diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 494fcee..44a0da1 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1618,6 +1618,9 @@ def following():
             )
         )
 
+    if config.HIDE_FOLLOWING:
+        abort(404)
+
     following, older_than, newer_than = paginated_query(DB.activities, q)
     following = [
         (doc["remote_id"], get_backend().fetch_iri(doc["activity"]["object"]))
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 8c78fb6..9031b52 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ with open(os.path.join(KEY_DIR, "me.yml")) as f:
     PASS = conf["pass"]
     EXTRA_INBOXES = conf.get("extra_inboxes", [])
 
+    HIDE_FOLLOWING = strtobool(conf.get("hide_following", "false"))
+
     # Theme-related config
     theme_conf = conf.get("theme", {})
     THEME_STYLE = ThemeStyle(theme_conf.get("style", DEFAULT_THEME_STYLE))
diff --git a/templates/header.html b/templates/header.html
index 1eb54a8..1d00568 100644
--- a/templates/header.html
+++ b/templates/header.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <li><a href="/with_replies" {% if request.path == "/with_replies" %}class="selected"{% endif %}>With replies <small class="badge">{{ with_replies_count }}</small></a></li>
 <li><a href="/liked" {% if request.path == "/liked" %}class="selected"{% endif %}>Liked <small class="badge">{{ liked_count }}</small></a></li>
 <li><a href="/followers"{% if request.path == "/followers" %} class="selected" {% endif %}>Followers <small class="badge">{{ followers_count }}</small></a></li>
-<li><a href="/following"{% if request.path == "/following" %} class="selected" {% endif %}>Following <small class="badge">{{ following_count }}</small></a></li>
+{% if not config.HIDE_FOLLOWING or session.logged_in %}<li><a href="/following"{% if request.path == "/following" %} class="selected" {% endif %}>Following <small class="badge">{{ following_count }}</small></a></li>{% endif %}
 <!-- <li><a href="/about"{% if request.path == "/about" %} class="selected" {% endif %}>/about</a></li>
 -->
 </ul>