diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 78bd68f3e4..66e44677b7 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define('FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define('FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'The Tazmans Flax-lily');
 define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2018.05-rc');
 define('DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23');
-define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1265);
+define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1266);
 define('NEW_UPDATE_ROUTINE_VERSION', 1170);
 
 /**
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 64ac656fd9..7c0a593795 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2018.05-rc (The Tazmans Flax-lily)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1265
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1266
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -1076,6 +1076,16 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `userd` (
 	 INDEX `username` (`username`(32))
 ) DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
 
+--
+-- TABLE user-item
+--
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `user-item` (
+	`iid` int unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'Item id',
+	`uid` mediumint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'User id',
+	`hidden` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'Hidden marker',
+	 PRIMARY KEY(`uid`,`iid`)
+) DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
+
 --
 -- TABLE workerqueue
 --
diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index 628b86c649..e25d12c40a 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ function api_search($type)
 
 	$r = dba::p(
 		"SELECT ".item_fieldlists()."
-		FROM `item` ".item_joins()."
+		FROM `item` ".item_joins(api_user())."
 		WHERE ".item_condition()." AND (`item`.`uid` = 0 OR (`item`.`uid` = ? AND NOT `item`.`global`))
 		AND `item`.`body` LIKE CONCAT('%',?,'%')
 		$sql_extra
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
 			"SELECT " . item_fieldlists() . "
 			FROM `thread`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `item` ON `item`.`id` = `thread`.`iid`
-			" . item_joins() . "
+			" . item_joins(api_user()) . "
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `thread`.`uid`
 				AND NOT `user`.`hidewall`
 			AND `verb` = ?
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
 		$r = dba::p(
 			"SELECT " . item_fieldlists() . "
 			FROM `item`
-			" . item_joins() . "
+			" . item_joins(api_user()) . "
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `item`.`uid`
 				AND NOT `user`.`hidewall`
 			AND `verb` = ?
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ function api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline($type)
 		"SELECT " . item_fieldlists() . "
 		FROM `thread`
 		STRAIGHT_JOIN `item` ON `item`.`id` = `thread`.`iid`
-		" . item_joins() . "
+		" . item_joins(api_user()) . "
 		WHERE `thread`.`uid` = 0
 		AND `verb` = ?
 		AND NOT `thread`.`private`
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 324b53b5a8..fb485baf12 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -405,10 +405,12 @@ function visible_activity($item) {
 
 /**
  * @brief SQL query for items
+ *
+ * @param int $uid user id
  */
-function item_query() {
+function item_query($uid = 0) {
 	return "SELECT " . item_fieldlists() . " FROM `item` " .
-		item_joins() . " WHERE " . item_condition();
+		item_joins($uid) . " WHERE " . item_condition();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -467,16 +469,19 @@ These Fields are not added below (yet). They are here to for bug search.
 
 /**
  * @brief SQL join for contacts that are needed for displaying items
+ *
+ * @param int $uid user id
  */
-function item_joins() {
+function item_joins($uid = 0) {
 	return sprintf("STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
 		AND NOT `contact`.`blocked`
 		AND ((NOT `contact`.`readonly` AND NOT `contact`.`pending` AND (`contact`.`rel` IN (%s, %s)))
 		OR `contact`.`self` OR (`item`.`id` != `item`.`parent`) OR `contact`.`uid` = 0)
 		INNER JOIN `contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`id`=`item`.`author-id` AND NOT `author`.`blocked`
 		INNER JOIN `contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`id`=`item`.`owner-id` AND NOT `owner`.`blocked`
+		LEFT JOIN `user-item` ON `user-item`.`iid` = `item`.`id` AND `user-item`.`uid` = %d
 		LEFT JOIN `event` ON `event-id` = `event`.`id`",
-		CONTACT_IS_SHARING, CONTACT_IS_FRIEND
+		CONTACT_IS_SHARING, CONTACT_IS_FRIEND, intval($uid)
 	);
 }
 
@@ -484,7 +489,7 @@ function item_joins() {
  * @brief SQL condition for items that are needed for displaying items
  */
 function item_condition() {
-	return "`item`.`visible` AND NOT `item`.`deleted` AND NOT `item`.`moderated`";
+	return "`item`.`visible` AND NOT `item`.`deleted` AND NOT `item`.`moderated` AND (`user-item`.`hidden` IS NULL OR NOT `user-item`.`hidden`) ";
 }
 
 /**
@@ -497,7 +502,7 @@ function item_condition() {
  * that are based on unique features of the calling module.
  *
  */
-function conversation(App $a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $order = 'commented') {
+function conversation(App $a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $order = 'commented', $uid = 0) {
 	require_once 'mod/proxy.php';
 
