diff --git a/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/features-test.js b/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/features-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f2960831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/features-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import {
+  parseVersion,
+  getFeatures,
+} from '../features';
+import { fromJS } from 'immutable';
+
+describe('parseVersion', () => {
+  it('with Pleroma version string', () => {
+    let version = '2.7.2 (compatible; Pleroma 2.0.5-6-ga36eb5ea-plerasstodon+dev)';
+    expect(parseVersion(version)).toEqual({
+      software: 'Pleroma',
+      version: '2.0.5-6-ga36eb5ea-plerasstodon+dev',
+      compatVersion: '2.7.2',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('with Mastodon version string', () => {
+    let version = '3.0.0';
+    expect(parseVersion(version)).toEqual({
+      software: 'Mastodon',
+      version: '3.0.0',
+      compatVersion: '3.0.0',
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getFeatures', () => {
+  describe('emojiReacts', () => {
+    it('is true for Pleroma 2.0+', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({
+        version: '2.7.2 (compatible; Pleroma 2.0.5-6-ga36eb5ea-plerasstodon+dev)',
+      });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.emojiReacts).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('is false for Pleroma < 2.0', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({
+        version: '2.7.2 (compatible; Pleroma 1.1.50-42-g3d9ac6ae-develop)',
+      });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.emojiReacts).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('is false for Mastodon', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({ version: '3.1.4' });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.emojiReacts).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('suggestions', () => {
+    it('is true for Mastodon 2.4.3+', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({ version: '2.4.3' });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.suggestions).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('is false for Mastodon < 2.4.3', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({ version: '2.4.2' });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.suggestions).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('is false for Pleroma', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({
+        version: '2.7.2 (compatible; Pleroma 1.1.50-42-g3d9ac6ae-develop)',
+      });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.suggestions).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('trends', () => {
+    it('is true for Mastodon 3.0.0+', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({ version: '3.0.0' });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.trends).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('is false for Mastodon < 3.0.0', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({ version: '2.4.3' });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.trends).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('is false for Pleroma', () => {
+      let instance = fromJS({
+        version: '2.7.2 (compatible; Pleroma 1.1.50-42-g3d9ac6ae-develop)',
+      });
+      let features = getFeatures(instance);
+      expect(features.trends).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/utils/features.js b/app/gabsocial/utils/features.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef0ba834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/gabsocial/utils/features.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Detect backend features to conditionally render elements
+import semver from 'semver';
+
+export const getFeatures = instance => {
+  const v = parseVersion(instance.get('version'));
+  return {
+    suggestions: v.software === 'Mastodon' && semver.gte(v.compatVersion, '2.4.3'),
+    trends: v.software === 'Mastodon' && semver.gte(v.compatVersion, '3.0.0'),
+    emojiReacts: v.software === 'Pleroma' && semver.gte(v.version, '2.0.0'),
+  };
+};
+
+export const parseVersion = version => {
+  let regex = /^([\w\.]*)(?: \(compatible; ([\w]*) (.*)\))?$/;
+  let match = regex.exec(version);
+  return {
+    software: match[2] || 'Mastodon',
+    version: match[3] || match[1],
+    compatVersion: match[1],
+  };
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bbec290c9..a4b5bbd34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
   "description": "Soapbox frontend for Pleroma.",
   "homepage": "https://soapbox.pub/",
   "repository": {
-    "type" : "git",
-    "url" : "https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox-fe.git"
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox-fe.git"
   },
-  "keywords": ["fediverse", "pleroma"],
+  "keywords": [
+    "fediverse",
+    "pleroma"
+  ],
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox-fe/-/issues"
   },
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@
     "rimraf": "^3.0.0",
     "sass": "^1.20.3",
     "sass-loader": "^8.0.0",
+    "semver": "^7.3.2",
     "stringz": "^2.0.0",
     "substring-trie": "^1.0.2",
     "throng": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5054c8b87..6125a2566 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9388,6 +9388,11 @@ semver@^6.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.1.1.tgz#53f53da9b30b2103cd4f15eab3a18ecbcb210c9b"
   integrity sha512-rWYq2e5iYW+fFe/oPPtYJxYgjBm8sC4rmoGdUOgBB7VnwKt6HrL793l2voH1UlsyYZpJ4g0wfjnTEO1s1NP2eQ==
 
+semver@^7.3.2:
+  version "7.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.3.2.tgz#604962b052b81ed0786aae84389ffba70ffd3938"
+  integrity sha512-OrOb32TeeambH6UrhtShmF7CRDqhL6/5XpPNp2DuRH6+9QLw/orhp72j87v8Qa1ScDkvrrBNpZcDejAirJmfXQ==
+
 send@0.17.1:
   version "0.17.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/send/-/send-0.17.1.tgz#c1d8b059f7900f7466dd4938bdc44e11ddb376c8"