diff --git a/src/components/board-buttons/__tests__/board-buttons.test.tsx b/src/components/board-buttons/__tests__/board-buttons.test.tsx
index 6a4f0287..af052864 100644
--- a/src/components/board-buttons/__tests__/board-buttons.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board-buttons/__tests__/board-buttons.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { DesktopBoardButtons, MobileBoardButtons } from '../board-buttons';
 import useThreadLiveUpdatesStore from '../../../stores/use-thread-live-updates-store';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore from '../../../stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store';
 import { clearStableLastVisitTimeFilterName, LAST_VISIT_STORAGE_KEY } from '../../../lib/utils/time-filter-utils';
 
 (globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ type DirectoryEntry = {
 };
 
 const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  account: { blockedCids: {} as Record<string, boolean>, subscriptions: [] as string[] },
+  accountCommunityAddresses: [] as string[],
   accountComment: undefined as { communityAddress?: string } | undefined,
   alertThresholdUnit: 'minutes' as 'hours' | 'minutes',
   alertThresholdValue: 5,
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   enableInfiniteScroll: false,
   filter: 'all' as 'all' | 'nsfw' | 'sfw',
   filteredCount: 0,
+  filteredDirectoryAddresses: ['music-posting.eth', 'tech-posting.eth'] as string[],
+  hiddenThreadsByScope: {} as Record<string, Array<{ cid: string }>>,
   imageSize: 'Small' as 'Small' | 'Large',
   isMobile: true,
   linkCount: 3,
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ vi.mock('react-router-dom', async () => {
 });
 
 vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
-  useAccount: () => undefined,
+  useAccount: () => testState.account,
   useAccountComment: () => testState.accountComment,
   useComment: ({ commentCid }: { commentCid?: string }) => (commentCid ? testState.commentsByCid[commentCid] : undefined),
   useSubscribe: () => ({
@@ -83,6 +88,26 @@ vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
+vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-account-community-addresses', () => ({
+  useAccountCommunityAddresses: () => testState.accountCommunityAddresses,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-filtered-directory-addresses', () => ({
+  useFilteredDirectoryAddresses: () => testState.filteredDirectoryAddresses,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-hidden-catalog-threads', () => ({
+  default: ({ communityAddresses }: { communityAddresses: string[] }) => {
+    const scopeKey = communityAddresses.filter(Boolean).slice().sort().join('\u0000');
+    return {
+      hiddenCatalogThreads: testState.hiddenThreadsByScope[scopeKey] || [],
+      hiddenThreadCandidates: testState.hiddenThreadsByScope[scopeKey] || [],
+      isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads: false,
+      scopeKey,
+    };
+  },
+}));
+
 vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-post-page-number', () => ({
   usePostPageNumber: () => testState.pageNumber,
 }));
@@ -117,10 +142,13 @@ vi.mock('../../../stores/use-feed-reset-store', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../stores/use-sorting-store', () => ({
-  default: () => ({
-    setSortType: testState.setSortTypeMock,
-    sortType: testState.sortType,
-  }),
+  default: (selector?: (state: { setSortType: typeof testState.setSortTypeMock; sortType: typeof testState.sortType }) => unknown) => {
+    const state = {
+      setSortType: testState.setSortTypeMock,
+      sortType: testState.sortType,
+    };
+    return selector ? selector(state) : state;
+  },
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../stores/use-all-feed-filter-store', () => ({
@@ -223,9 +251,13 @@ const setTrackedInputValue = (input: HTMLInputElement, value: string) => {
   descriptor?.set?.call(input, value);
 };
 
+const getScopeKey = (communityAddresses: string[]) => communityAddresses.filter(Boolean).slice().sort().join('\u0000');
+
 describe('BoardButtons', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: {}, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.accountCommunityAddresses = [];
     testState.accountComment = undefined;
     testState.alertThresholdUnit = 'minutes';
     testState.alertThresholdValue = 5;
@@ -237,6 +269,8 @@ describe('BoardButtons', () => {
     testState.enableInfiniteScroll = false;
     testState.filter = 'all';
     testState.filteredCount = 0;
+    testState.filteredDirectoryAddresses = ['music-posting.eth', 'tech-posting.eth'];
+    testState.hiddenThreadsByScope = {};
     testState.imageSize = 'Small';
     testState.isMobile = true;
     testState.linkCount = 3;
@@ -248,6 +282,7 @@ describe('BoardButtons', () => {
     testState.subscribed = false;
     testState.viewMode = 'compact';
     useThreadLiveUpdatesStore.getState().resetState();
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.setState({ hiddenCommentsByCid: {}, scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: {}, shownScopeKey: null });
     clearStableLastVisitTimeFilterName();
     localStorage.setItem(LAST_VISIT_STORAGE_KEY, String(Date.now()));
     Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'alert', {
@@ -274,6 +309,7 @@ describe('BoardButtons', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     act(() => root.unmount());
     container.remove();
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.setState({ hiddenCommentsByCid: {}, scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: {}, shownScopeKey: null });
     clearStableLastVisitTimeFilterName();
     localStorage.clear();
   });
@@ -340,6 +376,51 @@ describe('BoardButtons', () => {
     expect(testState.resetMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('renders the desktop hidden-thread catalog control immediately after refresh', async () => {
+    testState.hiddenThreadsByScope[getScopeKey(['music-posting.eth'])] = [{ cid: 'hidden-thread' }];
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(DesktopBoardButtons), '/mu/catalog');
+
+    const control = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="hidden-threads-control"]');
+    expect(control?.dataset.placement).toBe('desktop');
+    expect(control?.textContent).toContain('Hidden threads: 1');
+    expect(control?.querySelector('strong')?.textContent).toBe('1');
+    expect(container.textContent?.indexOf('refresh')).toBeLessThan(container.textContent?.indexOf('Hidden threads') ?? -1);
+
+    await clickButton('Show');
+
+    expect(useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().shownScopeKey).toBe(getScopeKey(['music-posting.eth']));
+    expect(container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="hidden-threads-control"]')?.textContent).toContain('Back');
+  });
+
+  it('renders the mobile hidden-thread catalog control below the refresh row', async () => {
+    testState.hiddenThreadsByScope[getScopeKey(['music-posting.eth'])] = [{ cid: 'hidden-thread' }, { cid: 'second-hidden-thread' }];
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(MobileBoardButtons), '/mu/catalog');
+
+    const control = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="hidden-threads-control"]');
+    expect(control?.dataset.placement).toBe('mobile');
+    expect(control?.className).toContain('mobileHiddenCatalogThreadsToggle');
+    expect(control?.textContent).toContain('Hidden threads: 2');
+    expect(container.textContent?.indexOf('refresh')).toBeLessThan(container.textContent?.indexOf('Hidden threads') ?? -1);
+  });
+
+  it('counts hidden threads for every board in the all catalog scope', async () => {
+    testState.hiddenThreadsByScope[getScopeKey(['music-posting.eth', 'tech-posting.eth'])] = [{ cid: 'hidden-music' }, { cid: 'hidden-tech' }];
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(DesktopBoardButtons), '/all/catalog?t=24h');
+
+    expect(container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="hidden-threads-control"]')?.textContent).toContain('Hidden threads: 2');
+  });
+
+  it('uses the catalog-provided hidden count when the blocked cid lookup has not resolved yet', async () => {
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().setScopeHiddenThreadsCount(getScopeKey(['music-posting.eth']), 1);
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(DesktopBoardButtons), '/mu/catalog');
+
+    expect(container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="hidden-threads-control"]')?.textContent).toContain('Hidden threads: 1');
+  });
+
   it('preserves the current multiboard time filter when searching OPs', async () => {
     localStorage.setItem(LAST_VISIT_STORAGE_KEY, String(Date.now() - 3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
 
diff --git a/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.module.css b/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.module.css
index 1d8c84aa..06ef7b66 100644
--- a/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.module.css
+++ b/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.module.css
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
   cursor: not-allowed !important;
 }
 
-.mobileBoardButtons a:not([class~='button']), .desktopBoardButtons a:not([class~='button']) {
+.mobileBoardButtons a:not([class~='button']),
+.desktopBoardButtons a:not([class~='button']) {
   all: unset;
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
 }
 
 .desktopBoardButtons::after {
-  content: "";
+  content: '';
   display: table;
   clear: both;
 }
@@ -107,6 +108,30 @@
   text-transform: none !important;
 }
 
+.hiddenCatalogThreadsToggle {
+  text-transform: none;
+}
+
+.desktopHiddenCatalogThreadsToggle {
+  display: inline;
+}
+
+.hiddenCatalogThreadsToggleAction {
+  all: unset;
+  color: var(--button-desktop-text-color);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.hiddenCatalogThreadsToggleAction:hover {
+  color: var(--button-desktop-text-color-hover);
+}
+
+.mobileHiddenCatalogThreadsToggle {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 3px;
+  margin-bottom: 15px;
+}
+
 .mobileBoardButtons {
   text-transform: capitalize;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx b/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx
index a107b335..11d5145a 100644
--- a/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Link, useLocation, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { useComment, useSubscribe } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import { useAccount, useComment, useSubscribe } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
 import { isAllView, isCatalogView, isModView, isModQueueView, isPendingPostView, isPostPageView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import { usePostPageNumber } from '../../hooks/use-post-page-number';
 import { useDirectories, useDirectoryByAddress } from '../../hooks/use-directories';
+import { useAccountCommunityAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-account-community-addresses';
+import { useFilteredDirectoryAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-filtered-directory-addresses';
 import { getBoardPath, isDirectoryBoard } from '../../lib/utils/route-utils';
 import { useResolvedCommunityAddress } from '../../hooks/use-resolved-community-address';
 import useSafeAccountComment from '../../hooks/use-safe-account-comment';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreads from '../../hooks/use-hidden-catalog-threads';
 import useCatalogFiltersStore from '../../stores/use-catalog-filters-store';
 import useCatalogStyleStore from '../../stores/use-catalog-style-store';
 import useFeedResetStore from '../../stores/use-feed-reset-store';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore from '../../stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store';
 import useSortingStore from '../../stores/use-sorting-store';
 import useAllFeedFilterStore from '../../stores/use-all-feed-filter-store';
 import useModQueueStore from '../../stores/use-mod-queue-store';
@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ interface BoardButtonsProps {
   isTopbar?: boolean;
 }
 
+const EMPTY_COMMUNITY_ADDRESSES: string[] = [];
+
 const getMultiboardPath = ({
   isInAllView,
   isInCatalogView,
@@ -190,6 +197,60 @@ export const RefreshButton = () => {
   );
 };
 
