diff --git a/env b/env
index 5932616c2..37e8d612f 100644
--- a/env
+++ b/env
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 MENTION_LIMIT=100
 MULTIMEDIA_EMBEDDING_ENABLED=False
 RESULTS_PER_PAGE_COMMENTS=200
+SCORE_HIDING_TIME_HOURS=24
 
 # Profiling system; uncomment to enable
 # Stores and exposes sensitive data!
diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index f575f263a..2523be385 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = app.config['DATABASE_URL']
 app.config['MENTION_LIMIT'] = int(environ.get('MENTION_LIMIT', 100))
 app.config['MULTIMEDIA_EMBEDDING_ENABLED'] = environ.get('MULTIMEDIA_EMBEDDING_ENABLED', "false").lower() == "true"
 app.config['RESULTS_PER_PAGE_COMMENTS'] = int(environ.get('RESULTS_PER_PAGE_COMMENTS',50))
+app.config['SCORE_HIDING_TIME_HOURS'] = int(environ.get('SCORE_HIDING_TIME_HOURS'))
 
 r=redis.Redis(host=environ.get("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost"), decode_responses=True, ssl_cert_reqs=None)
 
diff --git a/files/classes/comment.py b/files/classes/comment.py
index a4c50077b..cb39a4b20 100644
--- a/files/classes/comment.py
+++ b/files/classes/comment.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlparse, parse_qs
 from flask import *
 from sqlalchemy import *
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
-from files.__main__ import Base
+from files.__main__ import Base, app
 from files.classes.votes import CommentVote
 from files.helpers.const import *
 from files.helpers.lazy import lazy
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ class Comment(Base):
 
 		return f"<Comment(id={self.id})>"
 
+	@property
+	@lazy
+	def should_hide_score(self):
+		comment_age_seconds = int(time.time()) - self.created_utc
+		comment_age_hours = comment_age_seconds / (60*60)
+		return comment_age_hours < app.config['SCORE_HIDING_TIME_HOURS']
+
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def top_comment(self):
@@ -103,9 +110,12 @@ class Comment(Base):
 	def age_string(self):
 		notif_utc = self.__dict__.get("notif_utc")
 
-		if notif_utc: timestamp = notif_utc
-		elif self.created_utc: timestamp = self.created_utc
-		else: return None
+		if notif_utc: 
+			timestamp = notif_utc
+		elif self.created_utc: 
+			timestamp = self.created_utc
+		else: 
+			return None
 		
 		age = int(time.time()) - timestamp
 
diff --git a/files/classes/submission.py b/files/classes/submission.py
index c4fddcead..48583f545 100644
--- a/files/classes/submission.py
+++ b/files/classes/submission.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from flask import render_template
 from sqlalchemy import *
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, deferred
-from files.__main__ import Base
+from files.__main__ import Base, app
 from files.helpers.const import *
 from files.helpers.lazy import lazy
 from files.helpers.assetcache import assetcache_path
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ class Submission(Base):
 	def __repr__(self):
 		return f"<Submission(id={self.id})>"
 
+	@property
+	@lazy
+	def should_hide_score(self):
+		submission_age_seconds = int(time.time()) - self.created_utc
+		submission_age_hours = submission_age_seconds / (60*60)
+		return submission_age_hours < app.config['SCORE_HIDING_TIME_HOURS']
+
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def controversial(self):
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 83f177459..295c63ebb 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -46,9 +46,16 @@
 {# this is distinct from "comment.level", which is the global depth of this comment #}
 {% macro single_comment(c, level) %}
 
-{% set ups=c.upvotes %}
-{% set downs=c.downvotes %}
-{% set score=ups-downs %}
+
+{% if c.should_hide_score %}
+	{% set ups="?" %}
+	{% set downs="?" %}
+	{% set score="?" %}
+{% else %}
+	{% set ups=c.upvotes %}
+	{% set downs=c.downvotes %}
+	{% set score=c.score %}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if v and (v.shadowbanned or v.admin_level > 1) %}
 	{% set replies=c.replies_ignoring_shadowbans %}
@@ -108,8 +115,6 @@
 
 {% else %}
 
-{% set score=c.score %}
-
 {% if v %}
 	{% set voted=c.voted %}
 	{% if not voted and v.id == c.author_id %}
@@ -301,7 +306,7 @@
 							
 							<label class="btn btn-secondary format m-0" for="file-edit-reply-{{c.id}}">
 								<div id="filename-edit-reply-{{c.id}}"><i class="far fa-image"></i></div>
-								<input autocomplete="off" id="file-edit-reply-{{c.id}}" type="file" multiple="multiple" name="file" accept="image/*, video/*" {% if request.headers.get('cf-ipcountry')=="T1" %}disabled{% endif %} onchange="changename('filename-edit-reply-{{c.id}}','file-edit-reply-{{c.id}}')" hidden>
+								<input autocomplete="off" id="file-edit-reply-{{c.id}}" type="file" multiple="multiple" name="file" accept="image\/*, video\/*" {% if request.headers.get('cf-ipcountry')=="T1" %}disabled{% endif %} onchange="changename('filename-edit-reply-{{c.id}}','file-edit-reply-{{c.id}}')" hidden>
 							</label>
 						</div>
 						<a id="edit-btn-{{c.id}}" role="button" form="comment-edit-form-{{c.id}}" class="btn btn-primary ml-2 fl-r commentmob" onclick="comment_edit('{{c.id}}')">Save Edit</a> 
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 2bdc5e95f..1b2f7d184 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 {% extends "default.html" %}
 
 
-{% set ups=p.upvotes %}
-{% set downs=p.downvotes %}
-{% set score=ups-downs %}
+{% if p.should_hide_score %}
+	{% set ups="?" %}
+	{% set downs="?" %}
+	{% set score="?" %}
+{% else %}
+	{% set ups=p.upvotes %}
+	{% set downs=p.downvotes %}
+	{% set score=p.score %}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if v %}
 	{% set voted=p.voted if p.voted else 0 %}
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index 909ed853f..ab279c381 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -47,9 +47,15 @@
 {% for p in listing %}
 <div class="card-container">
 
-	{% set ups=p.upvotes %}
-	{% set downs=p.downvotes %}
-	{% set score=ups-downs %}
+	{% if p.should_hide_score %}
+		{% set ups="?" %}
+		{% set downs="?" %}
+		{% set score="?" %}
+	{% else %}
+		{% set ups=p.upvotes %}
+		{% set downs=p.downvotes %}
+		{% set score=p.score %}
+	{% endif %}
 
 	{% if v %}
 		{% set voted= p.voted %}