diff --git a/resources/qml/TopBar.qml b/resources/qml/TopBar.qml
index 281f60d5d..6773acc82 100644
--- a/resources/qml/TopBar.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/TopBar.qml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Pane {
             ImageButton {
                 id: pinButton
 
-                property bool pinsShown: !Settings.hiddenPins.includes(roomId)
+                property bool pinsShown: Settings.hideAllPins ? Settings.shownPins.includes(roomId) : !Settings.hiddenPins.includes(roomId)
 
                 Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
                 Layout.column: 3
@@ -147,16 +147,23 @@ Pane {
                 visible: !!room && room.pinnedMessages.length > 0
 
                 onClicked: {
-                    var ps = Settings.hiddenPins;
+                    var hidden = Settings.hiddenPins;
+                    var shown = Settings.shownPins;
                     if (pinsShown) {
-                        ps.push(roomId);
+                        hidden.push(roomId);
+                        const index = shown.indexOf(roomId);
+                        if (index > -1) {
+                            shown.splice(index, 1);
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        const index = ps.indexOf(roomId);
+                        shown.push(roomId);
+                        const index = hidden.indexOf(roomId);
                         if (index > -1) {
-                            ps.splice(index, 1);
+                            hidden.splice(index, 1);
                         }
                     }
-                    Settings.hiddenPins = ps;
+                    Settings.hiddenPins = hidden;
+                    Settings.shownPins = shown;
                 }
             }
             AbstractButton {
@@ -273,7 +280,9 @@ Pane {
                 Layout.row: 3
                 ScrollBar.horizontal.visible: false
                 clip: true
-                visible: !!room && room.pinnedMessages.length > 0 && !Settings.hiddenPins.includes(roomId)
+                visible: !!room
+                         && room.pinnedMessages.length > 0
+                         && (Settings.hideAllPins ? Settings.shownPins.includes(roomId) : !Settings.hiddenPins.includes(roomId))
                 contentWidth: availableWidth
 
                 ListView {
diff --git a/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp b/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp
index 49fb6a597..0d9d10e54 100644
--- a/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp
+++ b/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ UserSettings::load(std::optional<QString> profile)
     deviceId_      = settings.value(prefix + "auth/device_id", "").toString();
     currentTagId_  = settings.value(prefix + "user/current_tag_id", "").toString();
     hiddenTags_    = settings.value(prefix + "user/hidden_tags", QStringList{}).toStringList();
-    mutedTags_  = settings.value(prefix + "user/muted_tags", QStringList{"global"}).toStringList();
-    hiddenPins_ = settings.value(prefix + "user/hidden_pins", QStringList{}).toStringList();
+    mutedTags_   = settings.value(prefix + "user/muted_tags", QStringList{"global"}).toStringList();
+    hideAllPins_ = settings.value(prefix + "user/hide_all_pins", false).toBool();
+    hiddenPins_  = settings.value(prefix + "user/hidden_pins", QStringList{}).toStringList();
+    shownPins_   = settings.value(prefix + "user/shown_pins", QStringList{}).toStringList();
     hiddenWidgets_ = settings.value(prefix + "user/hidden_widgets", QStringList{}).toStringList();
     recentReactions_ =
       settings.value(prefix + "user/recent_reactions", QStringList{}).toStringList();
@@ -254,13 +256,29 @@ UserSettings::setMutedTags(const QStringList &mutedTags)
 }
 
 void
-UserSettings::setHiddenPins(const QStringList &hiddenTags)
+UserSettings::setHideAllPins(bool state)
 {
-    hiddenPins_ = hiddenTags;
+    hideAllPins_ = state;
+    save();
+    emit hideAllPinsChanged(state);
+}
+
+void
+UserSettings::setHiddenPins(const QStringList &hiddenPins)
+{
+    hiddenPins_ = hiddenPins;
     save();
     emit hiddenPinsChanged();
 }
 