+const HiddenCatalogThreadsToggle = ({
+  address,
+  isInAllView = false,
+  isInCatalogView = false,
+  isInSubscriptionsView = false,
+  isInModView = false,
+  isMobilePlacement = false,
+}: BoardButtonsProps & { isMobilePlacement?: boolean }) => {
+  const account = useAccount();
+  const accountCommunityAddresses = useAccountCommunityAddresses();
+  const filteredDirectoryAddresses = useFilteredDirectoryAddresses();
+  const sortType = useSortingStore((state) => state.sortType);
+  const toggleShownScopeKey = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.toggleShownScopeKey);
+  const communityAddresses = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isInAllView) {
+      return filteredDirectoryAddresses;
+    }
+    if (isInSubscriptionsView) {
+      return account?.subscriptions?.filter(Boolean) || EMPTY_COMMUNITY_ADDRESSES;
+    }
+    if (isInModView) {
+      return accountCommunityAddresses;
+    }
+
+    return address ? [address] : EMPTY_COMMUNITY_ADDRESSES;
+  }, [account?.subscriptions, accountCommunityAddresses, address, filteredDirectoryAddresses, isInAllView, isInModView, isInSubscriptionsView]);
+  const { hiddenCatalogThreads, isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads, scopeKey } = useHiddenCatalogThreads({
+    communityAddresses,
+    sortType: sortType === 'new' ? 'new' : 'active',
+  });
+  const storedHiddenThreadsCount = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.scopeHiddenThreadsCounts[scopeKey] || 0);
+  const hiddenThreadsCount = Math.max(hiddenCatalogThreads.length, storedHiddenThreadsCount);
+  const requestedShowHiddenThreads = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.shownScopeKey === scopeKey);
+  const showHiddenThreads = requestedShowHiddenThreads && (hiddenThreadsCount > 0 || isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads);
+
+  if (!isInCatalogView || hiddenThreadsCount === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`${styles.hiddenCatalogThreadsToggle} ${isMobilePlacement ? styles.mobileHiddenCatalogThreadsToggle : styles.desktopHiddenCatalogThreadsToggle}`}
+      data-testid='hidden-threads-control'
+      data-placement={isMobilePlacement ? 'mobile' : 'desktop'}
+    >
+      &mdash; Hidden threads: <strong>{hiddenThreadsCount}</strong> [
+      <button type='button' className={styles.hiddenCatalogThreadsToggleAction} data-testid='hidden-threads-toggle' onClick={() => toggleShownScopeKey(scopeKey)}>
+        {showHiddenThreads ? 'Back' : 'Show'}
+      </button>
+      ]
+    </span>
+  );
+};
+
 export const UpdateButton = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const requestUpdate = useThreadLiveUpdatesStore((state) => state.requestUpdate);
@@ -504,6 +565,14 @@ export const MobileBoardButtons = () => {
           <ArchiveButton address={communityAddress} isInAllView={isInAllView} isInSubscriptionsView={isInSubscriptionsView} isInModView={isInModView} />
           {showBottomButton && <BottomButton />}
           <RefreshButton />
+          <HiddenCatalogThreadsToggle
+            address={communityAddress}
+            isInAllView={isInAllView}
+            isInCatalogView={isInCatalogView}
+            isInSubscriptionsView={isInSubscriptionsView}
+            isInModView={isInModView}
+            isMobilePlacement={true}
+          />
           {searchText ? (
             <span className={styles.filteredThreadsCount}>
               {' '}
@@ -705,6 +774,18 @@ export const DesktopBoardButtons = () => {
               </>
             )}{' '}
             [<RefreshButton />]
+            {isInCatalogView && (
+              <>
+                {' '}
+                <HiddenCatalogThreadsToggle
+                  address={communityAddress}
+                  isInAllView={isInAllView}
+                  isInCatalogView={isInCatalogView}
+                  isInSubscriptionsView={isInSubscriptionsView}
+                  isInModView={isInModView}
+                />
+              </>
+            )}
             {!(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView) && (
               <>
                 {' '}
diff --git a/src/components/catalog-row/__tests__/catalog-row.test.tsx b/src/components/catalog-row/__tests__/catalog-row.test.tsx
index 9d28376e..5df18c9c 100644
--- a/src/components/catalog-row/__tests__/catalog-row.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/catalog-row/__tests__/catalog-row.test.tsx
@@ -492,14 +492,15 @@ describe('CatalogRow', () => {
     testState.hiddenCids = new Set(['hidden-1']);
     testState.showOPComment = false;
 
+    const hiddenPost: TestComment = {
+      author: { address: 'hidden-author', displayName: 'Ghost' },
+      cid: 'hidden-1',
+      content: 'hidden text',
+      link: 'https://example.com/hidden.png',
+      communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+    };
     const posts: TestComment[] = [
-      {
-        author: { address: 'hidden-author', displayName: 'Ghost' },
-        cid: 'hidden-1',
-        content: 'hidden text',
-        link: 'https://example.com/hidden.png',
-        communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
-      },
+      hiddenPost,
       {
         author: { address: 'text-author', displayName: 'Anon' },
         cid: 'text-1',
@@ -516,7 +517,13 @@ describe('CatalogRow', () => {
     expect(links).toContain('/mu/thread/hidden-1');
     expect(links).toContain('/mu/thread/text-1');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('(hidden)');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('hidden text');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Text title: Plain thread body');
+
+    await renderWithRouter(createElement(CatalogRow, { row: [hiddenPost], showHiddenPosts: true }), '/mu/catalog');
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('hidden text');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('(hidden)');
   });
 
   it('preserves literal catalog teaser markers without applying body markdown styles', async () => {
diff --git a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
index ddd218e6..507dc768 100644
--- a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const CatalogPostMedia = ({ cid, commentMediaInfo, linkWidth, linkHeight,
 
 // Memoize CatalogPost to prevent rerenders when parent rerenders due to updatingState
 const CatalogPost = memo(
-  ({ matchedFilterColor, post }: { matchedFilterColor?: string; post: Comment }) => {
+  ({ matchedFilterColor, post, showHiddenPost = false }: { matchedFilterColor?: string; post: Comment; showHiddenPost?: boolean }) => {
     const { t } = useTranslation();
     const resolvedPost = useMemo(() => withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress(post), [post]);
     const { author, cid, content, link, linkHeight, linkWidth, locked, pinned, replyCount, spoiler, communityAddress, timestamp, title, thumbnailUrl } =
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ const CatalogPost = memo(
     const commentMediaInfo = useCommentMediaInfo(link, thumbnailUrl, linkWidth, linkHeight);
     const hasThumbnail = getHasThumbnail(commentMediaInfo, link);
 
-    const { hidden } = useHide({ cid });
+    const { hidden } = useHide({ cid, comment: resolvedPost });
+    const shouldMaskPost = hidden && !showHiddenPost;
 
     const location = useLocation();
     const params = useParams();
@@ -207,8 +208,8 @@ const CatalogPost = memo(
     const lastReplyAuthorBadge = getAuthorBadge({ address: lastReply?.author?.address, role: lastReplyAuthorRole });
 
     const postContent = (
-      <div className={`${styles.teaser} ${hidden && styles.hidden}`}>
-        {hidden ? (
+      <div className={`${styles.teaser} ${shouldMaskPost && styles.hidden}`}>
+        {shouldMaskPost ? (
           <b>({t('hidden')})</b>
         ) : (
           <>
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ const CatalogPost = memo(
       <>
         <div className={`${styles.post} ${imageSize === 'Large' ? styles.large : ''}`} style={CSSProperties}>
           <div onMouseOver={() => setHoveredCid(cid)} onMouseLeave={() => setHoveredCid(null)}>
-            {hidden ? (
+            {shouldMaskPost ? (
               <Link to={postLink}>
                 <span className={styles.hiddenThumbnail} />
               </Link>
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ const CatalogPost = memo(
                 {shouldShowSnow() && hasThumbnail && <img src='assets/xmashat.gif' className={styles.xmasHat} alt='' />}
                 <Link to={postLink}>
                   <div
-                    className={`${styles.mediaPaddingWrapper} ${hidden && styles.hidden}`}
+                    className={`${styles.mediaPaddingWrapper} ${shouldMaskPost && styles.hidden}`}
                     ref={refs.setReference}
                     onMouseOver={() => (timeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => setShowPortal(true), 250))}
                     onMouseLeave={() => {
@@ -352,7 +353,8 @@ const CatalogPost = memo(
       prev?.linkWidth === next?.linkWidth &&
       prev?.linkHeight === next?.linkHeight &&
       prevCommunityAddress === nextCommunityAddress &&
-      prevProps.matchedFilterColor === nextProps.matchedFilterColor
+      prevProps.matchedFilterColor === nextProps.matchedFilterColor &&
+      prevProps.showHiddenPost === nextProps.showHiddenPost
     );
   },
 );
@@ -362,20 +364,25 @@ interface CatalogRowProps {
   index?: number;
   matchedFilterColors?: Map<string, string>;
   row: Comment[];
+  showHiddenPosts?: boolean;
 }
 
 const CatalogRow = memo(
-  ({ estimatedHeight, matchedFilterColors, row }: CatalogRowProps) => {
+  ({ estimatedHeight, matchedFilterColors, row, showHiddenPosts = false }: CatalogRowProps) => {
     return (
       <div className={styles.row} data-pretext-height={estimatedHeight}>
         {row.map((post, index) => (
-          <CatalogPost key={post?.cid || index} matchedFilterColor={matchedFilterColors?.get(post?.cid || '')} post={post} />
+          <CatalogPost key={post?.cid || index} matchedFilterColor={matchedFilterColors?.get(post?.cid || '')} post={post} showHiddenPost={showHiddenPosts} />
         ))}
       </div>
     );
   },
   (prevProps, nextProps) => {
-    if (prevProps.estimatedHeight !== nextProps.estimatedHeight || prevProps.row.length !== nextProps.row.length) {
+    if (
+      prevProps.estimatedHeight !== nextProps.estimatedHeight ||
+      prevProps.row.length !== nextProps.row.length ||
+      prevProps.showHiddenPosts !== nextProps.showHiddenPosts
+    ) {
       return false;
     }
 
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 40b73927..22358759 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
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ const PostMenuDesktop = ({ postMenu }: PostMenuDesktopProps) => {
   const { thumbnail, type, url } = commentMediaInfo || {};
   const [menuBtnRotated, setMenuBtnRotated] = useState(false);
 
-  const { hidden, unhide, hide } = useHide({ cid: cid || '' });
+  const { hidden, unhide, hide } = useHide({ cid: cid || '', comment: postMenu.comment });
 
   const location = useLocation();
   const params = useParams();
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-menu-mobile/post-menu-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-menu-mobile/post-menu-mobile.tsx
index 3d9b89b7..69b0c452 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-menu-mobile/post-menu-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-menu-mobile/post-menu-mobile.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ async function copyUserIdSafe(address: string): Promise<void> {
 
 type HideButtonProps = {
   cid?: string;
+  comment?: Comment;
   isReply?: boolean;
   postCid?: string;
   onClose?: () => void;
@@ -267,9 +268,9 @@ const DeletePostButton = ({ post, onClose }: DeletePostButtonProps) => {
   );
 };
 
