diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
index 94d403bf7..83fab7e3d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.Info do
     field(:topic, :string, default: nil)
     field(:hub, :string, default: nil)
     field(:salmon, :string, default: nil)
+    field(:hide_network, :boolean, default: false)
 
     # Found in the wild
     # ap_id -> Where is this used?
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index aaa777602..869934172 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
     query = from(user in query, select: [:ap_id])
     following = Repo.all(query)
 
-    collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", page)
+    collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", page, !user.info.hide_network)
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "id" => "#{user.ap_id}/following",
       "type" => "OrderedCollection",
       "totalItems" => length(following),
-      "first" => collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", 1)
+      "first" => collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", 1, !user.info.hide_network)
     }
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
     query = from(user in query, select: [:ap_id])
     followers = Repo.all(query)
 
-    collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", page)
+    collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", page, !user.info.hide_network)
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "id" => "#{user.ap_id}/followers",
       "type" => "OrderedCollection",
       "totalItems" => length(followers),
-      "first" => collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", 1)
+      "first" => collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", 1, !user.info.hide_network)
     }
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
     end
   end
 
-  def collection(collection, iri, page, total \\ nil) do
+  def collection(collection, iri, page, show_items \\ true, total \\ nil) do
     offset = (page - 1) * 10
     items = Enum.slice(collection, offset, 10)
     items = Enum.map(items, fn user -> user.ap_id end)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "type" => "OrderedCollectionPage",
       "partOf" => iri,
       "totalItems" => total,
-      "orderedItems" => items
+      "orderedItems" => if(show_items, do: items, else: [])
     }
 
     if offset < total do
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index 1c24b348c..d8c5badb8 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       assert result["first"]["orderedItems"] == [user.ap_id]
     end
 
+    test "it returns returns empty if the user has 'hide_network' set", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user)
+      user_two = insert(:user, %{info: %{hide_network: true}})
+      User.follow(user, user_two)
+
+      result =
+        conn
+        |> get("/users/#{user_two.nickname}/followers")
+        |> json_response(200)
+
+      assert result["first"]["orderedItems"] == []
+      assert result["totalItems"] == 1
+    end
+
     test "it works for more than 10 users", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user)
 
@@ -186,6 +200,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       assert result["first"]["orderedItems"] == [user_two.ap_id]
     end
 
+    test "it returns returns empty if the user has 'hide_network' set", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user, %{info: %{hide_network: true}})
+      user_two = insert(:user)
+      User.follow(user, user_two)
+
+      result =
+        conn
+        |> get("/users/#{user.nickname}/following")
+        |> json_response(200)
+
+      assert result["first"]["orderedItems"] == []
+      assert result["totalItems"] == 1
+    end
+
     test "it works for more than 10 users", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user)