diff --git a/BREAKING_CHANGES.md b/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
index 924c38daf..bc0f7b9dc 100644
--- a/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
+++ b/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # v1.0
 ## Removed features/radically changed behavior
+### formattingOptionsEnabled
+as of !833 `formattingOptionsEnabled` is no longer available and instead FE check for available post formatting options and enables formatting control if there's more than one option.
+
 ### minimalScopesMode
 As of !633, `scopeOptions` is no longer available and instead is changed for `minimalScopesMode` (default: `false`)
 
diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index e4f58e4ef..1591f1dac 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ body {
   color: var(--text, $fallback--text);
   max-width: 100vw;
   overflow-x: hidden;
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 }
 
 a {
diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index beffacca0..cbe445ef9 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ const setSettings = async ({ apiConfig, staticConfig, store }) => {
   copyInstanceOption('redirectRootLogin')
   copyInstanceOption('showInstanceSpecificPanel')
   copyInstanceOption('minimalScopesMode')
-  copyInstanceOption('formattingOptionsEnabled')
   copyInstanceOption('hideMutedPosts')
   copyInstanceOption('collapseMessageWithSubject')
   copyInstanceOption('scopeCopy')
diff --git a/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue b/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue
index c58bebd33..fc9cc7a29 100644
--- a/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue
+++ b/src/components/attachment/attachment.vue
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     max-height: 200px;
     max-width: 100%;
     display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
     video {
       max-width: 100%;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/avatar_list/avatar_list.vue b/src/components/avatar_list/avatar_list.vue
index c02385701..343ef5298 100644
--- a/src/components/avatar_list/avatar_list.vue
+++ b/src/components/avatar_list/avatar_list.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div class="avatars">
-    <router-link :to="userProfileLink(user)" class="avatars-item" v-for="user in slicedUsers">
+    <router-link
+      :to="userProfileLink(user)"
+      class="avatars-item"
+      v-for="user in slicedUsers"
+      :key="user.id"
+    >
       <UserAvatar :user="user" class="avatar-small" />
     </router-link>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index b30745909..8ae89421b 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ const conversation = {
       return (this.isExpanded) && id === this.status.id
     },
     setHighlight (id) {
+      if (!id) return
       this.highlight = id
       this.$store.dispatch('fetchFavsAndRepeats', id)
     },
diff --git a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js
index 9e8605bc5..0955a37e3 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js
@@ -1,31 +1,65 @@
 import Completion from '../../services/completion/completion.js'
 import { take } from 'lodash'
 
