diff --git a/assets/js/staffhider.js b/assets/js/staffhider.js
index 4f3d2339..2a2e3035 100644
--- a/assets/js/staffhider.js
+++ b/assets/js/staffhider.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { $$ } from './utils/dom';
 
 function hideStaffTools() {
-  if (window.booru.hideStaffTools) {
+  if (window.booru.hideStaffTools == "true") {
     $$('.js-staff-action').forEach(el => {
       el.classList.add('hidden');
     });
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/setting_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/setting_controller.ex
index 9294374c..3627b0e8 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/setting_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/setting_controller.ex
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.SettingController do
     |> set_cookie(user_params, "hidpi", "hidpi")
     |> set_cookie(user_params, "webm", "webm")
     |> set_cookie(user_params, "chan_nsfw", "chan_nsfw")
+    |> set_cookie(user_params, "hide_staff_tools", "hide_staff_tools")
   end
 
   defp set_cookie(conn, params, param_name, cookie_name) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment.html.slime
index 4c1bc5f8..5bc4b1ee 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment.html.slime
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ article.block.communication id="comment_#{@comment.id}"
           - true ->
 
         = if can?(@conn, :show, :ip_address) do
-          .communication__info
+          .communication__info.js-staff-action
             =<> link_to_ip(@conn, @comment.ip)
-          .communication__info
+          .communication__info.js-staff-action
             =<> link_to_fingerprint(@conn, @comment.fingerprint)
 
         = form_for :comment, Routes.image_comment_hide_path(@conn, :create, @comment.image_id, @comment), [class: "togglable-delete-form hidden flex", id: "inline-del-form-comment-#{@comment.id}"], fn f ->
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment_with_image.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment_with_image.html.slime
index 631e209b..2f38b379 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment_with_image.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/comment/_comment_with_image.html.slime
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ article.block.communication id="comment_#{@comment.id}"
           - true ->
 
         = if can?(@conn, :show, :ip_address) do
-          .communication__info
+          .communication__info.js-staff-action
             =<> link_to_ip(@conn, @comment.ip)
-          .communication__info
+          .communication__info.js-staff-action
             =<> link_to_fingerprint(@conn, @comment.fingerprint)
 
         = form_for :comment, Routes.image_comment_hide_path(@conn, :create, @comment.image_id, @comment), [class: "togglable-delete-form hidden flex", id: "inline-del-form-comment-#{@comment.id}"], fn f ->
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_deleted_toggle.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_deleted_toggle.html.slime
index 426c5a89..bcc61343 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_deleted_toggle.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_deleted_toggle.html.slime
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 - del = @conn.params["del"]
 
 = if blank?(del) do
-  a href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, 1)) title="Include Deleted/Merged Images"
+  a.js-staff-action href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, 1)) title="Include Deleted/Merged Images"
     i.fa.fa-plus
     i.fa.fa-exclamation>
     span.hide-mobile.hide-limited-desktop Show Deleted
 
 = if del != "only" do
-  a href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, "only")) title="Only Deleted/Merged Images"
+  a.js-staff-action href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, "only")) title="Only Deleted/Merged Images"
     i.fa.fa-minus
     i.fa.fa-check>
     span.hide-mobile.hide-limited-desktop Only Deleted
 
 = if del == "only" do
-  a href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, 1)) title="Include Images Visible to Users"
+  a.js-staff-action href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, 1)) title="Include Images Visible to Users"
     i.fa.fa-plus
     i.fa.fa-check>
     span.hide-mobile.hide-limited-desktop Show Non-Deleted
 
 = if present?(del) do
-  a href=@route.(Keyword.delete(@params, :del)) title="Hide Deleted/Merged Images"
+  a.js-staff-action href=@route.(Keyword.delete(@params, :del)) title="Hide Deleted/Merged Images"
     i.fa.fa-minus
     i.fa.fa-exclamation>
     span.hide-mobile.hide-limited-desktop Hide Deleted
 
