diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
index 2204e0b14a6..073f09883fa 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export const STATUS_UNMUTE_REQUEST = 'STATUS_UNMUTE_REQUEST';
 export const STATUS_UNMUTE_SUCCESS = 'STATUS_UNMUTE_SUCCESS';
 export const STATUS_UNMUTE_FAIL    = 'STATUS_UNMUTE_FAIL';
 
+export const STATUS_REVEAL = 'STATUS_REVEAL';
+export const STATUS_HIDE   = 'STATUS_HIDE';
+
 export function fetchStatusRequest(id, skipLoading) {
   return {
     type: STATUS_FETCH_REQUEST,
@@ -215,3 +218,25 @@ export function unmuteStatusFail(id, error) {
     error,
   };
 };
+
+export function hideStatus(ids) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(ids)) {
+    ids = [ids];
+  }
+
+  return {
+    type: STATUS_HIDE,
+    ids,
+  };
+};
+
+export function revealStatus(ids) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(ids)) {
+    ids = [ids];
+  }
+
+  return {
+    type: STATUS_REVEAL,
+    ids,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/column_header.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/column_header.js
index 6b79ec02daa..56453aeacfe 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/column_header.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/column_header.js
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ export default class ColumnHeader extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-    title: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
-    icon: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    title: PropTypes.node,
+    icon: PropTypes.string,
     active: PropTypes.bool,
     multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
+    extraButton: PropTypes.node,
     showBackButton: PropTypes.bool,
     children: PropTypes.node,
     pinned: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export default class ColumnHeader extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { title, icon, active, children, pinned, onPin, multiColumn, showBackButton, intl: { formatMessage } } = this.props;
+    const { title, icon, active, children, pinned, onPin, multiColumn, extraButton, showBackButton, intl: { formatMessage } } = this.props;
     const { collapsed, animating } = this.state;
 
     const wrapperClassName = classNames('column-header__wrapper', {
@@ -125,19 +126,26 @@ export default class ColumnHeader extends React.PureComponent {
     }
 
     if (children || multiColumn) {
-      collapseButton = <button className={collapsibleButtonClassName} aria-label={formatMessage(collapsed ? messages.show : messages.hide)} aria-pressed={collapsed ? 'false' : 'true'} onClick={this.handleToggleClick}><i className='fa fa-sliders' /></button>;
+      collapseButton = <button className={collapsibleButtonClassName} title={formatMessage(collapsed ? messages.show : messages.hide)} aria-label={formatMessage(collapsed ? messages.show : messages.hide)} aria-pressed={collapsed ? 'false' : 'true'} onClick={this.handleToggleClick}><i className='fa fa-sliders' /></button>;
     }
 
+    const hasTitle = icon && title;
+
     return (
       <div className={wrapperClassName}>
         <h1 className={buttonClassName}>
-          <button onClick={this.handleTitleClick}>
-            <i className={`fa fa-fw fa-${icon} column-header__icon`} />
-            {title}
-          </button>
+          {hasTitle && (
+            <button onClick={this.handleTitleClick}>
+              <i className={`fa fa-fw fa-${icon} column-header__icon`} />
+              {title}
+            </button>
+          )}
+
+          {!hasTitle && backButton}
 
           <div className='column-header__buttons'>
-            {backButton}
+            {hasTitle && backButton}
+            {extraButton}
             {collapseButton}
           </div>
         </h1>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 8102d1e06a4..a918a94f876 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -37,16 +37,13 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     onBlock: PropTypes.func,
     onEmbed: PropTypes.func,
     onHeightChange: PropTypes.func,
+    onToggleHidden: PropTypes.func,
     muted: PropTypes.bool,
     hidden: PropTypes.bool,
     onMoveUp: PropTypes.func,
     onMoveDown: PropTypes.func,
   };
 
-  state = {
-    isExpanded: false,
-  }
-
   // Avoid checking props that are functions (and whose equality will always
   // evaluate to false. See react-immutable-pure-component for usage.
   updateOnProps = [
@@ -56,8 +53,6 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     'hidden',
   ]
 