+/**
+ * EmojiInput - augmented inputs for emoji and autocomplete support in inputs
+ * without having to give up the comfort of <input/> and <textarea/> elements
+ *
+ * Intended usage is:
+ * <EmojiInput v-model="something">
+ *   <input v-model="something"/>
+ * </EmojiInput>
+ *
+ * Works only with <input> and <textarea>. Intended to use with only one nested
+ * input. It will find first input or textarea and work with that, multiple
+ * nested children not tested. You HAVE TO duplicate v-model for both
+ * <emoji-input> and <input>/<textarea> otherwise it will not work.
+ *
+ * Be prepared for CSS troubles though because it still wraps component in a div
+ * while TRYING to make it look like nothing happened, but it could break stuff.
+ */
+
 const EmojiInput = {
-  props: [
-    'placeholder',
-    'suggest',
-    'value',
-    'type',
-    'classname'
-  ],
+  props: {
+    suggest: {
+      /**
+       * suggest: function (input: String) => Suggestion[]
+       *
+       * Function that takes input string which takes string (textAtCaret)
+       * and returns an array of Suggestions
+       *
+       * Suggestion is an object containing following properties:
+       * displayText: string. Main display text, what actual suggestion
+       *    represents (user's screen name/emoji shortcode)
+       * replacement: string. Text that should replace the textAtCaret
+       * detailText: string, optional. Subtitle text, providing additional info
+       *    if present (user's nickname)
+       * imageUrl: string, optional. Image to display alongside with suggestion,
+       *    currently if no image is provided, replacement will be used (for
+       *    unicode emojis)
+       *
+       * TODO: make it asynchronous when adding proper server-provided user
+       * suggestions
+       *
+       * For commonly used suggestors (emoji, users, both) use suggestor.js
+       */
+      required: true,
+      type: Function
+    },
+    value: {
+      /**
+       * Used for v-model
+       */
+      required: true,
+      type: String
+    }
+ },
   data () {
     return {
       input: undefined,
       highlighted: 0,
       caret: 0,
-      focused: false,
-      popupOptions: {
-        placement: 'bottom-start',
-        trigger: 'hover',
-        // See: https://github.com/RobinCK/vue-popper/issues/63
-        'delay-on-mouse-over': 9999999,
-        'delay-on-mouse-out': 9999999,
-        modifiers: {
-          arrow: { enabled: true },
-          offset: { offset: '0, 5px' }
-        }
-      }
+      focused: false
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -64,22 +98,22 @@ const EmojiInput = {
     if (!input) return
     this.input = input
     this.resize()
-    input.elm.addEventListener('transitionend', this.onTransition)
     input.elm.addEventListener('blur', this.onBlur)
     input.elm.addEventListener('focus', this.onFocus)
     input.elm.addEventListener('paste', this.onPaste)
     input.elm.addEventListener('keyup', this.onKeyUp)
     input.elm.addEventListener('keydown', this.onKeyDown)
+    input.elm.addEventListener('transitionend', this.onTransition)
   },
   unmounted () {
     const { input } = this
     if (input) {
-      input.elm.removeEventListener('transitionend', this.onTransition)
       input.elm.removeEventListener('blur', this.onBlur)
       input.elm.removeEventListener('focus', this.onFocus)
       input.elm.removeEventListener('paste', this.onPaste)
       input.elm.removeEventListener('keyup', this.onKeyUp)
       input.elm.removeEventListener('keydown', this.onKeyDown)
+      input.elm.removeEventListener('transitionend', this.onTransition)
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -96,8 +130,16 @@ const EmojiInput = {
         const replacement = suggestion.replacement
         const newValue = Completion.replaceWord(this.value, this.wordAtCaret, replacement)
         this.$emit('input', newValue)
-        this.caret = 0
         this.highlighted = 0
+        const position = this.wordAtCaret.start + replacement.length
+
+        this.$nextTick(function () {
+          // Re-focus inputbox after clicking suggestion
+          this.input.elm.focus()
+          // Set selection right after the replacement instead of the very end
+          this.input.elm.setSelectionRange(position, position)
+          this.caret = position
+        })
         e.preventDefault()
       }
     },
@@ -126,29 +168,33 @@ const EmojiInput = {
       }
     },
     onTransition (e) {
-      this.resize(e)
+      this.resize()
     },
     onBlur (e) {
-      this.focused = false
-      this.setCaret(e)
-      this.resize(e)
+      // Clicking on any suggestion removes focus from autocomplete,
+      // preventing click handler ever executing.
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.focused = false
+        this.setCaret(e)
+        this.resize()
+      }, 200)
     },
     onFocus (e) {
       this.focused = true
       this.setCaret(e)
-      this.resize(e)
+      this.resize()
     },
     onKeyUp (e) {
       this.setCaret(e)
-      this.resize(e)
+      this.resize()
     },
     onPaste (e) {
       this.setCaret(e)
-      this.resize(e)
+      this.resize()
     },
     onKeyDown (e) {
       this.setCaret(e)
-      this.resize(e)
+      this.resize()
 
