diff --git a/src/app/chat/view.nim b/src/app/chat/view.nim
index 4e23266cdd..62b8ad7779 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/view.nim
@@ -560,6 +560,18 @@ QtObject:
     selectedChannel.muted = false
     self.status.chat.unmuteChat(selectedChannel)
     self.chats.updateChat(selectedChannel)
+  
+  proc muteCurrentChannel*(self: ChatsView) {.slot.} =
+    self.activeChannel.mute()
+    let channel = self.chats.getChannelById(self.activeChannel.id())
+    channel.muted = true
+    self.chats.updateChat(channel)
+
+  proc unmuteCurrentChannel*(self: ChatsView) {.slot.} =
+    self.activeChannel.unmute()
+    let channel = self.chats.getChannelById(self.activeChannel.id())
+    channel.muted = false
+    self.chats.updateChat(channel)
 
   proc channelIsMuted*(self: ChatsView, channelIndex: int): bool {.slot.} =
     if (self.chats.chats.len == 0): return false
diff --git a/src/app/chat/views/chat_item.nim b/src/app/chat/views/chat_item.nim
index 2c5f8415a4..80d17ad395 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/views/chat_item.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/views/chat_item.nim
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ QtObject:
     read = isMember
     notify = membershipChanged
 
+  proc mutedChanged*(self: ChatItemView) {.signal.}
+
+  proc muted*(self: ChatItemView): bool {.slot.} =
+    return ?.self.chatItem.muted
+
+  QtProperty[bool] muted:
+    read = muted
+    notify = mutedChanged
+
   proc contains*(self: ChatItemView, pubKey: string): bool {.slot.} =
     if self.chatItem.isNil: return false
     return self.chatItem.contains(pubKey)
@@ -132,3 +141,13 @@ QtObject:
   proc isAdmin*(self: ChatItemView, pubKey: string): bool {.slot.} =
     if self.chatItem.isNil: return false
     return self.chatItem.isAdmin(pubKey)
+
+  proc mute*(self: ChatItemView) {.slot.} =
+    self.status.chat.muteChat(self.chatItem)
+    self.chatItem.muted = true
+    self.mutedChanged()
+
+  proc unmute*(self: ChatItemView) {.slot.} =
+    self.status.chat.unmuteChat(self.chatItem)
+    self.chatItem.muted = false
+    self.mutedChanged()
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/TopBar.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/TopBar.qml
index 09078cf2a1..1ddb34f0f1 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/TopBar.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/TopBar.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Rectangle {
             chatName: chatsModel.activeChannel.name
             chatType: chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType
             identicon: chatsModel.activeChannel.identicon
+            muted: chatsModel.activeChannel.muted
             identiconSize: 36
 
             onClicked: {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ Rectangle {
             chatName: chatsModel.activeChannel.name
             chatType: chatsModel.activeChannel.chatType
             identicon: chatsModel.activeChannel.identicon
+            muted: chatsModel.activeChannel.muted
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn/Channel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn/Channel.qml
index 5b5d940372..2025c6caf7 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn/Channel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn/Channel.qml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.right: contactTime.left
         anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.smallPadding
         elide: Text.ElideRight
+        color: muted ? Style.current.secondaryText : Style.current.textColor
         font.weight: Font.Medium
         font.pixelSize: 15
         anchors.left: channelIcon.visible ? channelIcon.right : contactImage.right
diff --git a/ui/app/img/bell-disabled.svg b/ui/app/img/bell-disabled.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49bf44ffb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/img/bell-disabled.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="13" height="14" viewBox="0 0 13 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M7.95186 2.11736C8.16545 1.90377 8.14277 1.54794 7.87625 1.40578C7.38934 1.14607 6.83479 0.999998 6.25002 0.999998C4.52863 0.999998 3.0692 2.26576 2.82576 3.96984L2.39144 7.01005C2.36619 7.18684 2.68245 7.38677 2.80873 7.26049L7.95186 2.11736Z" fill="#939BA1"/>
+<path d="M0.202001 11.9879C-0.0730994 12.282 -0.0672105 12.7434 0.219669 13.0303C0.512563 13.3232 0.987436 13.3232 1.28033 13.0303L3.16421 11.1464C3.25798 11.0527 3.38516 11 3.51777 11H3.75C4.02614 11 4.24359 11.2273 4.31171 11.4949C4.53197 12.3601 5.31626 13 6.25 13C7.18374 13 7.96803 12.3601 8.18829 11.4949C8.25641 11.2273 8.47386 11 8.75 11H10.8358C11.7267 11 12.1729 9.92286 11.5429 9.29289L10.9571 8.7071C10.4981 8.24811 10.2004 7.65264 10.1086 7.01005L9.79296 4.80054C9.7707 4.64475 9.8231 4.48756 9.93438 4.37628L12.2803 2.03033C12.5732 1.73744 12.5732 1.26256 12.2803 0.969668C11.9935 0.682807 11.532 0.676903 11.238 0.951949C11.2322 0.958112 11.2263 0.964201 11.2203 0.970214L0.220328 11.9702C0.214295 11.9762 0.208185 11.9822 0.202001 11.9879Z" fill="#939BA1"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml
index 9bde2a250d..c0abb7f67f 100644
--- a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfo.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick 2.13
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.13
 import "../../imports"
 import "../../shared"
 import "../../shared/status"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ Item {
     property string identicon
     property int identiconSize: 40
     property bool isCompact: false
+    property bool muted: false
 
     property string profileImage: chatType === Constants.chatTypeOneToOne ? appMain.getProfileImage(chatId) || ""  : ""
 
@@ -61,6 +63,35 @@ Item {
             font.pixelSize: 15
         }
 
+        SVGImage {
+            property bool hovered: false
+
+            id: bellImg
+            visible: root.muted
+            source: "../../app/img/bell-disabled.svg"
+            anchors.verticalCenter: chatName.verticalCenter
+            anchors.left: chatName.right
+            anchors.leftMargin: 4
+            width: 12.5
+            height: 12.5
+
+            ColorOverlay {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                source: parent
+                color: bellImg.hovered ? Style.current.textColor : Style.current.darkGrey
+            }
+
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                hoverEnabled: true
+                onEntered: bellImg.hovered = true
+                onExited: bellImg.hovered = false
+                onClicked: {
+                    chatsModel.unmuteCurrentChannel()
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         Connections {
             target: profileModel.contacts
diff --git a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfoButton.qml b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfoButton.qml
index 7122d53325..e39f505982 100644
--- a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfoButton.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInfoButton.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Button {
     property string identicon
     property int identiconSize: 40
     property bool isCompact: false
+    property bool muted: false
 
     implicitHeight: 48
     implicitWidth: content.width + 8
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ Button {
         chatId: control.chatId
         chatName: control.chatName
         chatType: control.chatType
+        muted: control.muted
         identicon: {
             if (control.chatType === Constants.chatTypeOneToOne) {
                 return appMain.getProfileImage(control.chatId) || control.identicon