diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index 92588def..3f87f6be 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Link, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Comment, useAccount, useBlock, useComment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { Comment, useAccount, useComment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import Plebbit from '@plebbit/plebbit-js/dist/browser/index.js';
 import styles from '../../views/post/post.module.css';
 import { getCommentMediaInfo, getDisplayMediaInfoType, getHasThumbnail } from '../../lib/utils/media-utils';
 import { isValidURL } from '../../lib/utils/url-utils';
 import { isAllView, isPendingPostView, isPostPageView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
-import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
 import useEditCommentPrivileges from '../../hooks/use-author-privileges';
+import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
+import useHide from '../../hooks/use-hide';
 import useReplies from '../../hooks/use-replies';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
 import CommentMedia from '../comment-media';
@@ -220,8 +221,8 @@ const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies
   const isInPendingPostView = isPendingPostView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
 
-  const { blocked, unblock, block } = useBlock({ cid });
-  const isHidden = blocked && !isInPostPageView;
+  const { hidden, unhide, hide } = useHide({ cid });
+  const isHidden = hidden && !isInPostPageView;
 
   const replies = useReplies(post);
   const visiblelinksCount = useCountLinksInReplies(post, 5);
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies
       <div className={isHidden ? styles.postDesktopBlocked : ''}>
         {!isInPostPageView && !isDescription && !isRules && showReplies && (
           <span className={styles.hideButtonWrapper}>
-            <span className={`${styles.hideButton} ${blocked ? styles.unhideThread : styles.hideThread}`} onClick={blocked ? unblock : block} />
+            <span className={`${styles.hideButton} ${hidden ? styles.unhideThread : styles.hideThread}`} onClick={hidden ? unhide : hide} />
           </span>
         )}
         {link && !isHidden && isValidURL(link) && <PostMedia post={post} />}
diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-menu-desktop/post-menu-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-menu-desktop/post-menu-desktop.tsx
index 974f34e1..e305831b 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-menu-desktop/post-menu-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-menu-desktop/post-menu-desktop.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import styles from './post-menu-desktop.module.css';
 import { getCommentMediaInfo } from '../../../lib/utils/media-utils';
 import { copyShareLinkToClipboard, isValidURL } from '../../../lib/utils/url-utils';
 import { isAllView, isCatalogView, isPostPageView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../../lib/utils/view-utils';
+import useHide from '../../../hooks/use-hide';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
 interface PostMenuDesktopProps {
@@ -102,14 +103,34 @@ const ViewOnButton = ({ cid, isDescription, isInAllView, isInSubscriptionsView,
   );
 };
 
+const BlockUserButton = ({ address }: { address: string }) => {
+  const { blocked, unblock, block } = useBlock({ address });
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.postMenuItem} onClick={blocked ? unblock : block}>
+      {blocked ? 'Unblock' : 'Block'} user
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const BlockBoardButton = ({ address }: { address: string }) => {
+  const { blocked, unblock, block } = useBlock({ address });
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.postMenuItem} onClick={blocked ? unblock : block}>
+      {blocked ? 'Unblock' : 'Block'} board
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
 const PostMenuDesktop = ({ post }: { post: Comment }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { cid, isDescription, isRules, link, postCid, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, isDescription, isRules, link, postCid, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const commentMediaInfo = getCommentMediaInfo(post);
   const { thumbnail, type, url } = commentMediaInfo || {};
   const [menuBtnRotated, setMenuBtnRotated] = useState(false);
 
-  const { blocked, unblock, block } = useBlock({ cid });
+  const { hidden, unhide, hide } = useHide({ cid });
 
