diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 6844d453a89b..d07a44f7ee70 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -7487,6 +7487,10 @@
     "message": "Unmute",
     "description": "Aria label for unmuting stories"
   },
+  "StoryViewer__views-off": {
+    "message": "Views off",
+    "description": "When the user has read receipts turned off"
+  },
   "StoryDetailsModal__sent-time": {
     "message": "Sent $time$",
     "description": "Sent timestamp",
@@ -7511,6 +7515,10 @@
     "message": "Copy timestamp",
     "description": "Context menu item to help debugging"
   },
+  "StoryViewsNRepliesModal__read-receipts-off": {
+    "message": "Enable read receipts to see who's viewed your stories. Open the Signal app on your mobile device and navigate to Settings > Privacy.",
+    "description": "Instructions on how to enable read receipts"
+  },
   "StoryViewsNRepliesModal__no-replies": {
     "message": "No replies yet",
     "description": "Placeholder text for when there are no replies"
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss
index 7d7d70c3c46f..99f6bd0fc182 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@
   &__copy-icon {
     @include color-svg('../images/icons/v2/copy-outline-24.svg', $color-white);
   }
+
+  &__read-receipts-off {
+    color: $color-gray-25;
+    margin: 160px 16px;
+  }
 }
 
 .Tabs.StoryViewsNRepliesModal__tabs {
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
index 468bade01589..cbb894996e71 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export default {
     hasAllStoriesMuted: {
       defaultValue: false,
     },
+    hasReadReceiptSetting: {
+      defaultValue: true,
+    },
     i18n: {
       defaultValue: i18n,
     },
@@ -168,3 +171,35 @@ export const YourStory = Template.bind({});
   };
   YourStory.storyName = 'Your story';
 }
+
+export const ReadReceiptsOff = Template.bind({});
+{
+  const storyView = getFakeStoryView(
+    '/fixtures/nathan-anderson-316188-unsplash.jpg'
+  );
+  ReadReceiptsOff.args = {
+    hasReadReceiptSetting: false,
+    story: {
+      ...storyView,
+      sender: {
+        ...storyView.sender,
+        isMe: true,
+      },
+      sendState: [
+        {
+          recipient: getDefaultConversation(),
+          status: SendStatus.Viewed,
+        },
+        {
+          recipient: getDefaultConversation(),
+          status: SendStatus.Delivered,
+        },
+        {
+          recipient: getDefaultConversation(),
+          status: SendStatus.Pending,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+}
+ReadReceiptsOff.storyName = 'Read receipts turned off';
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
index 8dfe6e0c38e5..aef896565c5b 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   >;
   hasActiveCall?: boolean;
   hasAllStoriesMuted: boolean;
+  hasReadReceiptSetting: boolean;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   loadStoryReplies: (conversationId: string, messageId: string) => unknown;
   markStoryRead: (mId: string) => unknown;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
   group,
   hasActiveCall,
   hasAllStoriesMuted,
+  hasReadReceiptSetting,
   i18n,
   loadStoryReplies,
   markStoryRead,
@@ -661,7 +663,11 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
                   <>
                     {sendState || replyCount > 0 ? (
                       <span className="StoryViewer__reply__chevron">
+                        {sendState && !hasReadReceiptSetting && !replyCount && (
+                          <>{i18n('StoryViewer__views-off')}</>
+                        )}
                         {sendState &&
+                          hasReadReceiptSetting &&
                           (viewCount === 1 ? (
                             <Intl
                               i18n={i18n}
@@ -749,6 +755,7 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
             authorTitle={firstName || title}
             canReply={Boolean(canReply)}
             getPreferredBadge={getPreferredBadge}
+            hasReadReceiptSetting={hasReadReceiptSetting}
             i18n={i18n}
             isGroupStory={isGroupStory}
             onClose={() => setHasStoryViewsNRepliesModal(false)}
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx
index fdf568ad24d8..823cbaf703b3 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export default {
       defaultValue: true,
     },
     getPreferredBadge: { action: true },
+    hasReadReceiptSetting: {
+      defaultValue: true,
+    },
     i18n: {
       defaultValue: i18n,
     },
@@ -202,3 +205,23 @@ export const InAGroupCantReply = Template.bind({});
   };
 }
 InAGroupCantReply.storyName = "In a group (can't reply)";
+
+export const ReadReceiptsTurnedOff = Template.bind({});
+ReadReceiptsTurnedOff.args = {
+  canReply: false,
+  hasReadReceiptSetting: false,
+  views: getViewsAndReplies().views,
+};
+ReadReceiptsTurnedOff.storyName = 'Read receipts turned off';
+
+export const GroupReadReceiptsOff = Template.bind({});
+{
+  const { views, replies } = getViewsAndReplies();
+  GroupReadReceiptsOff.args = {
+    hasReadReceiptSetting: false,
+    isGroupStory: true,
+    replies,
+    views,
+  };
+}
+GroupReadReceiptsOff.storyName = 'Read receipts turned off (group)';
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx
index b2d7fc2c1279..068df05c8253 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   authorTitle: string;
   canReply: boolean;
   getPreferredBadge: PreferredBadgeSelectorType;
+  hasReadReceiptSetting: boolean;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   isGroupStory?: boolean;
   onClose: () => unknown;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export const StoryViewsNRepliesModal = ({
   authorTitle,
   canReply,
   getPreferredBadge,
+  hasReadReceiptSetting,
   i18n,
   isGroupStory,
   onClose,
@@ -353,40 +355,52 @@ export const StoryViewsNRepliesModal = ({
     );
   }
 
