diff --git a/web/components/profile-grid.tsx b/web/components/profile-grid.tsx
index dde371a..a017acb 100644
--- a/web/components/profile-grid.tsx
+++ b/web/components/profile-grid.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ function ProfilePreview(props: {
               onHidden={onHide}
               className="ml-2"
               stopPropagation
-              suppressToast
             />
           )}
         </Row>
diff --git a/web/components/settings/hidden-profiles-modal.tsx b/web/components/settings/hidden-profiles-modal.tsx
index 32453a3..0e95113 100644
--- a/web/components/settings/hidden-profiles-modal.tsx
+++ b/web/components/settings/hidden-profiles-modal.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import {useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import {Modal, MODAL_CLASS, SCROLLABLE_MODAL_CLASS} from 'web/components/layout/modal'
 import {Col} from 'web/components/layout/col'
 import {Row} from 'web/components/layout/row'
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ export function HiddenProfilesModal(props: {
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [hidden, setHidden] = useState<HiddenUser[] | null>(null)
   const [busyIds, setBusyIds] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({})
-  // Throttle/batch success toasts when unhiding multiple profiles quickly
-  const [pendingUnhideCount, setPendingUnhideCount] = useState(0)
-  const toastTimerRef = useRef<number | ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
 
   const empty = useMemo(() => (hidden ? hidden.length === 0 : false), [hidden])
 
@@ -49,60 +46,20 @@ export function HiddenProfilesModal(props: {
       .catch((e) => {
         console.error('Failed to load hidden profiles', e)
         if (!alive) return
-        setError(
-          t(
-            'settings.hidden_profiles.load_error',
-            'Failed to load hidden profiles.'
-          )
-        )
+        setError(t('settings.hidden_profiles.load_error', 'Failed to load hidden profiles.'))
       })
       .finally(() => alive && setLoading(false))
     return () => {
       alive = false
-      // Reset toast batching state on close/unmount
-      if (toastTimerRef.current) {
-        clearTimeout(toastTimerRef.current as number)
-        toastTimerRef.current = null
-      }
-      setPendingUnhideCount(0)
     }
   }, [open])
 
-  const flushUnhideToast = () => {
-    if (pendingUnhideCount <= 0) return
-    if (pendingUnhideCount === 1) {
-      toast.success(
-        t(
-          'settings.hidden_profiles.unhidden_success',
-          'Profile unhidden. You will start seeing this person again in results.'
-        )
-      )
-    } else {
-      toast.success(
-        t(
-          'settings.hidden_profiles.unhidden_success_many',
-          'Unhid {n} profiles.',
-          // Simple param replacement; if your i18n library supports interpolation, it will use it.
-        ).replace('{n}', String(pendingUnhideCount))
-      )
-    }
-    setPendingUnhideCount(0)
-  }
-
   const unhide = async (userId: string) => {
     if (busyIds[userId]) return
     setBusyIds((b) => ({...b, [userId]: true}))
     try {
       await api('unhide-profile', {hiddenUserId: userId})
       setHidden((list) => (list ? list.filter((u) => u.id !== userId) : list))
-      // Batch/throttle the success toast
-      setPendingUnhideCount((c) => c + 1)
-      if (!toastTimerRef.current) {
-        toastTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
-          flushUnhideToast()
-          toastTimerRef.current = null
-        }, 600)
-      }
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to unhide profile', e)
       toast.error(t('settings.hidden_profiles.unhide_failed', 'Failed to unhide'))
diff --git a/web/components/widgets/hide-profile-button.tsx b/web/components/widgets/hide-profile-button.tsx
index 9c54c0f..2334fa9 100644
--- a/web/components/widgets/hide-profile-button.tsx
+++ b/web/components/widgets/hide-profile-button.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import clsx from 'clsx'
 import {useState} from 'react'
-import {EyeOffIcon} from '@heroicons/react/outline'
+import {EyeIcon, EyeOffIcon} from '@heroicons/react/outline'
 import {Tooltip} from 'web/components/widgets/tooltip'
 import {api} from 'web/lib/api'
-import toast from 'react-hot-toast'
 import {useT} from 'web/lib/locale'
 
 export type HideProfileButtonProps = {
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export type HideProfileButtonProps = {
   tooltip?: string
   ariaLabel?: string
   stopPropagation?: boolean
-  suppressToast?: boolean
 }
 
 export function HideProfileButton(props: HideProfileButtonProps) {
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ export function HideProfileButton(props: HideProfileButtonProps) {
     tooltip,
     ariaLabel,
     stopPropagation,
-    suppressToast,
   } = props
 
   const t = useT()
@@ -42,30 +39,29 @@ export function HideProfileButton(props: HideProfileButtonProps) {
     try {
       await api('hide-profile', {hiddenUserId})
       onHidden?.(hiddenUserId)
-      if (!suppressToast)
-        toast.success(
-          t(
-            'profiles.hidden_success',
-            'Profile hidden. You will no longer see this person in search results.'
-          )
-        )
     } finally {
       setSubmitting(false)
     }
   }
 
   return (
-    <Tooltip text={!clicked ? (tooltip ?? t('profile_grid.hide_profile', "Don't show again in search results")) : ''}
-             noTap>
+    <Tooltip
+      text={!clicked ? (tooltip ?? t('profile_grid.hide_profile', "Don't show again in search results")) : t('profile_grid.unhide_profile', "Show again in search results")}
+      noTap>
       <button
         className={clsx(
           'rounded-full p-1 hover:bg-canvas-200 shadow focus:outline-none',
           className
         )}
         onClick={onClick}
-        aria-label={ariaLabel ?? t('profile_grid.hide_profile', 'Hide this profile')}
+        aria-label={
+          ariaLabel ?? (!clicked
+            ? t('profile_grid.hide_profile', 'Hide this profile')
+            : t('profile_grid.unhide_profile', 'Unhide this profile'))
+        }
       >
-        <EyeOffIcon className={clsx('h-5 w-5 guidance', iconClassName)}/>
+        {clicked || submitting ? <EyeIcon className={clsx('h-5 w-5 guidance', iconClassName)}/> :
+          <EyeOffIcon className={clsx('h-5 w-5 guidance', iconClassName)}/>}
       </button>
     </Tooltip>
   )