diff --git a/bin/restore-mastodon-data.js b/bin/restore-mastodon-data.js
index c59e60e..ce22e78 100644
--- a/bin/restore-mastodon-data.js
+++ b/bin/restore-mastodon-data.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { actions } from './mastodon-data'
 import { users } from '../tests/users'
-import { pinStatus, postStatus } from '../routes/_api/statuses'
+import { postStatus } from '../routes/_api/statuses'
 import { followAccount } from '../routes/_api/follow'
 import { favoriteStatus } from '../routes/_api/favorite'
 import { reblogStatus } from '../routes/_api/reblog'
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import FormData from 'form-data'
 import { auth } from '../routes/_api/utils'
+import { pinStatus } from '../routes/_api/pin'
 
 global.File = FileApi.File
 global.FormData = FileApi.FormData
diff --git a/routes/_actions/pin.js b/routes/_actions/pin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c020f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_actions/pin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { store } from '../_store/store'
+import { toast } from '../_utils/toast'
+import { pinStatus, unpinStatus } from '../_api/pin'
+import { setStatusPinned as setStatusPinnedInDatabase } from '../_database/timelines/updateStatus'
+import { emit } from '../_utils/eventBus'
+
+export async function setStatusPinnedOrUnpinned (statusId, pinned, toastOnSuccess) {
+  let { currentInstance, accessToken } = store.get()
+  try {
+    if (pinned) {
+      await pinStatus(currentInstance, accessToken, statusId)
+    } else {
+      await unpinStatus(currentInstance, accessToken, statusId)
+    }
+    if (toastOnSuccess) {
+      if (pinned) {
+        toast.say('Pinned status')
+      } else {
+        toast.say('Unpinned status')
+      }
+    }
+    await setStatusPinnedInDatabase(currentInstance, statusId, pinned)
+    emit('updatePinnedStatuses')
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    toast.say(`Unable to ${pinned ? 'pin' : 'unpin'} status: ` + (e.message || ''))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/routes/_api/pin.js b/routes/_api/pin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21269b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_api/pin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { postWithTimeout } from '../_utils/ajax'
+import { auth, basename } from './utils'
+
+export async function pinStatus (instanceName, accessToken, statusId) {
+  let url = `${basename(instanceName)}/api/v1/statuses/${statusId}/pin`
+  return postWithTimeout(url, null, auth(accessToken))
+}
+
+export async function unpinStatus (instanceName, accessToken, statusId) {
+  let url = `${basename(instanceName)}/api/v1/statuses/${statusId}/unpin`
+  return postWithTimeout(url, null, auth(accessToken))
+}
diff --git a/routes/_api/statuses.js b/routes/_api/statuses.js
index 31fb5af..cd02c81 100644
--- a/routes/_api/statuses.js
+++ b/routes/_api/statuses.js
@@ -23,13 +23,3 @@ export async function postStatus (instanceName, accessToken, text, inReplyToId,
 
   return postWithTimeout(url, body, auth(accessToken))
 }
-
-export async function pinStatus (instanceName, accessToken, statusId) {
-  let url = `${basename(instanceName)}/api/v1/statuses/${statusId}/pin`
-  return postWithTimeout(url, null, auth(accessToken))
-}
-
-export async function unpinStatus (instanceName, accessToken, statusId) {
-  let url = `${basename(instanceName)}/api/v1/statuses/${statusId}/unpin`
-  return postWithTimeout(url, null, auth(accessToken))
-}
diff --git a/routes/_components/dialog/components/StatusOptionsDialog.html b/routes/_components/dialog/components/StatusOptionsDialog.html
index ced5002..6a02545 100644
--- a/routes/_components/dialog/components/StatusOptionsDialog.html
+++ b/routes/_components/dialog/components/StatusOptionsDialog.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { close } from '../helpers/closeDialog'
 import { oncreate } from '../helpers/onCreateDialog'
 import { setAccountBlocked } from '../../../_actions/block'
 import { setAccountMuted } from '../../../_actions/mute'
+import { setStatusPinnedOrUnpinned } from '../../../_actions/pin'
 