-  const viewsElement = views.length ? (
-    <div className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__views">
-      {views.map(view => (
-        <div className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__view" key={view.recipient.id}>
-          <div>
-            <Avatar
-              acceptedMessageRequest={view.recipient.acceptedMessageRequest}
-              avatarPath={view.recipient.avatarPath}
-              badge={undefined}
-              color={getAvatarColor(view.recipient.color)}
-              conversationType="direct"
-              i18n={i18n}
-              isMe={Boolean(view.recipient.isMe)}
-              name={view.recipient.name}
-              profileName={view.recipient.profileName}
-              sharedGroupNames={view.recipient.sharedGroupNames || []}
-              size={AvatarSize.TWENTY_EIGHT}
-              title={view.recipient.title}
-            />
-            <span className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__view--name">
-              <ContactName title={view.recipient.title} />
-            </span>
+  let viewsElement: JSX.Element | undefined;
+  if (!hasReadReceiptSetting) {
+    viewsElement = (
+      <div className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__read-receipts-off">
+        {i18n('StoryViewsNRepliesModal__read-receipts-off')}
+      </div>
+    );
+  } else if (views.length) {
+    viewsElement = (
+      <div className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__views">
+        {views.map(view => (
+          <div
+            className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__view"
+            key={view.recipient.id}
+          >
+            <div>
+              <Avatar
+                acceptedMessageRequest={view.recipient.acceptedMessageRequest}
+                avatarPath={view.recipient.avatarPath}
+                badge={undefined}
+                color={getAvatarColor(view.recipient.color)}
+                conversationType="direct"
+                i18n={i18n}
+                isMe={Boolean(view.recipient.isMe)}
+                name={view.recipient.name}
+                profileName={view.recipient.profileName}
+                sharedGroupNames={view.recipient.sharedGroupNames || []}
+                size={AvatarSize.TWENTY_EIGHT}
+                title={view.recipient.title}
+              />
+              <span className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__view--name">
+                <ContactName title={view.recipient.title} />
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            {view.updatedAt && (
+              <MessageTimestamp
+                i18n={i18n}
+                module="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__view--timestamp"
+                timestamp={view.updatedAt}
+              />
+            )}
           </div>
-          {view.updatedAt && (
-            <MessageTimestamp
-              i18n={i18n}
-              module="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__view--timestamp"
-              timestamp={view.updatedAt}
-            />
-          )}
-        </div>
-      ))}
-    </div>
-  ) : undefined;
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
 
   const tabsElement =
     views.length && replies.length ? (
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/items.ts b/ts/state/selectors/items.ts
index 85cbda8a14fe..c8a444e80bcc 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/items.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/items.ts
@@ -130,3 +130,8 @@ export const getHasSetMyStoriesPrivacy = createSelector(
   getItems,
   (state: ItemsStateType): boolean => Boolean(state.hasSetMyStoriesPrivacy)
 );
+
+export const getHasReadReceiptSetting = createSelector(
+  getItems,
+  (state: ItemsStateType): boolean => Boolean(state['read-receipt-setting'])
+);
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx
index 015f1c9b24b2..d975ca5b1c80 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { getConversationSelector } from '../selectors/conversations';
 import {
   getEmojiSkinTone,
   getHasAllStoriesMuted,
+  getHasReadReceiptSetting,
   getPreferredReactionEmoji,
 } from '../selectors/items';
 import { getIntl } from '../selectors/user';
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ export function SmartStoryViewer(): JSX.Element | null {
   );
 
   const hasActiveCall = useSelector(isInFullScreenCall);
+  const hasReadReceiptSetting = useSelector<StateType, boolean>(
+    getHasReadReceiptSetting
+  );
 
   return (
     <StoryViewer
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ export function SmartStoryViewer(): JSX.Element | null {
       group={conversationStory.group}
       hasActiveCall={hasActiveCall}
       hasAllStoriesMuted={hasAllStoriesMuted}
+      hasReadReceiptSetting={hasReadReceiptSetting}
       i18n={i18n}
       numStories={selectedStoryData.numStories}
       onHideStory={toggleHideStories}