diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js b/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js
index 3eb6c00e5..e9b3a0c85 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const defaultSettings = ImmutableMap({
     shows: ImmutableMap({
       reblog: true,
       reply: true,
+      direct: false,
     }),
 
     regex: ImmutableMap({
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/home_timeline/components/column_settings.js b/app/soapbox/features/home_timeline/components/column_settings.js
index 53409b215..da553e779 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/home_timeline/components/column_settings.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/home_timeline/components/column_settings.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
         <div className='column-settings__row'>
           <SettingToggle prefix='home_timeline' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'reply']} onChange={onChange} label={<FormattedMessage id='home.column_settings.show_replies' defaultMessage='Show replies' />} />
         </div>
+
+        <div className='column-settings__row'>
+          <SettingToggle prefix='home_timeline' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'direct']} onChange={onChange} label={<FormattedMessage id='home.column_settings.show_direct' defaultMessage='Show direct messages' />} />
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
index d014f22ee..f54cd2eee 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { dequeueTimeline } from 'soapbox/actions/timelines';
 import { scrollTopTimeline } from '../../../actions/timelines';
+import { getSettings } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
 
 const makeGetStatusIds = () => createSelector([
-  (state, { type }) => state.getIn(['settings', type], ImmutableMap()),
+  (state, { type }) => getSettings(state).get(type, ImmutableMap()),
   (state, { type }) => state.getIn(['timelines', type, 'items'], ImmutableList()),
   (state)           => state.get('statuses'),
   (state)           => state.get('me'),
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ const makeGetStatusIds = () => createSelector([
       showStatus = showStatus && (statusForId.get('in_reply_to_id') === null);
     }
 
+    if (columnSettings.getIn(['shows', 'direct']) === false) {
+      showStatus = showStatus && (statusForId.get('visibility') !== 'direct');
+    }
+
     return showStatus;
   });
 });