diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/translate-button.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/translate-button.tsx
index 03a43722a..ead0b894a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/translate-button.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/translate-button.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import React from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { translateStatus, undoStatusTranslation } from 'soapbox/actions/statuses';
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useFeatures } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useFeatures, useInstance } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
 import { Stack } from './ui';
 
@@ -16,11 +17,17 @@ const TranslateButton: React.FC<ITranslateButton> = ({ status }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const intl = useIntl();
   const features = useFeatures();
+  const instance = useInstance();
 
   const me = useAppSelector((state) => state.me);
 
+  const sourceLanguages = instance.pleroma.getIn(['metadata', 'translation', 'source_languages']) as ImmutableList<string>;
+  const targetLanguages = instance.pleroma.getIn(['metadata', 'translation', 'target_languages']) as ImmutableList<string>;
+
   const renderTranslate = me && ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.visibility) && status.contentHtml.length > 0 && status.language !== null && intl.locale !== status.language;
 
+  const supportsLanguages = (!sourceLanguages || sourceLanguages.includes(status.language!)) && (!targetLanguages || targetLanguages.includes(intl.locale));
+
   const handleTranslate: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> = (e) => {
     e.stopPropagation();
 
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ const TranslateButton: React.FC<ITranslateButton> = ({ status }) => {
     }
   };
 
-  if (!features.translations || !renderTranslate) return null;
+  if (!features.translations || !renderTranslate || !supportsLanguages) return null;
 
   if (status.translation) {
     const languageNames = new Intl.DisplayNames([intl.locale], { type: 'language' });