 = if present?(del) and del != "deleted" do
-  a href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, "deleted")) title="Only Deleted (Strict)"
+  a.js-staff-action href=@route.(Keyword.put(@params, :del, "deleted")) title="Only Deleted (Strict)"
     i.fa.fa-minus
     i.fa.fa-object-group>
     span.hide-mobile.hide-limited-desktop Exclude Merges
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime
index b779fe7f..d12b2dd0 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     a href="#" data-click-tab="favoriters" data-load-tab=Routes.image_favorite_path(@conn, :index, @image)
       i.fa.fa-star>
       | List favoriters
-    = if display_mod_tools? do
+    = if display_mod_tools? and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn) do
       a href="#" data-click-tab="replace"
         i.fa.fa-upload>
         | Replace
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_source.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_source.html.slime
index 023d0aa6..4baccf80 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_source.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_source.html.slime
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
           = @source_change_count
           | )
 
-      = if can?(@conn, :hide, @image) do
+      = if can?(@conn, :hide, @image) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn) do
         = form_for @changeset, Routes.image_source_history_path(@conn, :delete, @image), [method: "delete"], fn _f ->
           button.button.button--state-danger.button--separate-left type="submit" data-confirm="Are you really, really sure?" title="Wipe sources"
             i.fas.fa-eraser>
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_uploader.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_uploader.html.slime
index 6a03412d..0711fa7c 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_uploader.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_uploader.html.slime
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ span.image_uploader
   ' by
   => render PhilomenaWeb.UserAttributionView, "_anon_user.html", object: @image, awards: true, conn: @conn
 
-  = if can?(@conn, :show, :ip_address) do
+  = if can?(@conn, :show, :ip_address) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn) do
     => link_to_ip(@conn, @image.ip)
     => link_to_fingerprint(@conn, @image.fingerprint)
     a#edit-uploader href="#" data-click-hide=".image_uploader" data-click-show="#uploader-form"
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/comment/index.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/comment/index.html.slime
index b84675ad..7678a5da 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/comment/index.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/comment/index.html.slime
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ elixir:
       i.fa.fa-sync
       span.hide-mobile<> Refresh
 
-= for {comment, body} <- @comments, not comment.destroyed_content or can?(@conn, :show, comment) do
+= for {comment, body} <- @comments, not comment.destroyed_content or (can?(@conn, :show, comment) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn)) do
   = render PhilomenaWeb.CommentView, "_comment.html", comment: comment, body: body, conn: @conn
 
 .block
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header.html.slime
index 4bb3cf1b..6cc57fb7 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header.html.slime
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ header.header
         input type="hidden" name="sd" value=@conn.params["sd"]
 
       = if hides_images?(@conn) do
-        = select f, :del, [{"-D", ""}, {"+D", 1}, {"*D", "deleted"}, {"DO", "only"}], name: "del", class: "input header__input", autocomplete: "off"
+        = select f, :del, [{"-D", ""}, {"+D", 1}, {"*D", "deleted"}, {"DO", "only"}], name: "del", class: "input header__input js-staff-action", autocomplete: "off"
 
       button.header__search__button type="submit" title="Search"
         i.fa-embedded--search
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header_staff_links.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header_staff_links.html.slime
index a308bb2f..385add61 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header_staff_links.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/_header_staff_links.html.slime
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/ Dummy view for the admin bar
 .flex.flex--centered.header--secondary__admin-links.stretched-mobile-links.js-staff-action
   .dropdown.hide-mobile
     a.header__link title="Admin"
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/post/_post.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/post/_post.html.slime
index be025f6d..1293fa1d 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/post/_post.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/post/_post.html.slime
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ article.block.communication id="post_#{@post.id}"
     .flex.flex--wrap.flex--spaced-out
       = render PhilomenaWeb.PostView, "_post_options.html", conn: @conn, post: @post
 
-    = if can?(@conn, :hide, @post) do
+    = if can?(@conn, :hide, @post) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn) do
       = cond do
         - @post.hidden_from_users and not @post.destroyed_content ->
           = link(to: Routes.forum_topic_post_hide_path(@conn, :delete, @post.topic.forum, @post.topic, @post), data: [confirm: "Are you sure?"], method: "delete", class: "communication__interaction") do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime
index 0b29191b..c140e279 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/profile/show.html.slime
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
         li = link("Source changes", to: Routes.profile_source_change_path(@conn, :index, @user))
 
