diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index dcfeb35c..16879331 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
 		applicationId 'org.nuclearfog.twidda'
 		minSdkVersion 21
 		targetSdkVersion 33
-		versionCode 85
-		versionName '3.1.5'
+		versionCode 86
+		versionName '3.1.6'
 		resConfigs 'en', 'de-rDE', 'zh-rCN'
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/Connection.java b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/Connection.java
index 1e684f68..07e470a2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/Connection.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/Connection.java
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ public interface Connection {
 	 */
 	Trends showHashtagFollowing(long cursor) throws ConnectionException;
 
+	/**
+	 * show information of a single hashtag
+	 * @param name hashtag name
+	 * @return hashtag information
+	 */
+	Trend showHashtag(String name) throws ConnectionException;
+
 	/**
 	 * follow hashtag by name
 	 *
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/mastodon/Mastodon.java b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/mastodon/Mastodon.java
index 905be79f..a0aa6464 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/mastodon/Mastodon.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/mastodon/Mastodon.java
@@ -456,6 +456,18 @@ public class Mastodon implements Connection {
 	}
 
 
+	@Override
+	public Trend showHashtag(String name) throws ConnectionException {
+		try {
+			if (name.startsWith("#"))
+				name = name.substring(1);
+			return createTrend(get(ENDPOINT_HASHTAG_GET + StringUtils.encode(name), new ArrayList<>()));
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new MastodonException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	public Trend followHashtag(String name) throws ConnectionException {
 		try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/twitter/v1/TwitterV1.java b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/twitter/v1/TwitterV1.java
index 4195fc2b..7dd18d9d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/twitter/v1/TwitterV1.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/api/twitter/v1/TwitterV1.java
@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@ public class TwitterV1 implements Connection {
 	}
 
 
+	@Override
+	public Trend showHashtag(String name) throws ConnectionException {
+		throw new TwitterException("not supported!");
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	public Trend followHashtag(String name) throws ConnectionException {
 		throw new TwitterException("not supported!");
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/async/HashtagAction.java b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/async/HashtagAction.java
index b97d4fb2..73ef1705 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/async/HashtagAction.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/backend/async/HashtagAction.java
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ public class HashtagAction extends AsyncExecutor<HashtagAction.HashtagParam, Has
 	protected HashtagResult doInBackground(@NonNull HashtagParam param) {
 		try {
 			switch (param.mode) {
+				case HashtagParam.LOAD:
+					Trend result = connection.showHashtag(param.name);
+					return new HashtagResult(HashtagResult.LOAD, result, null);
+
 				case HashtagParam.FOLLOW:
-					Trend result = connection.followHashtag(param.name);
+					result = connection.followHashtag(param.name);
 					return new HashtagResult(HashtagResult.FOLLOW, result, null);
 
 				case HashtagParam.UNFOLLOW:
@@ -52,8 +56,9 @@ public class HashtagAction extends AsyncExecutor<HashtagAction.HashtagParam, Has
 	 */
 	public static class HashtagParam {
 
-		public static final int FOLLOW = 1;
-		public static final int UNFOLLOW = 2;
+		public static final int LOAD = 1;
+		public static final int FOLLOW = 2;
+		public static final int UNFOLLOW = 3;
 
 		final String name;
 		final int mode;
@@ -70,8 +75,9 @@ public class HashtagAction extends AsyncExecutor<HashtagAction.HashtagParam, Has
 	public static class HashtagResult {
 
 		public static final int ERROR = -1;
-		public static final int FOLLOW = 3;
-		public static final int UNFOLLOW = 4;
+		public static final int LOAD = 4;
+		public static final int FOLLOW = 5;
+		public static final int UNFOLLOW = 6;
 
 		@Nullable
 		public final ConnectionException exception;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/ui/activities/SearchActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/ui/activities/SearchActivity.java
index e31ac961..f265ea00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/ui/activities/SearchActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/nuclearfog/twidda/ui/activities/SearchActivity.java
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ public class SearchActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnTabSelectedLi
 			search = trend.getName();
 		} else if (query != null) {
 			search = query;
+			if (search.startsWith("#") && search.matches("\\S+")) {
+				HashtagParam param = new HashtagParam(search, HashtagParam.LOAD);
+				hashtagAction.execute(param, this);
+			}
 		}
 		boolean enableHashtags = !search.startsWith("#") && settings.getLogin().getConfiguration() == Configuration.MASTODON;
 		adapter.setupSearchPage(search, enableHashtags);
@@ -143,8 +147,9 @@ public class SearchActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnTabSelectedLi
 		searchFilter.setVisible(enableSearchFilter);
 		searchFilter.setChecked(settings.filterResults() & enableSearchFilter);
 		searchView.setQueryHint(search);
-		hashtag.setVisible(trend != null);
-
+		if (trend != null && trend.getName().startsWith("#")) {
+			hashtag.setVisible(true);
+		}
 		// set theme
 		AppStyles.setTheme(searchView, Color.TRANSPARENT);
 		AppStyles.setMenuIconColor(menu, settings.getIconColor());
@@ -158,6 +163,7 @@ public class SearchActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnTabSelectedLi
 	@Override
 	public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
 		MenuItem hashtag = menu.findItem(R.id.search_hashtag);
+		// set menu option depending on trend follow status
 		if (trend != null) {
 			if (trend.following()) {
 				hashtag.setTitle(R.string.menu_hashtag_unfollow);
@@ -236,17 +242,17 @@ public class SearchActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnTabSelectedLi
 
 	@Override
 	public void onResult(@NonNull HashtagResult result) {
-		if (result.trend != null)
+		if (result.trend != null) {
 			this.trend = result.trend;
+			invalidateMenu();
+		}
 		switch(result.mode) {
 			case HashtagResult.FOLLOW:
 				Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), R.string.info_hashtag_followed, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-				invalidateMenu();
 				break;
 
 			case HashtagResult.UNFOLLOW:
 				Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), R.string.info_hashtag_unfollowed, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-				invalidateMenu();
 				break;
 
 			case HashtagResult.ERROR:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ce741424..c95a8ee4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
-wrapper {
-    gradleVersion = '7.6' //version required
-}
-
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f398c33c..d1080eea 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+# note: run 'gradle wrapper' after upgrading gradle version
 distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME