diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index c0aa5bfe..cb20b05a 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { amountSchema, bountySchema, commentSchema, discussionSchema, jobSchema,
 import { sendUserNotification } from '../webPush'
 import { proxyImages } from './imgproxy'
 import { defaultCommentSort } from '../../lib/item'
+import { checkInvoice } from '../../lib/anonymous'
 
 export async function commentFilterClause (me, models) {
   let clause = ` AND ("Item"."weightedVotes" - "Item"."weightedDownVotes" > -${ITEM_FILTER_THRESHOLD}`
@@ -711,24 +712,37 @@ export default {
 
       return id
     },
-    act: async (parent, { id, sats }, { me, models }) => {
+    act: async (parent, { id, sats, invoiceId }, { me, models }) => {
       // need to make sure we are logged in
-      if (!me) {
+      if (!me && !invoiceId) {
         throw new GraphQLError('you must be logged in', { extensions: { code: 'FORBIDDEN' } })
       }
 
       await ssValidate(amountSchema, { amount: sats })
 
+      let user = me
+      if (!me && invoiceId) {
+        const invoice = await checkInvoice(models, invoiceId, sats)
+        user = invoice.user
+      }
+
       // disallow self tips
       const [item] = await models.$queryRawUnsafe(`
       ${SELECT}
       FROM "Item"
-      WHERE id = $1 AND "userId" = $2`, Number(id), me.id)
+      WHERE id = $1 AND "userId" = $2`, Number(id), user.id)
       if (item) {
         throw new GraphQLError('cannot zap your self', { extensions: { code: 'BAD_INPUT' } })
       }
 
-      const [{ item_act: vote }] = await serialize(models, models.$queryRaw`SELECT item_act(${Number(id)}::INTEGER, ${me.id}::INTEGER, 'TIP', ${Number(sats)}::INTEGER)`)
+      const calls = [
+        models.$queryRaw`SELECT item_act(${Number(id)}::INTEGER, ${user.id}::INTEGER, 'TIP', ${Number(sats)}::INTEGER)`
+      ]
+      if (!me && invoiceId) {
+        calls.push(models.invoice.delete({ where: { id: Number(invoiceId) } }))
+      }
+
+      const [{ item_act: vote }] = await serialize(models, ...calls)
 
       const updatedItem = await models.item.findUnique({ where: { id: Number(id) } })
       const title = `your ${updatedItem.title ? 'post' : 'reply'} ${updatedItem.fwdUser ? 'forwarded' : 'stacked'} ${Math.floor(Number(updatedItem.msats) / 1000)} sats${updatedItem.fwdUser ? ` to @${updatedItem.fwdUser.name}` : ''}`
diff --git a/api/resolvers/serial.js b/api/resolvers/serial.js
index ec7d6bcb..5edd2c2e 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/serial.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/serial.js
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ const { GraphQLError } = require('graphql')
 const retry = require('async-retry')
 const Prisma = require('@prisma/client')
 
-async function serialize (models, call) {
+async function serialize (models, ...calls) {
   return await retry(async bail => {
     try {
-      const [, result] = await models.$transaction(
-        [models.$executeRaw`SELECT ASSERT_SERIALIZED()`, call],
+      const [, ...result] = await models.$transaction(
+        [models.$executeRaw`SELECT ASSERT_SERIALIZED()`, ...calls],
         { isolationLevel: Prisma.TransactionIsolationLevel.Serializable })
-      return result
+      return calls.length > 1 ? result : result[0]
     } catch (error) {
       console.log(error)
       if (error.message.includes('SN_INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS')) {
diff --git a/api/resolvers/wallet.js b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
index b4878aa6..08d716bd 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/wallet.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
@@ -7,12 +7,9 @@ import { SELECT } from './item'
 import { lnurlPayDescriptionHash } from '../../lib/lnurl'
 import { msatsToSats, msatsToSatsDecimal } from '../../lib/format'
 import { amountSchema, lnAddrSchema, ssValidate, withdrawlSchema } from '../../lib/validate'
+import { ANON_USER_ID } from '../../lib/constants'
 
 export async function getInvoice (parent, { id }, { me, models }) {
-  if (!me) {
-    throw new GraphQLError('you must be logged in', { extensions: { code: 'FORBIDDEN' } })
-  }
-
   const inv = await models.invoice.findUnique({
     where: {
       id: Number(id)
@@ -22,6 +19,15 @@ export async function getInvoice (parent, { id }, { me, models }) {
     }
   })
 
+  if (!inv) {
+    throw new GraphQLError('invoice not found', { extensions: { code: 'BAD_INPUT' } })
+  }
+  if (inv.user.id === ANON_USER_ID) {
+    return inv
+  }
+  if (!me) {
+    throw new GraphQLError('you must be logged in', { extensions: { code: 'FORBIDDEN' } })
+  }
   if (inv.user.id !== me.id) {
     throw new GraphQLError('not ur invoice', { extensions: { code: 'FORBIDDEN' } })
   }
@@ -190,13 +196,9 @@ export default {
 
