diff --git a/Tusker/Preferences/Preferences.swift b/Tusker/Preferences/Preferences.swift
index 674e93d0..26ecf5e4 100644
--- a/Tusker/Preferences/Preferences.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Preferences/Preferences.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Preferences: Codable, ObservableObject {
         self.hideCustomEmojiInUsernames = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .hideCustomEmojiInUsernames)
         self.showIsStatusReplyIcon = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .showIsStatusReplyIcon)
         self.alwaysShowStatusVisibilityIcon = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .alwaysShowStatusVisibilityIcon)
+        self.hideActionsInTimeline = try container.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .hideActionsInTimeline) ?? false
         
         self.defaultPostVisibility = try container.decode(Status.Visibility.self, forKey: .defaultPostVisibility)
         self.automaticallySaveDrafts = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .automaticallySaveDrafts)
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class Preferences: Codable, ObservableObject {
         try container.encode(hideCustomEmojiInUsernames, forKey: .hideCustomEmojiInUsernames)
         try container.encode(showIsStatusReplyIcon, forKey: .showIsStatusReplyIcon)
         try container.encode(alwaysShowStatusVisibilityIcon, forKey: .alwaysShowStatusVisibilityIcon)
+        try container.encode(hideActionsInTimeline, forKey: .hideActionsInTimeline)
         
         try container.encode(defaultPostVisibility, forKey: .defaultPostVisibility)
         try container.encode(automaticallySaveDrafts, forKey: .automaticallySaveDrafts)
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ class Preferences: Codable, ObservableObject {
     @Published var hideCustomEmojiInUsernames = false
     @Published var showIsStatusReplyIcon = false
     @Published var alwaysShowStatusVisibilityIcon = false
+    @Published var hideActionsInTimeline = false
     
     // MARK: Composing
     @Published var defaultPostVisibility = Status.Visibility.public
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ class Preferences: Codable, ObservableObject {
         case hideCustomEmojiInUsernames
         case showIsStatusReplyIcon
         case alwaysShowStatusVisibilityIcon
+        case hideActionsInTimeline
         
         case defaultPostVisibility
         case automaticallySaveDrafts
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/AppearancePrefsView.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/AppearancePrefsView.swift
index ef9e4698..61bde691 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/AppearancePrefsView.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/AppearancePrefsView.swift
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ struct AppearancePrefsView : View {
             Toggle(isOn: $preferences.alwaysShowStatusVisibilityIcon) {
                 Text("Always Show Status Visibility Icons")
             }
+            Toggle(isOn: $preferences.hideActionsInTimeline) {
+                Text("Hide Actions on Timeline")
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
index 26e96138..af78f8c0 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class TimelineStatusTableViewCell: BaseStatusTableViewCell {
     @IBOutlet weak var reblogLabel: EmojiLabel!
     @IBOutlet weak var timestampLabel: UILabel!
     @IBOutlet weak var pinImageView: UIImageView!
+    @IBOutlet weak var actionsContainerView: UIView!
+    @IBOutlet weak var actionsContainerHeightConstraint: NSLayoutConstraint!
+    @IBOutlet weak var verticalStackToActionsContainerConstraint: NSLayoutConstraint!
+    @IBOutlet weak var verticalStackToSuperviewConstraint: NSLayoutConstraint!
     
     var reblogStatusID: String?
     var rebloggerID: String?
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@ class TimelineStatusTableViewCell: BaseStatusTableViewCell {
         contentTextView.defaultFont = .systemFont(ofSize: 16)
         
         avatarImageView.addInteraction(UIContextMenuInteraction(delegate: self))
+        
+        updateActionsVisibility()
     }
     
     override func createObserversIfNecessary() {
@@ -121,9 +127,31 @@ class TimelineStatusTableViewCell: BaseStatusTableViewCell {
         } else {
             metaIndicatorsView.allowedIndicators = .all.subtracting(.reply)
         }
+        
+        let oldState = actionsContainerView.isHidden
+        if oldState != Preferences.shared.hideActionsInTimeline {
+            updateActionsVisibility()
+            // not really accurate, but it notifies the vc our height has changed
+            delegate?.statusCellCollapsedStateChanged(self)
+        }
+        
         super.updateStatusIconsForPreferences(status)
     }
     
