diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index b2af1d6c..a1991888 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ const conversation = {
       return this.$store.state.config.conversationDisplay
     },
     isTreeView () {
-      return this.displayStyle === 'tree'
+      return this.displayStyle === 'tree' || this.displayStyle === 'simple_tree'
+    },
+    treeViewIsSimple () {
+      return this.displayStyle === 'simple_tree'
     },
     isLinearView () {
       return this.displayStyle === 'linear'
@@ -297,6 +300,14 @@ const conversation = {
     },
     canDive () {
       return this.isTreeView && this.isExpanded
+    },
+    focused () {
+      return (id) => {
+        return (this.isExpanded) && id === this.highlight
+      }
+    },
+    maybeHighlight () {
+      return this.isExpanded ? this.highlight : null
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -316,6 +327,9 @@ const conversation = {
     expanded (value) {
       if (value) {
         this.fetchConversation()
+      } else {
+        // if we collapse it, we should reset the dive
+        this._diven = false
       }
     },
     virtualHidden (value) {
@@ -323,6 +337,9 @@ const conversation = {
         'setVirtualHeight',
         { statusId: this.statusId, height: `${this.$el.clientHeight}px` }
       )
+    },
+    highlight (value, old) {
+      console.log('highlight:', old, ' => ', value)
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -341,7 +358,8 @@ const conversation = {
           'this.threadDisplayStatus ', this.threadDisplayStatus,
           'this.statusId', this.statusId)
         if (this.threadDisplayStatus[this.statusId] === 'hidden') {
-          this.diveIntoStatus(parentOrSelf)
+          this.diveIntoStatus(parentOrSelf, /* preventScroll */ true)
+          this.tryScrollTo(this.statusId)
         }
       }
     },
@@ -365,18 +383,16 @@ const conversation = {
     getReplies (id) {
       return this.replies[id] || []
     },
-    focused (id) {
-      return (this.isExpanded) && id === this.statusId
+    getHighlight () {
+      return this.isExpanded ? this.highlight : null
     },
     setHighlight (id) {
+      console.log('setHighlight', id)
       if (!id) return
       this.highlight = id
       this.$store.dispatch('fetchFavsAndRepeats', id)
       this.$store.dispatch('fetchEmojiReactionsBy', id)
     },
-    getHighlight () {
-      return this.isExpanded ? this.highlight : null
-    },
     toggleExpanded () {
       this.expanded = !this.expanded
     },
@@ -420,14 +436,52 @@ const conversation = {
     toggleStatusContentProperty (id, name) {
       this.setStatusContentProperty(id, name, !this.statusContentProperties[id][name])
     },
-    diveIntoStatus (id) {
+    leastShowingAncestor (id) {
+      let cur = id
+      let parent = this.parentOf(cur)
+      while (cur) {
+        // if the parent is showing it means cur is visible
+        if (this.threadDisplayStatus[parent] === 'showing') {
+          return cur
+        }
+        parent = this.parentOf(parent)
+        cur = this.parentOf(cur)
+      }
+      // nothing found, fall back to toplevel
+      return topLevel[0].id
+    },
+    diveIntoStatus (id, preventScroll) {
       this.diveHistory = [...this.diveHistory, id]
+      if (!preventScroll) {
+        this.goToCurrent()
+      }
     },
     diveBack () {
+      const oldHighlight = this.highlight
       this.diveHistory = [...this.diveHistory.slice(0, this.diveHistory.length - 1)]
+      if (oldHighlight) {
+        this.tryScrollTo(this.leastShowingAncestor(oldHighlight))
+      }
     },
     undive () {
+      const oldHighlight = this.highlight
       this.diveHistory = []
+      if (oldHighlight) {
+        this.tryScrollTo(this.leastShowingAncestor(oldHighlight))
+      } else {
+        this.goToCurrent()
+      }
+    },
+    tryScrollTo (id) {
+      if (this.isPage) {
+        // set statusId
+        this.$router.push({ name: 'conversation', params: { id } })
+      }
+
+      this.setHighlight(id)
+    },
+    goToCurrent () {
+      this.tryScrollTo(this.diveRoot || this.topLevel[0].id)
     },
     statusById (id) {
       return this.statusMap[id]
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
index 99bc7bcc..0ffd8c37 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@
 
         :focused="focused"
         :get-replies="getReplies"
-        :get-highlight="getHighlight"
+        :highlight="maybeHighlight"
         :set-highlight="setHighlight"
         :toggle-expanded="toggleExpanded"
 
+        :simple="treeViewIsSimple"
         :toggle-thread-display="toggleThreadDisplay"
         :thread-display-status="threadDisplayStatus"
         :show-thread-recursively="showThreadRecursively"
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js
index bad46242..f0bfa932 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const GeneralTab = {
         value: mode,
         label: this.$t(`settings.subject_line_${mode === 'masto' ? 'mastodon' : mode}`)
       })),
-      conversationDisplayOptions: ['tree', 'linear'].map(mode => ({
+      conversationDisplayOptions: ['tree', 'simple_tree', 'linear'].map(mode => ({
         key: mode,
         value: mode,
         label: this.$t(`settings.conversation_display_${mode}`)
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index b2c9e9f0..a8ecf19c 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ const Status = {
     'inProfile',
     'profileUserId',
 
