diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.js b/src/components/settings/settings.js
index f979e7ab24..61236af2b5 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.js
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import StyleSwitcher from '../style_switcher/style_switcher.vue'
 
 const settings = {
+  data () {
+    return {
+      hideAttachmentsLocal: this.$store.state.config.hideAttachments
+    }
+  },
   components: {
     StyleSwitcher
+  },
+  watch: {
+    hideAttachmentsLocal (value) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('setOption', { name: 'hideAttachments', value })
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
index 57aafac8cd..f2f83953ea 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
         <h2>Theme</h2>
         <style-switcher></style-switcher>
       </div>
+      <div class="setting-item">
+        <h2>Attachments</h2>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="hideAttachments" v-model="hideAttachmentsLocal">
+        <label for="hideAttachments">Hide Attachments</label>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 46add8aa0e..22292ffaf7 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const Status = {
     userExpanded: false
   }),
   computed: {
+    hideAttachments () { return this.$store.state.config.hideAttachments },
     retweet () { return !!this.statusoid.retweeted_status },
     retweeter () { return this.statusoid.user.name },
     status () {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index b0f468e51a..1e970ec64b 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             <div @click.prevent="linkClicked" class="status-content" v-html="status.statusnet_html"></div>
 
             <div v-if='status.attachments' class='attachments'>
-              <attachment :status-id="status.id" :nsfw="status.nsfw" :attachment="attachment" v-for="attachment in status.attachments">
+              <attachment v-if="!hideAttachments" :status-id="status.id" :nsfw="status.nsfw" :attachment="attachment" v-for="attachment in status.attachments">
               </attachment>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 22879b34cb..51d281fa19 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Vue.use(VueTimeago, {
 })
 
 const persistedStateOptions = {
-  paths: ['users.users', 'statuses.notifications']
+  paths: ['users.users', 'statuses.notifications', 'config.hideAttachments']
 }
 
 const store = new Vuex.Store({
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 30155f45c8..25de98ea80 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import StyleSetter from '../services/style_setter/style_setter.js'
 
 const defaultState = {
   name: 'Pleroma FE',
-  colors: {}
+  colors: {},
+  hideAttachments: false
 }
 
 const config = {