diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/controllers/families_controller.rs b/geneit_backend/src/controllers/families_controller.rs
index 5b5f4c0..d5c3f92 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/controllers/families_controller.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/controllers/families_controller.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::constants::{StaticConstraints, FAMILY_INVITATION_CODE_LEN};
 use crate::controllers::HttpResult;
 use crate::extractors::family_extractor::{FamilyInPath, FamilyInPathWithAdminMembership};
-use crate::models::UserID;
+use crate::models::{FamilyMembership, UserID};
 use crate::services::login_token_service::LoginToken;
 use crate::services::rate_limiter_service::RatedAction;
 use crate::services::{families_service, rate_limiter_service};
@@ -75,10 +75,21 @@ pub async fn list(token: LoginToken) -> HttpResult {
     )
 }
 
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+struct RichFamilyInfo {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    membership: FamilyMembership,
+    disable_couple_photos: bool,
+}
+
 /// Get the information of a single family
 pub async fn single_info(f: FamilyInPath) -> HttpResult {
-    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
-        .json(families_service::get_family_membership(f.family_id(), f.user_id()).await?))
+    let membership = families_service::get_family_membership(f.family_id(), f.user_id()).await?;
+    let family = families_service::get_by_id(f.family_id()).await?;
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(RichFamilyInfo {
+        membership,
+        disable_couple_photos: family.disable_couple_photos,
+    }))
 }
 
 /// Attempt to leave a family
@@ -91,6 +102,7 @@ pub async fn leave(f: FamilyInPath) -> HttpResult {
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct UpdateFamilyBody {
     name: String,
+    disable_couple_photos: bool,
 }
 
 /// Update a family
@@ -107,6 +119,7 @@ pub async fn update(
 
     let mut family = families_service::get_by_id(f.family_id()).await?;
     family.name = req.0.name;
+    family.disable_couple_photos = req.0.disable_couple_photos;
     families_service::update_family(&family).await?;
 
     log::info!("User {:?} updated family {:?}", f.user_id(), f.family_id());
diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/models.rs b/geneit_backend/src/models.rs
index 9b39897..e901fac 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/models.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/models.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub struct Family {
     pub time_create: i64,
     pub name: String,
     pub invitation_code: String,
+    pub disable_couple_photos: bool,
 }
 
 impl Family {
diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/services/families_service.rs b/geneit_backend/src/services/families_service.rs
index 475b406..77c6b0c 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/services/families_service.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/services/families_service.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ pub async fn update_family(family: &Family) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             .set((
                 families::dsl::name.eq(family.name.clone()),
                 families::dsl::invitation_code.eq(family.invitation_code.clone()),
+                families::dsl::disable_couple_photos.eq(family.disable_couple_photos),
             ))
             .execute(conn)
     })?;