diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index 603543b841..692dd4e01d 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ const SIMPLE_SETTINGS = [
     { id: "alwaysShowTimestamps" },
     { id: "showTwelveHourTimestamps" },
     { id: "hideJoinLeaves" },
-    { id: "hideAvatarDisplaynameChanges" },
+    { id: "hideAvatarChanges" },
+    { id: "hideDisplaynameChanges" },
     { id: "useCompactLayout" },
     { id: "hideRedactions" },
     { id: "enableSyntaxHighlightLanguageDetection" },
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 33fb7e41a9..a9371c3126 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@
     "Not a valid Riot keyfile": "Not a valid Riot keyfile",
     "Authentication check failed: incorrect password?": "Authentication check failed: incorrect password?",
     "Failed to join room": "Failed to join room",
+    "Hide avatar changes": "Hide avatar changes",
+    "Hide display name changes": "Hide display name changes",
     "Enable inline URL previews by default": "Enable inline URL previews by default",
     "Enable URL previews for this room (only affects you)": "Enable URL previews for this room (only affects you)",
     "Enable URL previews by default for participants in this room": "Enable URL previews by default for participants in this room",
@@ -762,7 +764,6 @@
     "Always show message timestamps": "Always show message timestamps",
     "Show timestamps in 12 hour format (e.g. 2:30pm)": "Show timestamps in 12 hour format (e.g. 2:30pm)",
     "Hide join/leave messages (invites/kicks/bans unaffected)": "Hide join/leave messages (invites/kicks/bans unaffected)",
-    "Hide avatar and display name changes": "Hide avatar and display name changes",
     "Use compact timeline layout": "Use compact timeline layout",
     "Hide removed messages": "Hide removed messages",
     "Enable automatic language detection for syntax highlighting": "Enable automatic language detection for syntax highlighting",
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.js b/src/settings/Settings.js
index 4a879940f7..e49b9e8cc8 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.js
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.js
@@ -102,9 +102,14 @@ export const SETTINGS = {
         displayName: _td('Hide join/leave messages (invites/kicks/bans unaffected)'),
         default: false,
     },
-    "hideAvatarDisplaynameChanges": {
+    "hideAvatarChanges": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ROOM_SETTINGS_WITH_ROOM,
-        displayName: _td('Hide avatar and display name changes'),
+        displayName: _td('Hide avatar changes'),
+        default: false,
+    },
+    "hideDisplaynameChanges": {
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_ROOM_SETTINGS_WITH_ROOM,
+        displayName: _td('Hide display name changes'),
         default: false,
     },
     "hideReadReceipts": {
diff --git a/src/settings/handlers/AccountSettingsHandler.js b/src/settings/handlers/AccountSettingsHandler.js
index 393410ae29..452b332f00 100644
--- a/src/settings/handlers/AccountSettingsHandler.js
+++ b/src/settings/handlers/AccountSettingsHandler.js
@@ -29,7 +29,16 @@ export default class AccountSettingHandler extends SettingsHandler {
             return !content['disable'];
         }
 
-        return this._getSettings()[settingName];
+        let preferredValue = this._getSettings()[settingName];
+
+        if (preferredValue === null || preferredValue === undefined) {
+            // Honour the old setting on read only
+            if (settingName === "hideAvatarChanges" || settingName === "hideDisplaynameChanges") {
+                preferredValue = this._getSettings()["hideAvatarDisplaynameChanges"]
+            }
+        }
+
+        return preferredValue;
     }
 
     setValue(settingName, roomId, newValue) {
diff --git a/src/shouldHideEvent.js b/src/shouldHideEvent.js
index e8e443b988..1ecd1ac051 100644
--- a/src/shouldHideEvent.js
+++ b/src/shouldHideEvent.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ export default function shouldHideEvent(ev) {
 
     if (eventDiff.isMemberEvent) {
         if (isEnabled('hideJoinLeaves') && (eventDiff.isJoin || eventDiff.isPart)) return true;
-        const isMemberAvatarDisplaynameChange = eventDiff.isAvatarChange || eventDiff.isDisplaynameChange;
-        if (isEnabled('hideAvatarDisplaynameChanges') && isMemberAvatarDisplaynameChange) return true;
+        if (isEnabled('hideAvatarChanges') && eventDiff.isAvatarChange) return true;
+        if (isEnabled('hideDisplaynameChanges') && eventDiff.isDisplaynameChange) return true;
     }
 
     return false;