-const HidePostButton = ({ cid, isReply, onClose, postCid }: HideButtonProps) => {
+const HidePostButton = ({ cid, comment, isReply, onClose, postCid }: HideButtonProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { hide, hidden, unhide } = useHide({ cid: cid || '' });
+  const { hide, hidden, unhide } = useHide({ cid: cid || '', comment });
   const isInPostView = isPostPageView(useLocation().pathname, useParams());
 
   const togglePostHidden = () => {
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ const PostMenuMobile = ({ postMenu, editMenuPost }: PostMenuMobileProps) => {
               <FloatingFocusManager context={context} modal={false}>
                 <div className={styles.postMenu} ref={refs.setFloating} style={floatingStyles} aria-labelledby={headingId} {...getFloatingProps()}>
                   <ReportPostButton onClose={handleClose} />
-                  {cid && communityAddress && <HidePostButton cid={cid} isReply={!!parentCid} postCid={postCid} onClose={handleClose} />}
+                  {cid && communityAddress && <HidePostButton cid={cid} comment={postMenu.comment} isReply={!!parentCid} postCid={postCid} onClose={handleClose} />}
                   {(isAccountCommentAuthor || canAttemptAuthorDelete) && cid && editMenuPost && <DeletePostButton post={editMenuPost} onClose={handleClose} />}
                   {cid && communityAddress && <CopyLinkButton cid={cid} communityAddress={communityAddress} linkType='thread' onClose={handleClose} />}
                   {cid && <CopyContentIdButton cid={cid} onClose={handleClose} />}
diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/use-hidden-catalog-threads.test.tsx b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-hidden-catalog-threads.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bca088d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-hidden-catalog-threads.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { createElement } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { Comment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreads from '../use-hidden-catalog-threads';
+
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+const act = (React as { act?: (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void> }).act as (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void>;
+
+const SPORTS_PUBLIC_KEY = '12D3KooWGJA6zN3Q63FtSgwNhtfA26Skdzdxz5X7A9PFfE4FBMGE';
+
+const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  account: { blockedCids: {} as Record<string, boolean> },
+  commentsByCid: {} as Record<string, Comment>,
+  directories: [
+    { address: 'music-posting.eth', directoryCode: 'mu', title: '/mu/ - Music' },
+    { address: 'sports-posting.bso', directoryCode: 'sp', publicKey: '12D3KooWGJA6zN3Q63FtSgwNhtfA26Skdzdxz5X7A9PFfE4FBMGE', title: '/sp/ - Sports' },
+  ],
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
+  useAccount: () => testState.account,
+  useComments: ({ commentCids = [] }: { commentCids?: string[] } = {}) => ({
+    comments: commentCids.map((cid) => testState.commentsByCid[cid]),
+    state: 'succeeded',
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../use-directories', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import('../use-directories')>('../use-directories');
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useDirectories: () => testState.directories,
+  };
+});
+
+const Result = ({
+  candidateComments = [],
+  communityAddresses,
+  sortType = 'new',
+}: {
+  candidateComments?: Comment[];
+  communityAddresses: string[];
+  sortType?: 'active' | 'new';
+}) => {
+  const { hiddenCatalogThreads, scopeKey } = useHiddenCatalogThreads({ candidateComments, communityAddresses, sortType });
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <span data-testid='hidden-cids'>{hiddenCatalogThreads.map((thread) => thread.cid).join(',')}</span>
+      <span data-testid='scope-key'>{scopeKey}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+let root: Root;
+
+describe('useHiddenCatalogThreads', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: {} };
+    testState.commentsByCid = {};
+    container = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+    container.remove();
+  });
+
+  it('counts hidden threads for a board reached through a directory alias and public key', async () => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'hidden-sp-thread': true, 'hidden-sp-reply': true, 'hidden-mu-thread': true } };
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'hidden-mu-thread': {
+        cid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+        communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+        postCid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+        timestamp: 100,
+      } as Comment,
+      'hidden-sp-reply': {
+        cid: 'hidden-sp-reply',
+        communityAddress: SPORTS_PUBLIC_KEY,
+        parentCid: 'hidden-sp-thread',
+        postCid: 'hidden-sp-thread',
+        timestamp: 101,
+      } as Comment,
+      'hidden-sp-thread': {
+        cid: 'hidden-sp-thread',
+        communityAddress: SPORTS_PUBLIC_KEY,
+        postCid: 'hidden-sp-thread',
+        timestamp: 102,
+      } as Comment,
+    };
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(Result, { communityAddresses: ['sports-posting.bso'] }));
+    });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="hidden-cids"]')?.textContent).toBe('hidden-sp-thread');
+  });
+
+  it('includes hidden threads from every board in a multiboard scope', async () => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'hidden-mu-thread': true, 'hidden-other-thread': true, 'hidden-sp-thread': true } };
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'hidden-mu-thread': {
+        cid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+        communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+        postCid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+        timestamp: 100,
+      } as Comment,
+      'hidden-other-thread': {
+        cid: 'hidden-other-thread',
+        communityAddress: 'other-board.eth',
+        postCid: 'hidden-other-thread',
+        timestamp: 101,
+      } as Comment,
+      'hidden-sp-thread': {
+        cid: 'hidden-sp-thread',
+        communityAddress: SPORTS_PUBLIC_KEY,
+        postCid: 'hidden-sp-thread',
+        timestamp: 102,
+      } as Comment,
+    };
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(Result, { communityAddresses: ['music-posting.eth', 'sports-posting.bso'] }));
+    });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="hidden-cids"]')?.textContent).toBe('hidden-sp-thread,hidden-mu-thread');
+  });
+
+  it('uses candidate comments from the current feed when the blocked cid lookup has not loaded the comment', async () => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'hidden-mu-thread': true } };
+    testState.commentsByCid = {};
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(
+        createElement(Result, {
+          candidateComments: [
+            {
+              cid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+              communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+              postCid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+              timestamp: 100,
+            } as Comment,
+          ],
+          communityAddresses: ['music-posting.eth'],
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="hidden-cids"]')?.textContent).toBe('hidden-mu-thread');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/use-hide.test.tsx b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-hide.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09e2328e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-hide.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { createElement } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import useHide from '../use-hide';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore from '../../stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store';
+
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+const act = (React as { act?: (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void> }).act as (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void>;
+
+const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  account: { id: 'account-1', blockedCids: {} as Record<string, boolean> },
+  blockCidMock: vi.fn(),
+  unblockCidMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
+  useAccount: () => testState.account,
+  useBlock: ({ cid }: { cid?: string }) => ({
+    blocked: Boolean(cid && testState.account.blockedCids[cid]),
+    error: undefined,
+    errors: [],
+    state: 'ready',
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/accounts', () => ({
+  default: {
+    getState: () => ({
+      accounts: { [testState.account.id]: testState.account },
+      accountsActions: {
+        blockCid: testState.blockCidMock,
+        unblockCid: testState.unblockCidMock,
+      },
+      activeAccountId: testState.account.id,
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+const HideButton = ({ cid, comment }: { cid: string; comment?: { cid: string; communityAddress?: string; postCid?: string } }) => {
+  const { hide, hidden, unhide } = useHide({ cid, comment });
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <button data-hidden={hidden ? 'true' : 'false'} data-testid='hide' type='button' onClick={hide}>
+        hide {cid}
+      </button>
+      <button data-hidden={hidden ? 'true' : 'false'} data-testid='unhide' type='button' onClick={unhide}>
+        unhide {cid}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+let root: Root;
+
+describe('useHide', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    testState.account = { id: 'account-1', blockedCids: {} };
+    testState.blockCidMock.mockImplementation(async (cid: string) => {
+      testState.account = {
+        ...testState.account,
+        blockedCids: { ...testState.account.blockedCids, [cid]: true },
+      };
+    });
+    testState.unblockCidMock.mockImplementation(async (cid: string) => {
+      const blockedCids = { ...testState.account.blockedCids };
+      delete blockedCids[cid];
+      testState.account = { ...testState.account, blockedCids };
+    });
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.setState({ hiddenCommentsByCid: {}, scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: {}, shownScopeKey: null });
+    container = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+    container.remove();
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.setState({ hiddenCommentsByCid: {}, scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: {}, shownScopeKey: null });
+  });
+
+  it('hides the current cid after a reused component rerenders for another post', async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(HideButton, { cid: 'first-thread' }));
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(HideButton, { cid: 'second-thread' }));
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="hide"]')?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(testState.blockCidMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(testState.blockCidMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('second-thread');
+    expect(testState.account.blockedCids).toEqual({ 'second-thread': true });
+  });
+
+  it('unhides the current cid and skips duplicate account writes', async () => {
+    testState.account = { id: 'account-1', blockedCids: { 'hidden-thread': true } };
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(HideButton, { cid: 'hidden-thread' }));
+    });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="unhide"]')?.dataset.hidden).toBe('true');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="hide"]')?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+      container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="unhide"]')?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(testState.blockCidMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(testState.unblockCidMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('hidden-thread');
+    expect(testState.account.blockedCids).toEqual({});
+    expect(useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().hiddenCommentsByCid['hidden-thread']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('remembers the hidden comment so catalog counters can resolve it immediately', async () => {
+    const comment = { cid: 'remembered-thread', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'remembered-thread' };
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(HideButton, { cid: 'remembered-thread', comment }));
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="hide"]')?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().hiddenCommentsByCid['remembered-thread']).toEqual(comment);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads.test.tsx b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83e36fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { createElement } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { Comment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import communitiesStore from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/communities';
+import communitiesPagesStore from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/communities-pages';
+import usePruneHiddenCatalogThreads from '../use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads';
+