 export default {
   oncreate,
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ export default {
     relationship: ($currentAccountRelationship) => $currentAccountRelationship,
     account: ($currentAccountProfile) => $currentAccountProfile,
     verifyCredentials: ($currentVerifyCredentials) => $currentVerifyCredentials,
+    statusId: (status) => status.id,
+    pinned: (status) => status.pinned,
     // begin account data copypasta
     verifyCredentialsId: (verifyCredentials) => verifyCredentials.id,
     following: (relationship) => relationship && relationship.following,
@@ -52,16 +55,21 @@ export default {
     },
     muteIcon: (muting) => muting ? '#fa-volume-up' : '#fa-volume-off',
     // end account data copypasta
-    items: (blockLabel, blocking, blockIcon, muteLabel, muteIcon,
-      followLabel, followIcon, following, followRequested,
-      accountId, verifyCredentialsId) => {
-      let isUser = accountId === verifyCredentialsId
+    isUser: (accountId, verifyCredentialsId) => accountId === verifyCredentialsId,
+    pinLabel: (pinned, isUser) => isUser ? (pinned ? 'Unpin from profile' : 'Pin to profile') : '',
+    items: (blockLabel, blocking, blockIcon, muteLabel, muteIcon, followLabel, followIcon,
+      following, followRequested, pinLabel, isUser) => {
       return [
         isUser && {
           key: 'delete',
           label: 'Delete',
           icon: '#fa-trash'
         },
+        isUser && {
+          key: 'pin',
+          label: pinLabel,
+          icon: '#fa-thumb-tack'
+        },
         !isUser && !blocking && {
           key: 'follow',
           label: followLabel,
@@ -93,6 +101,8 @@ export default {
       switch (item.key) {
         case 'delete':
           return this.onDeleteClicked()
+        case 'pin':
+          return this.onPinClicked()
         case 'follow':
           return this.onFollowClicked()
         case 'block':
@@ -106,6 +116,11 @@ export default {
       this.close()
       await doDeleteStatus(statusId)
     },
+    async onPinClicked () {
+      let { statusId, pinned } = this.get()
+      this.close()
+      await setStatusPinnedOrUnpinned(statusId, !pinned, true)
+    },
     async onFollowClicked () {
       let { accountId, following } = this.get()
       this.close()
diff --git a/routes/_components/dialog/creators/showStatusOptionsDialog.js b/routes/_components/dialog/creators/showStatusOptionsDialog.js
index 9dd5ce8..f3c3eac 100644
--- a/routes/_components/dialog/creators/showStatusOptionsDialog.js
+++ b/routes/_components/dialog/creators/showStatusOptionsDialog.js
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import StatusOptionsDialog from '../components/StatusOptionsDialog.html'
 import { createDialogElement } from '../helpers/createDialogElement'
 import { createDialogId } from '../helpers/createDialogId'
 
-export default function showStatusOptionsDialog (statusId) {
+export default function showStatusOptionsDialog (status) {
   let dialog = new StatusOptionsDialog({
     target: createDialogElement(),
     data: {
       id: createDialogId(),
       label: 'Status options dialog',
       title: '',
-      statusId: statusId
+      status: status
     }
   })
   dialog.show()
diff --git a/routes/_components/status/StatusToolbar.html b/routes/_components/status/StatusToolbar.html
index 4872f38..c9b3910 100644
--- a/routes/_components/status/StatusToolbar.html
+++ b/routes/_components/status/StatusToolbar.html
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@
       async onOptionsClick (e) {
         e.preventDefault()
         e.stopPropagation()
-        let { originalStatusId, originalAccountId } = this.get()
+        let { originalStatus, originalAccountId } = this.get()
         let updateRelationshipPromise = updateProfileAndRelationship(originalAccountId)
         let showStatusOptionsDialog = await importShowStatusOptionsDialog()
         await updateRelationshipPromise
-        showStatusOptionsDialog(originalStatusId)
+        showStatusOptionsDialog(originalStatus)
       },
       onPostedStatus (realm, inReplyToUuid) {
         let {
diff --git a/routes/_components/timeline/PinnedStatuses.html b/routes/_components/timeline/PinnedStatuses.html
index 91e53e4..7112dd2 100644
--- a/routes/_components/timeline/PinnedStatuses.html
+++ b/routes/_components/timeline/PinnedStatuses.html
@@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
 <div role="feed" aria-label="Pinned toots" class="pinned-statuses">
-  {{#if pinnedStatuses}}
-    {{#each pinnedStatuses as status, index}}
-      <Status :status
-              timelineType="pinned"
-              timelineValue="{{accountId}}"
-              :index
-              length="{{pinnedStatuses.length}}"
-      />
-    {{/each}}
-  {{/if}}
+  {{#each pinnedStatuses as status, index @id}}
+    <Status :status
+            timelineType="pinned"
+            timelineValue="{{accountId}}"
+            :index
+            length="{{pinnedStatuses.length}}"
+    />
+  {{/each}}
 </div>
 <script>
   import { store } from '../../_store/store'
   import Status from '../status/Status.html'
   import { updatePinnedStatusesForAccount } from '../../_actions/pinnedStatuses'
+  import { on } from '../../_utils/eventBus'
 