       const { ctrlKey, shiftKey, key } = e
       if (key === 'Tab') {
@@ -172,7 +218,7 @@ const EmojiInput = {
     onInput (e) {
       this.$emit('input', e.target.value)
     },
-    setCaret ({ target: { selectionStart, value } }) {
+    setCaret ({ target: { selectionStart } }) {
       this.caret = selectionStart
     },
     resize () {
diff --git a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue
index 775629573..8437a4959 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue
+++ b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       <div
         v-for="(suggestion, index) in suggestions"
         :key="index"
-        @click.stop.prevent="replace(suggestion.replacement)"
+        @click.stop.prevent="replaceText"
         class="autocomplete-item"
         :class="{ highlighted: suggestion.highlighted }"
         >
diff --git a/src/components/emoji-input/suggestor.js b/src/components/emoji-input/suggestor.js
index 40c7aa3d0..a7ac203ee 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji-input/suggestor.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji-input/suggestor.js
@@ -1,70 +1,79 @@
-export default function suggest (data) {
-  return input => {
-    const firstChar = input[0]
-    if (firstChar === ':' && data.emoji) {
-      return suggestEmoji(data.emoji)(input)
-    }
-    if (firstChar === '@' && data.users) {
-      return suggestUsers(data.users)(input)
-    }
-    return []
+/**
+ * suggest - generates a suggestor function to be used by emoji-input
+ * data: object providing source information for specific types of suggestions:
+ * data.emoji - optional, an array of all emoji available i.e.
+ *   (state.instance.emoji + state.instance.customEmoji)
+ * data.users - optional, an array of all known users
+ *
+ * Depending on data present one or both (or none) can be present, so if field
+ * doesn't support user linking you can just provide only emoji.
+ */
+export default data => input => {
+  const firstChar = input[0]
+  if (firstChar === ':' && data.emoji) {
+    return suggestEmoji(data.emoji)(input)
   }
+  if (firstChar === '@' && data.users) {
+    return suggestUsers(data.users)(input)
+  }
+  return []
 }
 
-function suggestEmoji (emojis) {
-  return input => {
-    const noPrefix = input.toLowerCase().substr(1)
-    return emojis
-      .filter(({ displayText }) => displayText.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix))
-      .sort((a, b) => {
-        let aScore = 0
-        let bScore = 0
-
-        // Make custom emojis a priority
-        aScore += Number(!!a.imageUrl) * 10
-        bScore += Number(!!b.imageUrl) * 10
-
-        // Sort alphabetically
-        const alphabetically = a.displayText > b.displayText ? 1 : -1
-
-        return bScore - aScore + alphabetically
-      })
-  }
-}
-
-function suggestUsers (users) {
-  return input => {
-    const noPrefix = input.toLowerCase().substr(1)
-    return users.filter(
-      user =>
-        user.screen_name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) ||
-        user.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix)
-      /* eslint-disable camelcase */
-    ).slice(0, 20).sort((a, b) => {
+export const suggestEmoji = emojis => input => {
+  const noPrefix = input.toLowerCase().substr(1)
+  return emojis
+    .filter(({ displayText }) => displayText.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix))
+    .sort((a, b) => {
       let aScore = 0
       let bScore = 0
 
-      // Matches on screen name (i.e. user@instance) makes a priority
-      aScore += a.screen_name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) * 2
-      bScore += b.screen_name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) * 2
+      // Make custom emojis a priority
+      aScore += a.imageUrl ? 10 : 0
+      bScore += b.imageUrl ? 10 : 0
 
-      // Matches on name takes second priority
-      aScore += a.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix)
-      bScore += b.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix)
+      // Sort alphabetically
+      const alphabetically = a.displayText > b.displayText ? 1 : -1
 
