diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts b/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts
index fdee34273c..86e3397d85 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ import {
   isDownloaded,
   isDownloading,
 } from '../../types/Attachment';
-import { getConversationSelector } from '../selectors/conversations';
+import {
+  getConversationSelector,
+  getHideStoryConversationIds,
+} from '../selectors/conversations';
 import { getSendOptions } from '../../util/getSendOptions';
 import { getStories } from '../selectors/stories';
 import { getStoryDataFromMessageAttributes } from '../../services/storyLoader';
@@ -826,19 +829,25 @@ const viewUserStories: ViewUserStoriesActionCreatorType = ({
   };
 };
 
+type ViewStoryOptionsType =
+  | {
+      closeViewer: true;
+    }
+  | {
+      storyId: string;
+      storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType;
+      viewDirection?: StoryViewDirectionType;
+      shouldShowDetailsModal?: boolean;
+    };
+
 export type ViewStoryActionCreatorType = (
-  opts:
-    | {
-        closeViewer: true;
-      }
-    | {
-        storyId: string;
-        storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType;
-        viewDirection?: StoryViewDirectionType;
-        shouldShowDetailsModal?: boolean;
-      }
+  opts: ViewStoryOptionsType
 ) => unknown;
 
+export type DispatchableViewStoryType = (
+  opts: ViewStoryOptionsType
+) => ThunkAction<void, RootStateType, unknown, ViewStoryActionType>;
+
 const viewStory: ViewStoryActionCreatorType = (
   opts
 ): ThunkAction<void, RootStateType, unknown, ViewStoryActionType> => {
@@ -954,10 +963,20 @@ const viewStory: ViewStoryActionCreatorType = (
     // Are there any unviewed stories left? If so we should play the unviewed
     // stories first. But only if we're going "next"
     if (viewDirection === StoryViewDirectionType.Next) {
-      const unreadStory = stories.find(
-        item =>
-          item.readStatus === ReadStatus.Unread && !item.deletedForEveryone
+      // Only stories that succeed the current story we're on.
+      const currentStoryIndex = stories.findIndex(
+        item => item.messageId === storyId
       );
+      // No hidden stories
+      const hiddenConversationIds = new Set(getHideStoryConversationIds(state));
+      const unreadStory = stories.find(
+        (item, index) =>
+          index > currentStoryIndex &&
+          !item.deletedForEveryone &&
+          item.readStatus === ReadStatus.Unread &&
+          !hiddenConversationIds.has(item.conversationId)
+      );
+
       if (unreadStory) {
         const nextSelectedStoryData = getSelectedStoryDataForConversationId(
           dispatch,
@@ -977,6 +996,16 @@ const viewStory: ViewStoryActionCreatorType = (
         });
         return;
       }
+
+      // Close the viewer if we were viewing unread stories only and we did not
+      // find any more unread.
+      if (storyViewMode === StoryViewModeType.Unread) {
+        dispatch({
+          type: VIEW_STORY,
+          payload: undefined,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     const conversationStories = getStories(state).stories;
@@ -1018,19 +1047,6 @@ const viewStory: ViewStoryActionCreatorType = (
         conversationStory.conversationId
       );
 
-      // Close the viewer if we were viewing unread stories only and we've
-      // reached the last unread story.
-      if (
-        !nextSelectedStoryData.hasUnread &&
-        storyViewMode === StoryViewModeType.Unread
-      ) {
-        dispatch({
-          type: VIEW_STORY,
-          payload: undefined,
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-
       dispatch({
         type: VIEW_STORY,
         payload: {
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
index 394f787fd6..59dcfb4b3a 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
@@ -1050,3 +1050,11 @@ export const getConversationsStoppingSend = createSelector(
     return sortByTitle(conversations);
   }
 );
+
+export const getHideStoryConversationIds = createSelector(
+  getConversationLookup,
+  (conversationLookup): Array<string> =>
+    Object.keys(conversationLookup).filter(
+      conversationId => conversationLookup[conversationId].hideStory
+    )
+);
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts b/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts
index 016043a0f9..c1764ae109 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { canReply } from './message';
 import {
   getContactNameColorSelector,
   getConversationSelector,
+  getHideStoryConversationIds,
   getMe,
 } from './conversations';
 import { getUserConversationId } from './user';
@@ -412,15 +413,19 @@ export const getStories = createSelector(
 );
 
