diff --git a/app/controllers/about_controller.rb b/app/controllers/about_controller.rb
index 52a51fd62..76f040e54 100644
--- a/app/controllers/about_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/about_controller.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ class AboutController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_instance_presenter, only: [:show, :more, :terms]
 
   def show
+    serializable_resource = ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(InitialStatePresenter.new(initial_state_params), serializer: InitialStateSerializer)
+    @initial_state_json   = serializable_resource.to_json
     @hide_navbar = true
   end
 
@@ -27,4 +29,11 @@ class AboutController < ApplicationController
   def set_instance_presenter
     @instance_presenter = InstancePresenter.new
   end
+ 
+    def initial_state_params
+      {
+        settings: { known_fediverse: Setting.show_known_fediverse_at_about_page },
+        token: current_session&.token,
+      }
+    end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/timeline_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/timeline_container.js
index 54f8eb310..a1a4bd024 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/timeline_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/timeline_container.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { hydrateStore } from '../actions/store';
 import { IntlProvider, addLocaleData } from 'react-intl';
 import { getLocale } from '../locales';
 import PublicTimeline from '../features/standalone/public_timeline';
+import CommunityTimeline from '../features/standalone/community_timeline';
 import HashtagTimeline from '../features/standalone/hashtag_timeline';
 import ModalContainer from '../features/ui/containers/modal_container';
 import initialState from '../initial_state';
@@ -25,22 +26,24 @@ export default class TimelineContainer extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     locale: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     hashtag: PropTypes.string,
-    local: PropTypes.bool,
+    showPublicTimeline: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
-    local: !initialState.settings.known_fediverse,
+    showPublicTimeline: initialState.settings.known_fediverse,
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { locale, hashtag, local } = this.props;
+    const { locale, hashtag, showPublicTimeline } = this.props;
 
     let timeline;
 
     if (hashtag) {
       timeline = <HashtagTimeline hashtag={hashtag} />;
+    } else if (showPublicTimeline) {
+      timeline = <PublicTimeline />;
     } else {
-      timeline = <PublicTimeline local={local} />;
+      timeline = <CommunityTimeline />;
     }
 
     return (
@@ -48,7 +51,6 @@ export default class TimelineContainer extends React.PureComponent {
         <Provider store={store}>
           <Fragment>
             {timeline}
-
             {ReactDOM.createPortal(
               <ModalContainer />,
               document.getElementById('modal-container'),
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/standalone/community_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/standalone/community_timeline/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f917f41c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/standalone/community_timeline/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import StatusListContainer from '../../ui/containers/status_list_container';
+import { expandCommunityTimeline } from '../../../actions/timelines';
+import Column from '../../../components/column';
+import ColumnHeader from '../../../components/column_header';
+import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { connectCommunityStream } from '../../../actions/streaming';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  title: { id: 'standalone.public_title', defaultMessage: 'A look inside...' },
+});
+
+export default @connect()
+@injectIntl
+class CommunityTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  };
+
+  handleHeaderClick = () => {
+    this.column.scrollTop();
+  }
+
+  setRef = c => {
+    this.column = c;
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount () {
+    const { dispatch } = this.props;
+
+    dispatch(expandCommunityTimeline());
+    this.disconnect = dispatch(connectCommunityStream());
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    if (this.disconnect) {
+      this.disconnect();
+      this.disconnect = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleLoadMore = maxId => {
+    this.props.dispatch(expandCommunityTimeline({ maxId }));
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const { intl } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <Column ref={this.setRef} label={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
+        <ColumnHeader
+          icon='users'
+          title={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
+          onClick={this.handleHeaderClick}
+        />
+
+        <StatusListContainer
+          timelineId='community'
+          onLoadMore={this.handleLoadMore}
+          scrollKey='standalone_public_timeline'
+          trackScroll={false}
+        />
+      </Column>
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/about.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/about.scss
index b078d4d24..701642be8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/about.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/about.scss
@@ -841,6 +841,14 @@ $small-breakpoint: 960px;
 
     strong {
       font-weight: 500;
+      display: inline;
+      margin: 0;
+      padding: 0;
+      font-weight: 700;
+      background: transparent;
+      font-family: inherit;
+      font-size: inherit;
+      line-height: inherit;
       color: lighten($darker-text-color, 10%);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/containers.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/containers.scss
index 368c2304b..719640ef5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/containers.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/containers.scss
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@
   }
 
   .container {
-    max-width: 960px;
-
     @media screen and (max-width: $no-gap-breakpoint) {
       padding: 0;
     }
diff --git a/app/views/about/show.html.haml b/app/views/about/show.html.haml
index 162062754..feabcdb66 100644
--- a/app/views/about/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/about/show.html.haml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 - content_for :header_tags do
   %link{ rel: 'canonical', href: about_url }/
+  %script#initial-state{ type: 'application/json' }!= json_escape(@initial_state_json)
+  = javascript_pack_tag 'about', integrity: true, crossorigin: 'anonymous'
   = render partial: 'shared/og'
 
 .landing-page.alternative
@@ -127,3 +129,5 @@
               = link_to about_more_path do
                 = t('about.learn_more')
                 = fa_icon 'angle-double-right'
+
+#modal-container