diff --git a/src/components/posts/HiddenRepliesLink.svelte b/src/components/posts/HiddenRepliesLink.svelte
index 97e034a..6f25c93 100644
--- a/src/components/posts/HiddenRepliesLink.svelte
+++ b/src/components/posts/HiddenRepliesLink.svelte
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
       if (r.status == 'fulfilled') {
         let json = r.value;
         let subthread = parseThreadPost(json.thread, post.pageRoot, 1, post.absoluteLevel + 1);
+        subthread.isHiddenReply = true;
         return [subthread];
       } else {
         return [];
diff --git a/src/models/posts.js b/src/models/posts.js
index fda6dc5..cfe7b65 100644
--- a/src/models/posts.js
+++ b/src/models/posts.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export class PostDataError extends Error {
 
 export class BasePost extends ATProtoRecord {
 
+  /**
+   * Set to true if the post was loaded from the "hidden replies" link (as a direct descendant).
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  isHiddenReply = false;
+
   /** @returns {string} */
   get didLinkToAuthor() {
     let { repo } = atURI(this.uri);