diff --git a/tildes/alembic/versions/ec53997aff65_add_option_to_hide_scores.py b/tildes/alembic/versions/ec53997aff65_add_option_to_hide_scores.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..691e208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tildes/alembic/versions/ec53997aff65_add_option_to_hide_scores.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Add option to hide scores
+
+Revision ID: ec53997aff65
+Revises:
+Create Date: 2018-07-18 17:28:08.273263
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'ec53997aff65'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('users', sa.Column('hide_scores', sa.Boolean(), server_default='false', nullable=False))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('users', 'hide_scores')
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py b/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
index dd9dddc..659087b 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class User(DatabaseModel):
         Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='false')
     auto_mark_notifications_read: bool = Column(
         Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='false')
+    hide_scores: bool = Column(
+        Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='false')
     is_banned: bool = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='false')
     is_admin: bool = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='false')
     home_default_order: Optional[TopicSortOption] = Column(
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
index 5f7c3dc..18d6ad6 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
     {% if request.has_permission('view', comment) %}
       {# Show votes at the top only if it's your own comment #}
-      {% if request.user == comment.user and comment.num_votes > 0 %}
+      {% if request.user == comment.user and comment.num_votes > 0 and not request.user.hide_scores %}
         <span class="comment-votes">{{ comment.num_votes }} votes</span>
       {% endif %}
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
               data-ic-target="#comment-{{ comment.comment_id36 }} .comment-itself:first"
               >Vote
           {% endif %}
-          {% if comment.num_votes > 0 %}
+          {% if comment.num_votes > 0 and not request.user.hide_scores %}
             ({{ comment.num_votes }})
           {% endif %}
           </a></li>
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
index 092ef4e..b5b7c56 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
@@ -106,7 +106,13 @@
 
   {# Hide voting from the topic's author if it has zero votes #}
   {% if request.user != topic.user or topic.num_votes > 0 %}
-    <span class="topic-voting-votes">{{ topic.num_votes }}</span>
+    <span class="topic-voting-votes">
+      {% if not request.user.hide_scores %}
+        {{ topic.num_votes }}
+      {% else %}
+        -
+      {% endif %}
+    </span>
     <span class="topic-voting-label">
     {% trans num_votes=topic.num_votes %}
     vote
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
index 0b6c85f..6897bd2 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
@@ -37,6 +37,26 @@
         </div>
       </form>
     </li>
+    <li>
+      <form
+        name="hide-scores"
+        autocomplete="off"
+        data-ic-patch-to="{{ request.route_url('ic_user', username=request.user.username) }}"
+      >
+        <div class="form-group">
+          <label class="form-checkbox">
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              id="hide_scores"
+              name="hide_scores"
+              data-js-autosubmit-on-change
+              {% if request.user.hide_scores %}checked{% endif %}
+            >
+            <i class="form-icon"></i> Hide post and comment scores
+          </label>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </li>
     <li><a href="/settings/password_change">Change your password</a></li>
     <li>
       <a href="/settings/account_recovery">Set up account recovery</a>
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py
index 06bb8e2..8e25322 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ def change_auto_mark_notifications(request: Request) -> Response:
     return IC_NOOP
 
 
+@ic_view_config(
+    route_name='user',
+    request_method='PATCH',
+    request_param='ic-trigger-name=hide-scores',
+    permission='change_hide_scores_setting,'
+)
+def change_hide_scores(request: Request) -> Response:
+    """Change the user's "hide scores" setting."""
+    user = request.context
+
+    hide = bool(request.params.get('hide_scores'))
+    user.hide_scores = hide
+
+    return IC_NOOP
+
+
 @ic_view_config(
     route_name='user',
     request_method='PATCH',