diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/TagsIndex.jsx b/app/javascript/packs/TagsIndex.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c165adc02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/TagsIndex.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { h, render } from 'preact';
+import { getUserDataAndCsrfToken } from '@utilities/getUserDataAndCsrfToken';
+
+/* global showLoginModal  */
+
+function renderPage(currentUser) {
+  import('../tags/Tag')
+    .then(({ Tag }) => {
+      const tagCards = document.getElementsByClassName('tag-card');
+
+      const followedTags = JSON.parse(currentUser.followed_tags);
+      Array.from(tagCards).forEach((element) => {
+        const followedTag = followedTags.find(
+          (tag) => tag.id == element.dataset.tagId,
+        );
+        const following = followedTag?.points >= 0;
+        const hidden = followedTag?.points < 0;
+
+        render(
+          <Tag
+            id={element.dataset.tagId}
+            name={element.dataset.tagName}
+            isFollowing={following || hidden}
+            isHidden={hidden}
+          />,
+          document.getElementById(`tag-buttons-${element.dataset.tagId}`),
+        );
+      });
+    })
+    .catch((error) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.error('Unable to load tags', error);
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds an event listener to the inner page content, to handle any and all follow button clicks with a single handler
+ */
+function listenForButtonClicks() {
+  document
+    .getElementById('page-content-inner')
+    .addEventListener('click', handleButtonClick);
+}
+
+function handleButtonClick({ target }) {
+  let trigger;
+
+  if (target.classList.contains('follow-action-button')) {
+    trigger = 'follow_button';
+  }
+
+  if (target.classList.contains('hide-action-button')) {
+    trigger = 'hide_button';
+  }
+
+  if (trigger) {
+    const trackingData = {
+      referring_source: 'tag',
+      trigger,
+    };
+    showLoginModal(trackingData);
+  }
+}
+
+document.ready.then(() => {
+  const userStatus = document.body.getAttribute('data-user-status');
+  if (userStatus === 'logged-out') {
+    listenForButtonClicks();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  getUserDataAndCsrfToken()
+    .then(({ currentUser, csrfToken }) => {
+      window.currentUser = currentUser;
+      window.csrfToken = csrfToken;
+      renderPage(currentUser);
+    })
+    .catch((error) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.error('Error getting user and CSRF Token', error);
+    });
+});
+
+Document.prototype.ready = new Promise((resolve) => {
+  if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {
+    return resolve();
+  }
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => resolve());
+  return null;
+});
diff --git a/app/javascript/tags/Tag.jsx b/app/javascript/tags/Tag.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c19491bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/tags/Tag.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { h } from 'preact';
+import { useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+/* global browserStoreCache */
+
+/**
+ * Renders the updated buttons component for a given tag card
+ * @param {number} props.id The id of the tag
+ * @param {string} props.name The name of the tag
+ * @param {boolean} props.isFollowing Whether the user is following the tag
+ * @param {string} props.isHidden Whether the tag is hidden
+ *
+ * @returns Updates the given Tag buttons (Follow and Hide) with the correct labels, buttons and actions.
