diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 48014c45..279d2c26 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async function itemQueryWithMeta ({ me, models, query, orderBy = '' }, ...args)
         COALESCE("ItemAct"."meMsats", 0) as "meMsats",
         COALESCE("ItemAct"."meDontLikeMsats", 0) as "meDontLikeMsats", b."itemId" IS NOT NULL AS "meBookmark",
         "ThreadSubscription"."itemId" IS NOT NULL AS "meSubscription", "ItemForward"."itemId" IS NOT NULL AS "meForward",
-        to_jsonb("Sub".*) as sub
+        to_jsonb("Sub".*) || jsonb_build_object('meMuteSub', "MuteSub"."userId" IS NOT NULL) as sub
       FROM (
         ${query}
       ) "Item"
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ async function itemQueryWithMeta ({ me, models, query, orderBy = '' }, ...args)
       LEFT JOIN "ThreadSubscription" ON "ThreadSubscription"."itemId" = "Item".id AND "ThreadSubscription"."userId" = ${me.id}
       LEFT JOIN "ItemForward" ON "ItemForward"."itemId" = "Item".id AND "ItemForward"."userId" = ${me.id}
       LEFT JOIN "Sub" ON "Sub"."name" = "Item"."subName"
+      LEFT JOIN "MuteSub" ON "Sub"."name" = "MuteSub"."subName" AND "MuteSub"."userId" = ${me.id}
       LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
         SELECT "itemId", sum("ItemAct".msats) FILTER (WHERE act = 'FEE' OR act = 'TIP') AS "meMsats",
           sum("ItemAct".msats) FILTER (WHERE act = 'DONT_LIKE_THIS') AS "meDontLikeMsats"
@@ -1034,17 +1035,14 @@ export default {
     mine: async (item, args, { me, models }) => {
       return me?.id === item.userId
     },
-    root: async (item, args, { models }) => {
+    root: async (item, args, { models, me }) => {
       if (!item.rootId) {
         return null
       }
       if (item.root) {
         return item.root
       }
-      return await models.item.findUnique({
-        where: { id: item.rootId },
-        include: { sub: true }
-      })
+      return await getItem(item, { id: item.rootId }, { me, models })
     },
     parent: async (item, args, { models }) => {
       if (!item.parentId) {
diff --git a/api/resolvers/sub.js b/api/resolvers/sub.js
index d32ced1c..b2a09bba 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/sub.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/sub.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default {
           LEFT JOIN "MuteSub" ON "Sub".name = "MuteSub"."subName" AND "MuteSub"."userId" = ${me.id}::INTEGER
           WHERE status <> 'STOPPED'
           GROUP BY "Sub".name, "MuteSub"."userId"
-          ORDER BY "MuteSub"."userId" NULLS FIRST, "Sub".name ASC
+          ORDER BY "Sub".name ASC
         `
       }
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export default {
       return await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: sub.userId } })
     },
     meMuteSub: async (sub, args, { models }) => {
-      return sub.MuteSub?.length > 0
+      return sub.meMuteSub || sub.MuteSub?.length > 0
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/item-info.js b/components/item-info.js
index eaeea9fb..2ed16411 100644
--- a/components/item-info.js
+++ b/components/item-info.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import ActionDropdown from './action-dropdown'
 import MuteDropdownItem from './mute'
 import { DropdownItemUpVote } from './upvote'
 import { useRoot } from './root'
+import { MuteSubDropdownItem } from './territory-header'
 
 export default function ItemInfo ({
   item, full, commentsText = 'comments',
@@ -168,6 +169,11 @@ export default function ItemInfo ({
             <hr className='dropdown-divider' />
             <OutlawDropdownItem item={item} />
           </>}
+        {me && !item.mine && sub && Number(me.id) !== Number(sub.userId) &&
+          <>
+            <hr className='dropdown-divider' />
+            <MuteSubDropdownItem item={item} sub={sub} />
+          </>}
         {me && !item.mine &&
           <>
             <hr className='dropdown-divider' />
diff --git a/components/territory-header.js b/components/territory-header.js
index 9a64b71e..6374b95d 100644
--- a/components/territory-header.js
+++ b/components/territory-header.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Badge, Button, CardFooter } from 'react-bootstrap'
+import { Badge, Button, CardFooter, Dropdown } from 'react-bootstrap'
 import { AccordianCard } from './accordian-item'
 import TerritoryPaymentDue, { TerritoryBillingLine } from './territory-payment-due'
 import Link from 'next/link'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function TerritoryHeader ({ sub }) {
         cache.modify({
           id: `Sub:{"name":"${sub.name}"}`,
           fields: {
-            meMuteSub: () => toggleMuteSub.meMuteSub
+            meMuteSub: () => toggleMuteSub
           }
         })
       }
@@ -90,3 +90,39 @@ export default function TerritoryHeader ({ sub }) {
     </>
   )
 }
+
+export function MuteSubDropdownItem ({ item, sub }) {
+  const toaster = useToast()
+
+  const [toggleMuteSub] = useMutation(
+    gql`
+      mutation toggleMuteSub($name: String!) {
+        toggleMuteSub(name: $name)
+      }`, {
+      update (cache, { data: { toggleMuteSub } }) {
+        console.log(sub, toggleMuteSub)
+        cache.modify({
+          id: `Sub:{"name":"${sub.name}"}`,
+          fields: {
+            meMuteSub: () => toggleMuteSub
+          }
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <Dropdown.Item
+      onClick={async () => {
+        try {
+          await toggleMuteSub({ variables: { name: sub.name } })
+        } catch {
+          toaster.danger(`failed to ${sub.meMuteSub ? 'join' : 'mute'} territory`)
+          return
+        }
+        toaster.success(`${sub.meMuteSub ? 'joined' : 'muted'} territory`)
+      }}
+    >{sub.meMuteSub ? 'unmute' : 'mute'} ~{sub.name}
+    </Dropdown.Item>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/fragments/comments.js b/fragments/comments.js
index 3cc20455..fc912077 100644
--- a/fragments/comments.js
+++ b/fragments/comments.js
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ export const COMMENTS_ITEM_EXT_FIELDS = gql`
       bounty
       bountyPaidTo
       subName
+      sub {
+        name
+        userId
+        moderated
+        meMuteSub
+      }
       user {
         name
         optional {
diff --git a/fragments/items.js b/fragments/items.js
index 2e3d3c93..2e3b8e30 100644
--- a/fragments/items.js
+++ b/fragments/items.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const ITEM_FIELDS = gql`
       name
       userId
       moderated
+      meMuteSub
     }
     otsHash
     position
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export const ITEM_FULL_FIELDS = gql`
         name
         userId
         moderated
+        meMuteSub
       }
     }
     forwards {