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+const act = (React as { act?: (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void> }).act as (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void>;
+
+const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  account: { id: 'account-1', blockedCids: {} as Record<string, boolean> },
+  unblockCidMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks')>('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks');
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useAccount: () => testState.account,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/accounts', () => ({
+  default: {
+    getState: () => ({
+      accounts: { [testState.account.id]: testState.account },
+      accountsActions: {
+        unblockCid: testState.unblockCidMock,
+      },
+      activeAccountId: testState.account.id,
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../use-directories', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import('../use-directories')>('../use-directories');
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useDirectories: () => [{ address: 'music-posting.eth', directoryCode: 'mu', title: '/mu/ - Music' }],
+  };
+});
+
+const hiddenThread = {
+  cid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+  communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+  postCid: 'hidden-mu-thread',
+  title: 'hidden',
+} as Comment;
+
+const visibleThread = {
+  cid: 'visible-mu-thread',
+  communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+  postCid: 'visible-mu-thread',
+  title: 'visible',
+} as Comment;
+
+const PruneHarness = ({ enabled = true, hiddenThreadCandidates = [hiddenThread] }: { enabled?: boolean; hiddenThreadCandidates?: Comment[] }) => {
+  usePruneHiddenCatalogThreads({
+    communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+    enabled,
+    hiddenThreadCandidates,
+    sortType: 'new',
+  });
+  return null;
+};
+
+const setRawBoardPage = (comments: Comment[], nextCid?: string) => {
+  communitiesStore.setState({
+    communities: {
+      'music-posting.eth': {
+        address: 'music-posting.eth',
+        posts: {
+          pageCids: {
+            new: 'raw-page-1',
+          },
+        },
+        updatedAt: 1,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  communitiesPagesStore.setState({
+    communitiesPages: {
+      'raw-page-1': {
+        comments,
+        nextCid,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+const flushEffects = async () => {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  });
+};
+
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+let root: Root;
+
+describe('usePruneHiddenCatalogThreads', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    testState.account = { id: 'account-1', blockedCids: { [hiddenThread.cid]: true } };
+    testState.unblockCidMock.mockImplementation(async (cid: string) => {
+      const blockedCids = { ...testState.account.blockedCids };
+      delete blockedCids[cid];
+      testState.account = { ...testState.account, blockedCids };
+    });
+    communitiesStore.setState({ communities: {} });
+    communitiesPagesStore.setState({ communitiesPages: {}, comments: {} });
+    container = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+    container.remove();
+    communitiesStore.setState({ communities: {} });
+    communitiesPagesStore.setState({ communitiesPages: {}, comments: {} });
+  });
+
+  it('does not unhide a thread just because the visible feed filtered it out', async () => {
+    setRawBoardPage([hiddenThread, visibleThread]);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(PruneHarness));
+    });
+    await flushEffects();
+
+    expect(testState.unblockCidMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(testState.account.blockedCids).toEqual({ [hiddenThread.cid]: true });
+  });
+
+  it('unhides a stale hidden thread when a fully loaded raw board page proves it is gone', async () => {
+    setRawBoardPage([visibleThread]);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(PruneHarness));
+    });
+    await flushEffects();
+
+    expect(testState.unblockCidMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(hiddenThread.cid);
+    expect(testState.account.blockedCids).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('waits for the entire raw board page chain before pruning', async () => {
+    setRawBoardPage([visibleThread], 'raw-page-2');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(createElement(PruneHarness));
+    });
+    await flushEffects();
+
+    expect(testState.unblockCidMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(testState.account.blockedCids).toEqual({ [hiddenThread.cid]: true });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-hidden-catalog-threads.ts b/src/hooks/use-hidden-catalog-threads.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e26f9a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-hidden-catalog-threads.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { type Comment, useAccount, useComments } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import { isCommentArchived } from '../lib/utils/comment-moderation-utils';
+import { getCommentCommunityAddress } from '../lib/utils/comment-utils';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore from '../stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store';
+import { findDirectoryByAddress, normalizeBoardAddress, useDirectories, type DirectoryCommunity } from './use-directories';
+
+type HiddenCatalogThreadsOptions = {
+  candidateComments?: readonly Comment[];
+  communityAddresses: readonly string[];
+  sortType: 'active' | 'new';
+};
+
+type HiddenCatalogThreadsResult = {
+  hiddenCatalogThreads: Comment[];
+  hiddenThreadCandidates: Comment[];
+  isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads: boolean;
+  scopeKey: string;
+};
+
+const getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey = (communityAddresses: readonly string[]): string => communityAddresses.filter(Boolean).slice().sort().join('\u0000');
+
+const addAddressKeys = (keys: Set<string>, address: string | undefined) => {
+  if (!address) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  keys.add(address);
+  keys.add(normalizeBoardAddress(address));
+};
+
+export const getBoardAddressKeys = (address: string | undefined, directories: DirectoryCommunity[]): Set<string> => {
+  const keys = new Set<string>();
+  addAddressKeys(keys, address);
+
+  const directory = findDirectoryByAddress(directories, address);
+  if (directory) {
+    addAddressKeys(keys, directory.address);
+    addAddressKeys(keys, directory.name);
+    addAddressKeys(keys, directory.publicKey);
+    addAddressKeys(keys, directory.directoryCode);
+  }
+
+  keys.delete('');
+  return keys;
+};
+
+const getScopeAddressKeys = (communityAddresses: readonly string[], directories: DirectoryCommunity[]): Set<string> => {
+  const keys = new Set<string>();
+  for (const communityAddress of communityAddresses) {
+    for (const key of getBoardAddressKeys(communityAddress, directories)) {
+      keys.add(key);
+    }
+  }
+  return keys;
+};
+
+export const isBoardAddressInScope = (address: string | undefined, scopeAddressKeys: Set<string>, directories: DirectoryCommunity[]): boolean => {
+  if (!address || scopeAddressKeys.size === 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (const key of getBoardAddressKeys(address, directories)) {
+    if (scopeAddressKeys.has(key)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
+
+const getBlockedCidList = (blockedCids: { [cid: string]: boolean | undefined } | undefined): string[] =>
+  Object.entries(blockedCids || {})
+    .filter(([, blocked]) => blocked)
+    .map(([cid]) => cid)
+    .sort();
+
+const isThreadPost = (comment: Comment): boolean => {
+  const { cid, parentCid, postCid } = comment || {};
+  return Boolean(cid && !parentCid && (!postCid || postCid === cid));
+};
+
+const getTimestamp = (value: unknown): number => (typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : 0);
+
+const sortHiddenThreads = (threads: Comment[], sortType: 'active' | 'new'): Comment[] =>
+  [...threads].sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.pinned !== b.pinned) {
+      return a.pinned ? -1 : 1;
+    }
+
+    const activeTimestampDifference = sortType === 'active' ? getTimestamp(b.lastReplyTimestamp || b.timestamp) - getTimestamp(a.lastReplyTimestamp || a.timestamp) : 0;
+    if (activeTimestampDifference !== 0) {
+      return activeTimestampDifference;
+    }
+
+    const timestampDifference = getTimestamp(b.timestamp) - getTimestamp(a.timestamp);
+    if (timestampDifference !== 0) {
+      return timestampDifference;
+    }
+
+    return String(a.cid || '').localeCompare(String(b.cid || ''));
+  });
+
+const getHiddenThreadCandidates = ({
+  blockedCidList,
+  comments,
+  communityAddresses,
+  directories,
+}: {
+  blockedCidList: readonly string[];
+  comments: readonly (Comment | undefined)[];
+  communityAddresses: readonly string[];
+  directories: DirectoryCommunity[];
+}): Comment[] => {
+  if (blockedCidList.length === 0 || communityAddresses.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const blockedCidSet = new Set(blockedCidList);
+  const scopeAddressKeys = getScopeAddressKeys(communityAddresses, directories);
+  const seenCids = new Set<string>();
+  const candidates: Comment[] = [];
+
+  for (const comment of comments) {
+    const cid = comment?.cid;
+    if (!comment || !cid || seenCids.has(cid) || !blockedCidSet.has(cid)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!isThreadPost(comment)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!isBoardAddressInScope(getCommentCommunityAddress(comment), scopeAddressKeys, directories)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    seenCids.add(cid);
+    candidates.push(comment);
+  }
+
+  return candidates;
+};
+
+const mergeCommentsByCid = (comments: readonly (Comment | undefined)[], candidateComments: readonly Comment[]): (Comment | undefined)[] => {
+  if (candidateComments.length === 0) {
+    return [...comments];
+  }
+
+  const mergedComments = [...comments];
+  const seenCids = new Set(comments.map((comment) => comment?.cid).filter((cid): cid is string => typeof cid === 'string'));
+  for (const comment of candidateComments) {
+    const cid = comment?.cid;
+    if (!cid || seenCids.has(cid)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seenCids.add(cid);
+    mergedComments.push(comment);
+  }
+  return mergedComments;
+};
+
+const getHiddenCatalogThreads = (hiddenThreadCandidates: readonly Comment[], sortType: 'active' | 'new'): Comment[] =>
+  sortHiddenThreads(
+    hiddenThreadCandidates.filter((comment) => !isCommentArchived(comment)),
+    sortType,
+  );
+
+const useHiddenCatalogThreads = ({ candidateComments = [], communityAddresses, sortType }: HiddenCatalogThreadsOptions): HiddenCatalogThreadsResult => {
+  const account = useAccount();
+  const directories = useDirectories();
+  const hiddenCommentsByCid = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.hiddenCommentsByCid);
+  const blockedCidList = useMemo(() => getBlockedCidList(account?.blockedCids), [account?.blockedCids]);
+  const { comments, state } = useComments({
+    autoUpdate: false,
+    commentCids: blockedCidList,
+  });
+  const rememberedHiddenComments = useMemo(
+    () => blockedCidList.map((cid) => hiddenCommentsByCid[cid]).filter((comment): comment is Comment => Boolean(comment)),
+    [blockedCidList, hiddenCommentsByCid],
+  );
+  const candidateCommentList = useMemo(
+    () => mergeCommentsByCid(mergeCommentsByCid(comments, rememberedHiddenComments), candidateComments),
+    [candidateComments, comments, rememberedHiddenComments],
+  );
+  const hiddenThreadCandidates = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      getHiddenThreadCandidates({
+        blockedCidList,
+        comments: candidateCommentList,
+        communityAddresses,
+        directories,
+      }),
+    [blockedCidList, candidateCommentList, communityAddresses, directories],
+  );
+  const hiddenCatalogThreads = useMemo(() => getHiddenCatalogThreads(hiddenThreadCandidates, sortType), [hiddenThreadCandidates, sortType]);
+  const scopeKey = useMemo(() => getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey(communityAddresses), [communityAddresses]);
+
+  return useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      hiddenCatalogThreads,
+      hiddenThreadCandidates,
+      isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads: blockedCidList.length > 0 && state !== 'succeeded',
+      scopeKey,
+    }),
+    [blockedCidList.length, hiddenCatalogThreads, hiddenThreadCandidates, scopeKey, state],
+  );
+};
+
+export default useHiddenCatalogThreads;
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-hide.ts b/src/hooks/use-hide.ts
index e24e3baf..ea64b724 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-hide.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-hide.ts
@@ -1,59 +1,91 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { create } from 'zustand';
-import localForageLru from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/lib/localforage-lru/index.js';
+import { useAccount, useBlock } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import type { Comment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import accountsStore from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/accounts';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore from '../stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store';
 
