diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index 46228e37..89ff2f6f 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ const conversation = {
     isLinearView () {
       return this.displayStyle === 'linear'
     },
+    shouldFadeAncestors () {
+      return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.conversationTreeFadeAncestors
+    },
     otherRepliesButtonPosition () {
       return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.conversationOtherRepliesButton
     },
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
index 73c613b9..3e96fba2 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             v-for="status in ancestorsOf(diveRoot)"
             :key="status.id"
             class="thread-ancestor"
-            :class="{'thread-ancestor-has-other-replies': getReplies(status.id).length > 1}"
+            :class="{'thread-ancestor-has-other-replies': getReplies(status.id).length > 1, '-faded': shouldFadeAncestors}"
           >
             <status
               ref="statusComponent"
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
     border-left: 2px solid var(--border, $fallback--border);
   }
 
-  .thread-ancestor .StatusContent {
+  .thread-ancestor.-faded .StatusContent {
     --link: var(--faintLink);
     --text: var(--faint);
     color: var(--text);
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 28b39d7b..6c108292 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@
               {{ $t('settings.tree_advanced') }}
             </BooleanSetting>
           </li>
+          <li>
+            <BooleanSetting path="conversationTreeFadeAncestors">
+              {{ $t('settings.tree_fade_ancestors') }}
+            </BooleanSetting>
+          </li>
           <li>
             <label for="maxDepthInThread">
               {{ $t('settings.max_depth_in_thread') }}
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 8cb3097c..acc71b80 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   conversationDisplay: undefined, // instance default
   conversationTreeAdvanced: undefined, // instance default
   conversationOtherRepliesButton: undefined, // instance default
+  conversationTreeFadeAncestors: undefined, // instance default
   maxDepthInThread: 6
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 6c5cb4b1..f09dd0b3 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   conversationDisplay: 'linear',
   conversationTreeAdvanced: false,
   conversationOtherRepliesButton: 'below',
+  conversationTreeFadeAncestors: false,
   maxDepthInThread: 6,
 
   // Nasty stuff