diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/remote_timeline.js b/app/soapbox/actions/remote_timeline.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65ec69e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/remote_timeline.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { getSettings, changeSetting } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
+
+const getPinnedPosts = state => {
+  const settings = getSettings(state);
+  return settings.getIn(['remote_timeline', 'pinnedHosts']);
+};
+
+export function pinHost(host) {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const pinnedHosts = getPinnedPosts(state);
+
+    return dispatch(changeSetting(['remote_timeline', 'pinnedHosts'], pinnedHosts.add(host)));
+  };
+}
+
+export function unpinHost(host) {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const pinnedHosts = getPinnedPosts(state);
+
+    return dispatch(changeSetting(['remote_timeline', 'pinnedHosts'], pinnedHosts.delete(host)));
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js b/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js
index 5beba817a..47b153ee7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/settings.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { showAlertForError } from './alerts';
 import { patchMe } from 'soapbox/actions/me';
-import { Map as ImmutableMap, List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
+import { Map as ImmutableMap, List as ImmutableList, OrderedSet as ImmutableOrderedSet } from 'immutable';
 import { isLoggedIn } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
 import uuid from '../uuid';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ export const defaultSettings = ImmutableMap({
     ImmutableMap({ id: 'HOME', uuid: uuid(), params: {} }),
     ImmutableMap({ id: 'NOTIFICATIONS', uuid: uuid(), params: {} }),
   ]),
+
+  remote_timeline: ImmutableMap({
+    pinnedHosts: ImmutableOrderedSet(),
+  }),
 });
 
 export const getSettings = createSelector([