diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index fa6390e31..7a7a8e0f2 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -2272,7 +2272,8 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
         VModhash(),
         flair_enabled = VBoolean("flair_enabled"),
         flair_position = VOneOf("flair_position", ("left", "right")),
-        link_flair_position = VOneOf("link_flair_position", ("left", "right")),
+        link_flair_position = VOneOf("link_flair_position",
+                                     ("", "left", "right")),
         flair_self_assign_enabled = VBoolean("flair_self_assign_enabled"))
     @api_doc(api_section.flair)
     def POST_flairconfig(self, form, jquery, flair_enabled, flair_position,
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/link.py b/r2/r2/models/link.py
index a78e6e6ef..e115fe871 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/link.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/link.py
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ class Link(Thing, Printable):
         s.append(getattr(wrapped, 'media_object', {}))
         s.append(wrapped.flair_text)
         s.append(wrapped.flair_css_class)
+
+        # if browsing a single subreddit, incorporate link flair position
+        # in the key so 'flair' buttons show up appropriately for mods
+        if hasattr(c.site, '_id'):
+            s.append(c.site.link_flair_position)
+
         return s
 
     def make_permalink(self, sr, force_domain = False):
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
index 0776364d9..d6fe4e20d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Subreddit(Thing, Printable):
                      link_type = 'any', # one of ('link', 'self', 'any')
                      flair_enabled = True,
                      flair_position = 'right', # one of ('left', 'right')
-                     link_flair_position = 'left', # one of ('left', 'right')
+                     link_flair_position = '', # one of ('', 'left', 'right')
                      flair_self_assign_enabled = False,
                      )
     _essentials = ('type', 'name', 'lang')
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/flairpane.html b/r2/r2/templates/flairpane.html
index 3de969c26..1ce5d6210 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/flairpane.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/flairpane.html
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
       </%utils:line_field>
       <%utils:line_field title="${_('link flair position')}">
         <table class="small-field">
+          ${utils.radio_type('link_flair_position', "", _("none"),
+                             _("don't show link flair"),
+                             not thing.link_flair_position)}
           ${utils.radio_type('link_flair_position', "left", _("left"),
                              _("position flair to the left of the link"),
                              thing.link_flair_position == 'left')}
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/flairtemplatesample.html b/r2/r2/templates/flairtemplatesample.html
index c253127ac..dbdcf2717 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/flairtemplatesample.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/flairtemplatesample.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from r2.models import USER_FLAIR, LINK_FLAIR
 %elif thing.flair_type == LINK_FLAIR:
   <div class="thing">
     <p class="title">
-      %if c.site.link_flair_position == 'left':
+      %if c.site.link_flair_position != 'right':
         <%call expr="flair()" />
       %endif
       <a class="title loggedin" href="javascript://">Link sample</a>
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
index 774ae1d81..f12b26908 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   %if thing.show_unmarknsfw:
     <li>${ynbutton(_("un-nsfw"), _("unmarked"), "unmarknsfw")}</li>
   %endif
-  %if thing.show_flair:
+  %if c.site.link_flair_position and thing.show_flair:
     <li>
       <a class="flairselectbtn" href="javascript://">${_('flair')}</a>
       <div class="flairselector drop-choices"></div>