diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index 22ad669b..90451944 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -1084,6 +1084,10 @@
 #
 #presence_timeout_remote_users = true
 
+# Allow local read receipts
+#
+#allow_local_read_receipts = true
+
 # Allow receiving incoming read receipts from remote servers.
 #
 #allow_incoming_read_receipts = true
@@ -1092,6 +1096,10 @@
 #
 #allow_outgoing_read_receipts = true
 
+# Allow local typing updates.
+#
+#allow_local_typing = true
+
 # Allow outgoing typing updates to federation.
 #
 #allow_outgoing_typing = true
diff --git a/src/api/client/read_marker.rs b/src/api/client/read_marker.rs
index 9d813294..145b8f09 100644
--- a/src/api/client/read_marker.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/read_marker.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn set_read_marker_route(
 	}
 
 	if let Some(event) = &body.read_receipt {
-		if !services.users.is_suspended(sender_user).await? {
+		if services.config.allow_local_read_receipts
+			&& !services.users.is_suspended(sender_user).await?
+		{
 			let receipt_content = BTreeMap::from_iter([(
 				event.to_owned(),
 				BTreeMap::from_iter([(
diff --git a/src/api/client/typing.rs b/src/api/client/typing.rs
index 7b0df538..14f7f3f2 100644
--- a/src/api/client/typing.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/typing.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_typing_event_route(
 	{
 		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("You are not in this room.")));
 	}
-	if !services.users.is_suspended(sender_user).await? {
+	if services.config.allow_local_typing && !services.users.is_suspended(sender_user).await? {
 		match body.state {
 			| Typing::Yes(duration) => {
 				let duration = utils::clamp(
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 6b054bd6..5d898f81 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -1259,6 +1259,10 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub presence_timeout_remote_users: bool,
 
+	/// Allow local read receipts
+	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
+	pub allow_local_read_receipts: bool,
+
 	/// Allow receiving incoming read receipts from remote servers.
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub allow_incoming_read_receipts: bool,
@@ -1267,6 +1271,10 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub allow_outgoing_read_receipts: bool,
 
+	/// Allow local typing updates.
+	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
+	pub allow_local_typing: bool,
+
 	/// Allow outgoing typing updates to federation.
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub allow_outgoing_typing: bool,