+void
+UserSettings::setShownPins(const QStringList &shownPins)
+{
+    shownPins_ = shownPins;
+    save();
+    emit shownPinsChanged();
+}
+
 void
 UserSettings::setHiddenWidgets(const QStringList &hiddenTags)
 {
@@ -949,7 +967,9 @@ UserSettings::save()
     settings.setValue(prefix + "user/online_key_backup", useOnlineKeyBackup_);
     settings.setValue(prefix + "user/hidden_tags", hiddenTags_);
     settings.setValue(prefix + "user/muted_tags", mutedTags_);
+    settings.setValue(prefix + "user/hide_all_pins", hideAllPins_);
     settings.setValue(prefix + "user/hidden_pins", hiddenPins_);
+    settings.setValue(prefix + "user/shown_pins", shownPins_);
     settings.setValue(prefix + "user/hidden_widgets", hiddenWidgets_);
     settings.setValue(prefix + "user/recent_reactions", recentReactions_);
     settings.setValue(
@@ -1014,6 +1034,8 @@ UserSettingsModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
             return tr("Communities sidebar");
         case ScrollbarsInRoomlist:
             return tr("Scrollbars in room list");
+        case HideAllPins:
+            return tr("Hide pinned messages by default");
         case Markdown:
             return tr("Send messages as Markdown");
         case InvertEnterKey:
@@ -1172,6 +1194,8 @@ UserSettingsModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
             return i->groupView();
         case ScrollbarsInRoomlist:
             return i->scrollbarsInRoomlist();
+        case HideAllPins:
+            return i->hideAllPins();
         case Markdown:
             return i->markdown();
         case InvertEnterKey:
@@ -1334,6 +1358,9 @@ UserSettingsModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
             return tr("Show a column containing communities and tags next to the room list.");
         case ScrollbarsInRoomlist:
             return tr("Shows scrollbars in the room list and communities list.");
+        case HideAllPins:
+            return tr(
+              "Pinned messages will be hidden by default and will need to be manually viewed.");
         case Markdown:
             return tr(
               "Allow using markdown in messages.\nWhen disabled, all messages are sent as a plain "
@@ -1516,6 +1543,7 @@ UserSettingsModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         case StartInTray:
         case GroupView:
         case ScrollbarsInRoomlist:
+        case HideAllPins:
         case Markdown:
         case InvertEnterKey:
         case Bubbles:
@@ -1758,6 +1786,13 @@ UserSettingsModel::setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int
             } else
                 return false;
         }
+        case HideAllPins: {
+            if (value.userType() == QMetaType::Bool) {
+                i->setHideAllPins(value.toBool());
+                return true;
+            } else
+                return false;
+        }
         case Markdown: {
             if (value.userType() == QMetaType::Bool) {
                 i->setMarkdown(value.toBool());
@@ -2253,6 +2288,9 @@ UserSettingsModel::UserSettingsModel(QObject *p)
     connect(s.get(), &UserSettings::scrollbarsInRoomlistChanged, this, [this]() {
         emit dataChanged(index(ScrollbarsInRoomlist), index(ScrollbarsInRoomlist), {Value});
     });
+    connect(s.get(), &UserSettings::hideAllPinsChanged, this, [this]() {
+        emit dataChanged(index(HideAllPins), index(HideAllPins), {Value});
+    });
     connect(s.get(), &UserSettings::roomSortingChangedImportance, this, [this]() {
         emit dataChanged(index(SortByImportance), index(SortByImportance), {Value});
     });
diff --git a/src/UserSettingsPage.h b/src/UserSettingsPage.h
index 44cf7c843..4e7a25d66 100644
--- a/src/UserSettingsPage.h
+++ b/src/UserSettingsPage.h
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ class UserSettings final : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(bool openVideoExternal READ openVideoExternal WRITE setOpenVideoExternal NOTIFY
                  openVideoExternalChanged)
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool hideAllPins READ hideAllPins WRITE setHideAllPins NOTIFY hideAllPinsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList hiddenPins READ hiddenPins WRITE setHiddenPins NOTIFY hiddenPinsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList shownPins READ shownPins WRITE setShownPins NOTIFY shownPinsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList recentReactions READ recentReactions WRITE setRecentReactions NOTIFY
                  recentReactionsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList hiddenWidgets READ hiddenWidgets WRITE setHiddenWidgets NOTIFY
@@ -218,7 +220,9 @@ class UserSettings final : public QObject
     void setDisableCertificateValidation(bool disabled);
     void setHiddenTags(const QStringList &hiddenTags);
     void setMutedTags(const QStringList &mutedTags);
-    void setHiddenPins(const QStringList &hiddenTags);
+    void setHideAllPins(bool state);
+    void setHiddenPins(const QStringList &hiddenPins);
+    void setShownPins(const QStringList &shownPins);
     void setHiddenWidgets(const QStringList &hiddenTags);
     void setRecentReactions(QStringList recent);
     void setUseIdenticon(bool state);
@@ -295,7 +299,9 @@ class UserSettings final : public QObject
     bool disableCertificateValidation() const { return disableCertificateValidation_; }
     QStringList hiddenTags() const { return hiddenTags_; }
     QStringList mutedTags() const { return mutedTags_; }
+    bool hideAllPins() const { return hideAllPins_; }
     QStringList hiddenPins() const { return hiddenPins_; }
+    QStringList shownPins() const { return shownPins_; }
     QStringList hiddenWidgets() const { return hiddenWidgets_; }
     QStringList recentReactions() const { return recentReactions_; }
     bool useIdenticon() const;
@@ -365,7 +371,9 @@ class UserSettings final : public QObject
     void useIdenticonChanged(bool state);
     void openImageExternalChanged(bool state);
     void openVideoExternalChanged(bool state);
+    void hideAllPinsChanged(bool state);
     void hiddenPinsChanged();
+    void shownPinsChanged();
     void hiddenWidgetsChanged();
     void recentReactionsChanged();
     void exposeDBusApiChanged(bool state);
@@ -437,7 +445,9 @@ class UserSettings final : public QObject
     QString homeserver_;
     QStringList hiddenTags_;
     QStringList mutedTags_;
+    bool hideAllPins_;
     QStringList hiddenPins_;
+    QStringList shownPins_;
     QStringList hiddenWidgets_;
     QStringList recentReactions_;
     QList<QStringList> collapsedSpaces_;
@@ -476,6 +486,7 @@ class UserSettingsModel : public QAbstractListModel
         PrivacyScreen,
         PrivacyScreenTimeout,
         ScrollbarsInRoomlist,
+        HideAllPins,
 #ifdef NHEKO_DBUS_SYS
         ExposeDBusApi,
 #endif