diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index f43e78e6ba..aa673969f6 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -374,6 +374,22 @@ function item_content(App $a)
 
 			Contact\User::setBlocked($item['author-id'], DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), true);
 
+			if (DI::mode()->isAjax()) {
+				// ajax return: [<item id>, 0 (no perm) | <owner id>]
+				System::jsonExit([intval($args->get(2)), DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId()]);
+			} else {
+				item_redirect_after_action($item, $args->get(3));
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case 'ignore':
+			$item = Post::selectFirstForUser(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), ['guid', 'author-id', 'parent', 'gravity'], ['id' => $args->get(2)]);
+			if (empty($item['author-id'])) {
+				throw new HTTPException\NotFoundException('Item not found');
+			}
+
+			Contact\User::setIgnored($item['author-id'], DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), true);
+
 			if (DI::mode()->isAjax()) {
 				// ajax return: [<item id>, 0 (no perm) | <owner id>]
 				System::jsonExit([intval($args->get(2)), DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId()]);
diff --git a/src/App/Page.php b/src/App/Page.php
index 1e9d6892f2..f7adb18d63 100644
--- a/src/App/Page.php
+++ b/src/App/Page.php
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ class Page implements ArrayAccess
 			'$generator'       => 'Friendica' . ' ' . App::VERSION,
 			'$delitem'         => $l10n->t('Delete this item?'),
 			'$blockAuthor'     => $l10n->t('Block this author? They won\'t be able to follow you nor see your public posts, and you won\'t be able to see their posts and their notifications.'),
+			'$ignoreAuthor'    => $l10n->t('Ignore this author? You won\'t be able to see their posts and their notifications.'),
 			'$update_interval' => $interval,
 			'$shortcut_icon'   => $shortcut_icon,
 			'$touch_icon'      => $touch_icon,
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index fb638d6e93..0b8c03b8e9 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -1333,6 +1333,19 @@ class Item
 		$transmit = $notify || ($posted_item['visible'] && ($parent_origin || $posted_item['origin']));
 
 		if ($transmit) {
+			if ($posted_item['uid'] && Contact\User::isBlocked($posted_item['author-id'], $posted_item['uid'])) {
+				Logger::info('Message from blocked author will not be relayed', ['item' => $posted_item['id'], 'uri' => $posted_item['uri'], 'cid' => $posted_item['author-id']]);
+				$transmit = false;
+			}
+			if ($transmit && $posted_item['uid'] && Contact\User::isBlocked($posted_item['owner-id'], $posted_item['uid'])) {
+				Logger::info('Message from blocked owner will not be relayed', ['item' => $posted_item['id'], 'uri' => $posted_item['uri'], 'cid' => $posted_item['owner-id']]);
+				$transmit = false;
+			}
+			if ($transmit && !empty($posted_item['causer-id']) && $posted_item['uid'] && Contact\User::isBlocked($posted_item['causer-id'], $posted_item['uid'])) {
+				Logger::info('Message from blocked causer will not be relayed', ['item' => $posted_item['id'], 'uri' => $posted_item['uri'], 'cid' => $posted_item['causer-id']]);
+				$transmit = false;
+			}
+
 			// Don't relay participation messages
 			if (($posted_item['verb'] == Activity::FOLLOW) &&
 				(!$posted_item['origin'] || ($posted_item['author-id'] != Contact::getPublicIdByUserId($uid)))) {
@@ -3720,7 +3733,17 @@ class Item
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!empty($item['causer-id']) && ($item['gravity'] === self::GRAVITY_PARENT) && Contact\User::isIgnored($item['causer-id'], $user_id)) {
+		if (!empty($item['author-id']) && Contact\User::isIgnored($item['author-id'], $user_id)) {
+			Logger::notice('Author is ignored by user', ['author-link' => $item['author-link'], 'uid' => $user_id, 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (!empty($item['owner-id']) && Contact\User::isIgnored($item['owner-id'], $user_id)) {
+			Logger::notice('Owner is ignored by user', ['owner-link' => $item['owner-link'], 'uid' => $user_id, 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (!empty($item['causer-id']) && Contact\User::isIgnored($item['causer-id'], $user_id)) {
 			Logger::notice('Causer is ignored by user', ['causer-link' => $item['causer-link'] ?? $item['causer-id'], 'uid' => $user_id, 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Model/Post.php b/src/Model/Post.php
index 7ac7a51d2d..062f22db9c 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post.php
@@ -412,13 +412,13 @@ class Post
 			AND NOT `author-blocked` AND NOT `owner-blocked`
 			AND (NOT `causer-blocked` OR `causer-id` = ? OR `causer-id` IS NULL) AND NOT `contact-blocked`
 			AND ((NOT `contact-readonly` AND NOT `contact-pending` AND (`contact-rel` IN (?, ?)))
-				OR `self` OR `gravity` != ? OR `contact-uid` = ?)
+				OR `self` OR `contact-uid` = ?)
 			AND NOT `" . $view . "`.`uri-id` IN (SELECT `uri-id` FROM `post-user` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `hidden`)
 			AND NOT `author-id` IN (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `blocked` AND `cid` = `author-id`)
 			AND NOT `owner-id` IN (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `blocked` AND `cid` = `owner-id`)
-			AND NOT (`gravity` = ? AND `author-id` IN (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `ignored` AND `cid` = `author-id`))
-			AND NOT (`gravity` = ? AND `owner-id` IN (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `ignored` AND `cid` = `owner-id`))",
-				0, Contact::SHARING, Contact::FRIEND, Item::GRAVITY_PARENT, 0, $uid, $uid, $uid, Item::GRAVITY_PARENT, $uid, Item::GRAVITY_PARENT, $uid]);
+			AND NOT `author-id` IN (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `ignored` AND `cid` = `author-id`)
+			AND NOT `owner-id` IN (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `ignored` AND `cid` = `owner-id`)",
+				0, Contact::SHARING, Contact::FRIEND, 0, $uid, $uid, $uid, $uid, $uid]);
 