   export default {
     async oncreate () {
-      let { accountId } = this.get()
-      await updatePinnedStatusesForAccount(accountId)
+      on('updatePinnedStatuses', this, () => this.updatePinnedStatuses())
+      await this.updatePinnedStatuses()
     },
     computed: {
       pinnedStatuses: ($pinnedStatuses, $currentInstance, accountId) => {
-        return $pinnedStatuses[$currentInstance] && $pinnedStatuses[$currentInstance][accountId]
+        return ($pinnedStatuses[$currentInstance] && $pinnedStatuses[$currentInstance][accountId]) || []
       }
     },
     store: () => store,
     components: {
       Status
+    },
+    methods: {
+      async updatePinnedStatuses () {
+        let { accountId } = this.get()
+        await updatePinnedStatusesForAccount(accountId)
+      }
     }
   }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/_database/timelines/pinnedStatuses.js b/routes/_database/timelines/pinnedStatuses.js
index f987a42..9e388b6 100644
--- a/routes/_database/timelines/pinnedStatuses.js
+++ b/routes/_database/timelines/pinnedStatuses.js
@@ -13,10 +13,19 @@ export async function insertPinnedStatuses (instanceName, accountId, statuses) {
   let storeNames = [PINNED_STATUSES_STORE, STATUSES_STORE, ACCOUNTS_STORE]
   await dbPromise(db, storeNames, 'readwrite', (stores) => {
     let [ pinnedStatusesStore, statusesStore, accountsStore ] = stores
-    statuses.forEach((status, i) => {
-      storeStatus(statusesStore, accountsStore, status)
-      pinnedStatusesStore.put(status.id, createPinnedStatusId(accountId, i))
-    })
+
+    let keyRange = createPinnedStatusKeyRange(accountId)
+    pinnedStatusesStore.getAll(keyRange).onsuccess = e => {
+      // if there was e.g. 1 pinned status before and 2 now, then we need to delete the old one
+      let existingPinnedStatuses = e.target.result
+      for (let i = statuses.length; i < existingPinnedStatuses.length; i++) {
+        pinnedStatusesStore.delete(createPinnedStatusKeyRange(accountId, i))
+      }
+      statuses.forEach((status, i) => {
+        storeStatus(statusesStore, accountsStore, status)
+        pinnedStatusesStore.put(status.id, createPinnedStatusId(accountId, i))
+      })
+    }
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/routes/_database/timelines/updateStatus.js b/routes/_database/timelines/updateStatus.js
index a41283a..33a1af9 100644
--- a/routes/_database/timelines/updateStatus.js
+++ b/routes/_database/timelines/updateStatus.js
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ export async function setStatusReblogged (instanceName, statusId, reblogged) {
     status.reblogs_count = (status.reblogs_count || 0) + delta
   })
 }
+
+export async function setStatusPinned (instanceName, statusId, pinned) {
+  return updateStatus(instanceName, statusId, status => {
+    status.pinned = pinned
+  })
+}
diff --git a/tests/spec/004-pinned-statuses.js b/tests/spec/004-pinned-statuses.js
index 0bb8229..583409f 100644
--- a/tests/spec/004-pinned-statuses.js
+++ b/tests/spec/004-pinned-statuses.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
-import { getUrl } from '../utils'
+import { communityNavButton, getNthPinnedStatus, getUrl } from '../utils'
 import { foobarRole } from '../roles'
 
 fixture`004-pinned-statuses.js`
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ fixture`004-pinned-statuses.js`
 
 test("shows a user's pinned statuses", async t => {
   await t.useRole(foobarRole)
-    .click($('nav a[aria-label=Community]'))
+    .click(communityNavButton)
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/community')
-    .click($('a').withText(('Pinned')))
+    .click($('a[href="/pinned"]'))
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/pinned')
     .expect($('.status-article').getAttribute('aria-posinset')).eql('0')
     .expect($('.status-article').getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('1')
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ test("shows a user's pinned statuses", async t => {
 test("shows pinned statuses on a user's account page", async t => {
   await t.useRole(foobarRole)
     .navigateTo('/accounts/2')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article').getAttribute('aria-posinset')).eql('0')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article').getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('1')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article').innerText).contains('this is unlisted')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-posinset')).eql('0')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('1')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).innerText).contains('this is unlisted')
 })
 