+ */
+export const Tag = ({ id, name, isFollowing, isHidden }) => {
+  const [following, setFollowing] = useState(isFollowing);
+  const [hidden, setHidden] = useState(isHidden);
+
+  let followingButton;
+
+  const toggleFollowButton = () => {
+    setFollowing(!following);
+    browserStoreCache('remove');
+    postFollowItem({ following: !following, hidden });
+  };
+
+  const toggleHideButton = () => {
+    setHidden(!hidden);
+    const updatedFollowing = true;
+    setFollowing(updatedFollowing);
+    browserStoreCache('remove');
+    postFollowItem({ hidden: !hidden, following: updatedFollowing });
+  };
+
+  const postFollowItem = ({ following, hidden }) => {
+    fetch('/follows', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/json',
+        'X-CSRF-Token': window.csrfToken,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        followable_type: 'Tag',
+        followable_id: id,
+        verb: `${following ? '' : 'un'}follow`,
+        explicit_points: hidden ? -1 : 1,
+      }),
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+    }).then((response) => {
+      if (response.status !== 200) {
+        // TODO: replace this with an actual modal
+        alert('An error occurred');
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  const hideButtonLabel = hidden ? 'Unhide' : 'Hide';
+  const followButtonLabel = following ? 'Following' : 'Follow';
+
+  if (!hidden) {
+    followingButton = (
+      <button
+        onClick={toggleFollowButton}
+        className={`crayons-btn ${
+          following ? 'crayons-btn--outlined' : 'crayons-btn--primary'
+        }`}
+        aria-pressed={following}
+        aria-label={`${followButtonLabel} tag: ${name}`}
+      >
+        {followButtonLabel}
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      {followingButton}
+      <button
+        onClick={toggleHideButton}
+        className={`crayons-btn ${
+          hidden ? 'crayons-btn--danger' : 'crayons-btn--ghost'
+        }`}
+        aria-label={`${hideButtonLabel} tag: ${name}`}
+      >
+        {hideButtonLabel}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+Tag.propTypes = {
+  id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  following: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  hidden: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+};
diff --git a/app/views/tags/index.html.erb b/app/views/tags/index.html.erb
index e7a4cc4d4..27183f485 100644
--- a/app/views/tags/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/tags/index.html.erb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     <form accept-charset="UTF-8" method="get" action="<%= tags_path %>" role="search">
       <div class="crayons-fields crayons-fields--horizontal">
         <%= link_to t("views.tags.following_tags"), dashboard_following_tags_path, class: "crayons-btn crayons-btn--ghost" %>
+        <%= link_to t("views.tags.hidden_tags"), dashboard_hidden_tags_path, class: "crayons-btn crayons-btn--ghost" %>
         <div class="crayons-field flex-1 relative">
           <input class="crayons-header--search-input crayons-textfield js-search-input" type="text" id="nav-search" aria-label="<%= t("views.tags.search.aria_labels.search_input") %>" name="q" placeholder="<%= t("views.tags.search.placeholder") %>" autocomplete="off" />
           <button type="submit" aria-label="<%= t("views.tags.search.aria_labels.submit") %>" class="c-btn c-btn--icon-alone absolute inset-px left-auto mt-0 py-0">
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
   <% else %>
     <div class="grid gap-3 m:gap-4 l:gap-4 m:grid-cols-2 l:grid-cols-4 px-3 m:px-0 pb-3" data-follow-button-container="true">
       <% @tags.includes([:badge]).each do |tag| %>
-        <div class="tag-card crayons-card p-3 pt-2 m:p-5 m:pt-4 relative flex flex-col">
+        <div data-tag-id="<%= tag.id %>" data-tag-name="<%= tag.name %>" id="tag-<%= tag.id %>" class="tag-card crayons-card p-3 pt-2 m:p-5 m:pt-4 relative flex flex-col">
           <div>
             <div class="mb-1 flex items-center justify-between">
               <h4 class="-ml-2">
@@ -60,21 +61,28 @@
               <p class="mb-6 fs-s color-base-70 truncate-at-3"><%= sanitize tag.short_summary %></p>
             <% end %>
           </div>
-          <% if tag %>
-            <div class="mt-auto flex items-end justify-between">
+          <div id="tag-buttons-<%= tag.id %>" class="mt-auto flex items-end justify-between">
+            <div>
               <button
                 class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--primary follow-action-button"
-                data-info='<%= DataInfo.to_json(object: tag, class_name: "Tag", followStyle: "primary") %>'>
+                aria-label="<%= t("views.tags.aria_labels.follow", tag_name: tag.name) %>">
                 <%= t("views.tags.follow") %>
               </button>
-              <% if tag.badge_id && tag.badge %>
-                <img src="<%= optimized_image_url(tag.badge.badge_image_url, width: 180) %>" class="tag-card__badge" alt="" loading="lazy" />
-              <% end %>
+              <button
+                class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--ghost hide-action-button"
+                aria-label="<%= t("views.tags.aria_labels.hide", tag_name: tag.name) %>">
+                <%= t("views.tags.hide") %>
+              </button>
             </div>
-          <% end %>
+            <% if tag.badge_id && tag.badge %>
+              <img src="<%= optimized_image_url(tag.badge.badge_image_url, width: 180) %>" class="tag-card__badge" alt="" loading="lazy" />
+            <% end %>
+          </div>
+
         </div>
       <% end %>
     </div>
   <% end %>
 </main>
-<%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag "followButtons", defer: true %>
+
+<%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag "TagsIndex", defer: true %>
diff --git a/config/locales/views/tags/en.yml b/config/locales/views/tags/en.yml
index 419625359..c2610fe3b 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/tags/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/tags/en.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ en:
             placeholder: Optional - Can be used for challenges, i.e. submission guidelines.
