diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/chat_conversations.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/chat_conversations.js
index 5ccf3c93..c1ebe430 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/chat_conversations.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/chat_conversations.js
@@ -430,22 +430,24 @@ export const hideChatConversation = (chatConversationId) => (dispatch, getState)
   dispatch(hideChatConversationFetch(chatConversationId))
 
   api(getState).post(`/api/v1/chat_conversation/${chatConversationId}/mark_chat_conversation_hidden`).then((response) => {
-    dispatch(approveChatConversationRequestSuccess(chatConversationId))
-  }).catch((error) => dispatch(approveChatConversationRequestFail(error)))
+    dispatch(hideChatConversationSuccess(chatConversationId))
+  }).catch((error) => dispatch(hideChatConversationFail(error)))
 }
 
 export const hideChatConversationFetch = (chatConversationId) => ({
-  type: CHAT_CONVERSATION_HIDE_SUCCESS,
+  type: CHAT_CONVERSATION_HIDE_FETCH,
   chatConversationId,
 })
 
 export const hideChatConversationSuccess = (chatConversationId) => ({
   type: CHAT_CONVERSATION_HIDE_SUCCESS,
   chatConversationId,
+  showToast: true,
 })
 
 export const hideChatConversationFail = () => ({
   type: CHAT_CONVERSATION_HIDE_FAIL,
+  showToast: true,
 })
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/chat_conversations.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/chat_conversations.js
index 64102009..81d15eb7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/chat_conversations.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/chat_conversations.js
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ import {
   CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_APPROVED_EXPAND_SUCCESS,
   CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_REQUESTED_FETCH_SUCCESS,
   CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_REQUESTED_EXPAND_SUCCESS,
+  CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_MUTED_FETCH_SUCCESS,
+  CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_MUTED_EXPAND_SUCCESS,
   CHAT_CONVERSATION_REQUEST_APPROVE_SUCCESS,
   CHAT_CONVERSATION_MARK_READ_SUCCESS,
   SET_CHAT_CONVERSATION_EXPIRATION_SUCCESS,
   CHAT_CONVERSATION_APPROVED_SEARCH_FETCH_SUCCESS,
+  CHAT_CONVERSATION_HIDE_FETCH,
 } from '../actions/chat_conversations'
 
 const initialState = ImmutableMap()
@@ -51,13 +54,14 @@ export default function chat_conversations(state = initialState, action) {
   case CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_APPROVED_EXPAND_SUCCESS:
   case CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_REQUESTED_FETCH_SUCCESS:
   case CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_REQUESTED_EXPAND_SUCCESS:
+  case CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_MUTED_FETCH_SUCCESS:
+  case CHAT_CONVERSATIONS_MUTED_EXPAND_SUCCESS:
   case CHAT_CONVERSATION_APPROVED_SEARCH_FETCH_SUCCESS:
     return importChatConversations(state, action.chatConversations)
   case CHAT_MESSAGES_SEND_SUCCESS:
     return setLastChatMessage(state, action.chatMessage)
-  case CHAT_MESSAGES_DELETE_REQUEST:
-    // : todo : set last conversation message to one prior to this one
-    return state
+  case CHAT_CONVERSATION_HIDE_FETCH:
+    return state.delete(action.chatConversationId)
   case CHAT_MESSAGES_PURGE_REQUEST:
     // : todo :
     return state
diff --git a/app/models/chat_conversation_account.rb b/app/models/chat_conversation_account.rb
index 452c9b1f..dad54cac 100644
--- a/app/models/chat_conversation_account.rb
+++ b/app/models/chat_conversation_account.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class ChatConversationAccount < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :chat_conversation
   belongs_to :last_chat_message, class_name: 'ChatMessage', optional: true
 
+  default_scope { recent }
+
+  scope :recent, -> { reorder(updated_at: :desc) }
+
   def participant_accounts
     if participant_account_ids.empty?
       [account]
diff --git a/app/services/post_chat_message_service.rb b/app/services/post_chat_message_service.rb
index 98033773..c68e581d 100644
--- a/app/services/post_chat_message_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/post_chat_message_service.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class PostChatMessageService < BaseService
         end
       else
         recipient.unread_count = 0
+        recipient.is_hidden = false
       end
 
       recipient.save