diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 1102a98b1..5c6a10d81 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ processChatCommand = \case
     tryError (withStore (`getUserIdByName` uName)) >>= \case
       Left _ -> throwChatError CEUserUnknown
       Right userId -> processChatCommand $ APISetActiveUser userId viewPwd_
-  APIHideUser userId' (UserPwd viewPwd) -> withUser $ \_ -> do
+  APIHideUser userId' (UserPwd viewPwd) -> withUser $ \user -> do
     user' <- privateGetUser userId'
     case viewPwdHash user' of
       Just _ -> throwChatError $ CEUserAlreadyHidden userId'
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ processChatCommand = \case
         users <- withStore' getUsers
         unless (length (filter (isNothing . viewPwdHash) users) > 1) $ throwChatError $ CECantHideLastUser userId'
         viewPwdHash' <- hashPassword
-        setUserPrivacy user' {viewPwdHash = viewPwdHash', showNtfs = False}
+        setUserPrivacy user user' {viewPwdHash = viewPwdHash', showNtfs = False}
         where
           hashPassword = do
             salt <- drgRandomBytes 16
@@ -356,18 +356,18 @@ processChatCommand = \case
       Nothing -> throwChatError $ CEUserNotHidden userId'
       _ -> do
         validateUserPassword user user' viewPwd_
-        setUserPrivacy user' {viewPwdHash = Nothing, showNtfs = True}
+        setUserPrivacy user user' {viewPwdHash = Nothing, showNtfs = True}
   APIMuteUser userId' viewPwd_ -> withUser $ \user -> do
     user' <- privateGetUser userId'
     validateUserPassword user user' viewPwd_
-    setUserPrivacy user' {showNtfs = False}
+    setUserPrivacy user user' {showNtfs = False}
   APIUnmuteUser userId' viewPwd_ -> withUser $ \user -> do
     user' <- privateGetUser userId'
     case viewPwdHash user' of
       Just _ -> throwChatError $ CECantUnmuteHiddenUser userId'
       _ -> do
         validateUserPassword user user' viewPwd_
-        setUserPrivacy user' {showNtfs = True}
+        setUserPrivacy user user' {showNtfs = True}
   HideUser viewPwd -> withUser $ \User {userId} -> processChatCommand $ APIHideUser userId viewPwd
   UnhideUser -> withUser $ \User {userId} -> processChatCommand $ APIUnhideUser userId Nothing
   MuteUser -> withUser $ \User {userId} -> processChatCommand $ APIMuteUser userId Nothing
@@ -1706,11 +1706,15 @@ processChatCommand = \case
     validPassword :: Text -> UserPwdHash -> Bool
     validPassword pwd UserPwdHash {hash = B64UrlByteString hash, salt = B64UrlByteString salt} =
       hash == C.sha512Hash (encodeUtf8 pwd <> salt)
-    setUserPrivacy :: User -> m ChatResponse
-    setUserPrivacy user = do
-      asks currentUser >>= atomically . (`writeTVar` Just user)
-      withStore' (`updateUserPrivacy` user)
-      pure $ CRUserPrivacy user
+    setUserPrivacy :: User -> User -> m ChatResponse
+    setUserPrivacy user@User {userId} user'@User {userId = userId'}
+      | userId == userId' = do
+        asks currentUser >>= atomically . (`writeTVar` Just user')
+        withStore' (`updateUserPrivacy` user')
+        pure $ CRUserPrivacy {user = user', updatedUser = user'}
+      | otherwise = do
+        withStore' (`updateUserPrivacy` user')
+        pure $ CRUserPrivacy {user, updatedUser = user'}
     checkDeleteChatUser :: User -> m ()
     checkDeleteChatUser user@User {userId} = do
       when (activeUser user) $ throwChatError (CECantDeleteActiveUser userId)
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index 7bd7d6fd4..18e0a285b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ data ChatResponse
   | CRFileTransferStatus User (FileTransfer, [Integer]) -- TODO refactor this type to FileTransferStatus
   | CRUserProfile {user :: User, profile :: Profile}
   | CRUserProfileNoChange {user :: User}
-  | CRUserPrivacy {user :: User}
+  | CRUserPrivacy {user :: User, updatedUser :: User}
   | CRVersionInfo {versionInfo :: CoreVersionInfo, chatMigrations :: [UpMigration], agentMigrations :: [UpMigration]}
   | CRInvitation {user :: User, connReqInvitation :: ConnReqInvitation}
   | CRSentConfirmation {user :: User}
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 2352b1e94..4ffda616f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ responseToView user_ ChatConfig {logLevel, testView} liveItems ts = \case
   CRFileTransferStatus u ftStatus -> ttyUser u $ viewFileTransferStatus ftStatus
   CRUserProfile u p -> ttyUser u $ viewUserProfile p
   CRUserProfileNoChange u -> ttyUser u ["user profile did not change"]
-  CRUserPrivacy u -> ttyUserPrefix u $ viewUserPrivacy u
+  CRUserPrivacy u u' -> ttyUserPrefix u $ viewUserPrivacy u u'
   CRVersionInfo info _ _ -> viewVersionInfo logLevel info
   CRInvitation u cReq -> ttyUser u $ viewConnReqInvitation cReq
   CRSentConfirmation u -> ttyUser u ["confirmation sent!"]
@@ -740,10 +740,11 @@ viewUserProfile Profile {displayName, fullName} =
     "(the updated profile will be sent to all your contacts)"
   ]
 