-      const diff = bScore * 10 - aScore * 10
-
-      // Then sort alphabetically
-      const nameAlphabetically = a.name > b.name ? 1 : -1
-      const screenNameAlphabetically = a.screen_name > b.screen_name ? 1 : -1
-
-      return diff + nameAlphabetically + screenNameAlphabetically
-    }).map(({ screen_name, name, profile_image_url_original }) => ({
-      displayText: screen_name,
-      detailText: name,
-      imageUrl: profile_image_url_original,
-      replacement: '@' + screen_name
-    }))
-    /* eslint-enable camelcase */
-  }
+      return bScore - aScore + alphabetically
+    })
+}
+
+export const suggestUsers = users => input => {
+  const noPrefix = input.toLowerCase().substr(1)
+  return users.filter(
+    user =>
+      user.screen_name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) ||
+      user.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix)
+
+    /* taking only 20 results so that sorting is a bit cheaper, we display
+     * only 5 anyway. could be inaccurate, but we ideally we should query
+     * backend anyway
+     */
+  ).slice(0, 20).sort((a, b) => {
+    let aScore = 0
+    let bScore = 0
+
+    // Matches on screen name (i.e. user@instance) makes a priority
+    aScore += a.screen_name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) ? 2 : 0
+    bScore += b.screen_name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) ? 2 : 0
+
+    // Matches on name takes second priority
+    aScore += a.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) ? 1 : 0
+    bScore += b.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(noPrefix) ? 1 : 0
+
+    const diff = (bScore - aScore) * 10
+
+    // Then sort alphabetically
+    const nameAlphabetically = a.name > b.name ? 1 : -1
+    const screenNameAlphabetically = a.screen_name > b.screen_name ? 1 : -1
+
+    return diff + nameAlphabetically + screenNameAlphabetically
+    /* eslint-disable camelcase */
+  }).map(({ screen_name, name, profile_image_url_original }) => ({
+    displayText: screen_name,
+    detailText: name,
+    imageUrl: profile_image_url_original,
+    replacement: '@' + screen_name + ' '
+  }))
+  /* eslint-enable camelcase */
 }
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index 44efd6352..b938fa1d2 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
         return true
       }
     },
-    formattingOptionsEnabled () {
-      return this.$store.state.instance.formattingOptionsEnabled
-    },
     postFormats () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.postFormats || []
     },
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index a8a34265e..9929aab00 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <span v-if="safeDMEnabled">{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_first_only') }}</span>
         <span v-else>{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_all') }}</span>
       </p>
-      <emoji-input
+      <EmojiInput
         v-if="newStatus.spoilerText || alwaysShowSubject"
         :suggest="emojiSuggestor"
         v-model="newStatus.spoilerText"
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
           v-model="newStatus.spoilerText"
           class="form-post-subject"
           />
-      </emoji-input>
-      <emoji-input
+      </EmojiInput>
+      <EmojiInput
         :suggest="emojiUserSuggestor"
         v-model="newStatus.status"
         class="form-control"
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
           class="form-post-body"
         >
         </textarea>
-      </emoji-input>
+      </EmojiInput>
       <div class="visibility-tray">
-        <div class="text-format" v-if="formattingOptionsEnabled">
+        <div class="text-format" v-if="postFormats.length > 1">
           <label for="post-content-type" class="select">
             <select id="post-content-type" v-model="newStatus.contentType" class="form-control">
               <option v-for="postFormat in postFormats" :key="postFormat" :value="postFormat">
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
             <i class="icon-down-open"></i>
           </label>
         </div>
+        <div class="text-format" v-if="postFormats.length === 1">
+          <span class="only-format">
+            {{$t(`post_status.content_type["${postFormats[0]}"]`)}}
+          </span>
+        </div>
 