 		$select_string = implode(', ', array_map([DBA::class, 'quoteIdentifier'], $selected));
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Post/UserNotification.php b/src/Model/Post/UserNotification.php
index a9affdd76e..2a42b36340 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post/UserNotification.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post/UserNotification.php
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ class UserNotification
 	public static function setNotification(int $uri_id, int $uid)
 	{
 		$fields = ['id', 'uri-id', 'parent-uri-id', 'uid', 'body', 'parent', 'gravity', 'vid', 'gravity',
-		           'private', 'contact-id', 'thr-parent', 'thr-parent-id', 'parent-uri-id', 'parent-uri', 'author-id', 'verb'];
+			'contact-id', 'author-id', 'owner-id', 'causer-id', 
+			'private', 'thr-parent', 'thr-parent-id', 'parent-uri-id', 'parent-uri', 'verb'];
 		$item   = Post::selectFirst($fields, ['uri-id' => $uri_id, 'uid' => $uid, 'origin' => false]);
 		if (!DBA::isResult($item)) {
 			return;
@@ -174,6 +175,18 @@ class UserNotification
 	 */
 	private static function setNotificationForUser(array $item, int $uid)
 	{
+		if (Contact\User::isBlocked($item['author-id'], $uid) || Contact\User::isIgnored($item['author-id'], $uid) || Contact\User::isCollapsed($item['author-id'], $uid)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (Contact\User::isBlocked($item['owner-id'], $uid) || Contact\User::isIgnored($item['owner-id'], $uid) || Contact\User::isCollapsed($item['owner-id'], $uid)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!empty($item['causer-id']) && (Contact\User::isBlocked($item['causer-id'], $uid) || Contact\User::isIgnored($item['causer-id'], $uid) || Contact\User::isCollapsed($item['causer-id'], $uid))) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (Post\ThreadUser::getIgnored($item['parent-uri-id'], $uid)) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Object/Post.php b/src/Object/Post.php
index dfe5aba383..0a05429dfd 100644
--- a/src/Object/Post.php
+++ b/src/Object/Post.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Post
 		$pinned = '';
 		$pin = false;
 		$star = false;
-		$ignore = false;
+		$ignore_thread = false;
 		$ispinned = 'unpinned';
 		$isstarred = 'unstarred';
 		$indent = '';
@@ -246,8 +246,9 @@ class Post
 		// Showing the one or the other text, depending upon if we can only hide it or really delete it.
 		$delete = $origin ? DI::l10n()->t('Delete globally') : DI::l10n()->t('Remove locally');
 
-		$drop = false;
-		$block = false;
+		$drop   = false;
+		$block  = false;
+		$ignore = false;
 		if (DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId()) {
 			$drop = [
 				'dropping' => $dropping,
@@ -259,9 +260,14 @@ class Post
 
 		if (!$item['self'] && DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId()) {
 			$block = [
-				'blocking' => true,
-				'block'   => DI::l10n()->t('Block %s', $item['author-name']),
-				'author_id'   => $item['author-id'],
+				'blocking'  => true,
+				'block'     => DI::l10n()->t('Block %s', $item['author-name']),
+				'author_id' => $item['author-id'],
+			];
+			$ignore = [
+				'ignoring'  => true,
+				'ignore'    => DI::l10n()->t('Ignore %s', $item['author-name']),
+				'author_id' => $item['author-id'],
 			];
 		}
 
