diff --git a/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md
index d4a48cb56..6a330975d 100644
--- a/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md
+++ b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/frontend.md
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 === "OTP"
 
     ```sh
-    ./bin/pleroma_ctl frontend install <frontend> [--ref <ref>] [--file <file>] [--build-url <build-url>] [--path <path>] [--build-dir <build-dir>]
+    ./bin/pleroma_ctl frontend install <frontend> [--ref <ref>] [--file <file>] [--build-url <build-url>] [--path <path>] [--build-dir <build-dir>] [--primary] [--admin]
+    ./bin/pleroma_ctl frontend enable <frontend> [--ref <ref>] [--file <file>] [--build-url <build-url>] [--path <path>] [--build-dir <build-dir>] [--primary] [--admin]
     ```
 
 === "From Source"
 
     ```sh
-    mix pleroma.frontend install <frontend> [--ref <ref>] [--file <file>] [--build-url <build-url>] [--path <path>] [--build-dir <build-dir>]
+    mix pleroma.frontend install <frontend> [--ref <ref>] [--file <file>] [--build-url <build-url>] [--path <path>] [--build-dir <build-dir>] [--primary] [--admin]
+    mix pleroma.frontend enable <frontend> [--ref <ref>] [--file <file>] [--build-url <build-url>] [--path <path>] [--build-dir <build-dir>] [--primary] [--admin]
     ```
 
 Frontend can be installed either from local zip file, or automatically downloaded from the web.
@@ -94,3 +96,18 @@ The installation process is the same, but you will have to give all the needed o
 
 If you don't have a zip file but just want to install a frontend from a local path, you can simply copy the files over a folder of this template: `${instance_static}/frontends/${name}/${ref}`.
 
+## Enabling a frontend
+
+Once installed, a frontend can be enabled with the `enable` command:
+
+=== "OTP"
+
+    ```sh
+    ./bin/pleroma_ctl frontend enable gensokyo --primary
+    ```
+
+=== "From Source"
+
+    ```sh
+    mix pleroma.frontend enable gensokyo --primary
+    ```
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend.ex
index 9b151c3bd..819cd9f6a 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend.ex
@@ -32,13 +32,68 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Frontend do
         ]
       )
 
-    options
-    |> Keyword.put(:name, name)
-    |> opts_to_frontend()
-    |> Frontend.install()
+    shell_info("Installing frontend #{name}...")
+
+    with %Frontend{} = fe <-
+           options
+           |> Keyword.put(:name, name)
+           |> opts_to_frontend()
+           |> Frontend.install() do
+      shell_info("Frontend #{fe.name} installed")
+    else
+      error ->
+        shell_error("Failed to install frontend")
+        exit(inspect(error))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run(["enable", name | args]) do
+    start_pleroma()
+
+    {options, [], []} =
+      OptionParser.parse(
+        args,
+        strict: [
+          ref: :string,
+          build_url: :string,
+          build_dir: :string,
+          file: :string,
+          admin: :boolean,
+          primary: :boolean
+        ]
+      )
+
+    frontend_type = get_frontend_type(options)
+
+    shell_info("Enabling frontend #{name}...")
+
+    with %Frontend{} = fe <-
+           options
+           |> Keyword.put(:name, name)
+           |> opts_to_frontend()
+           |> Frontend.enable(frontend_type) do
+      shell_info("Frontend #{fe.name} enabled")
+    else
+      error ->
+        shell_error("Failed to enable frontend")
+        exit(inspect(error))
+    end
   end
 
   defp opts_to_frontend(opts) do
     struct(Frontend, opts)
   end
+
+  defp get_frontend_type(opts) do
+    case Enum.into(opts, %{}) do
+      %{admin: true, primary: true} ->
+        raise "Invalid command. Only one frontend type may be selected."
+
+      %{admin: true} ->
+        :admin
+
+      _ ->
+        :primary
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/frontend.ex b/lib/pleroma/frontend.ex
index a0d496193..cd49a4899 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/frontend.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/frontend.ex
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Frontend do
   alias Pleroma.Config
+  alias Pleroma.ConfigDB
   alias Pleroma.Frontend
 
   require Logger
 
   @unknown_name "unknown"
+  @frontend_types [:admin, :primary]
 
   defstruct [:name, :ref, :git, :build_url, :build_dir, :file, :"custom-http-headers"]
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Frontend do
          :ok <- install_frontend(frontend, tmp_dir, dest) do
       File.rm_rf!(tmp_dir)
       Logger.info("Frontend #{label} installed to #{dest}")
+      frontend
     else
       {:download_or_unzip, _} ->
         Logger.info("Could not download or unzip the frontend")
@@ -51,6 +54,41 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Frontend do
     end
   end
 