 	$ssl_state = ((local_user()) ? true : false);
@@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $order =
 	$previewing = (($preview) ? ' preview ' : '');
 
 	if ($mode === 'network') {
-		$items = conversation_add_children($items, false, $order);
+		$items = conversation_add_children($items, false, $order, $uid);
 		$profile_owner = local_user();
 		if (!$update) {
 			/*
@@ -885,7 +890,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $order =
  *
  * @return array items with parents and comments
  */
-function conversation_add_children($parents, $block_authors, $order) {
+function conversation_add_children($parents, $block_authors, $order, $uid = 0) {
 	$max_comments = Config::get('system', 'max_comments', 100);
 
 	if ($max_comments > 0) {
@@ -899,7 +904,7 @@ function conversation_add_children($parents, $block_authors, $order) {
 	$block_sql = $block_authors ? "AND NOT `author`.`hidden` AND NOT `author`.`blocked`" : "";
 
 	foreach ($parents AS $parent) {
-		$thread_items = dba::p(item_query()."AND `item`.`parent-uri` = ?
+		$thread_items = dba::p(item_query(local_user())."AND `item`.`parent-uri` = ?
 			AND `item`.`uid` IN (0, ?) $block_sql
 			ORDER BY `item`.`uid` ASC, `item`.`commented` DESC" . $limit,
 			$parent['uri'], local_user());
diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index ef5704c736..80e913d204 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ function display_content(App $a, $update = false, $update_uid = 0) {
 		return '';
 	}
 
-	$r = dba::p(item_query()."AND `item`.`parent-uri` = (SELECT `parent-uri` FROM `item` WHERE `id` = ?)
+	$r = dba::p(item_query(local_user())."AND `item`.`parent-uri` = (SELECT `parent-uri` FROM `item` WHERE `id` = ?)
 		AND `item`.`uid` IN (0, ?) $sql_extra
 		ORDER BY `item`.`uid` ASC, `parent` DESC, `gravity` ASC, `id` ASC",
 		$item_id, local_user()
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 87594a77c4..2e7ae12e0b 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ function networkConversation($a, $items, $mode, $update, $ordering = '')
 	// Set this so that the conversation function can find out contact info for our wall-wall items
 	$a->page_contact = $a->contact;
 
-	$o = conversation($a, $items, $mode, $update, false, $ordering);
+	$o = conversation($a, $items, $mode, $update, false, $ordering, local_user());
 
 	if (!$update) {
 		if (PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'infinite_scroll')) {
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ function networkFlatView(App $a, $update = 0)
 	$items = q("SELECT %s FROM `item` $sql_post_table %s
 		WHERE %s AND `item`.`uid` = %d
 		ORDER BY `item`.`id` DESC $pager_sql ",
-		item_fieldlists(), item_joins(), item_condition(),
+		item_fieldlists(), item_joins($_SESSION['uid']), item_condition(),
 		intval($_SESSION['uid'])
 	);
 
@@ -774,12 +774,15 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update, $parent)
 				AND (`item`.`parent-uri` != `item`.`uri`
 					OR `contact`.`uid` = `item`.`uid` AND `contact`.`self`
 					OR `contact`.`rel` IN (%d, %d) AND NOT `contact`.`readonly`)
+			LEFT JOIN `user-item` ON `user-item`.`iid` = `item`.`id` AND `user-item`.`uid` = %d
 			WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` AND NOT `item`.`deleted`
+			AND (`user-item`.`hidden` IS NULL OR NOT `user-item`.`hidden`)
 			AND NOT `item`.`moderated` AND $sql_extra4
 			$sql_extra3 $sql_extra $sql_range $sql_nets
 			ORDER BY `order_date` DESC LIMIT 100",
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_SHARING),
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
+			intval(local_user()),
 			intval(local_user())
 		);
 	} else {
@@ -791,12 +794,15 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update, $parent)
 				AND (`item`.`parent-uri` != `item`.`uri`
 					OR `contact`.`uid` = `item`.`uid` AND `contact`.`self`
 					OR `contact`.`rel` IN (%d, %d) AND NOT `contact`.`readonly`)
+			LEFT JOIN `user-item` ON `user-item`.`iid` = `item`.`id` AND `user-item`.`uid` = %d
 			WHERE `thread`.`uid` = %d AND `thread`.`visible` AND NOT `thread`.`deleted`
 			AND NOT `thread`.`moderated`
+			AND (`user-item`.`hidden` IS NULL OR NOT `user-item`.`hidden`)
 			$sql_extra2 $sql_extra3 $sql_range $sql_extra $sql_nets
 			ORDER BY `order_date` DESC $pager_sql",
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_SHARING),
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
+			intval(local_user()),
 			intval(local_user())
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/mod/notes.php b/mod/notes.php
index aa239fb0e0..96a2826089 100644
--- a/mod/notes.php
+++ b/mod/notes.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function notes_content(App $a, $update = false)
 		WHERE %s AND `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`type` = 'note'
 		AND `contact`.`self` AND `item`.`id` = `item`.`parent` AND NOT `item`.`wall`
 		$sql_extra ",
-		item_joins(),
+		item_joins(local_user()),
 		item_condition(),
 		intval(local_user())
 	);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function notes_content(App $a, $update = false)
 		AND `item`.`id` = `item`.`parent` AND NOT `item`.`wall`
 		$sql_extra
 		ORDER BY `item`.`created` DESC LIMIT %d ,%d ",
-		item_joins(),
+		item_joins(local_user()),
 		item_condition(),
 		intval(local_user()),
 		intval($a->pager['start']),
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function notes_content(App $a, $update = false)
 			$sql_extra
 			ORDER BY `parent` DESC, `gravity` ASC, `item`.`id` ASC ",
 			item_fieldlists(),
-			item_joins(),
+			item_joins(local_user()),
 			item_condition(),
 			intval(local_user()),
 			dbesc($parents_str)
diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index 2856cdd177..2af2845f27 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ function profile_content(App $a, $update = 0)
 
