diff --git a/assets/css/common/_blocks.scss b/assets/css/common/_blocks.scss
index 9d0468a5..24d94ec0 100644
--- a/assets/css/common/_blocks.scss
+++ b/assets/css/common/_blocks.scss
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
   border-bottom: 1px solid $border_color;
 }
 
+.block__content--destroyed {
+  background-color: $destroyed_content_color;
+}
+
 .block__header {
   font-size: 14px;
   line-height: $block_header_height;
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime
index 56900901..675c2cf8 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@
       - else
         .block__header
           span.block__header__title User Links
-      = for link <- @user.verified_links, link.public or can?(@conn, :edit, link) do
+      = for link <- @user.verified_links, should_see_link?(@conn, @user, link) do
         - watchers = if link.tag, do: @watcher_counts[link.tag.id] || 0, else: 0
 
-        .block__content.alternating-color.break-word
+        .block__content.alternating-color.break-word class=link_block_class(link)
           .center
             = if link.tag do
               .tag_list = render PhilomenaWeb.TagView, "_tag.html", tag: link.tag, conn: @conn
             = link(link.uri, to: link.uri)
 
-            = if current?(@user, @conn.assigns.current_user) do
+            = if current?(@user, @conn.assigns.current_user) or manages_links?(@conn, @user) do
               br
               ' Watched by
               => watchers
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
               ' &bull;
               a href=Routes.profile_user_link_path(@conn, :edit, @user, link)
                 ' Edit
+            - else
+              => unless link.public do
+                br
+                ' Hidden
 
     .block
       = if manages_awards?(@conn) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/profile_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/profile_view.ex
index 42a39620..f0260bf8 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/profile_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/profile_view.ex
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ProfileView do
   def manages_links?(conn, user),
     do: can?(conn, :edit_links, user)
 
+  def should_see_link?(conn, user, link),
+    do: link.public or can?(conn, :edit, link) or current?(user, conn.assigns.current_user)
+
+  def link_block_class(%{public: false}), do: "block__content--destroyed"
+  def link_block_class(_link), do: nil
+
   def award_title(%{badge_name: nil} = award),
     do: award.badge.title