-  updateOnStates = ['isExpanded']
-
   handleClick = () => {
     if (!this.context.router) {
       return;
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   handleExpandedToggle = () => {
-    this.setState({ isExpanded: !this.state.isExpanded });
+    this.props.onToggleHidden(this._properStatus());
   };
 
   renderLoadingMediaGallery () {
@@ -140,7 +135,6 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     let statusAvatar, prepend;
 
     const { hidden, featured } = this.props;
-    const { isExpanded } = this.state;
 
     let { status, account, ...other } = this.props;
 
@@ -248,7 +242,7 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               </a>
             </div>
 
-            <StatusContent status={status} onClick={this.handleClick} expanded={isExpanded} onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle} />
+            <StatusContent status={status} onClick={this.handleClick} expanded={!status.get('hidden')} onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle} />
 
             {media}
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
index b225402041a..8ba1015b524 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ import {
   unpin,
 } from '../actions/interactions';
 import { blockAccount } from '../actions/accounts';
-import { muteStatus, unmuteStatus, deleteStatus } from '../actions/statuses';
+import {
+  muteStatus,
+  unmuteStatus,
+  deleteStatus,
+  hideStatus,
+  revealStatus,
+} from '../actions/statuses';
 import { initMuteModal } from '../actions/mutes';
 import { initReport } from '../actions/reports';
 import { openModal } from '../actions/modal';
@@ -128,6 +134,14 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
     }
   },
 
+  onToggleHidden (status) {
+    if (status.get('hidden')) {
+      dispatch(revealStatus(status.get('id')));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(hideStatus(status.get('id')));
+    }
+  },
+
 });
 
 export default injectIntl(connect(makeMapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Status));
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index d4f21fc32b0..b5f5160326c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     onOpenMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onOpenVideo: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onToggleHidden: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
   handleAccountClick = (e) => {
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.props.onOpenVideo(this.props.status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), startTime);
   }
 
+  handleExpandedToggle = () => {
+    this.props.onToggleHidden(this.props.status);
+  }
+
   render () {
     const status = this.props.status.get('reblog') ? this.props.status.get('reblog') : this.props.status;
 
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <DisplayName account={status.get('account')} />
         </a>
 
-        <StatusContent status={status} />
+        <StatusContent status={status} expanded={!status.get('hidden')} onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle} />
 
         {media}
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
index 73ea9321dd9..2f482b292ba 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
@@ -21,12 +21,19 @@ import {
   mentionCompose,
 } from '../../actions/compose';
 import { blockAccount } from '../../actions/accounts';
-import { muteStatus, unmuteStatus, deleteStatus } from '../../actions/statuses';
+import {
+  muteStatus,
+  unmuteStatus,
+  deleteStatus,
+  hideStatus,
+  revealStatus,
+} from '../../actions/statuses';
 import { initMuteModal } from '../../actions/mutes';
 import { initReport } from '../../actions/reports';
 import { makeGetStatus } from '../../selectors';
 import { ScrollContainer } from 'react-router-scroll-4';
 import ColumnBackButton from '../../components/column_back_button';
+import ColumnHeader from '../../components/column_header';
 import StatusContainer from '../../containers/status_container';
 import { openModal } from '../../actions/modal';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
@@ -39,6 +46,8 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   deleteConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.delete.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Delete' },
   deleteMessage: { id: 'confirmations.delete.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to delete this status?' },
   blockConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.block.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Block' },
+  revealAll: { id: 'status.show_more_all', defaultMessage: 'Show more for all' },
+  hideAll: { id: 'status.show_less_all', defaultMessage: 'Show less for all' },
 });
 
 const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
@@ -163,6 +172,25 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  handleToggleHidden = (status) => {
+    if (status.get('hidden')) {
+      this.props.dispatch(revealStatus(status.get('id')));
+    } else {
+      this.props.dispatch(hideStatus(status.get('id')));
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleToggleAll = () => {
+    const { status, ancestorsIds, descendantsIds } = this.props;
+    const statusIds = [status.get('id')].concat(ancestorsIds.toJS(), descendantsIds.toJS());
+
+    if (status.get('hidden')) {
+      this.props.dispatch(revealStatus(statusIds));
+    } else {
+      this.props.dispatch(hideStatus(statusIds));
+    }
+  }
+
   handleBlockClick = (account) => {
     const { dispatch, intl } = this.props;
 
