diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 5693dcc6..c4126e4c 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const afterStoreSetup = ({ store, i18n }) => {
           copyInstanceOption('background')
           copyInstanceOption('hidePostStats')
           copyInstanceOption('hideUserStats')
+          copyInstanceOption('hideFilteredStatuses')
           copyInstanceOption('logo')
 
           store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.js b/src/components/settings/settings.js
index 8d138485..257eb691 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.js
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ const settings = {
         : user.hideUserStats,
       hideUserStatsDefault: this.$t('settings.values.' + instance.hideUserStats),
 
+      hideFilteredStatusesLocal: typeof user.hideFilteredStatuses === 'undefined'
+        ? instance.hideFilteredStatuses
+        : user.hideFilteredStatuses,
+      hideFilteredStatusesDefault: this.$t('settings.values.' + instance.hideFilteredStatuses),
+
       notificationVisibilityLocal: user.notificationVisibility,
       replyVisibilityLocal: user.replyVisibility,
       loopVideoLocal: user.loopVideo,
@@ -96,6 +101,9 @@ const settings = {
     hideUserStatsLocal (value) {
       this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'hideUserStats', value })
     },
+    hideFilteredStatusesLocal (value) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'hideFilteredStatuses', value })
+    },
     hideNsfwLocal (value) {
       this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'hideNsfw', value })
     },
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index 9953780f..2fa2c89c 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@
                 </label>
               </li>
             </ul>
-            </label>
           </div>
           <div>
             {{$t('settings.replies_in_timeline')}}
@@ -232,11 +231,18 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="setting-item">
-          <p>{{$t('settings.filtering_explanation')}}</p>
-          <textarea id="muteWords" v-model="muteWordsString"></textarea>
+          <div>
+            <p>{{$t('settings.filtering_explanation')}}</p>
+            <textarea id="muteWords" v-model="muteWordsString"></textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <input type="checkbox" id="hideFilteredStatuses" v-model="hideFilteredStatusesLocal">
+            <label for="hideFilteredStatuses">
+              {{$t('settings.hide_filtered_statuses')}} {{$t('settings.instance_default', { value: hideFilteredStatusesDefault })}}
+            </label>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-
     </tab-switcher>
 </keep-alive>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 65ddcb9f..3403fd12 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ const Status = {
       return hits
     },
     muted () { return !this.unmuted && (this.status.user.muted || this.muteWordHits.length > 0) },
+    hideFilteredStatuses () {
+      return typeof this.$store.state.config.hideFilteredStatuses === 'undefined'
+        ? this.$store.state.instance.hideFilteredStatuses
+        : this.$store.state.config.hideFilteredStatuses
+    },
     isFocused () {
       // retweet or root of an expanded conversation
       if (this.focused) {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 9986107f..5e7fa6c5 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="status-el" v-if="!hideReply && !deleted" :class="[{ 'status-el_focused': isFocused }, { 'status-conversation': inlineExpanded }]">
+  <div class="status-el" v-if="(!hideReply && !deleted) && !(muted && hideFilteredStatuses)" :class="[{ 'status-el_focused': isFocused }, { 'status-conversation': inlineExpanded }]">
     <template v-if="muted && !noReplyLinks">
       <div class="media status container muted">
         <small>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index ac7cc2a7..6820203b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     "use_one_click_nsfw": "Open NSFW attachments with just one click",
     "hide_post_stats": "Hide post statistics (e.g. the number of favorites)",
     "hide_user_stats": "Hide user statistics (e.g. the number of followers)",
+    "hide_filtered_statuses": "Hide filtered statuses",
     "import_followers_from_a_csv_file": "Import follows from a csv file",
     "import_theme": "Load preset",
     "inputRadius": "Input fields",
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 4ad41873..ebc7732a 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   collapseMessageWithSubject: false,
   hidePostStats: false,
   hideUserStats: false,
+  hideFilteredStatuses: true,
   disableChat: false,
   scopeCopy: true,
   subjectLineBehavior: 'email',