 = if can_index_user?(@conn) do
-  = render PhilomenaWeb.ProfileView, "_admin_block.html", assigns
+  .js-staff-action
+    = render PhilomenaWeb.ProfileView, "_admin_block.html", assigns
 
 = if (current?(@user, @conn.assigns.current_user) or can?(@conn, :index, Philomena.Bans.User)) and Enum.any?(@bans) do
   .block
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
                 ' Edit
 
     .block
-      = if manages_awards?(@conn) do
+      = if manages_awards?(@conn) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn) do
         a.block__header--single-item href=Routes.profile_award_path(@conn, :new, @user) Badges
       - else
         .block__header
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@
 
       = render PhilomenaWeb.ProfileView, "_about_me.html", user: @user, about_me: @about_me, conn: @conn
 
-    = if can_read_mod_notes?(@conn) do
+    = if can_read_mod_notes?(@conn) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn) do
       .block
         a.block__header--single-item href=Routes.profile_detail_path(@conn, :index, @user) Mod Notes
         table.table
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime
index ee5c9795..048bc767 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ h1 Content Settings
         => label f, :chan_nsfw, "Show NSFW channels"
         => checkbox f, :chan_nsfw
         .fieldlabel: i Show streams marked as NSFW on the channels page.
+      = if @conn.assigns.current_user.role != "user" do
+      .field
+        => label f, :hide_staff_tools
+        => checkbox f, :hide_staff_tools, class: "checkbox"
+        .fieldlabel: i Hide most of the staff tools (e.g. IPs, anon names) making your site appear as if you weren't staff, this is useful when browsing in public.
 
     = if !@conn.assigns.current_user do
       .block__tab.hidden data-tab="join-the-herd"
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/user_attribution/_anon_user.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/user_attribution/_anon_user.html.slime
index 4c7c6ba3..b27abcb2 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/user_attribution/_anon_user.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/user_attribution/_anon_user.html.slime
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     = if assigns[:awards] do
       = render PhilomenaWeb.ProfileView, "_awards.html", awards: @object.user.awards
 
-  - not is_nil(@object.user) and can?(@conn, :reveal_anon, @object) ->
+  - not is_nil(@object.user) and (can?(@conn, :reveal_anon, @object) and not hide_staff_tools?(@conn)) ->
     strong<>
       = link(anonymous_name(@object, true), to: Routes.profile_path(@conn, :show, @object.user))
 
   - true ->
     strong<>
-      = anonymous_name(@object)
\ No newline at end of file
+      = anonymous_name(@object)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/app_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/app_view.ex
index f7f14ec6..bb615e59 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/app_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/app_view.ex
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.AppView do
   def communication_body_class(%{destroyed_content: true}), do: "communication--destroyed"
   def communication_body_class(_communication), do: nil
 
+  def hide_staff_tools?(conn),
+    do: conn.cookies["hide_staff_tools"] == "true"
+
   def blank?(nil), do: true
   def blank?(""), do: true
   def blank?([]), do: true
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
index 9c9715f0..78423656 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView do
     interactions = Map.get(conn.assigns, :interactions, [])
     user = conn.assigns.current_user
     filter = conn.assigns.current_filter
+    conn = Plug.Conn.fetch_cookies(conn)
 
     data = [
       filter_id: filter.id,
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView do
       fancy_tag_edit: if(user, do: user.fancy_tag_field_on_edit, else: true),
       fancy_tag_upload: if(user, do: user.fancy_tag_field_on_upload, else: true),
       interactions: Jason.encode!(interactions),
-      ignored_tag_list: Jason.encode!(ignored_tag_list(conn.assigns[:tags]))
+      ignored_tag_list: Jason.encode!(ignored_tag_list(conn.assigns[:tags])),
+      hide_staff_tools: Jason.encode!(conn.cookies["hide_staff_tools"])
     ]
 
     data = Keyword.merge(data, extra)