diff --git a/brutaldon/templates/intercooler/mute.html b/brutaldon/templates/intercooler/mute.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96ff884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brutaldon/templates/intercooler/mute.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% if not relationship.muting %}
+<a class="level-item fa fa-volume-off" title="mute"
+   href="{% url 'mute' user.id %}"
+   ic-post-to="{% url 'mute' user.id %}"
+   ic-indicator="#user-spinner" ic-replace-target="true">
+    <span class="is-hidden">Mute</span>
+</a>
+{% else %}
+<a class="level-item fa fa-volume-up" title="unmute"
+   href="{% url 'mute' user.id %}"
+   ic-post-to="{% url 'mute' user.id %}"
+   ic-indicator="#user-spinner" ic-replace-target="true">
+    <span class="is-hidden">Unmute</span>
+</a>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/brutaldon/views.py b/brutaldon/views.py
index ee4ccf1..2e37997 100644
--- a/brutaldon/views.py
+++ b/brutaldon/views.py
@@ -675,7 +675,14 @@ def mute(request, id):
                 mastodon.account_unmute(id)
             else:
                 mastodon.account_mute(id)
-            return redirect(user, user_dict.acct)
+            if request.POST.get('ic-request'):
+                relationship['muting'] = not relationship['muting']
+                return render(request, 'intercooler/mute.html',
+                      {"user": user_dict,
+                       "relationship": relationship,
+                      })
+            else:
+                return redirect(user, user_dict.acct)
     else:
         return render(request, 'main/mute.html',
                       {"user": user_dict, "relationship": relationship,