diff --git a/api/resolvers/wallet.js b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
index 5eede0cb..18f1725b 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/wallet.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default {
       const description = `${amount} sats for @${user.name} on stacker.news`
       try {
         const invoice = await createInvoice({
-          description,
+          description: user.hideInvoiceDesc ? undefined : description,
           lnd,
           tokens: amount,
           expires_at: expiresAt
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/user.js b/api/typeDefs/user.js
index 1214eb57..b5101bb0 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/user.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/user.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default gql`
     setName(name: String!): Boolean
     setSettings(tipDefault: Int!, noteItemSats: Boolean!, noteEarning: Boolean!,
       noteAllDescendants: Boolean!, noteMentions: Boolean!, noteDeposits: Boolean!,
-      noteInvites: Boolean!, noteJobIndicator: Boolean!): Boolean
+      noteInvites: Boolean!, noteJobIndicator: Boolean!, hideInvoiceDesc: Boolean!): Boolean
     setPhoto(photoId: ID!): Int!
     upsertBio(bio: String!): User!
     setWalkthrough(tipPopover: Boolean, upvotePopover: Boolean): Boolean
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export default gql`
     noteDeposits: Boolean!
     noteInvites: Boolean!
     noteJobIndicator: Boolean!
+    hideInvoiceDesc: Boolean!
     lastCheckedJobs: String
     authMethods: AuthMethods!
   }
diff --git a/fragments/users.js b/fragments/users.js
index e0301264..5052af03 100644
--- a/fragments/users.js
+++ b/fragments/users.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const ME = gql`
       noteDeposits
       noteInvites
       noteJobIndicator
+      hideInvoiceDesc
       lastCheckedJobs
     }
   }`
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export const ME_SSR = gql`
       noteDeposits
       noteInvites
       noteJobIndicator
+      hideInvoiceDesc
       lastCheckedJobs
     }
   }`
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export const SETTINGS = gql`
     noteDeposits
     noteInvites
     noteJobIndicator
+    hideInvoiceDesc
     authMethods {
       lightning
       email
diff --git a/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js b/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js
index 416a4ea3..a4b40f76 100644
--- a/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js
+++ b/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default async ({ query: { username, amount } }, res) => {
   const descriptionHash = lnurlPayDescriptionHashForUser(username)
   try {
     const invoice = await createInvoice({
-      description,
+      description: user.hideInvoiceDesc ? undefined : description,
       description_hash: descriptionHash,
       lnd,
       mtokens: amount,
diff --git a/pages/settings.js b/pages/settings.js
index 9ecc16ed..3ce803e4 100644
--- a/pages/settings.js
+++ b/pages/settings.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import ModalButton from '../components/modal-button'
 import { LightningAuth } from '../components/lightning-auth'
 import { SETTINGS } from '../fragments/users'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import Info from '../components/info'
 
 export const getServerSideProps = getGetServerSideProps(SETTINGS)
 
@@ -31,11 +32,11 @@ export default function Settings ({ data: { settings } }) {
     gql`
       mutation setSettings($tipDefault: Int!, $noteItemSats: Boolean!, $noteEarning: Boolean!,
         $noteAllDescendants: Boolean!, $noteMentions: Boolean!, $noteDeposits: Boolean!,
-        $noteInvites: Boolean!, $noteJobIndicator: Boolean!) {
+        $noteInvites: Boolean!, $noteJobIndicator: Boolean!, $hideInvoiceDesc: Boolean!) {
         setSettings(tipDefault: $tipDefault, noteItemSats: $noteItemSats,
           noteEarning: $noteEarning, noteAllDescendants: $noteAllDescendants,
           noteMentions: $noteMentions, noteDeposits: $noteDeposits, noteInvites: $noteInvites,
-          noteJobIndicator: $noteJobIndicator)
+          noteJobIndicator: $noteJobIndicator, hideInvoiceDesc: $hideInvoiceDesc)
       }`
   )
 
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ export default function Settings ({ data: { settings } }) {
             noteMentions: settings?.noteMentions,
             noteDeposits: settings?.noteDeposits,
             noteInvites: settings?.noteInvites,
-            noteJobIndicator: settings?.noteJobIndicator
+            noteJobIndicator: settings?.noteJobIndicator,
+            hideInvoiceDesc: settings?.hideInvoiceDesc
           }}
           schema={SettingsSchema}
           onSubmit={async ({ tipDefault, ...values }) => {
@@ -108,6 +110,25 @@ export default function Settings ({ data: { settings } }) {
             label='there is a new job'
             name='noteJobIndicator'
           />
+          <div className='form-label'>privacy</div>
+          <Checkbox
+            label={
+              <>hide invoice descriptions
+                <Info>
+                  <ul className='font-weight-bold'>
+                    <li>Use this if you don't want funding sources to be linkable to your SN identity.</li>
+                    <li>It makes your invoice descriptions blank.</li>
+                    <li>This only applies invoices you create
+                      <ul>
+                        <li>lnurl-pay or lightning addresses still reference your nym</li>
+                      </ul>
+                    </li>
+                  </ul>
+                </Info>
+              </>
+            }
+            name='hideInvoiceDesc'
+          />
           <div className='d-flex'>
             <SubmitButton variant='info' className='ml-auto mt-1 px-4'>save</SubmitButton>
           </div>
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220830213020_hide_invoice_desc/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220830213020_hide_invoice_desc/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db1eaca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220830213020_hide_invoice_desc/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN     "hideInvoiceDesc" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 75e8c3a4..0442bf6f 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ model User {
   noteInvites        Boolean @default(true)
   noteJobIndicator   Boolean @default(true)
 
+  // privacy settings
+  hideInvoiceDesc Boolean @default(false)
+
   Earn     Earn[]
   Upload   Upload[]   @relation(name: "Uploads")
   PollVote PollVote[]