diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index 8e4eda51..853161df 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ const conversation = {
   },
   computed: {
     maxDepthToShowByDefault () {
-      return 4
+      // maxDepthInThread = max number of depths that is *visible*
+      // since our depth starts with 0 and "showing" means "showing children"
+      // there is a -2 here
+      const maxDepth = this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.maxDepthInThread - 2
+      return maxDepth >= 1 ? maxDepth : 1
     },
     displayStyle () {
       return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.conversationDisplay
@@ -351,7 +355,8 @@ const conversation = {
         }
         this._diven = true
         const parentOrSelf = this.parentOrSelf(this.originalStatusId)
-        if (this.threadDisplayStatus[this.statusId] === 'hidden') {
+        // If current status is not visible
+        if (this.threadDisplayStatus[parentOrSelf] === 'hidden') {
           this.diveIntoStatus(parentOrSelf, /* preventScroll */ true)
           this.tryScrollTo(this.statusId)
         }
@@ -429,7 +434,7 @@ const conversation = {
     toggleStatusContentProperty (id, name) {
       this.setStatusContentProperty(id, name, !this.statusContentProperties[id][name])
     },
-    leastShowingAncestor (id) {
+    leastVisibleAncestor (id) {
       let cur = id
       let parent = this.parentOf(cur)
       while (cur) {
@@ -453,14 +458,14 @@ const conversation = {
       const oldHighlight = this.highlight
       this.diveHistory = [...this.diveHistory.slice(0, this.diveHistory.length - 1)]
       if (oldHighlight) {
-        this.tryScrollTo(this.leastShowingAncestor(oldHighlight))
+        this.tryScrollTo(this.leastVisibleAncestor(oldHighlight))
       }
     },
     undive () {
       const oldHighlight = this.highlight
       this.diveHistory = []
       if (oldHighlight) {
-        this.tryScrollTo(this.leastShowingAncestor(oldHighlight))
+        this.tryScrollTo(this.leastVisibleAncestor(oldHighlight))
       } else {
         this.goToCurrent()
       }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 8951c021..f97d92c3 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -161,6 +161,19 @@
             {{ $t('settings.conversation_display') }}
           </ChoiceSetting>
         </li>
+        <li v-if="conversationDisplay !== 'linear'">
+          <label for="maxDepthInThread">
+            {{ $t('settings.max_depth_in_thread') }}
+          </label>
+          <input
+            id="maxDepthInThread"
+            path.number="maxDepthInThread"
+            class="number-input"
+            type="number"
+            min="3"
+            step="1"
+          >
+        </li>
         <li>
           <ChoiceSetting
             id="mentionLinkDisplay"
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index ec75dbfb..b3c7e5ab 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export const defaultState = {
   hideUserStats: undefined, // instance default
   virtualScrolling: undefined, // instance default
   sensitiveByDefault: undefined, // instance default
-  conversationDisplay: undefined // instance default
+  conversationDisplay: undefined, // instance default
+  maxDepthInThread: 6
 }
 
 // caching the instance default properties
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 8a5bbbd1..853be737 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   virtualScrolling: true,
   sensitiveByDefault: false,
   conversationDisplay: 'simple_tree',
+  maxDepthInThread: 6,
 
   // Nasty stuff
   customEmoji: [],