diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js
index e57ad80bbc..18e78ae7b0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ import { _t } from "../../../../../languageHandler";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import SettingsStore from "../../../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import LabelledToggleSwitch from "../../../elements/LabelledToggleSwitch";
-import * as sdk from "../../../../../index";
 import { SettingLevel } from "../../../../../settings/SettingLevel";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import SdkConfig from "../../../../../SdkConfig";
 import BetaCard from "../../../beta/BetaCard";
+import SettingsFlag from '../../../elements/SettingsFlag';
+import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../../../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 
 export class LabsSettingToggle extends React.Component {
     static propTypes = {
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ export class LabsSettingToggle extends React.Component {
 export default class LabsUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
     constructor() {
         super();
+
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().doesServerSupportUnstableFeature("org.matrix.msc2285").then((showHiddenReadReceipts) => {
+            this.setState({ showHiddenReadReceipts });
+        });
+
+        this.state = {
+            showHiddenReadReceipts: false,
+        };
     }
 
     render() {
@@ -65,16 +74,22 @@ export default class LabsUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
 
         let labsSection;
         if (SdkConfig.get()['showLabsSettings']) {
-            const SettingsFlag = sdk.getComponent("views.elements.SettingsFlag");
             const flags = labs.map(f => <LabsSettingToggle featureId={f} key={f} />);
 
+            let hiddenReadReceipts;
+            if (this.state.showHiddenReadReceipts) {
+                hiddenReadReceipts = (
+                    <SettingsFlag name={"sendReadReceipts"} level={SettingLevel.ACCOUNT} />
+                );
+            }
+
             labsSection = <div className="mx_SettingsTab_section">
-                {flags}
+                { flags }
                 <SettingsFlag name="enableWidgetScreenshots" level={SettingLevel.ACCOUNT} />
                 <SettingsFlag name="showHiddenEventsInTimeline" level={SettingLevel.DEVICE} />
                 <SettingsFlag name="lowBandwidth" level={SettingLevel.DEVICE} />
                 <SettingsFlag name="advancedRoomListLogging" level={SettingLevel.DEVICE} />
-                <SettingsFlag name={"sendReadReceipts"} level={SettingLevel.ACCOUNT} />
+                { hiddenReadReceipts }
             </div>;
         }