-interface HideStoreState {
-  hiddenCids: { [key: string]: boolean };
-  hide: (cid: string) => void;
-  unhide: (cid: string) => void;
-}
+export type HiddenCidLookup = { [cid: string]: boolean | undefined };
 
-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 },
-  }));
+type CommentWithCid = {
+  cid?: string;
 };
 
-initializeHideStore();
+export const isCidHidden = (hiddenCids: HiddenCidLookup | undefined, cid?: string): boolean => Boolean(cid && hiddenCids?.[cid]);
 
-const useHide = ({ cid }: { cid: string }) => {
-  const hidden = useHideStore((state) => !!state.hiddenCids[cid]);
-  const hide = useHideStore((state) => state.hide);
-  const unhide = useHideStore((state) => state.unhide);
+export const filterHiddenComments = <T extends CommentWithCid>(comments: readonly T[], hiddenCids: HiddenCidLookup | undefined): T[] =>
+  comments.filter((comment) => !isCidHidden(hiddenCids, comment?.cid));
 
-  const hideCallback = useCallback(() => hide(cid), [hide, cid]);
-  const unhideCallback = useCallback(() => unhide(cid), [unhide, cid]);
+export const useHiddenCids = (): HiddenCidLookup => {
+  const account = useAccount();
+  return useMemo(() => account?.blockedCids || {}, [account?.blockedCids]);
+};
 
-  return useMemo(() => ({ hidden, hide: hideCallback, unhide: unhideCallback }), [hidden, hideCallback, unhideCallback]);
+const shouldLogHideActionError = (cid: string, expectedHidden: boolean): boolean => {
+  const { accounts, activeAccountId } = accountsStore.getState();
+  if (!activeAccountId) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return Boolean(accounts?.[activeAccountId]?.blockedCids?.[cid]) !== expectedHidden;
+};
+
+const getCurrentAccountHiddenState = (cid: string): boolean => {
+  const { accounts, activeAccountId } = accountsStore.getState();
+  return Boolean(activeAccountId && accounts?.[activeAccountId]?.blockedCids?.[cid]);
+};
+
+const useHide = ({ cid, comment }: { cid: string; comment?: Comment }) => {
+  const account = useAccount();
+  const { error, errors, state } = useBlock({ cid: cid || undefined });
+  const hidden = isCidHidden(account?.blockedCids, cid);
+  const rememberHiddenComment = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.rememberHiddenComment);
+  const forgetHiddenComment = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.forgetHiddenComment);
+
+  const hide = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!cid) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (getCurrentAccountHiddenState(cid)) {
+      rememberHiddenComment(comment);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    rememberHiddenComment(comment);
+    void accountsStore
+      .getState()
+      .accountsActions.blockCid(cid)
+      .catch((error: unknown) => {
+        if (!getCurrentAccountHiddenState(cid)) {
+          forgetHiddenComment(cid);
+        }
+        if (shouldLogHideActionError(cid, true)) {
+          console.error('Failed to hide post', error);
+        }
+      });
+  }, [cid, comment, forgetHiddenComment, rememberHiddenComment]);
+
+  const unhide = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!cid) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    forgetHiddenComment(cid);
+    if (!getCurrentAccountHiddenState(cid)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    void accountsStore
+      .getState()
+      .accountsActions.unblockCid(cid)
+      .catch((error: unknown) => {
+        if (shouldLogHideActionError(cid, false)) {
+          console.error('Failed to unhide post', error);
+        }
+      });
+  }, [cid, forgetHiddenComment]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => ({ error, errors, hidden, hide, state, unhide }), [error, errors, hidden, hide, state, unhide]);
 };
 
 export default useHide;
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads.ts b/src/hooks/use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..845d1252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useAccount, type Comment, type CommunitiesPages, type Community } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import accountsStore from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/accounts';
+import communitiesStore from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/communities';
+import communitiesPagesStore, { getCommunityFirstPageCid, getCommunityPages } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/communities-pages';
+import { getCommentCommunityAddress } from '../lib/utils/comment-utils';
+import { isCommentArchived } from '../lib/utils/comment-moderation-utils';
+import { useDirectories } from './use-directories';
+import { getBoardAddressKeys, isBoardAddressInScope } from './use-hidden-catalog-threads';
+
+type UsePruneHiddenCatalogThreadsOptions = {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  hiddenThreadCandidates: readonly Comment[];
+  communityAddress: string | undefined;
+  sortType: 'active' | 'new';
+};
+
+type RawBoardCatalogState = {
+  isFullyLoaded: boolean;
+  rootThreadCids: Set<string>;
+};
+
+const EMPTY_RAW_BOARD_CATALOG_STATE: RawBoardCatalogState = {
+  isFullyLoaded: false,
+  rootThreadCids: new Set<string>(),
+};
+
+const addRootThreadCids = (cids: Set<string>, comments: readonly Comment[] | undefined) => {
+  for (const comment of comments || []) {
+    if (comment?.cid && !comment.parentCid) {
+      cids.add(comment.cid);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const getRawBoardCatalogState = ({
+  accountId,
+  communitiesPages,
+  community,
+  sortType,
+}: {
+  accountId: string | undefined;
+  communitiesPages: CommunitiesPages;
+  community: Community | undefined;
+  sortType: 'active' | 'new';
+}): RawBoardCatalogState => {
+  if (!community) {
+    return EMPTY_RAW_BOARD_CATALOG_STATE;
+  }
+
+  const rootThreadCids = new Set<string>();
+  const preloadedSortPage = community.posts?.pages?.[sortType];
+  addRootThreadCids(rootThreadCids, preloadedSortPage?.comments);
+
+  const firstPageCid = getCommunityFirstPageCid(community, sortType, 'posts');
+  const pages = firstPageCid ? getCommunityPages(community, sortType, communitiesPages, 'posts', accountId) : [];
+  for (const page of pages) {
+    addRootThreadCids(rootThreadCids, page?.comments);
+  }
+
+  if (pages.length > 0) {
+    return {
+      isFullyLoaded: !pages[pages.length - 1]?.nextCid,
+      rootThreadCids,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const pageCids = community.posts?.pageCids || {};
+  const hasPageCids = Object.keys(pageCids).length > 0;
+  const preloadedPages = Object.values(community.posts?.pages || {}) as Array<{ comments?: Comment[]; nextCid?: string }>;
+  const hasCompletePreloadedPage = !hasPageCids && preloadedPages.some((page) => Array.isArray(page?.comments)) && preloadedPages.every((page) => !page?.nextCid);
+
+  if (hasCompletePreloadedPage) {
+    for (const page of preloadedPages) {
+      addRootThreadCids(rootThreadCids, page?.comments);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    isFullyLoaded: hasCompletePreloadedPage,
+    rootThreadCids,
+  };
+};
+
+const usePruneHiddenCatalogThreads = ({ enabled, hiddenThreadCandidates, communityAddress, sortType }: UsePruneHiddenCatalogThreadsOptions) => {
+  const account = useAccount();
+  const directories = useDirectories();
+  const community = communitiesStore((state) => (communityAddress ? state.communities[communityAddress] : undefined));
+  const communitiesPages = communitiesPagesStore((state) => state.communitiesPages);
+  const pendingPruneCidsRef = useRef(new Set<string>());
+  const boardAddressKeys = useMemo(() => (enabled ? getBoardAddressKeys(communityAddress, directories) : new Set<string>()), [communityAddress, directories, enabled]);
+  const rawBoardCatalogState = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      enabled
+        ? getRawBoardCatalogState({
+            accountId: account?.id,
+            communitiesPages,
+            community,
+            sortType,
+          })
+        : EMPTY_RAW_BOARD_CATALOG_STATE,
+    [account?.id, communitiesPages, community, enabled, sortType],
+  );
+
+  const removedHiddenThreadCids = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!enabled || boardAddressKeys.size === 0 || !rawBoardCatalogState.isFullyLoaded) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    return hiddenThreadCandidates
+      .filter((comment) => {
+        const cid = comment?.cid;
+        return (
+          cid &&
+          !isCommentArchived(comment) &&
+          isBoardAddressInScope(getCommentCommunityAddress(comment), boardAddressKeys, directories) &&
+          !rawBoardCatalogState.rootThreadCids.has(cid)
+        );
+      })
+      .map((comment) => comment.cid)
+      .filter((cid): cid is string => typeof cid === 'string')
+      .sort();
+  }, [boardAddressKeys, directories, enabled, hiddenThreadCandidates, rawBoardCatalogState]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled || removedHiddenThreadCids.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    for (const cid of removedHiddenThreadCids) {
+      if (pendingPruneCidsRef.current.has(cid)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      pendingPruneCidsRef.current.add(cid);
+      void accountsStore
+        .getState()
+        .accountsActions.unblockCid(cid)
+        .catch((error: unknown) => {
+          const { accounts, activeAccountId } = accountsStore.getState();
+          if (activeAccountId && accounts?.[activeAccountId]?.blockedCids?.[cid]) {
+            console.error('Failed to remove stale hidden thread from account', error);
+          }
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          pendingPruneCidsRef.current.delete(cid);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [enabled, removedHiddenThreadCids]);
+};
+
+export default usePruneHiddenCatalogThreads;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/post-menu-props.ts b/src/lib/utils/post-menu-props.ts
index 11ea3dea..eb8397bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/post-menu-props.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/post-menu-props.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type PostMenuProps = {
   thumbnailUrl?: string;
   deleted?: boolean;
   removed?: boolean;
+  comment?: Comment;
 };
 
 export const selectPostMenuProps = (post?: Comment): PostMenuProps => {
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@ export const selectPostMenuProps = (post?: Comment): PostMenuProps => {
     thumbnailUrl: post?.thumbnailUrl,
     deleted: post?.deleted,
     removed: post?.removed,
+    comment: post,
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store.ts b/src/stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d40a68eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { create } from 'zustand';
+import type { Comment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+
+interface HiddenCatalogThreadsStore {
+  hiddenCommentsByCid: Record<string, Comment>;
+  scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: Record<string, number>;
+  shownScopeKey: string | null;
+  forgetHiddenComment: (cid: string) => void;
+  rememberHiddenComment: (comment: Comment | undefined) => void;
+  setScopeHiddenThreadsCount: (scopeKey: string, count: number) => void;
+  setShownScopeKey: (shownScopeKey: string | null) => void;
+  toggleShownScopeKey: (scopeKey: string) => void;
+}
+
+const useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore = create<HiddenCatalogThreadsStore>((set) => ({
+  hiddenCommentsByCid: {},
+  forgetHiddenComment: (cid) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      if (!cid || !state.hiddenCommentsByCid[cid]) {
+        return state;
+      }
+      const nextHiddenComments = { ...state.hiddenCommentsByCid };
+      delete nextHiddenComments[cid];
+      return { hiddenCommentsByCid: nextHiddenComments };
+    }),
+  rememberHiddenComment: (comment) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      const cid = comment?.cid;
+      if (!cid) {
+        return state;
+      }
+      return {
+        hiddenCommentsByCid: {
+          ...state.hiddenCommentsByCid,
+          [cid]: comment,
+        },
+      };
+    }),
+  scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: {},
+  setScopeHiddenThreadsCount: (scopeKey, count) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      const nextCounts = { ...state.scopeHiddenThreadsCounts };
+      if (!scopeKey || count <= 0) {
+        delete nextCounts[scopeKey];
+      } else {
+        nextCounts[scopeKey] = count;
+      }
+      return { scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: nextCounts };
+    }),
+  shownScopeKey: null,
+  setShownScopeKey: (shownScopeKey) => set({ shownScopeKey }),
+  toggleShownScopeKey: (scopeKey) => set((state) => ({ shownScopeKey: state.shownScopeKey === scopeKey ? null : scopeKey })),
+}));
+
+export default useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore;
diff --git a/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx b/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
index b924c453..1b9ea3d5 100644
--- a/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
+++ b/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import Catalog, { getCatalogRenderFeed, type CatalogProps } from '../catalog';
 import { clearStableLastVisitTimeFilterName, LAST_VISIT_STORAGE_KEY } from '../../../lib/utils/time-filter-utils';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore from '../../../stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store';
 
