diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index e412249d7..d0edab35d 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -750,6 +750,17 @@ export default {
       }
       return { id }
     },
+    unsubscribeThread: async (parent, { id }, { me, models }) => {
+      if (!me) throw new GqlAuthenticationError()
+      await models.$executeRaw`
+        DELETE FROM "ThreadSubscription" ts
+        USING "Item" i
+        WHERE ts."userId" = ${me.id}
+        AND i.path @> (SELECT path FROM "Item" WHERE id = ${Number(id)})
+        AND ts."itemId" = i.id
+      `
+      return { id }
+    },
     deleteItem: async (parent, { id }, { me, models }) => {
       const old = await models.item.findUnique({ where: { id: Number(id) } })
       if (Number(old.userId) !== Number(me?.id)) {
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index 5665d565e..6bb629a2f 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default gql`
     bookmarkItem(id: ID): Item
     pinItem(id: ID): Item
     subscribeItem(id: ID): Item
+    unsubscribeThread(id: ID!): Item
     deleteItem(id: ID): Item
     upsertLink(
       id: ID, subNames: [String!], title: String!, url: String!, text: String, forward: [ItemForwardInput],
diff --git a/components/notifications.js b/components/notifications.js
index afeb4a0e2..1eb524c2b 100644
--- a/components/notifications.js
+++ b/components/notifications.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { gql } from '@apollo/client'
-import { useQuery } from '@apollo/client/react'
+import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@apollo/client/react'
 import Comment, { CommentSkeleton } from './comment'
 import Item from './item'
 import ItemJob from './item-job'
@@ -716,7 +716,41 @@ function JobChanged ({ n }) {
 }
 
 function Reply ({ n }) {
-  return <NoteItem item={n.item} />
+  const toaster = useToast()
+  const [unsubscribed, setUnsubscribed] = useState(false)
+  const [unsubscribeThread] = useMutation(
+    gql`
+      mutation unsubscribeThread($id: ID!) {
+        unsubscribeThread(id: $id) {
+          id
+        }
+      }
+    `
+  )
+  return (
+    <>
+      <NoteItem item={n.item} />
+      {!unsubscribed && (
+        <div className='text-end'>
+          <span
+            className='text-muted small pointer'
+            onClick={async () => {
+              try {
+                await unsubscribeThread({ variables: { id: n.item.id } })
+                setUnsubscribed(true)
+                toaster.success('unsubscribed from thread')
+              } catch (err) {
+                console.error(err)
+                toaster.danger('failed to unsubscribe from thread')
+              }
+            }}
+          >
+            unsubscribe from thread
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  )
 }
 
 function FollowActivity ({ n }) {