diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.module.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
index b2224da4e..d48a71def 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import { TypeFilterComponent } from './components/type-filter/type-filter.compon
 import { DictionaryAnnotationIconComponent } from './components/dictionary-annotation-icon/dictionary-annotation-icon.component';
 import { BulkActionsComponent } from './screens/project-overview-screen/bulk-actions/bulk-actions.component';
 import { HttpCacheInterceptor } from '@redaction/red-cache';
+import { HiddenActionComponent } from './common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component';
 
 export function HttpLoaderFactory(httpClient: HttpClient) {
     return new TranslateHttpLoader(httpClient, '/assets/i18n/', '.json');
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ export function HttpLoaderFactory(httpClient: HttpClient) {
         TypeFilterComponent,
         DictionaryAnnotationIconComponent,
         BulkActionsComponent,
-        FileActionsComponent
+        FileActionsComponent,
+        HiddenActionComponent
     ],
     imports: [
         BrowserModule,
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a10177834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div (click)="countActions()">
+    <ng-content></ng-content>
+</div>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.scss b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91a7667db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/hidden-action/hidden-action.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'redaction-hidden-action',
+    templateUrl: './hidden-action.component.html',
+    styleUrls: ['./hidden-action.component.scss']
+})
+export class HiddenActionComponent implements OnInit {
+    private _clickCount = 0;
+    private _clickCountTimeout: any;
+
+    @Input() requiredClicks: number = 7;
+    @Output() action = new EventEmitter();
+
+    countActions() {
+        this._clickCount += 1;
+        if (this._clickCount === this.requiredClicks) {
+            this._clickCount = 0;
+            this.action.emit();
+        }
+        clearTimeout(this._clickCountTimeout);
+        this._clickCountTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            this._clickCount = 0;
+        }, 10000);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/user-preference.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/user-preference.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f092492ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/user-preference.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Injectable({
+    providedIn: 'root'
+})
+export class UserPreferenceService {
+    get areIgnoredAnnotationsEnabled() {
+        const value = sessionStorage.getItem('redaction.enable-ignore-annotations');
+        if (value) {
+            return value === 'true';
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public toggleIgnoredAnnotationsEnabled() {
+        sessionStorage.setItem('redaction.enable-ignore-annotations', `${!this.areIgnoredAnnotationsEnabled}`);
+        window.location.reload();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html
index 19b508bf5..4f54bd33c 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="right-fixed-container">
-            <div class="right-title heading" translate="file-preview.tabs.annotations.label">
-                <redaction-filter
-                    (filtersChanged)="filtersChanged($event)"
-                    [filterTemplate]="annotationFilterTemplate"
-                    [filters]="annotationFilters"
-                ></redaction-filter>
-            </div>
+            <redaction-hidden-action (action)="userPreferenceService.toggleIgnoredAnnotationsEnabled()">
+                <div
+                    class="right-title heading"
+                    translate="file-preview.tabs.annotations.label"
+                    [class.primary]="userPreferenceService.areIgnoredAnnotationsEnabled"
+                >
+                    <redaction-filter
+                        (filtersChanged)="filtersChanged($event)"
+                        [filterTemplate]="annotationFilterTemplate"
+                        [filters]="annotationFilters"
+                    ></redaction-filter>
+                </div>
+            </redaction-hidden-action>
 
             <div class="right-content">
                 <div
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index 9f8c62a3a..695091286 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { FileStatusWrapper } from '../model/file-status.wrapper';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../../../common/service/permissions.service';
 import { Subscription, timer } from 'rxjs';
 import { processFilters } from '../../../common/filter/utils/filter-utils';
+import { UserPreferenceService } from '../../../common/service/user-preference.service';
 
 const KEY_ARRAY = ['ArrowLeft', 'ArrowRight', 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowDown'];
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     constructor(
         public readonly appStateService: AppStateService,
         public readonly permissionsService: PermissionsService,
+        public readonly userPreferenceService: UserPreferenceService,
         private readonly _changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
         private readonly _activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute,
         private readonly _dialogService: DialogService,
@@ -160,7 +162,11 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             const existingAnnotations = this.annotations.map((a) => this.activeViewer.annotManager.getAnnotationById(a.id));
             this.activeViewer.annotManager.deleteAnnotations(existingAnnotations, true, true);
         }
-        this.annotations = this.fileData.getAnnotations(this.appStateService.dictionaryData, this.permissionsService.currentUser);
+        this.annotations = this.fileData.getAnnotations(
+            this.appStateService.dictionaryData,
+            this.permissionsService.currentUser,
+            this.userPreferenceService.areIgnoredAnnotationsEnabled
+        );
         const annotationFilters = this._annotationProcessingService.getAnnotationFilter(this.annotations);
         this.annotationFilters = processFilters(this.annotationFilters, annotationFilters);
         this.filtersChanged(this.annotationFilters);
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts
index 2dbb5c79f..e3d264939 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class FileDataModel {
         return this.redactionLog.redactionLogEntry;
     }
 
-    getAnnotations(dictionaryData: { [p: string]: TypeValue }, currentUser: UserWrapper): AnnotationWrapper[] {
+    getAnnotations(dictionaryData: { [p: string]: TypeValue }, currentUser: UserWrapper, areIgnoreAnnotationsEnabled: boolean): AnnotationWrapper[] {
         const annotations = [];
 
         const pairs: AnnotationPair[] = this._createPairs();
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export class FileDataModel {
                 pair.comments
             );
             if (annotation) {
+                if (annotation.isIgnored && !areIgnoreAnnotationsEnabled) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 if (annotation.isReadyForAnalysis && annotation.isApproved) {
                     //
                 } else {