diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/api_types/accounts.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/api_types/accounts.ts
index 3347a970f..5bf3e6428 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/api_types/accounts.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/api_types/accounts.ts
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ export interface ApiAccountJSON {
   suspended?: boolean;
   limited?: boolean;
   memorial?: boolean;
+  hide_collections: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/followers/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/followers/index.jsx
index 6226c96f2..2ea3574a9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/followers/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/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),
   };
 };
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class Followers extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl } = this.props;
+    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl, hideCollections } = this.props;
 
     if (!isAccount) {
       return (
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ class Followers extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_suspended' defaultMessage='Account suspended' />;
     } else if (hidden) {
       emptyMessage = <LimitedAccountHint accountId={accountId} />;
+    } 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/flavours/glitch/features/following/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/following/index.jsx
index 699363430..0d18e76ec 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/following/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/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),
   };
 };
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class Following extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl } = this.props;
+    const { accountId, accountIds, hasMore, isAccount, multiColumn, isLoading, suspended, hidden, remote, remoteUrl, hideCollections } = this.props;
 
     if (!isAccount) {
       return (
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ class Following extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_suspended' defaultMessage='Account suspended' />;
     } else if (hidden) {
       emptyMessage = <LimitedAccountHint accountId={accountId} />;
+    } 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/flavours/glitch/models/account.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/models/account.ts
index 8500009e0..0b698ead3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/models/account.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/models/account.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export const accountDefaultValues: AccountShape = {
   memorial: false,
   limited: false,
   moved: null,
+  hide_collections: false,
 };
 
 const AccountFactory = ImmutableRecord<AccountShape>(accountDefaultValues);