diff --git a/src/Object/Post.php b/src/Object/Post.php
index 1c1f85e2a5..76cf6b0367 100644
--- a/src/Object/Post.php
+++ b/src/Object/Post.php
@@ -406,6 +406,15 @@ class Post
 			$remote_comment = '';
 		}
 
+		$direction = [];
+		if (DI::config()->get('debug', 'show_direction')) {
+			$conversation = DBA::selectFirst('conversation', ['direction'], ['item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
+			if (!empty($conversation['direction']) && in_array($conversation['direction'], [1, 2])) {
+				$title = [1 => DI::l10n()->t('Pushed'), 2 => DI::l10n()->t('Pulled')];
+				$direction = ['direction' => $conversation['direction'], 'title' => $title[$conversation['direction']]];
+			}
+		}
+
 		$tmp_item = [
 			'template'        => $this->getTemplate(),
 			'type'            => implode("", array_slice(explode("/", $item['verb']), -1)),
@@ -482,6 +491,7 @@ class Post
 			'commented'       => $item['commented'],
 			'created_date'    => $item['created'],
 			'return'          => (DI::args()->getCommand()) ? bin2hex(DI::args()->getCommand()) : '',
+			'direction'       => $direction,
 			'delivery'        => [
 				'queue_count'       => $item['delivery_queue_count'],
 				'queue_done'        => $item['delivery_queue_done'] + $item['delivery_queue_failed'], /// @todo Possibly display it separately in the future
diff --git a/static/defaults.config.php b/static/defaults.config.php
index ab47eef19c..110c016eb0 100644
--- a/static/defaults.config.php
+++ b/static/defaults.config.php
@@ -496,6 +496,10 @@ return [
 		// Logs every call to /inbox as a JSON file in Friendica's temporary directory
 		'ap_inbox_log' => false,
 
+		// show_direction (Boolean)
+		// Display if a post had been fetched or had been pushed towards our server
+		'show_direction' => false,
+
 		// total_ap_delivery (Boolean)
 		// Deliver via AP to every possible receiver and we suppress the delivery to these contacts with other protocols
 		'total_ap_delivery' => false,
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
index 5a0cf57fad..a5a785af7e 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/wall_thread.tpl
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 						{{if $item.owner_self}}
 							{{include file="sub/delivery_count.tpl" delivery=$item.delivery}}
 						{{/if}}
+						{{if $item.direction}}
+							{{include file="sub/direction.tpl" direction=$item.direction}}
+						{{/if}}
 						{{if $item.pinned}}
 							&bull; <i class="fa fa-thumb-tack" aria-hidden="true" title="{{$item.pinned}}"></i>
 							<span class="sr-only">{{$item.pinned}}</span>
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 						{{if $item.owner_self}}
 							{{include file="sub/delivery_count.tpl" delivery=$item.delivery}}
 						{{/if}}
+						{{if $item.direction}}
+							{{include file="sub/direction.tpl" direction=$item.direction}}
+						{{/if}}
 					</small>
 				</p>
 			</h5>
@@ -202,6 +208,9 @@ as the value of $top_child_total (this is done at the end of this file)
 						{{if $item.owner_self}}
 							{{include file="sub/delivery_count.tpl" delivery=$item.delivery}}
 						{{/if}}
+						{{if $item.direction}}
+							{{include file="sub/direction.tpl" direction=$item.direction}}
+						{{/if}}
 					</small>
 				</span>
 			</h5>
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/wall_thread.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/wall_thread.tpl
index aef411bcaa..31ab92a3d7 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/wall_thread.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/wall_thread.tpl
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 				{{if $item.owner_self}}
 					{{include file="sub/delivery_count.tpl" delivery=$item.delivery}}
 				{{/if}}
+				{{if $item.direction}}
+					{{include file="sub/direction.tpl" direction=$item.direction}}
+				{{/if}}
 				<span class="pinned">{{$item.pinned}}</span>
 			</span>
 			{{if $item.lock}}<span class="icon s10 lock fakelink" onclick="lockview(event,{{$item.id}});" title="{{$item.lock}}">{{$item.lock}}</span>{{/if}}