diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 87c7444da..eb7eda0d7 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -825,6 +825,9 @@ server_url (Server URL) string https://minetest.net
 #    Automatically report to the serverlist.
 server_announce (Announce server) bool false
 
+#    Send names of online players to the serverlist. If disabled only the player count is revealed.
+server_announce_send_players (Send player names to the server list) bool true
+
 #    Announce to this serverlist.
 serverlist_url (Serverlist URL) string servers.minetest.net
 
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 9c2ade975..5fce1b0a8 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ void set_default_settings()
 	settings->setDefault("server_address", "");
 	settings->setDefault("server_name", "");
 	settings->setDefault("server_description", "");
+	settings->setDefault("server_announce_send_players", "true");
 
 	settings->setDefault("enable_console", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("display_density_factor", "1");
diff --git a/src/server/serverlist.cpp b/src/server/serverlist.cpp
index e702ba73d..0586a1979 100644
--- a/src/server/serverlist.cpp
+++ b/src/server/serverlist.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ void sendAnnounce(AnnounceAction action,
 		server["game_time"]    = game_time;
 		server["clients"]      = (int) clients_names.size();
 		server["clients_max"]  = g_settings->getU16("max_users");
-		server["clients_list"] = Json::Value(Json::arrayValue);
-		for (const std::string &clients_name : clients_names) {
-			server["clients_list"].append(clients_name);
+		if (g_settings->getBool("server_announce_send_players")) {
+			server["clients_list"] = Json::Value(Json::arrayValue);
+			for (const std::string &clients_name : clients_names)
+				server["clients_list"].append(clients_name);
 		}
 		if (!gameid.empty())
 			server["gameid"] = gameid;