResult () {
       return allSearchTypes
         .some((searchType) => this.getVisibleLength(searchType) > 0)
@@ -165,7 +158,8 @@ const Search = {
             offset: searchOffset,
             'type': searchType,
             following:
-              'followingOnly' in this.filter && this.filter.followingOnly
+              'followingOnly' in this.filter && this.filter.followingOnly,
+            local: 'localOnly' in this.filter && this.filter.localOnly
           })
 
           // Always append to old results. If new results are empty, this doesn't change anything
diff --git a/src/components/search/search.vue b/src/components/search/search.vue
index d74224bc..76e76370 100644
--- a/src/components/search/search.vue
+++ b/src/components/search/search.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
         {{ $t('nav.search') }}
       </div>
       <SearchFilters
-        v-show="canSearchFollowing"
         v-model="filter"
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/search/search_filters.vue b/src/components/search/search_filters.vue
index 98967fc1..3cbeacc9 100644
--- a/src/components/search/search_filters.vue
+++ b/src/components/search/search_filters.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <Popover
+    v-if="showFilters"
     trigger="click"
     class="SearchFilters"
     placement="bottom"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
     <template #content>
       <div class="dropdown-menu">
         <button
+          v-if="canSearchFollowing"
           class="button-default dropdown-item"
           @click="toggleFilter('followingOnly')"
         >
@@ -16,6 +18,16 @@
             :class="{ 'menu-checkbox-checked': currentFilter.followingOnly }"
           />{{ $t('lists.following_only') }}
         </button>
+        <button
+          v-if="canSearchLocal"
+          class="button-default dropdown-item"
+          @click="toggleFilter('localOnly')"
+        >
+          <span
+            class="menu-checkbox"
+            :class="{ 'menu-checkbox-checked': currentFilter.localOnly }"
+          />{{ $t('search.local_only') }}
+        </button>
       </div>
     </template>
     <template #trigger>
@@ -46,10 +58,26 @@ export default {
   data () {
     return {
       currentFilter: {
-        followingOnly: false
+        followingOnly: false,
+        localOnly: false
       }
     }
   },
+  computed: {
+    showFilters () {
+      return this.canSearchFollowing || this.canSearchLocal
+    },
+    isLoggedIn () {
+      return !!this.$store.state.users.currentUser
+    },
+    canSearchFollowing () {
+      return this.isLoggedIn &&
+        this.$store.state.instance.searchOptionFollowingEnabled
+    },
+    canSearchLocal () {
+      return this.$store.state.instance.searchOptionLocalEnabled
+    },
+  },
   created () {
     for (const filterName of Object.entries(this.currentFilter)) {
       if (this.modelValue && filterName in this.modelValue) {
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index ed10f030..cfcf1858 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@
         "people_talking": "{count} people talking",
         "person_talking": "{count} person talking",
         "no_more_results": "No more results",
-        "load_more": "Load more results"
+        "load_more": "Load more results",
+        "local_only": "Limit to Local"
     },
     "selectable_list": {
         "select_all": "Select all"
diff --git a/src/i18n/ja_pedantic.json b/src/i18n/ja_pedantic.json
index 352da306..6a79b858 100644
--- a/src/i18n/ja_pedantic.json
+++ b/src/i18n/ja_pedantic.json
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@
         "people_talking": "{count}人が話しています",
         "person_talking": "{count}人が話しています",
         "no_more_results": "すべて表示しました",
-        "load_more": "さらに表示"
+        "load_more": "さらに表示",
+        "local_only": "ローカルのユーザーのみ"
     },
     "selectable_list": {
         "select_all": "すべて選択"
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 419b81c2..e8fe34ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ const statuses = {
       rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchRebloggedByUsers({ id })
         .then(rebloggedByUsers => commit('addRepeats', { id, rebloggedByUsers, currentUser: rootState.users.currentUser }))
     },
-    search ({ rootState, dispatch }, { q, resolve, limit, offset, following, type }) {
-      return rootState.api.backendInteractor.search2({ q, resolve, limit, offset, following, type })
+    search ({ rootState, dispatch }, { q, resolve, limit, offset, following, local, type }) {
+      return rootState.api.backendInteractor.search2({ q, resolve, limit, offset, following, local, type })
         .then((data) => {
           dispatch('addNewUsers', data.accounts)
           dispatch('addNewStatuses', { statuses: data.statuses })
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index c4fb1e4f..a713b63d 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ const searchUsers = ({ credentials, query }) => {
     .then((data) => data.map(parseUser))
 }
 
-const search2 = ({ credentials, q, resolve, limit, offset, following, type }) => {
+const search2 = ({ credentials, q, resolve, limit, offset, following, local, type }) => {
   let url = MASTODON_SEARCH_2
   let params = []
 
@@ -1404,6 +1404,10 @@ const search2 = ({ credentials, q, resolve, limit, offset, following, type }) =>
     params.push(['following', true])
   }
 
+  if (local) {
+    params.push(['local', true])
+  }
+
   if (type) {
     params.push(['type', type])
   }