diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts b/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts
index d8b04ee7..e8dabb38 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/app/slices/user.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ export const changeScrollSpeed = createAsyncThunk<void, boolean, { state: RootSt
     if (!settings) return
     client.user.saveSettings({ ...settings, scrollSpeed: speed ? 400 : 0 })
 })
+export const changeShowRead = createAsyncThunk<void, boolean, { state: RootState }>("settings/showRead", (showRead, thunkApi) => {
+    const { settings } = thunkApi.getState().user
+    if (!settings) return
+    client.user.saveSettings({ ...settings, showRead })
+})
 export const changeSharingSetting = createAsyncThunk<void, { site: keyof SharingSettings; value: boolean }, { state: RootState }>(
     "settings/sharingSetting",
     (sharingSetting, thunkApi) => {
@@ -85,16 +90,23 @@ export const userSlice = createSlice({
             if (!state.settings) return
             state.settings.scrollSpeed = action.meta.arg ? 400 : 0
         })
+        builder.addCase(changeShowRead.pending, (state, action) => {
+            if (!state.settings) return
+            state.settings.showRead = action.meta.arg
+        })
         builder.addCase(changeSharingSetting.pending, (state, action) => {
             if (!state.settings) return
             state.settings.sharingSettings[action.meta.arg.site] = action.meta.arg.value
         })
-        builder.addMatcher(isAnyOf(changeLanguage.fulfilled, changeScrollSpeed.fulfilled, changeSharingSetting.fulfilled), () => {
-            showNotification({
-                message: t`Settings saved.`,
-                color: "green",
-            })
-        })
+        builder.addMatcher(
+            isAnyOf(changeLanguage.fulfilled, changeScrollSpeed.fulfilled, changeShowRead.fulfilled, changeSharingSetting.fulfilled),
+            () => {
+                showNotification({
+                    message: t`Settings saved.`,
+                    color: "green",
+                })
+            }
+        )
     },
 })
 
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/settings/DisplaySettings.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/settings/DisplaySettings.tsx
index 37cb7c56..b745c35a 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/settings/DisplaySettings.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/settings/DisplaySettings.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { t } from "@lingui/macro"
 import { Divider, Select, SimpleGrid, Stack, Switch } from "@mantine/core"
 import { Constants } from "app/constants"
-import { changeLanguage, changeScrollSpeed, changeSharingSetting } from "app/slices/user"
+import { changeLanguage, changeScrollSpeed, changeSharingSetting, changeShowRead } from "app/slices/user"
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "app/store"
 import { SharingSettings } from "app/types"
 import { locales } from "i18n"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { locales } from "i18n"
 export function DisplaySettings() {
     const language = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.language)
     const scrollSpeed = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.scrollSpeed)
+    const showRead = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.showRead)
     const sharingSettings = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.sharingSettings)
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
 
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ export function DisplaySettings() {
                 onChange={e => dispatch(changeScrollSpeed(e.currentTarget.checked))}
             />
 
+            <Switch
+                label={t`Show feeds and categories with no unread entries`}
+                checked={showRead}
+                onChange={e => dispatch(changeShowRead(e.currentTarget.checked))}
+            />
+
             <Divider label={t`Sharing sites`} labelPosition="center" />
 
             <SimpleGrid cols={2}>
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
index 926d80c6..411437a8 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const errorThreshold = 9
 export function Tree() {
     const root = useAppSelector(state => state.tree.rootCategory)
     const source = useAppSelector(state => state.entries.source)
+    const showRead = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.showRead)
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
 
     const feedClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => {
@@ -74,13 +75,16 @@ export function Tree() {
     )
 
     const categoryNode = (category: Category, level: number = 0) => {
+        const unreadCount = categoryUnreadCount(category)
+        if (unreadCount === 0 && !showRead) return null
+
         const hasError = !category.expanded && flattenCategoryTree(category).some(c => c.feeds.some(f => f.errorCount > errorThreshold))
         return (
             <TreeNode
                 id={category.id}
                 name={category.name}
                 icon={category.expanded ? expandedIcon : collapsedIcon}
-                unread={categoryUnreadCount(category)}
+                unread={unreadCount}
                 selected={source.type === "category" && source.id === category.id}
                 expanded={category.expanded}
                 level={level}
@@ -92,19 +96,23 @@ export function Tree() {
         )
     }
 
-    const feedNode = (feed: Subscription, level: number = 0) => (
-        <TreeNode
-            id={String(feed.id)}
-            name={feed.name}
-            icon={feed.iconUrl}
-            unread={feed.unread}
-            selected={source.type === "feed" && source.id === String(feed.id)}
-            level={level}
-            hasError={feed.errorCount > errorThreshold}
-            onClick={feedClicked}
-            key={feed.id}
-        />
-    )
+    const feedNode = (feed: Subscription, level: number = 0) => {
+        if (feed.unread === 0 && !showRead) return null
+
+        return (
+            <TreeNode
+                id={String(feed.id)}
+                name={feed.name}
+                icon={feed.iconUrl}
+                unread={feed.unread}
+                selected={source.type === "feed" && source.id === String(feed.id)}
+                level={level}
+                hasError={feed.errorCount > errorThreshold}
+                onClick={feedClicked}
+                key={feed.id}
+            />
+        )
+    }
 
     const recursiveCategoryNode = (category: Category, level: number = 0) => (
         <React.Fragment key={`recursiveCategoryNode-${category.id}`}>
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/locales/en/messages.po b/commafeed-client/src/locales/en/messages.po
index efd6c1bf..8cea0ddf 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/locales/en/messages.po
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/locales/en/messages.po
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ msgstr "Sharing sites"
 msgid "Shift"
 msgstr "Shift"
 
+#: src/components/settings/DisplaySettings.tsx
+msgid "Show feeds and categories with no unread entries"
+msgstr "Show feeds and categories with no unread entries"
+
 #: src/components/KeyboardShortcutsHelp.tsx
 msgid "Show keyboard shortcut help"
 msgstr "Show keyboard shortcut help"
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/locales/fr/messages.po b/commafeed-client/src/locales/fr/messages.po
index 70003f80..819956ce 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/locales/fr/messages.po
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/locales/fr/messages.po
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ msgstr "Sites de partage"
 msgid "Shift"
 msgstr "Maj"
 
+#: src/components/settings/DisplaySettings.tsx
+msgid "Show feeds and categories with no unread entries"
+msgstr "Afficher les flux et les catégories pour lesquels tout est déjà lu"
+
 #: src/components/KeyboardShortcutsHelp.tsx
 msgid "Show keyboard shortcut help"
 msgstr "Montrer les raccourcis clavier"