diff --git a/client/public/assets/chewie.jpg b/client/public/assets/chewie.jpg
index c87e1197..4914861b 100644
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diff --git a/server/src/controllers/settingsController.ts b/server/src/controllers/settingsController.ts
index 5dc5cfae..125f7697 100644
--- a/server/src/controllers/settingsController.ts
+++ b/server/src/controllers/settingsController.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import BotSettingsService, { BotSettings } from "../services/botSettingsService"
 class SettingsController {
     private readonly SettingDescriptions = {
         [BotSettings.DonationPointsPerDollar]: { title: "Donations: Points added per USD", readonly: false },
-        [BotSettings.GoldStatusDonationAmount]: { title: "VIP Gold: USD required per month", readonly: false },
+        [BotSettings.GoldStatusDonationAmount]: { title: "VIP Gold: USD required for 4 weeks / requests", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.PointsPerBit]: { title: "Bits: Points added per Bit", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.PruneLogsAfterDays]: { title: "Amount of days to retain logs", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.RedeemCost]: { title: "Cost for !redeem command", readonly: false },
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SettingsController {
         [BotSettings.SongDonationLink]: { title: "URL for donations on song queue page", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.CardsRequiredForUpgrade]: { title: "Number of cards required for redeeming an upgrade", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.CommandCooldownInSeconds]: { title: "Cooldown for regular text commands (in seconds)", readonly: false },
-        [BotSettings.GoldWeeksPerT3Sub]: { title: "Amount of VIP gold weeks per T3 sub", readonly: false },
+        [BotSettings.GoldWeeksPerT3Sub]: { title: "VIP Gold: Amount of weeks / requests per T3 sub", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.ReadonlyMode]: { title: "Read-only mode for points", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.MaxSongRequestRedemptionsInQueue]: { title: "Maximum number of song requests through channel rewards in queue", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.SubNotificationProvider]: { title: "Provider for subscription notifications (Twitch|Streamlabs)", readonly: false },
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class SettingsController {
         [BotSettings.TaxInspectorExemptUsers]: { title: "Users exempt from tax inspector", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.TaxEvasionPenaltyLeaderboardCount]: { title: "Number of top users from tax evasion leaderboard for penalty", readonly: false },
         [BotSettings.TaxEvasionCooldown]: { title: "Number of minutes that tax evaders are safe after penalty", readonly: false },
-        [BotSettings.GoldStatusRequestLimit]: { title: "Limit VIP gold requests by 1 per week or stream (Week|Stream)", readonly: false },
-        [BotSettings.GoldStatusPermanentRequests]: { title: "Grant permanent VIP gold requests for donations", readonly: false },
+        [BotSettings.GoldStatusRequestLimit]: { title: "VIP Gold: Limit requests to 1 per week or stream (Week|Stream)", readonly: false },
+        [BotSettings.GoldStatusPermanentRequests]: { title: "VIP Gold: Use permanent requests instead of time periods", readonly: false },
     };
 
     constructor(
diff --git a/server/src/services/rewardService.ts b/server/src/services/rewardService.ts
index 41d36cda..930d047c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/rewardService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/rewardService.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ export default class RewardService {
 
         if (sub.sub_plan === SubscriptionPlan.Tier3) {
             const goldWeeksT3 = parseInt(await this.settings.getValue(BotSettings.GoldWeeksPerT3Sub), 10);
-            await this.userService.addVipGoldWeeks(user, goldWeeksT3, "T3 Resub");
+            const usePermanentRequests = await this.settings.getBoolValue(BotSettings.GoldStatusPermanentRequests);
+            if (usePermanentRequests) {
+                await this.userService.addPermanentVip(user, goldWeeksT3, "T3 Resub");
+            } else {
+                await this.userService.addVipGoldWeeks(user, goldWeeksT3, "T3 Resub");
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +109,12 @@ export default class RewardService {
                 // Both gifter and receiver gets half the amount of VIP gold.
                 // We assume that the user on the receiving end will be covered by a streamlabs event.
                 if (giftingUser) {
-                    await this.userService.addVipGoldWeeks(giftingUser, giftedMonths, "Gifted T3 sub");
+                    const usePermanentRequests = await this.settings.getBoolValue(BotSettings.GoldStatusPermanentRequests);
+                    if (usePermanentRequests) {
+                        await this.userService.addPermanentVip(giftingUser, giftedMonths, "Gifted T3 sub");
+                    } else {
+                        await this.userService.addVipGoldWeeks(giftingUser, giftedMonths, "Gifted T3 sub");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/server/src/services/userService.ts b/server/src/services/userService.ts
index 394ba6a0..996a7ad5 100644
--- a/server/src/services/userService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/userService.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { Logger, LogType } from "../logger";
 import PointLogsRepository from "../database/pointLogsRepository";
 import EventAggregator from "./eventAggregator";
 import WebsocketService from "../services/websocketService";
+import BotSettingsService, { BotSettings } from "../services/botSettingsService";
 
 @injectable()
 export class UserService {
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ export class UserService {
         @inject(EventLogService) private eventLog: EventLogService,
         @inject(EventAggregator) private eventAggregator: EventAggregator,
         @inject(WebsocketService) private websocketService: WebsocketService,
-        @inject(PointLogsRepository) private pointsLog: PointLogsRepository) {
+        @inject(PointLogsRepository) private pointsLog: PointLogsRepository,
+        @inject(BotSettingsService) private settings: BotSettingsService) {
         // Empty
     }
 
@@ -179,7 +181,15 @@ export class UserService {
      */
     public async addPermanentVip(user: IUser, amount: number, reason: string) {
         user.vipPermanentRequests = user.vipPermanentRequests ? (user.vipPermanentRequests + amount) : amount;
-        await this.addVipGoldWeeks(user, amount, reason);
+
+        const usePermanentRequests = await this.settings.getBoolValue(BotSettings.GoldStatusPermanentRequests);
+        if (usePermanentRequests) {
+            // Not changing VIP expiry date here to limit available requests to the permanent ones
+            await this.users.updateVipExpiry(user);
+            await this.eventLog.addVipGoldAdded(user, { weeksAdded: 0, newExpiry: user.vipExpiry, permanentRequests: user.vipPermanentRequests, reason });
+        } else {
+            await this.addVipGoldWeeks(user, amount, reason);
+        }
     }
 
     /**