   Mutation: {
     createInvoice: async (parent, { amount }, { me, models, lnd }) => {
-      if (!me) {
-        throw new GraphQLError('you must be logged in', { extensions: { code: 'FORBIDDEN' } })
-      }
-
       await ssValidate(amountSchema, { amount })
 
-      const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: me.id } })
+      const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: me ? me.id : ANON_USER_ID } })
 
       // set expires at to 3 hours into future
       const expiresAt = new Date(new Date().setHours(new Date().getHours() + 3))
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ export default {
 
         const [inv] = await serialize(models,
           models.$queryRaw`SELECT * FROM create_invoice(${invoice.id}, ${invoice.request},
-            ${expiresAt}, ${amount * 1000}, ${me.id}::INTEGER, ${description})`)
+            ${expiresAt}::timestamp, ${amount * 1000}, ${user.id}::INTEGER, ${description})`)
 
         return inv
       } catch (error) {
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index 60b5e09f..7962d3c8 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default gql`
     createComment(text: String!, parentId: ID!): Item!
     updateComment(id: ID!, text: String!): Item!
     dontLikeThis(id: ID!): Boolean!
-    act(id: ID!, sats: Int): ItemActResult!
+    act(id: ID!, sats: Int, invoiceId: ID): ItemActResult!
     pollVote(id: ID!): ID!
   }
 
diff --git a/components/invoice.js b/components/invoice.js
index 5e398714..74fe7de4 100644
--- a/components/invoice.js
+++ b/components/invoice.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import Qr from './qr'
 
-export function Invoice ({ invoice }) {
+export function Invoice ({ invoice, onConfirmation, successVerb }) {
   let variant = 'default'
   let status = 'waiting for you'
   if (invoice.confirmedAt) {
     variant = 'confirmed'
-    status = `${invoice.satsReceived} sats deposited`
+    status = `${invoice.satsReceived} sats ${successVerb || 'deposited'}`
+    onConfirmation?.(invoice)
   } else if (invoice.cancelled) {
     variant = 'failed'
     status = 'cancelled'
diff --git a/components/item-act.js b/components/item-act.js
index 800b8691..77fe0a01 100644
--- a/components/item-act.js
+++ b/components/item-act.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import InputGroup from 'react-bootstrap/InputGroup'
-import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react'
+import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { Form, Input, SubmitButton } from './form'
 import { useMe } from './me'
 import UpBolt from '../svgs/bolt.svg'
 import { amountSchema } from '../lib/validate'
+import { useAnonymous } from '../lib/anonymous'
 
 const defaultTips = [100, 1000, 10000, 100000]
 
@@ -45,6 +46,27 @@ export default function ItemAct ({ onClose, itemId, act, strike }) {
     inputRef.current?.focus()
   }, [onClose, itemId])
 
+  const submitAct = useCallback(
+    async (amount, invoiceId) => {
+      if (!me) {
+        const storageKey = `TIP-item:${itemId}`
+        const existingAmount = Number(window.localStorage.getItem(storageKey) || '0')
+        window.localStorage.setItem(storageKey, existingAmount + amount)
+      }
+      await act({
+        variables: {
+          id: itemId,
+          sats: Number(amount),
+          invoiceId
+        }
+      })
+      await strike()
+      addCustomTip(Number(amount))
+      onClose()
+    }, [act, onClose, strike, itemId])
+
+  const anonAct = useAnonymous(submitAct)
+
   return (
     <Form
       initial={{
@@ -53,15 +75,7 @@ export default function ItemAct ({ onClose, itemId, act, strike }) {
       }}
       schema={amountSchema}
       onSubmit={async ({ amount }) => {
-        await act({
-          variables: {
-            id: itemId,
-            sats: Number(amount)
-          }
-        })
-        await strike()
-        addCustomTip(Number(amount))
-        onClose()
+        await anonAct(amount)
       }}
     >
       <Input
diff --git a/components/item-info.js b/components/item-info.js
index 14aacd9d..8f0970f4 100644
--- a/components/item-info.js
+++ b/components/item-info.js
@@ -24,17 +24,23 @@ export default function ItemInfo ({ item, pendingSats, full, commentsText, class
   const [canEdit, setCanEdit] =
     useState(item.mine && (Date.now() < editThreshold))
   const [hasNewComments, setHasNewComments] = useState(false)
+  const [meTotalSats, setMeTotalSats] = useState(0)
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!full) {
       setHasNewComments(newComments(item))
     }
   }, [item])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (item) setMeTotalSats(item.meSats + item.meAnonSats + pendingSats)
+  }, [item?.meSats, item?.meAnonSats, pendingSats])
+
   return (
     <div className={className || `${styles.other}`}>
       {!item.position &&
         <>
-          <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} stackers ${item.mine ? `\\ ${item.meSats} sats to post` : `(${item.meSats + pendingSats} sats from me)`} `}>{abbrNum(item.sats + pendingSats)} sats</span>
+          <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} stackers ${item.mine ? `\\ ${item.meSats} sats to post` : `(${meTotalSats} sats from me)`} `}>{abbrNum(item.sats + pendingSats)} sats</span>
           <span> \ </span>
         </>}
       {item.boost > 0 &&
diff --git a/components/upvote.js b/components/upvote.js
index c5281b1d..0fe7e73a 100644
--- a/components/upvote.js
+++ b/components/upvote.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import LongPressable from 'react-longpressable'
 import Overlay from 'react-bootstrap/Overlay'
 import Popover from 'react-bootstrap/Popover'
 import { useShowModal } from './modal'
-import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { LightningConsumer } from './lightning'
 