@@ -293,7 +321,7 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   render () {
     let ancestors, descendants;
-    const { status, ancestorsIds, descendantsIds } = this.props;
+    const { status, ancestorsIds, descendantsIds, intl } = this.props;
     const { fullscreen } = this.state;
 
     if (status === null) {
@@ -325,7 +353,12 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     return (
       <Column>
-        <ColumnBackButton />
+        <ColumnHeader
+          showBackButton
+          extraButton={(
+            <button className='column-header__button' title={intl.formatMessage(status.get('hidden') ? messages.revealAll : messages.hideAll)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(status.get('hidden') ? messages.revealAll : messages.hideAll)} onClick={this.handleToggleAll} aria-pressed={status.get('hidden') ? 'false' : 'true'}><i className={`fa fa-${status.get('hidden') ? 'eye-slash' : 'eye'}`} /></button>
+          )}
+        />
 
         <ScrollContainer scrollKey='thread'>
           <div className={classNames('scrollable', 'detailed-status__wrapper', { fullscreen })} ref={this.setRef}>
@@ -337,6 +370,7 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                   status={status}
                   onOpenVideo={this.handleOpenVideo}
                   onOpenMedia={this.handleOpenMedia}
+                  onToggleHidden={this.handleToggleHidden}
                 />
 
                 <ActionBar
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/statuses.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/statuses.js
index cc0d4dacdca..5a47e72723b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/statuses.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import {
   CONTEXT_FETCH_SUCCESS,
   STATUS_MUTE_SUCCESS,
   STATUS_UNMUTE_SUCCESS,
+  STATUS_REVEAL,
+  STATUS_HIDE,
 } from '../actions/statuses';
 import {
   TIMELINE_REFRESH_SUCCESS,
@@ -62,8 +64,9 @@ const normalizeStatus = (state, status) => {
   }, {});
 
   normalStatus.search_index = domParser.parseFromString(searchContent, 'text/html').documentElement.textContent;
-  normalStatus.contentHtml = emojify(normalStatus.content, emojiMap);
-  normalStatus.spoilerHtml = emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(normalStatus.spoiler_text || ''), emojiMap);
+  normalStatus.contentHtml  = emojify(normalStatus.content, emojiMap);
+  normalStatus.spoilerHtml  = emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(normalStatus.spoiler_text || ''), emojiMap);
+  normalStatus.hidden       = normalStatus.sensitive;
 
   return state.update(status.id, ImmutableMap(), map => map.mergeDeep(fromJS(normalStatus)));
 };
@@ -111,6 +114,14 @@ export default function statuses(state = initialState, action) {
     return state.setIn([action.id, 'muted'], true);
   case STATUS_UNMUTE_SUCCESS:
     return state.setIn([action.id, 'muted'], false);
+  case STATUS_REVEAL:
+    return state.withMutations(map => {
+      action.ids.forEach(id => map.setIn([id, 'hidden'], false));
+    });
+  case STATUS_HIDE:
+    return state.withMutations(map => {
+      action.ids.forEach(id => map.setIn([id, 'hidden'], true));
+    });
   case TIMELINE_REFRESH_SUCCESS:
   case TIMELINE_EXPAND_SUCCESS:
   case CONTEXT_FETCH_SUCCESS:
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 5c2e5713de0..1f3fb0fcd4c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -2515,6 +2515,10 @@ a.status-card {
     flex: 1;
   }
 
+  & > .column-header__back-button {
+    color: $ui-highlight-color;
+  }
+
   &.active {
     box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba($ui-highlight-color, 0.3);