         <scope-selector
           :showAll="showAllScopes"
@@ -167,6 +172,14 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .text-format {
+    .only-format {
+      color: $fallback--faint;
+      color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
+    }
+  }
+
+
   .error {
     text-align: center;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index 4cf6fae26..7067c5081 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                 </label>
               </div>
             </li>
-            <li>
+            <li v-if="postFormats.length > 0">
               <div>
                 {{$t('settings.post_status_content_type')}}
                 <label for="postContentType" class="select">
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
index 19d9a9ac2..9dafcbd8f 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ const Timeline = {
   },
   methods: {
     handleShortKey (e) {
+      // Ignore when input fields are focused
+      if (['textarea', 'input'].includes(e.target.tagName.toLowerCase())) return
       if (e.key === '.') this.showNewStatuses()
     },
     showNewStatuses () {
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/mfa.js b/src/components/user_settings/mfa.js
index 2acee8629..d44a3ab71 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/mfa.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/mfa.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { mapState } from 'vuex'
 const Mfa = {
   data: () => ({
     settings: { // current settings of MFA
+      available: false,
       enabled: false,
       totp: false
     },
@@ -139,7 +140,9 @@ const Mfa = {
     // fetch settings from server
     async fetchSettings () {
       let result = await this.backendInteractor.fetchSettingsMFA()
+      if (result.error) return
       this.settings = result.settings
+      this.settings.available = true
       return result
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/mfa.vue b/src/components/user_settings/mfa.vue
index ded426dd8..1f1be60df 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/mfa.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/mfa.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-<div class="setting-item mfa-settings" v-if="readyInit">
+<div class="setting-item mfa-settings" v-if="readyInit && settings.available">
 
   <div class="mfa-heading">
     <h2>{{$t('settings.mfa.title')}}</h2>
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index 193146443..ced3efaa1 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ const UserSettings = {
       pickAvatarBtnVisible: true,
       bannerUploading: false,
       backgroundUploading: false,
+      banner: null,
       bannerPreview: null,
+      background: null,
       backgroundPreview: null,
       bannerUploadError: null,
       backgroundUploadError: null,
@@ -214,22 +216,12 @@ const UserSettings = {
     },
     submitBg () {
       if (!this.backgroundPreview) { return }
-      let img = this.backgroundPreview
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-      let imginfo = new Image()
-      let cropX, cropY, cropW, cropH
-      imginfo.src = img
-      cropX = 0
-      cropY = 0
-      cropW = imginfo.width
-      cropH = imginfo.width
+      let background = this.background
       this.backgroundUploading = true
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateBg({params: {img, cropX, cropY, cropW, cropH}}).then((data) => {
+      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateBg({ background }).then((data) => {
         if (!data.error) {
-          let clone = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.$store.state.users.currentUser))
-          clone.background_image = data.url
-          this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [clone])
-          this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', clone)
+          this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [data])
+          this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', data)
           this.backgroundPreview = null
         } else {
           this.backgroundUploadError = this.$t('upload.error.base') + data.error
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
index 4de377b88..94f1b1f14 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@
           <div class="setting-item" >
             <h2>{{$t('settings.name_bio')}}</h2>
             <p>{{$t('settings.name')}}</p>
-            <emoji-input :suggest="emojiSuggestor" v-model="newName">
+            <EmojiInput :suggest="emojiSuggestor" v-model="newName">
               <input
                 v-model="newName"
                 id="username"
                 classname="name-changer"
               />
-            </emoji-input>
+            </EmojiInput>
             <p>{{$t('settings.bio')}}</p>
-            <emoji-input :suggest="emojiUserSuggestor" v-model="newBio">
+            <EmojiInput :suggest="emojiUserSuggestor" v-model="newBio">
               <textarea
                 v-model="newBio"
                 classname="bio"
                 />
-            </emoji-input>
+            </EmojiInput>
             <p>
               <input type="checkbox" v-model="newLocked" id="account-locked">
               <label for="account-locked">{{$t('settings.lock_account_description')}}</label>
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index fc4578ed7..59beb23cc 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const defaultState = {
   redirectRootNoLogin: '/main/all',
   redirectRootLogin: '/main/friends',
   showInstanceSpecificPanel: false,
-  formattingOptionsEnabled: false,
   alwaysShowSubjectInput: true,
   hideMutedPosts: false,
   collapseMessageWithSubject: false,
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 739b8b921..22340271e 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -356,7 +356,13 @@ const users = {
     },
     searchUsers (store, query) {
       // TODO: Move userSearch api into api.service
-      return userSearchApi.search({query, store: { state: store.rootState }})
+      return userSearchApi.search({
+        query,
+        store: {
+          state: store.rootState,
+          getters: store.rootGetters
+        }
+      })
         .then((users) => {
           store.commit('addNewUsers', users)
           return users
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 05d968f7b..ab1fc0b2b 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env browser */
-const BG_UPDATE_URL = '/api/qvitter/update_background_image.json'
 const EXTERNAL_PROFILE_URL = '/api/externalprofile/show.json'
 const QVITTER_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_READ_URL = '/api/qvitter/statuses/notifications/read.json'
 const BLOCKS_IMPORT_URL = '/api/pleroma/blocks_import'
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ const MFA_DISABLE_OTP_URL = '/api/pleroma/profile/mfa/totp'
 