 test("shows pinned statuses on a user's account page 2", async t => {
   await t.useRole(foobarRole)
     .navigateTo('/accounts/3')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article').getAttribute('aria-posinset')).eql('0')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article').getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('2')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article').innerText).contains('pinned toot 1')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article[aria-posinset="1"]').getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('2')
-    .expect($('.pinned-statuses .status-article[aria-posinset="1"]').innerText).contains('pinned toot 2')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-posinset')).eql('0')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('2')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).innerText).contains('pinned toot 1')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(1).getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('2')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(1).innerText).contains('pinned toot 2')
 })
diff --git a/tests/spec/116-follow-requests.js b/tests/spec/116-follow-requests.js
index 418e9a1..5287b7e 100644
--- a/tests/spec/116-follow-requests.js
+++ b/tests/spec/116-follow-requests.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { lockedAccountRole } from '../roles'
 import { followAs, unfollowAs } from '../serverActions'
 import {
+  avatarInComposeBox,
   communityNavButton, followersButton, getNthSearchResult, getSearchResultByHref, getUrl, goBack,
   homeNavButton, sleep
 } from '../utils'
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ test('Can approve and reject follow requests', async t => {
     .expect(getNthSearchResult(1).exists).notOk({timeout})
     // check our follow list to make sure they follow us
     .click(homeNavButton)
-    .click($('.compose-box-avatar'))
+    .click(avatarInComposeBox)
     .expect(getUrl()).contains(`/accounts/${users.LockedAccount.id}`)
     .click(followersButton)
     .expect(getNthSearchResult(1).innerText).match(/(@admin|@quux)/)
diff --git a/tests/spec/117-pin-unpin.js b/tests/spec/117-pin-unpin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4049ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/117-pin-unpin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { foobarRole } from '../roles'
+import { postAs } from '../serverActions'
+import {
+  avatarInComposeBox, getNthDialogOptionsOption, getNthPinnedStatus, getNthPinnedStatusFavoriteButton, getNthStatus,
+  getNthStatusOptionsButton, getUrl, sleep
+} from '../utils'
+import { users } from '../users'
+
+fixture`117-pin-unpin.js`
+  .page`http://localhost:4002`
+
+test('Can pin statuses', async t => {
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+
+  await postAs('foobar', 'I am going to pin this')
+
+  await sleep(2000)
+
+  await t.click(avatarInComposeBox)
+    .expect(getUrl()).contains(`/accounts/${users.foobar.id}`)
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('1')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).innerText).contains('this is unlisted')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).innerText).contains('I am going to pin this')
+    .click(getNthStatusOptionsButton(0))
+    .expect(getNthDialogOptionsOption(1).innerText).contains('Delete')
+    .expect(getNthDialogOptionsOption(2).innerText).contains('Pin to profile')
+    .click(getNthDialogOptionsOption(2))
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('2')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).innerText).contains('I am going to pin this')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(1).innerText).contains('this is unlisted')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).innerText).contains('I am going to pin this')
+    .click(getNthStatusOptionsButton(0))
+    .expect(getNthDialogOptionsOption(1).innerText).contains('Delete')
+    .expect(getNthDialogOptionsOption(2).innerText).contains('Unpin from profile')
+    .click(getNthDialogOptionsOption(2))
+    .expect(getUrl()).contains(`/accounts/${users.foobar.id}`)
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('1')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).innerText).contains('this is unlisted')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).innerText).contains('I am going to pin this')
+})
+
+test('Can favorite a pinned status', async t => {
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+    .click(avatarInComposeBox)
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-setsize')).eql('1')
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatusFavoriteButton(0).getAttribute('aria-pressed')).eql('false')
+    .click(getNthPinnedStatusFavoriteButton(0))
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatusFavoriteButton(0).getAttribute('aria-pressed')).eql('true')
+    .click(getNthPinnedStatusFavoriteButton(0))
+    .expect(getNthPinnedStatusFavoriteButton(0).getAttribute('aria-pressed')).eql('false')
+})
diff --git a/tests/utils.js b/tests/utils.js
index d0aa59a..2721959 100644
--- a/tests/utils.js
+++ b/tests/utils.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const addInstanceButton = $('#submitButton')
 export const mastodonLogInButton = $('button[type="submit"]')
 export const followsButton = $('.account-profile-details > *:nth-child(2)')
 export const followersButton = $('.account-profile-details > *:nth-child(3)')
+export const avatarInComposeBox = $('.compose-box-avatar')
 
 export const favoritesCountElement = $('.status-favs-reblogs:nth-child(3)').addCustomDOMProperties({
   innerCount: el => parseInt(el.innerText, 10)
@@ -224,6 +225,14 @@ export function getReblogsCount () {
   return reblogsCountElement.innerCount
 }
 
+export function getNthPinnedStatus (n) {
+  return $(`.pinned-statuses article[aria-posinset="${n}"]`)
+}
+
+export function getNthPinnedStatusFavoriteButton (n) {
+  return getNthPinnedStatus(n).find('.status-toolbar button:nth-child(3)')
+}
+
 export async function validateTimeline (t, timeline) {
   for (let i = 0; i < timeline.length; i++) {
     let status = timeline[i]