           submit: Save
       follow: Follow
+      hide: Hide
+      aria_labels:
+        follow: "Follow tag: %{tag_name}"
+        hide: "Hide tag: %{tag_name}"
       following_tags: Following tags
+      hidden_tags: Hidden tags
       moderator:
         text_html: "comma separated, space is optional. Example: %{code}"
         code: 123
diff --git a/config/locales/views/tags/fr.yml b/config/locales/views/tags/fr.yml
index c12f5030a..e6703b84a 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/tags/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/tags/fr.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ fr:
           submit: Save
         markdown_html: "%{tag} is the name of the tag used in Markdown."
       follow: Suivre
+      aria_labels:
+        follow: "Follow tag: %{tag_name}"
+        hide: "Hide tag: %{tag_name}"
+      hide: Hide
       following_tags: Sujets suivis
+      hidden_tags: Hidden tags
       moderator:
         text_html: "comma separated, space is optional. Example: %{code}"
         code: 123
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/loggedOutFlows/showLoginModal.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/loggedOutFlows/showLoginModal.spec.js
index e4b83c5a9..dae9a4932 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/loggedOutFlows/showLoginModal.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/loggedOutFlows/showLoginModal.spec.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ describe('Show log in modal', () => {
   it('should show login modal for tag follow button click', () => {
     cy.visit('/tags');
     cy.findByRole('heading', { name: 'Tags' });
-    cy.get('[data-follow-clicks-initialized]');
 
     verifyLoginModalBehavior(() =>
       cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Follow tag: tag1' }),
@@ -94,6 +93,15 @@ describe('Show log in modal', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should show login modal for tag hide button click', () => {
+    cy.visit('/tags');
+    cy.findByRole('heading', { name: 'Tags' });
+
+    verifyLoginModalBehavior(() =>
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Hide tag: tag1' }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should show login modal for user profile follow button click', () => {
     cy.visit('/admin_mcadmin');
     cy.get('[data-follow-clicks-initialized]');
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/tagsFlows/followTag.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/tagsFlows/followTag.spec.js
index b136cacd0..e1b128539 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/tagsFlows/followTag.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/tagsFlows/followTag.spec.js
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ describe('Follow tag', () => {
       cy.get('@user').then((user) => {
         cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/tags').then(() => {
           cy.findByRole('heading', { name: 'Tags' });
-          cy.get('[data-follow-clicks-initialized]');
         });
       });
     });
 
     it('Follows and unfollows a tag from the tag index page', () => {
       cy.intercept('/follows').as('followsRequest');
-      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Follow tag: tag1' }).as('followButton');
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Follow tag: tag0' }).as('followButton');
 
       cy.get('@followButton').click();
       cy.wait('@followsRequest');
@@ -28,6 +27,34 @@ describe('Follow tag', () => {
       cy.get('@followButton').should('have.text', 'Follow');
       cy.get('@followButton').should('have.attr', 'aria-pressed', 'false');
     });
+
+    it('hides and unhides a tag', () => {
+      cy.intercept('/follows').as('followsRequest');
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Follow tag: tag0' }).as('followButton');
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Hide tag: tag0' }).as('hideButton');
+
+      cy.get('@hideButton').click();
+      cy.wait('@followsRequest');
+
+      // clicking on 'Hide' should change it to an 'Unhide'
+      // and remove the Follow button
+      cy.get('@hideButton').should('have.text', 'Unhide');
+      cy.get('@followButton').should('not.exist');
+
+      // clicking on 'Unhide' should change it back to 'Hide'
+      // and show a 'Following' button
+      cy.get('@hideButton').click();
+      cy.wait('@followsRequest');
+
+      cy.get('@hideButton').should('have.text', 'Hide');
+      cy.get('@followButton').should('not.exist');
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Following tag: tag0' }).as(
+        'followingButton',
+      );
+      cy.get('@followingButton').should('exist');
+      cy.get('@followingButton').should('have.text', 'Following');
+      cy.get('@followingButton').should('have.attr', 'aria-pressed', 'true');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Tag feed page', () => {