 const MASTODON_LOGIN_URL = '/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials'
 const MASTODON_REGISTRATION_URL = '/api/v1/accounts'
-const GET_BACKGROUND_HACK = '/api/account/verify_credentials.json'
 const MASTODON_USER_FAVORITES_TIMELINE_URL = '/api/v1/favourites'
 const MASTODON_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_URL = '/api/v1/notifications'
 const MASTODON_FAVORITE_URL = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/favourite`
@@ -133,22 +131,16 @@ const updateAvatar = ({credentials, avatar}) => {
   .then((data) => parseUser(data))
 }
 
-const updateBg = ({credentials, params}) => {
-  let url = BG_UPDATE_URL
-
+const updateBg = ({ credentials, background }) => {
   const form = new FormData()
-
-  each(params, (value, key) => {
-    if (value) {
-      form.append(key, value)
-    }
-  })
-
-  return fetch(url, {
+  form.append('pleroma_background_image', background)
+  return fetch(MASTODON_PROFILE_UPDATE_URL, {
     headers: authHeaders(credentials),
-    method: 'POST',
+    method: 'PATCH',
     body: form
-  }).then((data) => data.json())
+  })
+    .then((data) => data.json())
+    .then((data) => parseUser(data))
 }
 
 const updateBanner = ({credentials, banner}) => {
@@ -544,26 +536,6 @@ const verifyCredentials = (user) => {
       }
     })
     .then((data) => data.error ? data : parseUser(data))
-    .then((mastoUser) => {
-      // REMOVE WHEN BE SUPPORTS background_image
-      return fetch(GET_BACKGROUND_HACK, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: authHeaders(user)
-      })
-        .then((response) => {
-          if (response.ok) {
-            return response.json()
-          } else {
-            return {}
-          }
-        })
-      /* eslint-disable camelcase */
-        .then(({ background_image }) => ({
-          ...mastoUser,
-          background_image
-        }))
-      /* eslint-enable camelcase */
-    })
 }
 
 const favorite = ({ id, credentials }) => {
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index 07093b5cf..8614a0f29 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
   const getCaptcha = () => apiService.getCaptcha()
   const register = (params) => apiService.register({ credentials, params })
   const updateAvatar = ({avatar}) => apiService.updateAvatar({credentials, avatar})
-  const updateBg = ({params}) => apiService.updateBg({credentials, params})
+  const updateBg = ({ background }) => apiService.updateBg({ credentials, background })
   const updateBanner = ({banner}) => apiService.updateBanner({credentials, banner})
   const updateProfile = ({params}) => apiService.updateProfile({credentials, params})
 
diff --git a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
index 0e55ed2af..cdce15381 100644
--- a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
+++ b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
     if (data.pleroma) {
       const relationship = data.pleroma.relationship
 
+      output.background_image = data.pleroma.background_image
+      output.token = data.pleroma.chat_token
+
       if (relationship) {
         output.follows_you = relationship.followed_by
         output.following = relationship.following
diff --git a/static/config.json b/static/config.json
index 3b994cf39..7dcbfe3f5 100644
--- a/static/config.json
+++ b/static/config.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "redirectRootLogin": "/main/friends",
   "chatDisabled": false,
   "showInstanceSpecificPanel": false,
-  "formattingOptionsEnabled": false,
   "collapseMessageWithSubject": false,
   "scopeCopy": true,
   "subjectLineBehavior": "noop",