 (globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
 const act = (React as { act?: (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void> }).act as (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void>;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ type TestComment = {
   pinned?: boolean;
   communityAddress?: string;
   deleted?: boolean;
+  parentCid?: string;
   postCid?: string;
   removed?: boolean;
   state?: string;
@@ -33,17 +35,26 @@ type FilterItem = {
 };
 
 const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  account: { subscriptions: [] as string[] },
+  account: { blockedCids: {} as Record<string, boolean>, subscriptions: [] as string[] },
   accountComments: [] as TestComment[],
   accountCommentsCalls: [] as Array<{ commentIndices?: number[]; communityAddress?: string; newerThan?: number; sortType?: 'new' | 'old' } | undefined>,
   accountCommunityAddresses: [] as string[],
+  blockCidMock: vi.fn(),
+  commentsByCid: {} as Record<string, TestComment>,
   directoryByAddress: {
     'music-posting.eth': {
       address: 'music-posting.eth',
       features: { postsPerPage: 2 },
     },
   } as Record<string, { address: string; features?: Record<string, unknown> }>,
-  directories: [{ address: 'music-posting.eth', title: '/mu/ - Music' }] as Array<{ address: string; title?: string }>,
+  directories: [{ address: 'music-posting.eth', directoryCode: 'mu', title: '/mu/ - Music' }] as Array<{
+    address: string;
+    directoryCode?: string;
+    features?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    name?: string;
+    publicKey?: string;
+    title?: string;
+  }>,
   feed: [] as TestComment[],
   feedOptionsCalls: [] as Array<{ communitiesLength?: number; filterKey?: string; newerThan?: number; postsPerPage?: number; sortType?: string }>,
   filterItems: [] as FilterItem[],
@@ -66,6 +77,7 @@ const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   setResetFunctionMock: vi.fn(),
   showOPComment: true,
   sortType: 'new' as 'active' | 'new',
+  unblockCidMock: vi.fn(),
   virtuosoInitialScrollTops: [] as Array<number | undefined>,
   windowWidth: 900,
   community: {
@@ -168,6 +180,23 @@ vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
     };
   },
   useCommunity: () => testState.community,
+  useComments: ({ commentCids = [] }: { commentCids?: string[] } = {}) => ({
+    comments: commentCids.map((cid) => testState.commentsByCid[cid]),
+    state: 'succeeded',
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks/dist/stores/accounts', () => ({
+  default: {
+    getState: () => ({
+      accounts: { account: testState.account },
+      accountsActions: {
+        blockCid: testState.blockCidMock,
+        unblockCid: testState.unblockCidMock,
+      },
+      activeAccountId: 'account',
+    }),
+  },
 }));
 
 vi.mock('react-virtuoso', () => ({
@@ -207,8 +236,21 @@ vi.mock('react-virtuoso', () => ({
 vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-directories', () => ({
   useDirectories: () => testState.directories,
   useDirectoryByAddress: (address: string | undefined) => (address ? testState.directoryByAddress[address] : undefined),
-  findDirectoryByAddress: (directories: Array<{ address: string; title?: string; directoryCode?: string }>, address: string | undefined) =>
-    directories.find((entry) => entry.address === address || entry.directoryCode === address || entry.title === address),
+  normalizeBoardAddress: (address: string) => address.replace(/\.(bso|eth)$/, ''),
+  findDirectoryByAddress: (
+    directories: Array<{ address: string; title?: string; directoryCode?: string; name?: string; publicKey?: string }>,
+    address: string | undefined,
+  ) => {
+    if (!address) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    const normalize = (value: string) => value.replace(/\.(bso|eth)$/, '');
+    return directories.find((entry) =>
+      [entry.address, entry.directoryCode, entry.name, entry.publicKey, entry.title].some(
+        (identifier) => identifier === address || (!!identifier && normalize(identifier) === normalize(address)),
+      ),
+    );
+  },
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-board-feed-page-size', () => ({
@@ -262,8 +304,20 @@ vi.mock('../../../stores/use-catalog-filters-store', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../components/catalog-row', () => ({
-  default: ({ estimatedHeight, row }: { estimatedHeight?: number; row: TestComment[] }) =>
-    createElement('div', { 'data-pretext-height': estimatedHeight, 'data-testid': 'catalog-row' }, `row:${row.map((comment) => comment.cid).join(',')}`),
+  default: ({ estimatedHeight, row, showHiddenPosts }: { estimatedHeight?: number; row: TestComment[]; showHiddenPosts?: boolean }) =>
+    createElement(
+      'div',
+      { 'data-pretext-height': estimatedHeight, 'data-show-hidden': showHiddenPosts ? 'true' : 'false', 'data-testid': 'catalog-row' },
+      `row:${row.map((comment) => comment.cid).join(',')}`,
+      ...row.map((comment) =>
+        createElement('button', {
+          'aria-label': `hide-${comment.cid}`,
+          key: `hide-${comment.cid}`,
+          onClick: () => testState.blockCidMock(comment.cid),
+          type: 'button',
+        }),
+      ),
+    ),
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../components/footer', () => ({
@@ -311,6 +365,8 @@ const LocationProbe = () => {
   return null;
 };
 
+const getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey = (communityAddresses: string[]) => communityAddresses.filter(Boolean).slice().sort().join('\u0000');
+
 const flushEffects = async (count = 5) => {
   for (let i = 0; i < count; i += 1) {
     await act(async () => {
@@ -344,11 +400,22 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     latestLocation = '';
-    testState.account = { subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: {}, subscriptions: [] };
     testState.accountComments = [];
     testState.accountCommentsCalls = [];
     testState.accountCommunityAddresses = [];
-    testState.directories = [{ address: 'music-posting.eth', title: '/mu/ - Music' }];
+    testState.blockCidMock.mockReset();
+    testState.blockCidMock.mockImplementation(async (cid: string) => {
+      testState.account = {
+        ...testState.account,
+        blockedCids: {
+          ...testState.account.blockedCids,
+          [cid]: true,
+        },
+      };
+    });
+    testState.commentsByCid = {};
+    testState.directories = [{ address: 'music-posting.eth', directoryCode: 'mu', title: '/mu/ - Music' }];
     testState.directoryByAddress = {
       'music-posting.eth': {
         address: 'music-posting.eth',
@@ -371,6 +438,8 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
     testState.searchText = '';
     testState.showOPComment = true;
     testState.sortType = 'new';
+    testState.unblockCidMock.mockReset();
+    testState.unblockCidMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     testState.virtuosoInitialScrollTops = [];
     testState.windowWidth = 900;
     testState.community = {
@@ -387,6 +456,7 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
     document.title = 'before';
     clearStableLastVisitTimeFilterName();
     localStorage.setItem(LAST_VISIT_STORAGE_KEY, String(Date.now()));
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.setState({ hiddenCommentsByCid: {}, scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: {}, shownScopeKey: null });
 
     container = document.createElement('div');
     document.body.appendChild(container);
@@ -396,6 +466,7 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     act(() => root.unmount());
     container.remove();
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.setState({ hiddenCommentsByCid: {}, scopeHiddenThreadsCounts: {}, shownScopeKey: null });
     clearStableLastVisitTimeFilterName();
     localStorage.clear();
   });
@@ -438,6 +509,191 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
     expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:board-post-1,board-post-2']);
   });
 
