diff --git a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html
index a9d729f7..21b858f4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
         (suggestionSelectedEvent)="suggestionSelected($event)" (hasSuggestionsEvent)="suggestionsChanged($event)">
     </app-autosuggest>
 
-    <app-poll-editor *ngIf="pollIsActive"></app-poll-editor>
+    <app-poll-editor *ngIf="instanceSupportsPoll && pollIsActive"></app-poll-editor>
 
-    <app-status-scheduler class="scheduler" *ngIf="scheduleIsActive"></app-status-scheduler>
+    <app-status-scheduler class="scheduler" *ngIf="instanceSupportsScheduling && scheduleIsActive"></app-status-scheduler>
 
     <div class="status-editor__footer" #footer>
         <button type="submit" title="reply" class="status-editor__footer--send-button" *ngIf="statusReplyingToWrapper">
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@
             <fa-icon [icon]="faEnvelope" *ngIf="selectedPrivacy === 'DM'"></fa-icon>
         </a>
 
-        <a href class="status-editor__footer--link status-editor__footer--add-poll" title="add poll" (click)="addPoll()">
+        <a href *ngIf="instanceSupportsPoll"
+            class="status-editor__footer--link status-editor__footer--add-poll" title="add poll" (click)="addPoll()">
             <fa-icon [icon]="faPollH"></fa-icon>
         </a>
 
-        <a href class="status-editor__footer--link" title="schedule" (click)="schedule()">
+        <a href *ngIf="instanceSupportsScheduling"
+            class="status-editor__footer--link" title="schedule" (click)="schedule()">
             <fa-icon [icon]="faClock"></fa-icon>
         </a>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts
index 40e99007..9140b0d9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ContextMenuService, ContextMenuComponent } from 'ngx-contextmenu';
 
 import { MastodonService, VisibilityEnum, PollParameters } from '../../services/mastodon.service';
 import { Status, Attachment } from '../../services/models/mastodon.interfaces';
-import { ToolsService } from '../../services/tools.service';
+import { ToolsService, InstanceInfo, InstanceType } from '../../services/tools.service';
 import { NotificationService } from '../../services/notification.service';
 import { StatusWrapper } from '../../models/common.model';
 import { AccountInfo } from '../../states/accounts.state';
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export class CreateStatusComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     isSending: boolean;
     mentionTooFarAwayError: boolean;
     autosuggestData: string = null;
+    instanceSupportsPoll = true;
+    instanceSupportsScheduling = true;
     private statusLoaded: boolean;
     private hasSuggestions: boolean;
 
@@ -295,6 +297,19 @@ export class CreateStatusComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             if (!this.statusReplyingToWrapper && !this.replyingUserHandle) {
                 this.getDefaultPrivacy();
             }
+
+            this.toolsService.getInstanceInfo(this.selectedAccount)
+                .then((instance: InstanceInfo) => {
+                    if(instance.type === InstanceType.Pixelfed){
+                        this.instanceSupportsPoll = false;
+                        this.instanceSupportsScheduling = false;
+                        this.pollIsActive = false;
+                        this.scheduleIsActive = false;
+                    } else {
+                        this.instanceSupportsPoll = true;
+                        this.instanceSupportsScheduling = true;
+                    }
+                });            
         }
     }