diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 5126ac3c547b427b7762d0fa9749b12e0e140323..6e7261eaf6334038dde7b7a023fcf189f36cc43a 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ This is disabled by default since it requires the installation of additional pac
 * Cleanup diaspora.yml [#5426](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5426)
 * Replace `opengraph_parser` with `open_graph_reader` [#5462](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5462)
 * Make sure conversations without any visibilities left are deleted [#5478](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5478)
+* Change tooltip for delete button in conversations view [#5477](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5477)
 
 ## Bug fixes
 * orca cannot see 'Add Contact' button [#5158](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5158)
diff --git a/app/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller.rb b/app/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller.rb
index 24b4533ad85f16c13fc02eb4bbc3e4be2c2494b5..6d40eb3cbfd30b59d5949246f0bfb8a4ccec876c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ class ConversationVisibilitiesController < ApplicationController
     @vis = ConversationVisibility.where(:person_id => current_user.person.id,
                                         :conversation_id => params[:conversation_id]).first
     if @vis
+      participants = @vis.conversation.participants.count
       if @vis.destroy
-        flash[:notice] = I18n.t('conversations.destroy.success')
+        if participants == 1
+          flash[:notice] = I18n.t('conversations.destroy.delete_success')
+        else
+          flash[:notice] = I18n.t('conversations.destroy.hide_success')
+        end
       end
     end
     redirect_to conversations_path
diff --git a/app/views/conversations/_show.haml b/app/views/conversations/_show.haml
index bbc699cb9749e39be0cd77b99714db9d54fb15c0..c215c49b8d7aed8e378b1fade947636b62a93bfb 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/_show.haml
+++ b/app/views/conversations/_show.haml
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 .conversation_participants
-  = link_to(content_tag(:div, nil, :class => 'icons-deletelabel'),
-            conversation_visibility_path(conversation),
-            :method => 'delete',
-            :data => { :confirm => "#{t('.delete')}?" },
-            :title => t('.delete'),
-            :class => 'close_conversation')
-
+  - if conversation.participants.count > 1
+    = link_to(content_tag(:div, nil, :class => 'icons-deletelabel'),
+              conversation_visibility_path(conversation),
+              :method => 'delete',
+              :data => { :confirm => "#{t('.hide')}?" },
+              :title => t('.hide'),
+              :class => 'close_conversation')
+  - else
+    = link_to(content_tag(:div, nil, :class => 'icons-deletelabel'),
+              conversation_visibility_path(conversation),
+              :method => 'delete',
+              :data => { :confirm => "#{t('.delete')}?" },
+              :title => t('.delete'),
+              :class => 'close_conversation')
+              
   %h3{ :class => direction_for(conversation.subject) }
     = conversation.subject
 
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index ccf786c4bd7c5593a3b2635f5f43354bab44e0f9..9f305891dd373eb3f58ed2197ec82c3c7902f4bb 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ en:
     show:
       reply: "reply"
       replying: "Replying..."
-      delete: "delete and block conversation"
+      hide: "hide and mute conversation"
+      delete: "delete conversation"
     new:
       to: "to"
       subject: "subject"
@@ -377,8 +378,8 @@ en:
     new_conversation:
       fail: "Invalid message"
     destroy:
-      success: "Conversation successfully removed"
-
+      delete_success: "Conversation successfully deleted"
+      hide_success: "Conversation successfully hidden"
   date:
     formats:
       fullmonth_day: "%B %d"
diff --git a/spec/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller_spec.rb
index 4af785a315f6f81cadb3d4486fcb65d548d11e22..24d60addaf28fa33784930d8a2204073f2037aac 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/conversation_visibilities_controller_spec.rb
@@ -33,5 +33,18 @@ describe ConversationVisibilitiesController, :type => :controller do
         delete :destroy, :conversation_id => @conversation.id
       }.not_to change(ConversationVisibility, :count)
     end
+    
+    it 'returns "hidden"' do
+      get :destroy, :conversation_id => @conversation.id
+      expect(flash.notice).to include("hidden")
+    end
+    
+    it 'returns "deleted" when last participant' do
+      get :destroy, :conversation_id => @conversation.id
+      sign_out :user
+      sign_in :user, bob
+      get :destroy, :conversation_id => @conversation.id
+      expect(flash.notice).to include("deleted")
+    end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end