 const getColor = (meSats) => {
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ const TipPopover = ({ target, show, handleClose }) => (
 
 export default function UpVote ({ item, className, pendingSats, setPendingSats }) {
   const showModal = useShowModal()
-  const router = useRouter()
   const [voteShow, _setVoteShow] = useState(false)
   const [tipShow, _setTipShow] = useState(false)
   const ref = useRef()
@@ -110,8 +108,8 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className, pendingSats, setPendingSats }
 
   const [act] = useMutation(
     gql`
-      mutation act($id: ID!, $sats: Int!) {
-        act(id: $id, sats: $sats) {
+      mutation act($id: ID!, $sats: Int!, $invoiceId: ID) {
+        act(id: $id, sats: $sats, invoiceId: $invoiceId) {
           sats
         }
       }`, {
@@ -122,17 +120,19 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className, pendingSats, setPendingSats }
             sats (existingSats = 0) {
               return existingSats + sats
             },
-            meSats (existingSats = 0) {
-              if (sats <= me.sats) {
-                if (existingSats === 0) {
-                  setVoteShow(true)
-                } else {
-                  setTipShow(true)
-                }
-              }
+            meSats: me
+              ? (existingSats = 0) => {
+                  if (sats <= me.sats) {
+                    if (existingSats === 0) {
+                      setVoteShow(true)
+                    } else {
+                      setTipShow(true)
+                    }
+                  }
 
-              return existingSats + sats
-            }
+                  return existingSats + sats
+                }
+              : undefined
           }
         })
 
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className, pendingSats, setPendingSats }
     return item?.mine || (me && Number(me.id) === item?.fwdUserId) || item?.deletedAt
   }, [me?.id, item?.fwdUserId, item?.mine, item?.deletedAt])
 
-  const [meSats, sats, overlayText, color] = useMemo(() => {
+  const [meSats, meTotalSats, sats, overlayText, color] = useMemo(() => {
     const meSats = (item?.meSats || 0) + pendingSats
+    const meTotalSats = meSats + (item?.meAnonSats || 0)
 
     // what should our next tip be?
     let sats = me?.tipDefault || 1
@@ -211,8 +212,8 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className, pendingSats, setPendingSats }
       sats = raiseTip - meSats
     }
 
-    return [meSats, sats, `${sats} sat${sats > 1 ? 's' : ''}`, getColor(meSats)]
-  }, [item?.meSats, pendingSats, me?.tipDefault, me?.turboDefault])
+    return [meSats, meTotalSats, sats, `${sats} sat${sats > 1 ? 's' : ''}`, getColor(meTotalSats)]
+  }, [item?.meSats, item?.meAnonSats, pendingSats, me?.tipDefault, me?.turboDefault])
 
   return (
     <LightningConsumer>
@@ -251,10 +252,7 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className, pendingSats, setPendingSats }
 