+    'simpleTree',
     'controlledThreadDisplayStatus',
     'controlledToggleThreadDisplay',
 
@@ -361,10 +362,9 @@ const Status = {
     },
     toggleThreadDisplay () {
       this.controlledToggleThreadDisplay()
-    }
-  },
-  watch: {
-    'highlight': function (id) {
+    },
+    scrollIfHighlighted (highlightId) {
+      const id = highlightId
       if (this.status.id === id) {
         let rect = this.$el.getBoundingClientRect()
         if (rect.top < 100) {
@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ const Status = {
           window.scrollBy(0, rect.bottom - window.innerHeight + 50)
         }
       }
+    }
+  },
+  mounted () {
+    this.scrollIfHighlighted(this.highlight)
+  },
+  watch: {
+    'highlight': function (id) {
+      this.scrollIfHighlighted(id)
     },
     'status.repeat_num': function (num) {
       // refetch repeats when repeat_num is changed in any way
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 41dd8485..c180ea9e 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
                   />
                 </button>
                 <button
-                  v-if="inThreadForest && replies && replies.length && toggleThreadDisplay"
+                  v-if="inThreadForest && replies && replies.length && !simpleTree"
                   class="button-unstyled"
                   :title="threadShowing ? $t('status.thread_hide') : $t('status.thread_show')"
                   :aria-expanded="threadShowing ? 'true' : 'false'"
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
                   />
                 </button>
                 <button
-                  v-if="dive"
+                  v-if="dive && !simpleTree"
                   class="button-unstyled"
                   :title="$t('status.show_only_conversation_under_this')"
                   @click.prevent="dive"
diff --git a/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.js b/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.js
index ec7d5884..cb1d2242 100644
--- a/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.js
+++ b/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.js
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 import Status from '../status/status.vue'
 
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import {
+  faAngleDoubleDown,
+  faAngleDoubleRight
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(
+  faAngleDoubleDown,
+  faAngleDoubleRight
+)
+
 // const debug = console.log
 const debug = () => {}
 
@@ -19,11 +30,12 @@ const ThreadTree = {
     profileUserId: String,
 
     focused: Function,
-    getHighlight: Function,
+    highlight: String,
     getReplies: Function,
     setHighlight: Function,
     toggleExpanded: Function,
 
+    simple: Boolean,
     // to control display of the whole thread forest
     toggleThreadDisplay: Function,
     threadDisplayStatus: Object,
diff --git a/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue b/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue
index f0a103d1..b803f80f 100644
--- a/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue
+++ b/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
       :show-pinned="pinnedStatusIdsObject && pinnedStatusIdsObject[status.id]"
       :focused="focused(status.id)"
       :in-conversation="isExpanded"
-      :highlight="getHighlight()"
+      :highlight="highlight"
       :replies="getReplies(status.id)"
       :in-profile="inProfile"
       :profile-user-id="profileUserId"
       class="conversation-status conversation-status-treeview status-fadein panel-body"
 
+      :simple-tree="simple"
       :controlled-thread-display-status="threadDisplayStatus[status.id]"
       :controlled-toggle-thread-display="() => toggleThreadDisplay(status.id)"
 
@@ -49,10 +50,11 @@
 
         :focused="focused"
         :get-replies="getReplies"
-        :get-highlight="getHighlight"
+        :highlight="highlight"
         :set-highlight="setHighlight"
         :toggle-expanded="toggleExpanded"
 
+        :simple="simple"
         :toggle-thread-display="toggleThreadDisplay"
         :thread-display-status="threadDisplayStatus"
         :show-thread-recursively="showThreadRecursively"
@@ -69,6 +71,22 @@
       class="thread-tree-replies thread-tree-replies-hidden"
     >
       <i18n
+        v-if="simple"
+        tag="button"
+        path="status.thread_follow_with_icon"
+        class="button-unstyled -link thread-tree-show-replies-button"
+        @click.prevent="dive(status.id)"
+      >
+        <FAIcon
+          place="icon"
+          icon="angle-double-right"
+        />
+        <span place="text">
+          {{ $tc('status.thread_follow', totalReplyCount[status.id], { numStatus: totalReplyCount[status.id] }) }}
+        </span>
+      </i18n>
+      <i18n
+        v-else
         tag="button"
         path="status.thread_show_full_with_icon"
         class="button-unstyled -link thread-tree-show-replies-button"
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 18d6f0ec..7cfd933f 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   theme: 'pleroma-dark',
   virtualScrolling: true,
   sensitiveByDefault: false,
-  conversationDisplay: 'tree',
+  conversationDisplay: 'simple_tree',
 
   // Nasty stuff
   customEmoji: [],