diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/accounts.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/accounts.ts
index ce55dc604..985abf946 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/accounts.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/accounts.ts
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ export interface ApiAccountJSON {
   suspended?: boolean;
   limited?: boolean;
   memorial?: boolean;
+  hide_collections: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/followers/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/followers/index.jsx
index e50b2171a..4885f9ca9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/followers/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/followers/index.jsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, { params: { acct, id } }) => {
     hasMore: !!state.getIn(['user_lists', 'followers', accountId, 'next']),
     isLoading: state.getIn(['user_lists', 'followers', accountId, 'isLoading'], true),
     suspended: state.getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'suspended'], false),
+    hideCollections: state.getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'hide_collections'], false),
     hidden: getAccountHidden(state, accountId),
     blockedBy: state.getIn(['relationships', accountId, 'blocked_by'], false),
   };
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class Followers extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }, 300, { leading: true });
 
   render () {
-    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, blockedBy, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl } = this.props;
+    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, blockedBy, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl, hideCollections } = this.props;
 
     if (!isAccount) {
       return (
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ class Followers extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       emptyMessage = <LimitedAccountHint accountId={accountId} />;
     } else if (blockedBy) {
       emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_unavailable' defaultMessage='Profile unavailable' />;
+    } else if (hideCollections && accountIds.isEmpty()) {
+      emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_hides_collections' defaultMessage='This user has chosen to not make this information available' />;
     } else if (remote && accountIds.isEmpty()) {
       emptyMessage = <RemoteHint url={remoteUrl} />;
     } else {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/following/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/following/index.jsx
index 73e77aadd..fb4a4d5c3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/following/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/following/index.jsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, { params: { acct, id } }) => {
     hasMore: !!state.getIn(['user_lists', 'following', accountId, 'next']),
     isLoading: state.getIn(['user_lists', 'following', accountId, 'isLoading'], true),
     suspended: state.getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'suspended'], false),
+    hideCollections: state.getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'hide_collections'], false),
     hidden: getAccountHidden(state, accountId),
     blockedBy: state.getIn(['relationships', accountId, 'blocked_by'], false),
   };
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class Following extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }, 300, { leading: true });
 
   render () {
-    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, blockedBy, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl } = this.props;
+    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, blockedBy, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl, hideCollections } = this.props;
 
     if (!isAccount) {
       return (
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ class Following extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       emptyMessage = <LimitedAccountHint accountId={accountId} />;
     } else if (blockedBy) {
       emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_unavailable' defaultMessage='Profile unavailable' />;
+    } else if (hideCollections && accountIds.isEmpty()) {
+      emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_hides_collections' defaultMessage='This user has chosen to not make this information available' />;
     } else if (remote && accountIds.isEmpty()) {
       emptyMessage = <RemoteHint url={remoteUrl} />;
     } else {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 4399b9995..9cbaf9305 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
   "emoji_button.search_results": "Search results",
   "emoji_button.symbols": "Symbols",
   "emoji_button.travel": "Travel & Places",
+  "empty_column.account_hides_collections": "This user has chosen to not make this information available",
   "empty_column.account_suspended": "Account suspended",
   "empty_column.account_timeline": "No posts here!",
   "empty_column.account_unavailable": "Profile unavailable",
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/models/account.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/models/account.ts
index f20d2a2d3..00066e284 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/models/account.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/models/account.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export const accountDefaultValues: AccountShape = {
   memorial: false,
   limited: false,
   moved: null,
+  hide_collections: false,
 };
 
 const AccountFactory = ImmutableRecord<AccountShape>(accountDefaultValues);
diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb
index 435ae36b7..8c6520b30 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class REST::AccountSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
 
   attributes :id, :username, :acct, :display_name, :locked, :bot, :discoverable, :group, :created_at,
              :note, :url, :uri, :avatar, :avatar_static, :header, :header_static,
-             :followers_count, :following_count, :statuses_count, :last_status_at
+             :followers_count, :following_count, :statuses_count, :last_status_at, :hide_collections
 
   has_one :moved_to_account, key: :moved, serializer: REST::AccountSerializer, if: :moved_and_not_nested?