diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index 1d93c383eb80372c507862a3b4f2e3450d792fca..1d11a2988ca1d76da7b61d8ef8657ac6cdee74df 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -1,8 +1,41 @@
+from django.forms import widgets
+
 from dynamic_preferences import types
 from dynamic_preferences.registries import global_preferences_registry
 
 raven = types.Section('raven')
+instance = types.Section('instance')
+
+
+@global_preferences_registry.register
+class InstanceName(types.StringPreference):
+    show_in_api = True
+    section = instance
+    name = 'name'
+    default = ''
+    help_text = 'Instance public name'
+    verbose_name = 'The public name of your instance'
+
 
+@global_preferences_registry.register
+class InstanceShortDescription(types.StringPreference):
+    show_in_api = True
+    section = instance
+    name = 'short_description'
+    default = ''
+    verbose_name = 'Instance succinct description'
+
+
+@global_preferences_registry.register
+class InstanceLongDescription(types.StringPreference):
+    show_in_api = True
+    section = instance
+    name = 'long_description'
+    default = ''
+    help_text = 'Instance long description (markdown allowed)'
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'widget': widgets.Textarea
+    }
 
 @global_preferences_registry.register
 class RavenDSN(types.StringPreference):
diff --git a/api/tests/instance/test_preferences.py b/api/tests/instance/test_preferences.py
index c89bfa3492091a93d0000f661bd83f2fc8ebedc0..beb8e6d33f810110c35ed14b164a76ed4c8bb019 100644
--- a/api/tests/instance/test_preferences.py
+++ b/api/tests/instance/test_preferences.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import pytest
+
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from dynamic_preferences.api import serializers
@@ -20,3 +22,14 @@ def test_can_list_settings_via_api(preferences, api_client):
     for p in response.data:
         i = '__'.join([p['section'], p['name']])
         assert i in expected_preferences
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('pref,value', [
+    ('instance__name', 'My instance'),
+    ('instance__short_description', 'For music lovers'),
+    ('instance__long_description', 'For real music lovers'),
+])
+def test_instance_settings(pref, value, preferences):
+    preferences[pref] = value
+
+    assert preferences[pref] == value