diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/defaults/main.yml
index c7cdddb6e..6508f804b 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/defaults/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_domain: "{{ matrix_domain }}"
 matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_homeserverUrl: "{{ matrix_homeserver_url }}"
 matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disablePresence: false
 matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_enableSelfServiceBridging: false
+matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableTypingNotifications: false
+matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableDeletionForwarding: false
+matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableReadReceipts: false
+matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableJoinLeaveNotifications: false
+matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableInviteNotifications: false
 
 # Database-related configuration fields.
 #
diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2 b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2
index 6286a5d48..ff4f1234b 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ bridge:
   # will not be shown as away or online.
   disablePresence: {{ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disablePresence|to_json }}
   # Disable sending typing notifications when somebody on Discord types.
-  disableTypingNotifications: false
+  disableTypingNotifications: {{ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableTypingNotifications|to_json }}
   # Disable deleting messages on Discord if a message is redacted on Matrix.
-  disableDeletionForwarding: false
+  disableDeletionForwarding: {{ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableDeletionForwarding|to_json }}
   # Enable users to bridge rooms using !discord commands. See
   # https://t2bot.io/discord for instructions.
   enableSelfServiceBridging: {{ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_enableSelfServiceBridging|to_json }}
   # Disable sending of read receipts for Matrix events which have been
   # successfully bridged to Discord.
-  disableReadReceipts: false
+  disableReadReceipts: {{ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableReadReceipts|to_json }}
   # Disable Join Leave echos from matrix
-  disableJoinLeaveNotifications: false
+  disableJoinLeaveNotifications: {{ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableJoinLeaveNotifications|to_json }}
   # Disable Invite echos from matrix
-  disableInviteNotifications: false
+  disableInviteNotifications: {{ matrix_appservice_discord_bridge_disableInviteNotifications|to_json }}
   # Auto-determine the language of code blocks (this can be CPU-intensive)
   determineCodeLanguage: false
 # Authentication configuration for the discord bot.