diff --git a/src/components/mobile_post_status_modal/mobile_post_status_modal.vue b/src/components/mobile_post_status_modal/mobile_post_status_modal.vue
index ca431c5f..c3cc5155 100644
--- a/src/components/mobile_post_status_modal/mobile_post_status_modal.vue
+++ b/src/components/mobile_post_status_modal/mobile_post_status_modal.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     @click="closePostForm"
   >
     <div class="post-form-modal-panel panel" @click.stop="">
-      <div class="panel-heading">{{$t('post_status.new_status') + ' (' + $t('post_status.scope.' + visibility) + ')'}}</div>
+      <div class="panel-heading">{{$t('post_status.new_status')}}</div>
       <PostStatusForm class="panel-body" @posted="closePostForm" @onScopeChange="onScopeChange" />
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index d956ebe6..998794bf 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     },
     safeDMEnabled () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.safeDM
+    },
+    hideScopeNotice () {
+      return this.$store.state.config.hideScopeNotice
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -339,6 +342,9 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     changeVis (visibility) {
       this.newStatus.visibility = visibility
       this.$emit('onScopeChange', visibility)
+    },
+    dismissScopeNotice () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'hideScopeNotice', value: true })
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 1ce2b647..15a466ec 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,25 @@
         class="visibility-notice">
         <router-link :to="{ name: 'user-settings' }">{{ $t('post_status.account_not_locked_warning_link') }}</router-link>
       </i18n>
-      <p v-if="newStatus.visibility === 'direct'" class="visibility-notice">
+      <p v-if="!hideScopeNotice && newStatus.visibility === 'public'" class="visibility-notice">
+        <span>{{ $t('post_status.scope_notice.public') }}</span>
+        <a v-on:click.prevent="dismissScopeNotice()" style="float: right" class="button-icon">
+          <i class='icon-cancel'></i>
+        </a>
+      </p>
+      <p v-else-if="!hideScopeNotice && newStatus.visibility === 'unlisted'" class="visibility-notice">
+        <span>{{ $t('post_status.scope_notice.unlisted') }}</span>
+        <a v-on:click.prevent="dismissScopeNotice()" style="float: right" class="button-icon">
+          <i class='icon-cancel'></i>
+        </a>
+      </p>
+      <p v-else-if="!hideScopeNotice && newStatus.visibility === 'private'" class="visibility-notice">
+        <span>{{ $t('post_status.scope_notice.private') }}</span>
+        <a v-on:click.prevent="dismissScopeNotice()" style="float: right" class="button-icon">
+          <i class='icon-cancel'></i>
+        </a>
+      </p>
+      <p v-else-if="newStatus.visibility === 'direct'" class="visibility-notice">
         <span v-if="safeDMEnabled">{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_first_only') }}</span>
         <span v-else>{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_all') }}</span>
       </p>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 2f48c389..f98fa034 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
     "direct_warning_to_all": "This post will be visible to all the mentioned users.",
     "direct_warning_to_first_only": "This post will only be visible to the mentioned users at the beginning of the message.",
     "posting": "Posting",
+    "scope_notice": {
+      "public": "Post to public timelines",
+      "private": "Post to followers only",
+      "unlisted": "Do not post to public timelines",
+      "direct": "Post to mentioned users only"
+    },
     "scope": {
       "direct": "Direct - Post to mentioned users only",
       "private": "Followers-only - Post to followers only",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 1666a2c5..88969a97 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   muteWords: [],
   highlight: {},
   interfaceLanguage: browserLocale,
+  hideScopeNotice: false,
   scopeCopy: undefined, // instance default
   subjectLineBehavior: undefined, // instance default
   alwaysShowSubjectInput: undefined, // instance default