                 setPendingSats(pendingSats + sats)
               }
-              : async () => await router.push({
-                pathname: '/signup',
-                query: { callbackUrl: window.location.origin + router.asPath }
-              })
+              : () => showModal(onClose => <ItemAct onClose={onClose} itemId={item.id} act={act} strike={strike} />)
           }
           >
             <ActionTooltip notForm disable={disabled} overlayText={overlayText}>
@@ -268,9 +266,9 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className, pendingSats, setPendingSats }
                       `${styles.upvote}
                       ${className || ''}
                       ${disabled ? styles.noSelfTips : ''}
-                      ${meSats ? styles.voted : ''}`
+                      ${meTotalSats ? styles.voted : ''}`
                     }
-                  style={meSats
+                  style={meTotalSats
                     ? {
                         fill: color,
                         filter: `drop-shadow(0 0 6px ${color}90)`
diff --git a/fragments/comments.js b/fragments/comments.js
index b8db60bb..c57cb5fb 100644
--- a/fragments/comments.js
+++ b/fragments/comments.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const COMMENT_FIELDS = gql`
       id
     }
     sats
+    meAnonSats @client
     upvotes
     wvotes
     boost
diff --git a/fragments/items.js b/fragments/items.js
index 0d9c1254..c93e2743 100644
--- a/fragments/items.js
+++ b/fragments/items.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const ITEM_FIELDS = gql`
     otsHash
     position
     sats
+    meAnonSats @client
     boost
     bounty
     bountyPaidTo
diff --git a/lib/anonymous.js b/lib/anonymous.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46b0f5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/anonymous.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@apollo/client'
+import { GraphQLError } from 'graphql'
+import { gql } from 'graphql-tag'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useShowModal } from '../components/modal'
+import { Invoice as QrInvoice } from '../components/invoice'
+import { QrSkeleton } from '../components/qr'
+import { useMe } from '../components/me'
+import { msatsToSats } from './format'
+import { INVOICE } from '../fragments/wallet'
+
+const Invoice = ({ id, ...props }) => {
+  const { data, loading, error } = useQuery(INVOICE, {
+    pollInterval: 1000,
+    variables: { id }
+  })
+  if (error) {
+    console.log(error)
+    return <div>error</div>
+  }
+  if (!data || loading) {
+    return <QrSkeleton status='loading' />
+  }
+  return <QrInvoice invoice={data.invoice} {...props} />
+}
+
+export const useAnonymous = (fn) => {
+  const me = useMe()
+  const [createInvoice, { data }] = useMutation(gql`
+    mutation createInvoice($amount: Int!) {
+      createInvoice(amount: $amount) {
+        id
+      }
+    }`)
+  const showModal = useShowModal()
+  const [fnArgs, setFnArgs] = useState()
+
+  const invoice = data?.createInvoice
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (invoice) {
+      showModal(onClose =>
+        <Invoice
+          id={invoice.id}
+          onConfirmation={
+            async ({ id, satsReceived }) => {
+              setTimeout(async () => {
+                await fn(satsReceived, ...fnArgs, id)
+                onClose()
+              }, 2000)
+            }
+          } successVerb='received'
+        />
+      )
+    }
+  }, [invoice?.id])
+
+  const anonFn = useCallback((amount, ...args) => {
+    if (me) return fn(amount, ...args)
+    setFnArgs(args)
+    return createInvoice({ variables: { amount } })
+  })
+
+  return anonFn
+}
+
+export const checkInvoice = async (models, invoiceId, fee) => {
+  const invoice = await models.invoice.findUnique({
+    where: { id: Number(invoiceId) },
+    include: {
+      user: true
+    }
+  })
+  if (!invoice) {
+    throw new GraphQLError('invoice not found', { extensions: { code: 'BAD_INPUT' } })
+  }
+  if (!invoice.msatsReceived) {
+    throw new GraphQLError('invoice was not paid', { extensions: { code: 'BAD_INPUT' } })
+  }
+  if (msatsToSats(invoice.msatsReceived) < fee) {
+    throw new GraphQLError('invoice amount too low', { extensions: { code: 'BAD_INPUT' } })
+  }
+  return invoice
+}
diff --git a/lib/apollo.js b/lib/apollo.js
index 25ba82d5..382ce427 100644
--- a/lib/apollo.js
+++ b/lib/apollo.js
@@ -141,6 +141,17 @@ function getClient (uri) {
               }
             }
           }
+        },
+        Item: {
+          fields: {
+            meAnonSats: {
+              read (meAnonSats, { readField }) {
+                if (typeof window === 'undefined') return null
+                const itemId = readField('id')
+                return meAnonSats ?? Number(localStorage.getItem(`TIP-item:${itemId}`) || '0')
+              }
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
     }),
diff --git a/lib/constants.js b/lib/constants.js
index 3af84eca..f0bcc8df 100644
--- a/lib/constants.js
+++ b/lib/constants.js
@@ -44,3 +44,5 @@ export const ITEM_TYPES = context => {
 }
 
 export const OLD_ITEM_DAYS = 3
+
+export const ANON_USER_ID = 27
diff --git a/pages/invoices/[id].js b/pages/invoices/[id].js
index 7ff3cec9..54405bc0 100644
--- a/pages/invoices/[id].js
+++ b/pages/invoices/[id].js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { CenterLayout } from '../../components/layout'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { INVOICE } from '../../fragments/wallet'
 
-export default function FullInvoice () {
+export default function FullInvoice ({ id }) {
   const router = useRouter()
   const { data, error } = useQuery(INVOICE, {
     pollInterval: 1000,
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20230719195700_anon_update/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20230719195700_anon_update/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49cbe800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20230719195700_anon_update/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UPDATE users SET "hideInvoiceDesc" = 't' WHERE id = 27;