-viewUserPrivacy :: User -> [StyledString]
-viewUserPrivacy User {showNtfs, viewPwdHash} =
-  [ "user messages are " <> if showNtfs then "shown" else "hidden (use /tail to view)",
-    "user profile is " <> if isJust viewPwdHash then "hidden" else "visible"
+viewUserPrivacy :: User -> User -> [StyledString]
+viewUserPrivacy User {userId} User {userId = userId', localDisplayName = n', showNtfs, viewPwdHash} =
+  [ (if userId == userId' then "current " else "") <> "user " <> plain n' <> ":",
+    "messages are " <> if showNtfs then "shown" else "hidden (use /tail to view)",
+    "profile is " <> if isJust viewPwdHash then "hidden" else "visible"
   ]
 
 -- TODO make more generic messages or split
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
index 6116eeb29..6106ba5ee 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ testUserPrivacy =
       alice <# "bob> hey"
       -- hide user profile
       alice ##> "/hide user my_password"
-      userHidden alice
+      userHidden alice "current "
       -- shows messages when active
       bob #> "@alisa hello again"
       alice <# "bob> hello again"
@@ -1559,9 +1559,9 @@ testUserPrivacy =
       alice ##> "/hide user password"
       alice <## "user is already hidden"
       alice ##> "/unhide user"
-      userVisible alice
+      userVisible alice "current "
       alice ##> "/hide user new_password"
-      userHidden alice
+      userHidden alice "current "
       alice ##> "/_delete user 1 del_smp=on"
       alice <## "cannot delete last user"
       alice ##> "/_hide user 1 \"password\""
@@ -1578,10 +1578,9 @@ testUserPrivacy =
       alice ##> "/_unhide user 2 \"wrong_password\""
       alice <## "user does not exist or incorrect password"
       alice ##> "/_unhide user 2 \"new_password\""
-      userVisible alice
+      userVisible alice ""
       alice ##> "/_hide user 2 \"another_password\""
-      userHidden alice
-      -- check new password
+      userHidden alice ""
       alice ##> "/user alisa another_password"
       showActiveUser alice "alisa"
       alice ##> "/user alice"
@@ -1594,12 +1593,14 @@ testUserPrivacy =
       alice <## "ok"
       alice <## "completed deleting user"
   where
-    userHidden alice = do
-      alice <## "user messages are hidden (use /tail to view)"
-      alice <## "user profile is hidden"
-    userVisible alice = do
-      alice <## "user messages are shown"
-      alice <## "user profile is visible"
+    userHidden alice current = do
+      alice <## (current <> "user alisa:")
+      alice <## "messages are hidden (use /tail to view)"
+      alice <## "profile is hidden"
+    userVisible alice current = do
+      alice <## (current <> "user alisa:")
+      alice <## "messages are shown"
+      alice <## "profile is visible"
 
 testSetChatItemTTL :: HasCallStack => FilePath -> IO ()
 testSetChatItemTTL =