diff --git a/damus/Features/Settings/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift b/damus/Features/Settings/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift
index 92a15ade..9ebb62db 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Settings/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Settings/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ class UserSettingsStore: ObservableObject {
     @Setting(key: "enable_experimental_local_relay_model", default_value: false)
     var enable_experimental_local_relay_model: Bool
     
+    /// Whether the app should present the experimental floating "Load new content" button
+    @Setting(key: "enable_experimental_load_new_content_button", default_value: false)
+    var enable_experimental_load_new_content_button: Bool
+    
     @StringSetting(key: "purple_environment", default_value: .production)
     var purple_enviroment: DamusPurpleEnvironment
 
diff --git a/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift b/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift
index 42985e61..fe116858 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct PostingTimelineView: View {
                     .ignoresSafeArea()
             }
             
-            if homeEvents.incoming.count > 0 {
+            if damus_state.settings.enable_experimental_load_new_content_button && homeEvents.incoming.count > 0 {
                 Button(
                     action: {
                         notify(.scroll_to_top)