diff --git a/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb b/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
index b26520f5b..976452f12 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ module AccountInteractions
     block_relationships.find_or_create_by!(target_account: other_account)
   end
 
-  def mute!(other_account)
-    mute_relationships.find_or_create_by!(target_account: other_account)
+  def mute!(other_account, notifications: true)
+    mute_relationships.create_with(hide_notifications: notifications).find_or_create_by!(target_account: other_account)
   end
 
   def mute_conversation!(conversation)
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ module AccountInteractions
     conversation_mutes.where(conversation: conversation).exists?
   end
 
+  def muting_notifications?(other_account)
+    mute_relationships.where(target_account: other_account, hide_notifications: true).exists?
+  end
+
   def requested?(other_account)
     follow_requests.where(target_account: other_account).exists?
   end
diff --git a/app/models/mute.rb b/app/models/mute.rb
index 00e5661a7..40fb3f0f2 100644
--- a/app/models/mute.rb
+++ b/app/models/mute.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 #
 # Table name: mutes
 #
-#  id                :integer          not null, primary key
-#  account_id        :integer          not null
-#  target_account_id :integer          not null
-#  created_at        :datetime         not null
-#  updated_at        :datetime         not null
+#  id                 :integer          not null, primary key
+#  account_id         :integer          not null
+#  target_account_id  :integer          not null
+#  created_at         :datetime         not null
+#  updated_at         :datetime         not null
+#  hide_notifications :boolean          default(FALSE), not null
 #
 
 class Mute < ApplicationRecord
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index d8af0a1f8..90f6fb1b3 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170905165803) do
     t.integer "target_account_id", null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.boolean "hide_notifications", default: false, null: false
     t.index ["account_id", "target_account_id"], name: "index_mutes_on_account_id_and_target_account_id", unique: true
   end