diff --git a/src/api/operation.rs b/src/api/operation.rs
index dcfd252..374dfac 100644
--- a/src/api/operation.rs
+++ b/src/api/operation.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ pub struct ReportInput {
     pid: i32,
     #[field(validate = len(0..1000))]
     reason: String,
+    should_hide: Option<u8>,
 }
 
 #[post("/report", data = "<ri>")]
@@ -113,8 +114,10 @@ pub async fn report(ri: Form<ReportInput>, user: CurrentUser, db: Db, rconn: Rds
     (!ri.reason.is_empty()).then(|| ()).ok_or(NoReason)?;
 
     let mut p = Post::get(&db, &rconn, ri.pid).await?;
-    update!(p, posts, &db, { is_reported, to true });
-    p.refresh_cache(&rconn, false).await;
+    if ri.should_hide.is_some() {
+        update!(p, posts, &db, { is_reported, to true });
+        p.refresh_cache(&rconn, false).await;
+    }
 
     Systemlog {
         user_hash: user.namehash.to_string(),
diff --git a/src/api/post.rs b/src/api/post.rs
index 6a8615a..c6298b8 100644
--- a/src/api/post.rs
+++ b/src/api/post.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::api::comment::{c2output, CommentOutput};
 use crate::api::vote::get_poll_dict;
-use crate::api::{CurrentUser, JsonApi, PolicyError::*, Api, Ugc};
+use crate::api::{Api, CurrentUser, JsonApi, PolicyError::*, Ugc};
 use crate::cache::*;
 use crate::db_conn::Db;
 use crate::libs::diesel_logger::LoggingConnection;