+  def enable(%Frontend{} = frontend, frontend_type) when frontend_type in @frontend_types do
+    with {:config_db, true} <- {:config_db, Config.get(:configurable_from_database)} do
+      frontend
+      |> maybe_put_name()
+      |> hydrate()
+      |> validate!()
+      |> do_enable(frontend_type)
+    else
+      {:config_db, _} ->
+        map = to_map(frontend)
+
+        raise """
+        Can't enable frontend; database configuration is disabled.
+        Enable the frontend by manually adding this line to your config:
+
+          config :pleroma, :frontends, #{to_string(frontend_type)}: #{inspect(map)}
+
+        Alternatively, enable database configuration:
+
+          config :pleroma, configurable_from_database: true
+        """
+    end
+  end
+
+  def do_enable(%Frontend{name: name} = frontend, frontend_type) do
+    value = Keyword.put([], frontend_type, to_map(frontend))
+    params = %{group: :pleroma, key: :frontends, value: value}
+
+    with {:ok, _} <- ConfigDB.update_or_create(params),
+         :ok <- Config.TransferTask.load_and_update_env([], false) do
+      Logger.info("Frontend #{name} successfully enabled")
+      frontend
+    end
+  end
+
   def dir do
     Config.get!([:instance, :static_dir])
     |> Path.join("frontends")
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend_test.exs
index aa4b25ebb..db6a8a4dd 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/frontend_test.exs
@@ -82,4 +82,29 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.FrontendTest do
 
     assert File.exists?(Path.join([@dir, "frontends", "unknown", "baka", "test.txt"]))
   end
+
+  describe "enable" do
+    setup do
+      clear_config(:configurable_from_database, true)
+    end
+
+    test "enabling a primary frontend" do
+      capture_io(fn -> Frontend.run(["enable", "soapbox-fe"]) end)
+
+      primary = Pleroma.Config.get([:frontends, :primary])
+      assert primary["name"] == "soapbox-fe"
+    end
+
+    test "enabling an admin frontend" do
+      capture_io(fn -> Frontend.run(["enable", "soapbox-fe", "--admin"]) end)
+
+      primary = Pleroma.Config.get([:frontends, :admin])
+      assert primary["name"] == "soapbox-fe"
+    end
+
+    test "raise if configurable_from_database is disabled" do
+      clear_config(:configurable_from_database, false)
+      assert_raise(RuntimeError, fn -> Frontend.run(["enable", "soapbox-fe"]) end)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/frontend_test.exs b/test/pleroma/frontend_test.exs
index 634487844..3cd30d121 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/frontend_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/frontend_test.exs
@@ -133,4 +133,30 @@ defmodule Pleroma.FrontendTest do
 
     assert Frontend.get_named_frontend("pleroma") == frontend
   end
+
+  describe "enable/2" do
+    setup do
+      clear_config(:configurable_from_database, true)
+    end
+
+    test "enables a primary frontend" do
+      frontend = %Frontend{name: "soapbox", ref: "v1.2.3"}
+      map = Frontend.to_map(frontend)
+
+      clear_config([:frontends, :available], %{"soapbox" => map})
+      Frontend.enable(frontend, :primary)
+
+      assert Pleroma.Config.get([:frontends, :primary]) == map
+    end
+
+    test "enables an admin frontend" do
+      frontend = %Frontend{name: "admin-fe", ref: "develop"}
+      map = Frontend.to_map(frontend)
+
+      clear_config([:frontends, :available], %{"admin-fe" => map})
+      Frontend.enable(frontend, :admin)
+
+      assert Pleroma.Config.get([:frontends, :admin]) == map
+    end
+  end
 end