diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index e3bd769789..03f15d8e52 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import { requestFollow, requestUnfollow } from '../../services/follow_manipulate
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
 
 export default {
-  props: [ 'user', 'switcher', 'selected', 'hideBio', 'rounded', 'bordered', 'allowZoomingAvatar' ],
+  props: [
+    'user', 'switcher', 'selected', 'hideBio', 'rounded', 'bordered', 'allowZoomingAvatar'
+  ],
   data () {
     return {
       followRequestInProgress: false,
@@ -108,6 +110,12 @@ export default {
     ProgressButton
   },
   methods: {
+    showReblogs () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('showReblogs', this.user.id)
+    },
+    hideReblogs () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('hideReblogs', this.user.id)
+    },
     followUser () {
       const store = this.$store
       this.followRequestInProgress = true
@@ -156,7 +164,10 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     userProfileLink (user) {
-      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
+      return generateProfileLink(
+        user.id, user.screen_name,
+        this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames
+      )
     },
     reportUser () {
       this.$store.dispatch('openUserReportingModal', this.user.id)
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 0b83cf168d..029406e7d3 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -186,6 +186,22 @@
             >
               <i class="icon-bell-ringing-o" />
             </ProgressButton>
+            <button
+              v-if="user.showing_reblogs"
+              class="btn btn-default"
+              :title="$t('user_card.hide_boosts', {user: user.screen_name})"
+              @click="hideReblogs"
+            >
+              <i class="icon-eye" />
+            </button>
+            <button
+              v-if="!user.showing_reblogs"
+              class="btn btn-default pressed"
+              :title="$t('user_card.show_boosts', {user: user.screen_name})"
+              @click="showReblogs"
+            >
+              <i class="icon-eye-off" />
+            </button>
           </div>
 
           <div>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index ddde471ab8..c20f880ace 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@
     "unmute": "Unmute",
     "unmute_progress": "Unmuting...",
     "mute_progress": "Muting...",
+    "hide_boosts": "Hide boosts from {user}",
+    "show_boosts": "Show boosts from {user}",
     "admin_menu": {
       "moderation": "Moderation",
       "grant_admin": "Grant Admin",
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 4d02f8d749..6d259dc2ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ const unmuteUser = (store, id) => {
     .then((relationship) => store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
 }
 
+const hideReblogs = (store, userId) => {
+  return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.followUser({ id: userId, reblogs: false })
+    .then((relationship) => {
+      store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship])
+    })
+}
+
+const showReblogs = (store, userId) => {
+  return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.followUser({ id: userId, reblogs: true })
+    .then((relationship) => store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
+}
+
 export const mutations = {
   setMuted (state, { user: { id }, muted }) {
     const user = state.usersObject[id]
@@ -135,6 +147,7 @@ export const mutations = {
         user.muted = relationship.muting
         user.statusnet_blocking = relationship.blocking
         user.subscribed = relationship.subscribing
+        user.showing_reblogs = relationship.showing_reblogs
       }
     })
   },
@@ -272,6 +285,12 @@ const users = {
     unmuteUser (store, id) {
       return unmuteUser(store, id)
     },
+    hideReblogs (store, id) {
+      return hideReblogs(store, id)
+    },
+    showReblogs (store, id) {
+      return showReblogs(store, id)
+    },
     muteUsers (store, ids = []) {
       return Promise.all(ids.map(id => muteUser(store, id)))
     },
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 887d7d7aab..80e94a5024 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -219,9 +219,12 @@ const authHeaders = (accessToken) => {
   }
 }
 
-const followUser = ({ id, credentials }) => {
+const followUser = ({ id, reblogs, credentials }) => {
   let url = MASTODON_FOLLOW_URL(id)
+  const form = new FormData()
+  if (reblogs !== undefined) { form.append('reblogs', reblogs) }
   return fetch(url, {
+    body: form,
     headers: authHeaders(credentials),
     method: 'POST'
   }).then((data) => data.json())
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index 3c44a10cb7..cbf48ee418 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ const backendInteractorService = credentials => {
     return apiService.fetchUserRelationship({ id, credentials })
   }
 
-  const followUser = (id) => {
-    return apiService.followUser({ credentials, id })
+  const followUser = ({ id, reblogs }) => {
+    return apiService.followUser({ credentials, id, reblogs })
   }
 
   const unfollowUser = (id) => {
diff --git a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
index 7438cd9069..906838fde1 100644
--- a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
+++ b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
         output.following = relationship.following
         output.statusnet_blocking = relationship.blocking
         output.muted = relationship.muting
+        output.showing_reblogs = relationship.showing_reblogs
         output.subscribed = relationship.subscribing
       }
 
diff --git a/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js b/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
index d82ce59348..598cb5f726 100644
--- a/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
+++ b/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const fetchUser = (attempt, user, store) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 })
 
 export const requestFollow = (user, store) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-  store.state.api.backendInteractor.followUser(user.id)
+  store.state.api.backendInteractor.followUser({ id: user.id })
     .then((updated) => {
       store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [updated])