+  it('removes hidden account-backed threads from the normal board catalog feed', async () => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'hidden-board-post': true }, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.feed = [
+      { cid: 'visible-board-post', title: 'visible', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' },
+      { cid: 'hidden-board-post', title: 'hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-board-post' },
+    ];
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'hidden-board-post': { cid: 'hidden-board-post', title: 'hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-board-post' },
+    };
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:visible-board-post']);
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('hidden-board-post');
+  });
+
+  it('shows only hidden threads for the current board when hidden catalog mode is enabled', async () => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'hidden-board-post': true }, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.feed = [
+      { cid: 'visible-board-post', title: 'visible', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' },
+      { cid: 'hidden-board-post', title: 'hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-board-post' },
+    ];
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'hidden-board-post': { cid: 'hidden-board-post', title: 'hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-board-post' },
+    };
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().setShownScopeKey(getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey(['music-posting.eth']));
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    const rows = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="catalog-row"]'));
+    expect(rows.map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:hidden-board-post']);
+    expect(rows[0]?.dataset.showHidden).toBe('true');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps a thread hidden on its board when it was hidden from a multiboard catalog', async () => {
+    const sportsPublicKey = 'sports-public-key';
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'hidden-sp-post': true }, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.directories = [
+      { address: 'music-posting.eth', directoryCode: 'mu', title: '/mu/ - Music' },
+      { address: 'sports-posting.bso', directoryCode: 'sp', publicKey: sportsPublicKey, title: '/sp/ - Sports' },
+    ];
+    testState.directoryByAddress = {
+      'sports-posting.bso': { address: 'sports-posting.bso', features: { postsPerPage: 2 } },
+    };
+    testState.resolvedCommunityAddress = 'sports-posting.bso';
+    testState.feed = [{ cid: 'hidden-sp-post', title: 'sports hidden', communityAddress: sportsPublicKey, postCid: 'hidden-sp-post' }];
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'hidden-sp-post': { cid: 'hidden-sp-post', title: 'sports hidden', communityAddress: sportsPublicKey, postCid: 'hidden-sp-post' },
+    };
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/sp/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).toBeNull();
+
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().setShownScopeKey(getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey(['sports-posting.bso']));
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/sp/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    const hiddenRow = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="catalog-row"]');
+    expect(hiddenRow?.textContent).toBe('row:hidden-sp-post');
+    expect(hiddenRow?.dataset.showHidden).toBe('true');
+  });
+
+  it('hides a board thread from its own catalog after the thread is hidden in all catalog', async () => {
+    const musicThread = { cid: 'mu-thread-hidden-from-all', title: 'music thread', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'mu-thread-hidden-from-all' };
+    testState.filteredDirectoryAddresses = ['music-posting.eth', 'sports-posting.eth'];
+    testState.feed = [musicThread, { cid: 'sports-thread', title: 'sports thread', communityAddress: 'sports-posting.eth', postCid: 'sports-thread' }];
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'mu-thread-hidden-from-all': musicThread,
+    };
+
+    await renderCatalog({
+      catalogProps: { viewType: 'all' },
+      initialEntry: '/all/catalog',
+      routePath: '/all/*',
+    });
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('mu-thread-hidden-from-all');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[aria-label="hide-mu-thread-hidden-from-all"]')?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(testState.account.blockedCids).toEqual({ 'mu-thread-hidden-from-all': true });
+
+    testState.resolvedCommunityAddress = 'music-posting.eth';
+    testState.feed = [musicThread, { cid: 'mu-visible-thread', title: 'other music thread', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'mu-visible-thread' }];
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:mu-visible-thread']);
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('mu-thread-hidden-from-all');
+  });
+
+  it('counts and shows hidden board threads from the raw feed when blocked cid lookup has not resolved them', async () => {
+    const hiddenThread = {
+      cid: 'raw-feed-hidden-thread',
+      communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+      postCid: 'raw-feed-hidden-thread',
+      title: 'raw feed hidden',
+    };
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'raw-feed-hidden-thread': true }, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.commentsByCid = {};
+    testState.feed = [hiddenThread, { cid: 'raw-feed-visible-thread', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'raw-feed-visible-thread', title: 'visible' }];
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().scopeHiddenThreadsCounts[getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey(['music-posting.eth'])]).toBe(1);
+    expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:raw-feed-visible-thread']);
+
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().setShownScopeKey(getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey(['music-posting.eth']));
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    const hiddenRow = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="catalog-row"]');
+    expect(hiddenRow?.textContent).toBe('row:raw-feed-hidden-thread');
+    expect(hiddenRow?.dataset.showHidden).toBe('true');
+  });
+
+  it('uses the multiboard board scope for hidden catalog mode', async () => {
+    const sportsPublicKey = 'sports-public-key';
+    testState.account = {
+      blockedCids: {
+        'hidden-mu-post': true,
+        'hidden-sp-post': true,
+        'hidden-other-post': true,
+      },
+      subscriptions: [],
+    };
+    testState.directories = [
+      { address: 'music-posting.eth', directoryCode: 'mu', title: '/mu/ - Music' },
+      { address: 'sports-posting.bso', directoryCode: 'sp', publicKey: sportsPublicKey, title: '/sp/ - Sports' },
+    ];
+    testState.filteredDirectoryAddresses = ['music-posting.eth', 'sports-posting.bso'];
+    testState.feed = [
+      { cid: 'visible-mu-post', title: 'visible', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' },
+      { cid: 'hidden-mu-post', title: 'music hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-mu-post' },
+      { cid: 'hidden-sp-post', title: 'sports hidden', communityAddress: sportsPublicKey, postCid: 'hidden-sp-post' },
+    ];
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'hidden-mu-post': { cid: 'hidden-mu-post', title: 'music hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-mu-post', timestamp: 100 },
+      'hidden-other-post': { cid: 'hidden-other-post', title: 'other hidden', communityAddress: 'other-board.eth', postCid: 'hidden-other-post', timestamp: 101 },
+      'hidden-sp-post': { cid: 'hidden-sp-post', title: 'sports hidden', communityAddress: sportsPublicKey, postCid: 'hidden-sp-post', timestamp: 102 },
+    };
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().setShownScopeKey(getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey(['music-posting.eth', 'sports-posting.bso']));
+
+    await renderCatalog({
+      catalogProps: { viewType: 'all' },
+      initialEntry: '/all/catalog',
+      routePath: '/all/*',
+    });
+
+    expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:hidden-sp-post,hidden-mu-post']);
+  });
+
+  it('leaves hidden mode automatically when the last hidden thread is unhidden', async () => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'hidden-board-post': true }, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.feed = [{ cid: 'hidden-board-post', title: 'hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-board-post' }];
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'hidden-board-post': { cid: 'hidden-board-post', title: 'hidden', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'hidden-board-post' },
+    };
+    useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().setShownScopeKey(getHiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey(['music-posting.eth']));
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')?.textContent).toBe('row:hidden-board-post');
+
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: {}, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.commentsByCid = {};
+    testState.feed = [];
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore.getState().shownScopeKey).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('does not prune hidden board threads just because the visible board feed filtered them out', async () => {
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: { 'removed-hidden-post': true }, subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.commentsByCid = {
+      'removed-hidden-post': { cid: 'removed-hidden-post', title: 'removed', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth', postCid: 'removed-hidden-post' },
+    };
+    testState.feed = [{ cid: 'visible-board-post', title: 'visible', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' }];
+    testState.hasMore = false;
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(testState.unblockCidMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('prefers the immediate feed until deferred catalog rows exist', () => {
     const immediateFeed = [{ cid: 'all-post', title: 'one', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' }];
 
@@ -634,7 +890,7 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
   });
 
   it('shows the empty subscriptions state when there are no subscribed boards to browse', async () => {
-    testState.account = { subscriptions: [] };
+    testState.account = { blockedCids: {}, subscriptions: [] };
 
     await renderCatalog({
       catalogProps: { viewType: 'subs' },
diff --git a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
index 7578f75f..4f4f1afb 100644
--- a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
+++ b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@ import { useFilteredDirectoryAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-filtered-director
 import { useResolvedCommunityAddress } from '../../hooks/use-resolved-community-address';
 import { useFeedStateString } from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
 import useExpandedTimeFilter from '../../hooks/use-expanded-time-filter';
+import { filterHiddenComments, isCidHidden, useHiddenCids } from '../../hooks/use-hide';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreads from '../../hooks/use-hidden-catalog-threads';
+import usePruneHiddenCatalogThreads from '../../hooks/use-prune-hidden-catalog-threads';
 import { useSuggestionFeedLoader } from '../../hooks/use-suggestion-feed-loader';
 import useTimeFilter from '../../hooks/use-time-filter';
 import useIsMobile from '../../hooks/use-is-mobile';
 import useWindowWidth from '../../hooks/use-window-width';
 import useCatalogStyleStore from '../../stores/use-catalog-style-store';
 import useFeedResetStore from '../../stores/use-feed-reset-store';
+import useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore from '../../stores/use-hidden-catalog-threads-store';
 import useSortingStore from '../../stores/use-sorting-store';
 import useCatalogFiltersStore from '../../stores/use-catalog-filters-store';
 import { getCommunityAddress, isDirectoryBoard, normalizeMultiboardFeedPath } from '../../lib/utils/route-utils';
@@ -276,6 +280,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   const searchText = useCatalogFiltersStore((state) => state.searchText);
 
   const account = useAccount();
+  const hiddenCids = useHiddenCids();
   const subscriptions = account?.subscriptions;
   const accountCommunityAddresses = useAccountCommunityAddresses();
   const filteredDirectoryAddresses = useFilteredDirectoryAddresses();
@@ -331,6 +336,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   const feedSortType = sortType === 'new' ? 'new' : 'active';
   const catalogVirtualizationMode = useMemo(() => resolveCatalogVirtualizationMode(location.search, 'item-size'), [location.search]);
   const themeKey = typeof document !== 'undefined' ? document.body.className : '';
+  const hadVisibleHiddenThreadsRef = useRef(false);
 
   // Create a stable callback for filter matching
   const handleFilterMatch = useCallback((filterIndex: number, cid: string, communityAddress: string) => {
@@ -369,6 +375,45 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   ]);
 
   const { feed, hasMore, loadMore, reset, expandTimeWindow } = useFeed(feedOptions);
+  const {
+    hiddenCatalogThreads,
+    hiddenThreadCandidates,
+    isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads,
+    scopeKey: hiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey,
+  } = useHiddenCatalogThreads({
+    candidateComments: feed,
+    communityAddresses,
+    sortType: feedSortType,
+  });
+  const hiddenThreadsCount = hiddenCatalogThreads.length;
+  const requestedShowHiddenThreads = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.shownScopeKey === hiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey);
+  const setShownHiddenThreadsScopeKey = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.setShownScopeKey);
+  const setScopeHiddenThreadsCount = useHiddenCatalogThreadsStore((state) => state.setScopeHiddenThreadsCount);
+  const showHiddenThreads = requestedShowHiddenThreads && (hiddenThreadsCount > 0 || isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setScopeHiddenThreadsCount(hiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey, hiddenThreadsCount);
+    return () => setScopeHiddenThreadsCount(hiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey, 0);
+  }, [hiddenCatalogThreadsScopeKey, hiddenThreadsCount, setScopeHiddenThreadsCount]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!requestedShowHiddenThreads) {
+      hadVisibleHiddenThreadsRef.current = false;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (hiddenThreadsCount > 0) {
+      hadVisibleHiddenThreadsRef.current = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (hadVisibleHiddenThreadsRef.current || !isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads) {
+      setShownHiddenThreadsScopeKey(null);
+    }
+  }, [hiddenThreadsCount, isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads, requestedShowHiddenThreads, setShownHiddenThreadsScopeKey]);
+  usePruneHiddenCatalogThreads({
+    communityAddress,
+    enabled: !isMultiboard && !hasMore && !hasActiveCatalogFiltering,
+    hiddenThreadCandidates,
+    sortType: feedSortType,
+  });
+  const visibleFeed = useMemo(() => filterHiddenComments(feed, hiddenCids), [feed, hiddenCids]);
   const { currentTimeFilterName, currentTimeFilterSeconds, expandSuggestionTimeWindow } = useExpandedTimeFilter({
     timeFilterName,
     timeFilterSeconds: multiboardTimeFilterSeconds,
@@ -396,6 +441,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     filter: suggestionFilter,
     newerThan: WEEK_IN_SECONDS,
   });
+  const visibleWeeklyFeed = useMemo(() => filterHiddenComments(weeklyFeed, hiddenCids), [hiddenCids, weeklyFeed]);
   const {
     feed: monthlyFeed,
     hasMore: monthlyFeedHasMore,
@@ -407,6 +453,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     filter: suggestionFilter,
     newerThan: MONTH_IN_SECONDS,
   });
+  const visibleMonthlyFeed = useMemo(() => filterHiddenComments(monthlyFeed, hiddenCids), [hiddenCids, monthlyFeed]);
   const {
     feed: yearlyFeed,
     hasMore: yearlyFeedHasMore,
@@ -418,25 +465,26 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     filter: suggestionFilter,
     newerThan: YEAR_IN_SECONDS,
   });
+  const visibleYearlyFeed = useMemo(() => filterHiddenComments(yearlyFeed, hiddenCids), [hiddenCids, yearlyFeed]);
   useSuggestionFeedLoader({
-    currentFeedLength: feed.length,
-    feedLength: weeklyFeed.length,
+    currentFeedLength: visibleFeed.length,
+    feedLength: visibleWeeklyFeed.length,
     hasMore: weeklyFeedHasMore,
     loadMore: loadMoreWeeklyFeed,
     requestKey: `${suggestionRequestKeyBase}:1w`,
     shouldLoad: shouldProbeWeeklyFeed,
   });
   useSuggestionFeedLoader({
-    currentFeedLength: feed.length,
-    feedLength: monthlyFeed.length,
+    currentFeedLength: visibleFeed.length,
+    feedLength: visibleMonthlyFeed.length,
     hasMore: monthlyFeedHasMore,
     loadMore: loadMoreMonthlyFeed,
     requestKey: `${suggestionRequestKeyBase}:1m`,
     shouldLoad: shouldProbeMonthlyFeed,
   });
   useSuggestionFeedLoader({
-    currentFeedLength: feed.length,
-    feedLength: yearlyFeed.length,
+    currentFeedLength: visibleFeed.length,
+    feedLength: visibleYearlyFeed.length,
     hasMore: yearlyFeedHasMore,
     loadMore: loadMoreYearlyFeed,
     requestKey: `${suggestionRequestKeyBase}:1y`,
@@ -474,7 +522,8 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
           cid &&
           cid === postCid &&
           commentCommunityAddress === communityAddress &&
-          !feedCids.has(cid);
+          !feedCids.has(cid) &&
+          !isCidHidden(hiddenCids, cid);
 
