diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index c46fbadf..ef8fc23d 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -592,6 +592,10 @@ allow_profile_lookup_federation_requests = true
 # Defaults to true.
 #allow_incoming_read_receipts = true
 
+# Config option to control whether we should send read receipts to remote servers.
+# Defaults to true.
+#allow_outgoing_read_receipts = true
+
 # Config option to control outgoing typing updates to federation. Defaults to true.
 #allow_outgoing_typing = true
 
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 0a9e4d94..b60f745a 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ pub struct Config {
 
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub allow_incoming_read_receipts: bool,
+	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
+	pub allow_outgoing_read_receipts: bool,
 
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub allow_outgoing_typing: bool,
@@ -542,6 +544,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for Config {
 				"Allow incoming remote read receipts",
 				&self.allow_incoming_read_receipts.to_string(),
 			),
+			(
+				"Allow outgoing remote read receipts",
+				&self.allow_outgoing_read_receipts.to_string(),
+			),
 			(
 				"Block non-admin room invites (local and remote, admins can still send and receive invites)",
 				&self.block_non_admin_invites.to_string(),
diff --git a/src/service/globals/mod.rs b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
index f1b3ea64..78714d24 100644
--- a/src/service/globals/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ impl Service<'_> {
 
 	pub fn allow_incoming_read_receipts(&self) -> bool { self.config.allow_incoming_read_receipts }
 
+	pub fn allow_outgoing_read_receipts(&self) -> bool { self.config.allow_outgoing_read_receipts }
+
 	pub fn rocksdb_log_level(&self) -> &String { &self.config.rocksdb_log_level }
 
 	pub fn rocksdb_max_log_file_size(&self) -> usize { self.config.rocksdb_max_log_file_size }
diff --git a/src/service/sending/mod.rs b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
index 31051d69..1ee38dfb 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
@@ -450,7 +450,10 @@ impl Service {
 					.filter_map(Result::ok)
 					.filter(|user_id| user_id.server_name() == services().globals.server_name()),
 			);
-			if !select_edus_receipts(&room_id, since, &mut max_edu_count, &mut events)? {
+
+			if services().globals.allow_outgoing_read_receipts()
+				&& !select_edus_receipts(&room_id, since, &mut max_edu_count, &mut events)?
+			{
 				break;
 			}
 		}