 		$parents_str = implode(', ', $parents_arr);
 
-		$items = q(item_query() . " AND `item`.`uid` = %d
+		$items = q(item_query($a->profile['profile_uid']) . " AND `item`.`uid` = %d
 			AND `item`.`parent` IN (%s)
 			$sql_extra ",
 			intval($a->profile['profile_uid']),
diff --git a/mod/search.php b/mod/search.php
index be0f943d07..4c461e4183 100644
--- a/mod/search.php
+++ b/mod/search.php
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function search_content(App $a) {
 				AND `term`.`otype` = %d AND `term`.`type` = %d AND `term`.`term` = '%s' AND `item`.`verb` = '%s'
 				AND NOT `author`.`blocked` AND NOT `author`.`hidden`
 			ORDER BY term.created DESC LIMIT %d , %d ",
-				item_fieldlists(), item_joins(), item_condition(),
+				item_fieldlists(), item_joins(local_user()), item_condition(),
 				intval(local_user()),
 				intval(TERM_OBJ_POST), intval(TERM_HASHTAG), dbesc(protect_sprintf($search)), dbesc(ACTIVITY_POST),
 				intval($a->pager['start']), intval($a->pager['itemspage']));
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ function search_content(App $a) {
 				AND NOT `author`.`blocked` AND NOT `author`.`hidden`
 				$sql_extra
 			GROUP BY `item`.`uri`, `item`.`id` ORDER BY `item`.`id` DESC LIMIT %d , %d",
-				item_fieldlists(), item_joins(), item_condition(),
+				item_fieldlists(), item_joins(local_user()), item_condition(),
 				intval(local_user()),
 				intval($a->pager['start']), intval($a->pager['itemspage']));
 	}
diff --git a/src/Database/DBStructure.php b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
index 6db786dfc8..41543d89cc 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBStructure.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
@@ -1786,6 +1786,17 @@ class DBStructure
 						"username" => ["username(32)"],
 						]
 				];
+		$database["user-item"] = [
+				"comment" => "User specific item data",
+				"fields" => [
+						"iid" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "primary" => "1", "relation" => ["item" => "id"], "comment" => "Item id"],
+						"uid" => ["type" => "mediumint unsigned", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "primary" => "1", "relation" => ["user" => "uid"], "comment" => "User id"],
+						"hidden" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "Hidden marker"],
+						],
+				"indexes" => [
+						"PRIMARY" => ["uid", "iid"],
+						]
+				];
 		$database["workerqueue"] = [
 				"comment" => "Background tasks queue entries",
 				"fields" => [
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 03f5a36db1..bbfb399238 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 
 		$contact = ($r[0]["contact-type"] == ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY ? 'owner-id' : 'author-id');
 
-		$r = q(item_query() . " AND `item`.`" . $contact . "` = %d AND " . $sql .
+		$r = q(item_query(local_user()) . " AND `item`.`" . $contact . "` = %d AND " . $sql .
 			" AND `item`.`verb` = '%s' ORDER BY `item`.`created` DESC LIMIT %d, %d",
 			intval($author_id), intval(local_user()), dbesc(ACTIVITY_POST),
 			intval($a->pager['start']), intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 309ddd858d..91c889a1ed 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -201,8 +201,16 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 
 			// send the notification upstream/downstream
 			Worker::add(['priority' => $priority, 'dont_fork' => true], "Notifier", "drop", intval($item['id']));
+		} elseif ($item['uid'] != 0) {
+
+			// When we delete just our local user copy of an item, we have to set an marker to hide it
+			$global_item = dba::selectFirst('item', ['id'], ['uri' => $item['uri'], 'uid' => 0, 'deleted' => false]);
+			if (DBM::is_result($global_item)) {
+				dba::update('user-item', ['hidden' => true], ['iid' => $global_item['id'], 'uid' => $item['uid']], true);
+			}
 		}
 
+
 		logger('Item with ID ' . $item_id . " has been deleted.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
 		return true;