diff --git a/app/views/post_visibilities/update.js.erb b/app/views/post_visibilities/update.js.erb
index b7c4a701a..1b444dc2a 100644
--- a/app/views/post_visibilities/update.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/post_visibilities/update.js.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 var target = $("#<%= @post.guid %>")
 target.find(".sm_body").toggleClass("hidden");
 target.find(".undo_text").toggleClass("hidden");
+target.find(".hide_loader").toggleClass("hidden");
+
+var hide_icon = target.find(".stream_element_delete")
+if (target.find(".undo_text").hasClass("hidden")) {
+  hide_icon.toggleClass("hidden");
+}
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
index 16c58d7ea..aaf0efc31 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 
 
 .stream_element{:id => post.guid}
-  - if user_signed_in?
-    - if  post.author.owner_id == current_user.id
-      .right.controls
-        = link_to image_tag('deletelabel.png'), post_path(post), :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete stream_element_delete", :title => t('delete')
+  .right.controls
+    - if current_user && post.author.owner_id == current_user.id
+      = link_to image_tag('deletelabel.png'), post_path(post), :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete stream_element_delete", :title => t('delete')
     - else
-      .right.controls
-        = link_to image_tag('deletelabel.png'), post_visibility_path(:id => "42", :post_id => post.id), :method => :put, :remote => true, :class => "delete stream_element_delete", :title => t('hide')
+      = link_to image_tag('deletelabel.png'), post_visibility_path(:id => "42", :post_id => post.id), :method => :put, :remote => true, :class => "delete stream_element_delete vis_hide", :title => t('hide')
+    = image_tag 'ajax-loader.gif', :class => "hide_loader hidden"
 
   .undo_text.hidden
     = t('post_visibilites.update.post_hidden', :name => post.author.name)
-    = link_to t('undo'), post_visibility_path(:id => "42", :post_id => post.id), :method => :put, :remote => true, :class => "delete stream_element_delete"
+    = link_to t('undo'), post_visibility_path(:id => "42", :post_id => post.id), :method => :put, :remote => true, :class => "delete stream_element_hide_undo"
+
   .sm_body
     = person_image_link(post.author, :size => :thumb_small)
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index 7665ffcf8..252479245 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var Stream = {
 
     Diaspora.widgets.subscribe("stream/scrolled", Stream.collapseText);
     Stream.collapseText('eventID', $(Stream.selector)[0]);
+    Stream.bindHideIcon();
   },
   collapseText: function(){
     elements = $(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1));
@@ -188,6 +189,16 @@ var Stream = {
         textarea.focus();
       }
     }
+  },
+
+  bindHideIcon: function(){
+    $("a.stream_element_delete.vis_hide").live("click", function(evt){
+      $(this).toggleClass("hidden");
+      $(this).next("img.hide_loader").toggleClass("hidden");
+    });
+    $("a.stream_element_hide_undo").live("click", function(evt){
+      $("img.hide_loader").toggleClass("hidden");
+    });
   }
 };