+    private func updateActionsVisibility() {
+        if Preferences.shared.hideActionsInTimeline {
+            actionsContainerView.isHidden = true
+            actionsContainerHeightConstraint.isActive = false
+            verticalStackToSuperviewConstraint.isActive = true
+            verticalStackToActionsContainerConstraint.isActive = false
+        } else {
+            actionsContainerView.isHidden = false
+            actionsContainerHeightConstraint.isActive = true
+            verticalStackToSuperviewConstraint.isActive = false
+            verticalStackToActionsContainerConstraint.isActive = true
+        }
+    }
+    
     private func updateTimestamp() {
         // if the mastodonController is nil (i.e. the delegate is nil), then the screen this cell was a part of has been deallocated
         // so we bail out immediately, since there's nothing to update
diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.xib b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.xib
index d015a92d..70fc1bdb 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.xib
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.xib
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="19529" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="20037" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES">
     <device id="retina4_7" orientation="portrait" appearance="light"/>
     <dependencies>
         <deployment identifier="iOS"/>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="19519"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="20020"/>
         <capability name="Safe area layout guides" minToolsVersion="9.0"/>
         <capability name="System colors in document resources" minToolsVersion="11.0"/>
         <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
@@ -218,11 +218,17 @@
                                 <constraint firstItem="TUP-Nz-5Yh" firstAttribute="bottom" relation="greaterThanOrEqual" secondItem="qBn-Gk-DCa" secondAttribute="bottom" id="gxb-hp-7lU"/>
                                 <constraint firstAttribute="trailingMargin" secondItem="gIY-Wp-RSk" secondAttribute="trailing" id="hKk-kO-wFT"/>
                                 <constraint firstItem="qBn-Gk-DCa" firstAttribute="leading" relation="greaterThanOrEqual" secondItem="ve3-Y1-NQH" secondAttribute="leading" id="iLD-VU-ixJ"/>
+                                <constraint firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="gIY-Wp-RSk" secondAttribute="bottom" id="kq7-bk-S8j"/>
                                 <constraint firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="TUP-Nz-5Yh" secondAttribute="bottom" id="rmQ-QM-Llu"/>
                                 <constraint firstItem="qBn-Gk-DCa" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="QMP-j2-HLn" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="4" id="tKU-VP-n8P"/>
                                 <constraint firstItem="qBn-Gk-DCa" firstAttribute="width" secondItem="QMP-j2-HLn" secondAttribute="width" id="v1v-Pp-ubE"/>
                                 <constraint firstItem="QMP-j2-HLn" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="ve3-Y1-NQH" secondAttribute="leading" id="zeW-tQ-uJl"/>
                             </constraints>
+                            <variation key="default">
+                                <mask key="constraints">
+                                    <exclude reference="kq7-bk-S8j"/>
+                                </mask>
+                            </variation>
                         </view>
                     </subviews>
                     <constraints>
@@ -240,6 +246,8 @@
             </constraints>
             <freeformSimulatedSizeMetrics key="simulatedDestinationMetrics"/>
             <connections>
+                <outlet property="actionsContainerHeightConstraint" destination="1FK-Er-G11" id="9yN-NJ-GjN"/>
+                <outlet property="actionsContainerView" destination="TUP-Nz-5Yh" id="NHM-5L-Odz"/>
                 <outlet property="attachmentsView" destination="nbq-yr-2mA" id="SVm-zl-mPb"/>
                 <outlet property="avatarImageView" destination="QMP-j2-HLn" id="xfS-v8-Gzu"/>
                 <outlet property="cardView" destination="LKo-VB-XWl" id="6X5-8P-Ata"/>
@@ -257,6 +265,8 @@
                 <outlet property="replyButton" destination="rKF-yF-KIa" id="rka-q1-o4a"/>
                 <outlet property="timestampLabel" destination="35d-EA-ReR" id="Ny2-nV-nqP"/>
                 <outlet property="usernameLabel" destination="j89-zc-SFa" id="bXX-FZ-fCp"/>
+                <outlet property="verticalStackToActionsContainerConstraint" destination="4KL-a3-qyf" id="ooW-DI-8AX"/>
+                <outlet property="verticalStackToSuperviewConstraint" destination="kq7-bk-S8j" id="Rfv-Bn-8B4"/>
             </connections>
             <point key="canvasLocation" x="29.600000000000001" y="79.160419790104953"/>
         </view>