@@ -327,14 +333,14 @@ class Post
 
 		if ($this->isToplevel()) {
 			if (DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId()) {
-				$ignored = PostModel\ThreadUser::getIgnored($item['uri-id'], DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId());
-				if ($item['mention'] || $ignored) {
-					$ignore = [
+				$ignored_thread = PostModel\ThreadUser::getIgnored($item['uri-id'], DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId());
+				if ($item['mention'] || $ignored_thread) {
+					$ignore_thread = [
 						'do'        => DI::l10n()->t('Ignore thread'),
 						'undo'      => DI::l10n()->t('Unignore thread'),
 						'toggle'    => DI::l10n()->t('Toggle ignore status'),
-						'classdo'   => $ignored ? 'hidden' : '',
-						'classundo' => $ignored ? '' : 'hidden',
+						'classdo'   => $ignored_thread ? 'hidden' : '',
+						'classundo' => $ignored_thread ? '' : 'hidden',
 						'ignored'   => DI::l10n()->t('Ignored'),
 					];
 				}
@@ -518,12 +524,13 @@ class Post
 			'pinned'          => $pinned,
 			'isstarred'       => $isstarred,
 			'star'            => $star,
-			'ignore'          => $ignore,
+			'ignore'          => $ignore_thread,
 			'tagger'          => $tagger,
 			'filer'           => $filer,
 			'language'        => $languages,
 			'drop'            => $drop,
 			'block'           => $block,
+			'ignore_author'   => $ignore,
 			'vote'            => $buttons,
 			'like_html'       => $responses['like']['output'],
 			'dislike_html'    => $responses['dislike']['output'],
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
index e8e4a6eb44..a6048686d2 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
+++ b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ function confirmBlock() {
 	return confirm(aStr.blockAuthor);
 }
 
+function confirmIgnore() {
+	return confirm(aStr.ignoreAuthor);
+}
+
 /**
  * Hide and removes an item element from the DOM after the deletion url is
  * successful, restore it else.
@@ -258,4 +262,34 @@ function blockAuthor(url, elementId) {
 		});
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Ignored an author and hide and removes an item element from the DOM after the block is
+ * successful, restore it else.
+ *
+ * @param {string} url The item removal URL
+ * @param {string} elementId The DOM id of the item element
+ * @returns {undefined}
+ */
+function ignoreAuthor(url, elementId) {
+	if (confirmIgnore()) {
+		$("body").css("cursor", "wait");
+
+		var $el = $(document.getElementById(elementId));
+
+		$el.fadeTo("fast", 0.33, function () {
+			$.get(url)
+				.then(function () {
+					$el.remove();
+				})
+				.fail(function () {
+					// @todo Show related error message
+					$el.show();
+				})
+				.always(function () {
+					$("body").css("cursor", "auto");
+				});
+		});
+	}
+}
 // @license-end
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl
index 066e4bd585..c27921afdb 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ They are loaded into the html <head> so that js functions can use them *}}
 
 	var localUser = {{if $local_user}}{{$local_user}}{{else}}false{{/if}};
 	var aStr = {
-		'delitem'     : "{{$delitem|escape:'javascript' nofilter}}",
-		'blockAuthor' : "{{$blockAuthor|escape:'javascript' nofilter}}",
+		'delitem'      : "{{$delitem|escape:'javascript' nofilter}}",
+		'blockAuthor'  : "{{$blockAuthor|escape:'javascript' nofilter}}",
+		'ignoreAuthor' : "{{$ignoreAuthor|escape:'javascript' nofilter}}",
 	};
 </script>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
index 05cbdfbb6c..943522a988 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
@@ -404,7 +404,12 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 							<a class="btn-link navicon block" href="javascript:blockAuthor('item/block/{{$item.id}}/{{$item.return}}', 'item-{{$item.guid}}');" title="{{$item.block.block}}"><i class="fa fa-ban" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{$item.block.block}}</a>
 						</li>
 						{{/if}}
-					</ul>
+						{{if $item.ignore_author}}
+							<li role="menuitem">
+								<a class="btn-link navicon ignore" href="javascript:ignoreAuthor('item/ignore/{{$item.id}}/{{$item.return}}', 'item-{{$item.guid}}');" title="{{$item.ignore_author.ignore}}"><i class="fa fa-ban" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{$item.ignore_author.ignore}}</a>
+							</li>
+							{{/if}}
+						</ul>
 					<img id="like-rotator-{{$item.id}}" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" alt="{{$item.wait}}" title="{{$item.wait}}" style="display: none;" />
 				</span>
 			{{else}}