   const location = useLocation();
   const params = useParams();
@@ -154,11 +175,11 @@ const PostMenuDesktop = ({ post }: { post: Comment }) => {
                 <div
                   className={styles.postMenuItem}
                   onClick={() => {
-                    blocked ? unblock() : block();
+                    hidden ? unhide() : hide();
                     handleClose();
                   }}
                 >
-                  {blocked ? (postCid === cid ? t('unhide_thread') : t('unhide_post')) : postCid === cid ? t('hide_thread') : t('hide_post')}
+                  {hidden ? (postCid === cid ? t('unhide_thread') : t('unhide_post')) : postCid === cid ? t('hide_thread') : t('hide_post')}
                 </div>
               )}
               {link && isValidURL(link) && (type === 'image' || type === 'gif' || thumbnail) && url && <ImageSearchButton url={url} onClose={handleClose} />}
@@ -171,6 +192,8 @@ const PostMenuDesktop = ({ post }: { post: Comment }) => {
                 subplebbitAddress={subplebbitAddress}
                 onClose={handleClose}
               />
+              <BlockUserButton address={author?.address} />
+              {(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView) && <BlockBoardButton address={subplebbitAddress} />}
             </div>
           </FloatingFocusManager>,
           document.body,
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-hide.ts b/src/hooks/use-hide.ts
index 9faef7c3..2f19c039 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-hide.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-hide.ts
@@ -1 +1,63 @@
+import { useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { create } from 'zustand';
 import localForageLru from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks/dist/lib/localforage-lru/index.js';
+
+interface HideStoreState {
+  hiddenCids: { [key: string]: boolean };
+  hide: (cid: string) => void;
+  unhide: (cid: string) => void;
+}
+
+const hideStore = localForageLru.createInstance({
+  name: 'hideStore',
+  size: 1000,
+});
+
+const useHideStore = create<HideStoreState>((set) => ({
+  hiddenCids: {},
+  hide: (cid: string) => {
+    set((state) => ({
+      hiddenCids: { ...state.hiddenCids, [cid]: true },
+    }));
+    hideStore.setItem(cid, true);
+  },
+  unhide: (cid: string) => {
+    set((state) => {
+      const newHiddenCids = { ...state.hiddenCids };
+      delete newHiddenCids[cid];
+      return { hiddenCids: newHiddenCids };
+    });
+    hideStore.removeItem(cid);
+  },
+}));
+
+const initializeHideStore = async () => {
+  const entries: [string, boolean][] = await hideStore.entries();
+  const hiddenCids: { [key: string]: boolean } = {};
+  entries.forEach(([key, value]) => {
+    hiddenCids[key] = value;
+  });
+
+  useHideStore.setState((state) => ({
+    hiddenCids: { ...hiddenCids, ...state.hiddenCids },
+  }));
+};
+
+const useHide = ({ cid }: { cid: string }) => {
+  const hiddenCids = useHideStore((state) => state.hiddenCids);
+  const hide = useHideStore((state) => state.hide);
+  const unhide = useHideStore((state) => state.unhide);
+
+  const hidden = !!hiddenCids[cid];
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    initializeHideStore();
+  }, []);
+
+  const hideCallback = useCallback(() => hide(cid), [hide, cid]);
+  const unhideCallback = useCallback(() => unhide(cid), [unhide, cid]);
+
+  return { hidden, hide: hideCallback, unhide: unhideCallback };
+};
+
+export default useHide;
diff --git a/src/views/board/board.tsx b/src/views/board/board.tsx
index 9a74c93e..b4f74a81 100644
--- a/src/views/board/board.tsx
+++ b/src/views/board/board.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { useAccount, useFeed, useSubplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { useAccount, useBlock, useFeed, useSubplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import { Virtuoso, VirtuosoHandle, StateSnapshot } from 'react-virtuoso';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import styles from './board.module.css';
@@ -87,15 +87,40 @@ const Board = () => {
     </div>
   );
 
+  const { blocked, unblock } = useBlock({ address: subplebbitAddress });
+
   const Footer = () => {
     let footerContent;
     if (feed.length === 0) {
-      footerContent = t('no_posts');
+      if (blocked) {
+        footerContent = 'you have blocked this board';
+      } else {
+        footerContent = t('no_posts');
+      }
     }
     if (hasMore || subplebbitAddresses.length === 0) {
       footerContent = loadingString;
     }
-    return <div className={styles.footer}>{footerContent}</div>;
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.footer}>
+        {footerContent}
+        {blocked && (
+          <>
+            &nbsp;&nbsp;[
+            <span
+              className='button'
+              onClick={() => {
+                unblock();
+                reset();
+              }}
+            >
+              Unblock
+            </span>
+            ]
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
   };
 
   // save the last Virtuoso state to restore it when navigating back