         // If search is active, also check search conditions
         if (basicConditions && searchText.trim()) {
@@ -487,30 +536,34 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
 
         return basicConditions;
       }),
-    [recentAccountComments, communityAddress, feedCids, searchText],
+    [recentAccountComments, communityAddress, feedCids, hiddenCids, searchText],
   );
 
   // show newest account comment at the top of the feed but after pinned posts
   const combinedFeed = useMemo(() => {
-    const newFeed = [...feed];
+    const newFeed = [...visibleFeed];
     const lastPinnedIndex = newFeed.map((post) => post.pinned).lastIndexOf(true);
     if (filteredComments.length > 0) {
       newFeed.splice(lastPinnedIndex + 1, 0, ...filteredComments);
     }
     return newFeed;
-  }, [feed, filteredComments]);
+  }, [visibleFeed, filteredComments]);
 
   const cappedFeed = useMemo(
     () => (effectiveInfiniteScroll ? combinedFeed : combinedFeed.slice(0, boardPostsPerPage * maxGuiPages)),
     [effectiveInfiniteScroll, combinedFeed, boardPostsPerPage, maxGuiPages],
   );
   const moreThreadsSuggestion = useMemo(
-    () => (isMultiboard ? getTimeFilterSuggestion(feed.length, weeklyFeed.length, monthlyFeed.length, yearlyFeed.length, currentTimeFilterSeconds) : null),
-    [currentTimeFilterSeconds, feed.length, isMultiboard, monthlyFeed.length, weeklyFeed.length, yearlyFeed.length],
+    () =>
+      isMultiboard
+        ? getTimeFilterSuggestion(visibleFeed.length, visibleWeeklyFeed.length, visibleMonthlyFeed.length, visibleYearlyFeed.length, currentTimeFilterSeconds)
+        : null,
+    [currentTimeFilterSeconds, isMultiboard, visibleFeed.length, visibleMonthlyFeed.length, visibleWeeklyFeed.length, visibleYearlyFeed.length],
   );
   const moreThreadsSuggestionPathname = isInAllView ? '/all/catalog' : isInSubscriptionsView ? '/subs/catalog' : isInModView ? '/mod/catalog' : null;
 
-  const sortedFeed = useMemo(() => sortCatalogFeedForDisplay(cappedFeed, sortType), [cappedFeed, sortType]);
+  const catalogBaseFeed = showHiddenThreads ? hiddenCatalogThreads : cappedFeed;
+  const sortedFeed = useMemo(() => sortCatalogFeedForDisplay(catalogBaseFeed, sortType), [catalogBaseFeed, sortType]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (filteredComments.length > 0 && !resetTriggeredRef.current) {
@@ -529,6 +582,10 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
 
   const community = useCommunity(communityIdentifier ? { community: communityIdentifier } : undefined);
   const { error, shortAddress, state, title } = community || {};
+  const footerHasMore = showHiddenThreads ? isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads : hasMore;
+  const footerCombinedFeedLength = catalogBaseFeed.length;
+  const footerMoreThreadsSuggestion = showHiddenThreads ? null : moreThreadsSuggestion;
+  const footerShowLoadingEllipsis = showHiddenThreads ? isLoadingHiddenCatalogThreads : effectiveInfiniteScroll;
 
   // Memoize footer component to preserve identity across renders (Virtuoso optimization)
   // Note: useFeedStateString is called inside CatalogFooter to isolate re-renders from backend state changes
@@ -538,14 +595,14 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
         <>
           <CatalogFooter
             communityAddresses={communityAddresses}
-            hasMore={hasMore}
-            combinedFeedLength={cappedFeed.length}
+            hasMore={footerHasMore}
+            combinedFeedLength={footerCombinedFeedLength}
             currentTimeFilterName={currentTimeFilterName}
-            moreThreadsSuggestion={moreThreadsSuggestion}
+            moreThreadsSuggestion={footerMoreThreadsSuggestion}
             moreThreadsSuggestionPathname={moreThreadsSuggestionPathname}
             moreThreadsSuggestionSearch={location.search}
             onExpandTimeWindow={expandSuggestionTimeWindow}
-            showLoadingEllipsis={effectiveInfiniteScroll}
+            showLoadingEllipsis={footerShowLoadingEllipsis}
           />
           <PageFooterDesktop
             firstRow={
@@ -570,10 +627,10 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     }),
     [
       communityAddresses,
-      hasMore,
-      cappedFeed.length,
+      footerHasMore,
+      footerCombinedFeedLength,
       currentTimeFilterName,
-      moreThreadsSuggestion,
+      footerMoreThreadsSuggestion,
       moreThreadsSuggestionPathname,
       expandSuggestionTimeWindow,
       communityAddress,
@@ -581,7 +638,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
       isInSubscriptionsView,
       isInModView,
       location.search,
-      effectiveInfiniteScroll,
+      footerShowLoadingEllipsis,
     ],
   );
   const catalogFooter = useMemo(
@@ -589,14 +646,14 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
       <>
         <CatalogFooter
           communityAddresses={communityAddresses}
-          hasMore={hasMore}
-          combinedFeedLength={cappedFeed.length}
+          hasMore={footerHasMore}
+          combinedFeedLength={footerCombinedFeedLength}
           currentTimeFilterName={currentTimeFilterName}
-          moreThreadsSuggestion={moreThreadsSuggestion}
+          moreThreadsSuggestion={footerMoreThreadsSuggestion}
           moreThreadsSuggestionPathname={moreThreadsSuggestionPathname}
           moreThreadsSuggestionSearch={location.search}
           onExpandTimeWindow={expandSuggestionTimeWindow}
-          showLoadingEllipsis={effectiveInfiniteScroll}
+          showLoadingEllipsis={footerShowLoadingEllipsis}
         />
         <PageFooterDesktop
           firstRow={
@@ -620,10 +677,10 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     ),
     [
       communityAddresses,
-      hasMore,
-      cappedFeed.length,
+      footerHasMore,
+      footerCombinedFeedLength,
       currentTimeFilterName,
-      moreThreadsSuggestion,
+      footerMoreThreadsSuggestion,
       moreThreadsSuggestionPathname,
       expandSuggestionTimeWindow,
       communityAddress,
@@ -631,10 +688,10 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
       isInSubscriptionsView,
       isInModView,
       location.search,
-      effectiveInfiniteScroll,
+      footerShowLoadingEllipsis,
     ],
   );
-  const isFeedLoaded = feed.length > 0 || state === 'failed';
+  const isFeedLoaded = feed.length > 0 || hiddenThreadsCount > 0 || state === 'failed';
 
   // Process the feed to move "top" posts to the top (applied after display sort)
   const processedFeed = useMemo(() => {
@@ -669,8 +726,10 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     return [...topPosts, ...regularPosts];
   }, [sortedFeed, filterItems]);
 
+  const processedFeedMode = showHiddenThreads ? 'hidden' : 'visible';
   const deferredProcessedFeed = useDeferredValue(processedFeed);
-  const catalogRenderFeed = getCatalogRenderFeed(processedFeed, deferredProcessedFeed);
+  const deferredProcessedFeedMode = useDeferredValue(processedFeedMode);
+  const catalogRenderFeed = getCatalogRenderFeed(processedFeed, deferredProcessedFeedMode === processedFeedMode ? deferredProcessedFeed : []);
 
   const matchedFilterColors = useMemo(() => {
     const nextMatchedFilterColors = new Map<string, string>();
@@ -739,7 +798,9 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   const catalogViewportBuffer = isMultiboardView ? (isMobile ? { bottom: 2400, top: 1200 } : { bottom: 900, top: 600 }) : { bottom: 1200, top: 1200 };
 
   const virtuosoRef = useRef<VirtuosoHandle | null>(null);
-  const virtuosoStateKey = feedCacheKey ? `${feedCacheKey}-${sortType}` : `${location.pathname}${location.search}-${sortType}-catalog`;
+  const virtuosoStateKey = feedCacheKey
+    ? `${feedCacheKey}-${sortType}-${processedFeedMode}`
+    : `${location.pathname}${location.search}-${sortType}-${processedFeedMode}-catalog`;
   const navigationType = useNavigationType();
 
   const hasBeenVisibleRef = useRef(false);
@@ -773,8 +834,10 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   const lastVirtuosoState = shouldVirtualizeCatalog && navigationType === 'POP' ? lastVirtuosoStates?.[virtuosoStateKey] : undefined;
 
   const renderCatalogRow = useCallback(
-    (index: number, row: Comment[]) => <CatalogRow estimatedHeight={rowHeightEstimates[index]} index={index} matchedFilterColors={matchedFilterColors} row={row} />,
-    [matchedFilterColors, rowHeightEstimates],
+    (index: number, row: Comment[]) => (
+      <CatalogRow estimatedHeight={rowHeightEstimates[index]} index={index} matchedFilterColors={matchedFilterColors} row={row} showHiddenPosts={showHiddenThreads} />
+    ),
+    [matchedFilterColors, rowHeightEstimates, showHiddenThreads],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -812,7 +875,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
                 itemContent={renderCatalogRow}
                 useWindowScroll={true}
                 components={footerComponents}
-                endReached={effectiveInfiniteScroll && hasMore ? loadMore : undefined}
+                endReached={!showHiddenThreads && effectiveInfiniteScroll && footerHasMore ? loadMore : undefined}
                 ref={virtuosoRef}
                 restoreStateFrom={lastVirtuosoState}
                 initialScrollTop={lastVirtuosoState?.scrollTop}
@@ -826,6 +889,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
                     index={index}
                     matchedFilterColors={matchedFilterColors}
                     row={row}
+                    showHiddenPosts={showHiddenThreads}
                   />
                 ))}
                 {catalogFooter}
@@ -837,8 +901,8 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
             <div className={styles.footer}>
               <CatalogLoading
                 communityAddresses={communityAddresses}
-                hasMore={hasMore}
-                combinedFeedLength={cappedFeed.length}
+                hasMore={footerHasMore}
+                combinedFeedLength={footerCombinedFeedLength}
                 state={state}
                 subscriptionsLength={isInSubscriptionsView ? subscriptions?.length || 0 : 1}
                 error={error}