diff --git a/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart b/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart
index 1ca07a8..c0bd193 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart
@@ -166,6 +166,21 @@ class SettingsSectionsController
                     : null,
               ),
             ),
+            .new(
+              title: "Hide Membership Events",
+              description: "Hides membership events (invites, joins, leaves, bans & knocks) from appearing in conversations.",
+              icon: Icons.person_off,
+              builder: (title, description, icon) => SwitchListTile(
+                title: Text(title),
+                subtitle: Text(description),
+                secondary: Icon(icon),
+                value: settings.hideMembershipEvents,
+                onChanged: (value) => ref
+                    .read(SettingsController.provider.notifier)
+                    .set(settings.copyWith(hideMembershipEvents: value))
+                    .onError(showError),
+              ),
+            ),
           ]),
         ),
       ]),
diff --git a/lib/models/settings.dart b/lib/models/settings.dart
index f9198ed..f6cc1c5 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class const Settings({
   final bool showAllInHome = false,
   final bool showMinimizeButton = false,
   final bool swipeToReply = false,
+  final bool hideMembershipEvents = false,
   final RoomOrder roomOrder = .unreadFirst,
 }) with _$Settings {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$SettingsToJson(this);
diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
index 3ec3d4a..d70f731 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/event.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/room_chat.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/rooms.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/settings.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/show_adaptive_menu.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/content/avatar.dart";
@@ -78,6 +79,17 @@ class const EventRenderer(
 
     if (event == null) return SizedBox.shrink();
 
+    final hideMembershipEvents = (ref
+        .watch(SettingsController.provider)
+        .maybeWhen(
+          orElse: () => false,
+          data: (settings) => settings.hideMembershipEvents,
+        ));
+
+    if (event.content is MembershipContent && hideMembershipEvents) {
+      return SizedBox.shrink();
+    }
+
     final isGrouped =
         previousEvent?.content is MessageContent &&
         previousEvent?.redactedBy == null &&