diff --git a/bookwyrm/activitypub/person.py b/bookwyrm/activitypub/person.py
index 576e7f9a..61c15a57 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/activitypub/person.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/activitypub/person.py
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ class Person(ActivityObject):
     bookwyrmUser: bool = False
     manuallyApprovesFollowers: str = False
     discoverable: str = False
+    hideFollows: str = False
     type: str = "Person"
diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 7ae4e446..33d453e6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class EditUserForm(CustomForm):
             "manually_approves_followers",
             "default_post_privacy",
             "discoverable",
+            "hide_follows",
             "preferred_timezone",
             "preferred_language",
         ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0142_user_hide_follows.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0142_user_hide_follows.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f052d7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0142_user_hide_follows.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-02-28 19:44
+
+import bookwyrm.models.fields
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0141_alter_report_status"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="user",
+            name="hide_follows",
+            field=bookwyrm.models.fields.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/user.py b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
index 6367dcae..7ebe9b96 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class User(OrderedCollectionPageMixin, AbstractUser):
     updated_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     last_active_date = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
     manually_approves_followers = fields.BooleanField(default=False)
+    hide_follows = fields.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     # options to turn features on and off
     show_goal = models.BooleanField(default=True)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html
index 642d177c..13cbd139 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@
                     {% trans "Manually approve followers" %}
                 </label>
             </div>
+            <div class="field">
+                <label class="checkbox label" for="id_hide_follows">
+                    {{ form.hide_follows }}
+                    {% trans "Hide followers and following on profile" %}
+                </label>
+            </div>
             <div class="field">
                 <label class="label" for="id_default_post_privacy">
                     {% trans "Default post privacy:" %}