diff --git a/app/templates/post/_post_voting_buttons.html b/app/templates/post/_post_voting_buttons.html
index 516c2fa4..0ccd990b 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/_post_voting_buttons.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/_post_voting_buttons.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
                 <div class="upvote_button digits_{{ digits(post.up_votes) }} {{ upvoted_class }}"
                  hx-post="/post/{{ post.id }}/upvote" hx-trigger="click throttle:1s" hx-target="closest .voting_buttons">
                         <span class="fe fe-arrow-up"></span>
-                        {{ post.up_votes }}
+                        {{ shorten_number(post.up_votes) }}
                         <img class="htmx-indicator" src="/static/images/spinner.svg" alt="" style="opacity: 0;">
                 </div>
         {% endif %}
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@
                 <div class="downvote_button digits_{{ digits(post.down_votes) }} {{ downvoted_class }}"
                  hx-post="/post/{{ post.id }}/downvote" hx-trigger="click throttle:1s" hx-target="closest .voting_buttons">
                         <span class="fe fe-arrow-down"></span>
-                        {{ post.down_votes }}
+                        {{ shorten_number(post.down_votes) }}
                         <img class="htmx-indicator" src="/static/images/spinner.svg" alt="" style="opacity: 0;">
                 </div>
         {% endif %}
 {% else %}
 <div class="upvote_button digits_{{ digits(post.up_votes) }} {{ upvoted_class }}">
         <span class="fe fe-arrow-up"></span>
-        {{ post.up_votes }}
+        {{ shorten_number(post.up_votes) }}
 </div>
 <div class="downvote_button digits_{{ digits(post.down_votes) }} {{ downvoted_class }}">
         <span class="fe fe-arrow-down"></span>
-        {{ post.down_votes }}
+        {{ shorten_number(post.down_votes) }}
 </div>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 0297bfc4..7bbf55f0 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -483,6 +483,16 @@ def awaken_dormant_instance(instance):
             db.session.commit()
 
 
+def shorten_number(number):
+    if number < 1000:
+        return str(number)
+    elif number < 1000000:
+        return f'{number / 1000:.1f}k'
+    else:
+        return f'{number / 1000000:.1f}M'
+
+
+
 # All the following post/comment ranking math is explained at https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-reddit-ranking-algorithms-work-ef111e33d0d9
 epoch = datetime(1970, 1, 1)
 
diff --git a/pyfedi.py b/pyfedi.py
index 0da039e0..19520d5e 100644
--- a/pyfedi.py
+++ b/pyfedi.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from flask import session, g, json
 from app.constants import POST_TYPE_LINK, POST_TYPE_IMAGE, POST_TYPE_ARTICLE
 from app.models import Site
 from app.utils import getmtime, gibberish, shorten_string, shorten_url, digits, user_access, community_membership, \
-    can_create, can_upvote, can_downvote
+    can_create, can_upvote, can_downvote, shorten_number
 
 app = create_app()
 cli.register(app)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ with app.app_context():
     app.jinja_env.globals['len'] = len
     app.jinja_env.globals['digits'] = digits
     app.jinja_env.globals['str'] = str
+    app.jinja_env.globals['shorten_number'] = shorten_number
     app.jinja_env.globals['community_membership'] = community_membership
     app.jinja_env.globals['json_loads'] = json.loads
     app.jinja_env.globals['user_access'] = user_access