 export const getStoriesNotificationCount = createSelector(
+  getHideStoryConversationIds,
   getStoriesState,
-  ({ lastOpenedAtTimestamp, stories }): number => {
+  (hideStoryConversationIds, { lastOpenedAtTimestamp, stories }): number => {
+    const hiddenConversationIds = new Set(hideStoryConversationIds);
+
     return new Set(
       stories
         .filter(
           story =>
             story.readStatus === ReadStatus.Unread &&
             !story.deletedForEveryone &&
-            story.timestamp > (lastOpenedAtTimestamp || 0)
+            story.timestamp > (lastOpenedAtTimestamp || 0) &&
+            !hiddenConversationIds.has(story.conversationId)
         )
         .map(story => story.conversationId)
     ).size;
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/state/ducks/stories_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/state/ducks/stories_test.ts
index 9d4832020d..3d7c908be1 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/state/ducks/stories_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/state/ducks/stories_test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,26 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
+import casual from 'casual';
 import path from 'path';
 import { assert } from 'chai';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
-import type { StoriesStateType } from '../../../state/ducks/stories';
+import type {
+  DispatchableViewStoryType,
+  StoriesStateType,
+  StoryDataType,
+} from '../../../state/ducks/stories';
+import type { ConversationType } from '../../../state/ducks/conversations';
 import type { MessageAttributesType } from '../../../model-types.d';
+import type { StateType as RootStateType } from '../../../state/reducer';
+import { DAY } from '../../../util/durations';
 import { IMAGE_JPEG } from '../../../types/MIME';
+import { ReadStatus } from '../../../messages/MessageReadStatus';
+import {
+  StoryViewDirectionType,
+  StoryViewModeType,
+} from '../../../types/Stories';
 import {
   actions,
   getEmptyState,
@@ -38,6 +51,405 @@ describe('both/state/ducks/stories', () => {
     };
   }
 
+  describe('viewStory', () => {
+    function getMockConversation({
+      id: conversationId,
+      hideStory = false,
+    }: Pick<ConversationType, 'id' | 'hideStory'>): ConversationType {
+      return {
+        acceptedMessageRequest: true,
+        badges: [],
+        hideStory,
+        id: conversationId,
+        isMe: false,
+        sharedGroupNames: [],
+        title: casual.username,
+        type: 'direct' as const,
+      };
+    }
+
+    function getStoryData(
+      messageId: string,
+      conversationId = uuid()
+    ): StoryDataType {
+      const now = Date.now();
+
+      return {
+        conversationId,
+        expirationStartTimestamp: now,
+        expireTimer: 1 * DAY,
+        messageId,
+        readStatus: ReadStatus.Unread,
+        timestamp: now,
+        type: 'story',
+      };
+    }
+
+    function getStateFunction(
+      stories: Array<StoryDataType>,
+      conversationLookup: { [key: string]: ConversationType } = {}
+    ): () => RootStateType {
+      const rootState = getEmptyRootState();
+
+      return () => ({
+        ...rootState,
+        conversations: {
+          ...rootState.conversations,
+          conversationLookup,
+        },
+        stories: {
+          ...rootState.stories,
+          stories,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    const viewStory = actions.viewStory as DispatchableViewStoryType;
+
+    it('closes the viewer', () => {
+      const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+
+      viewStory({ closeViewer: true })(dispatch, getEmptyRootState, null);
+
+      sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+        type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+        payload: undefined,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('does not find a story', () => {
+      const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+      viewStory({
+        storyId: uuid(),
+        storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.All,
+      })(dispatch, getEmptyRootState, null);
+
+      sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+        type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+        payload: undefined,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('selects a specific story', () => {
+      const storyId = uuid();
+
+      const getState = getStateFunction([getStoryData(storyId)]);
+
+      const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+      viewStory({
+        storyId,
+        storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.All,
+      })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+      sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+        type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+        payload: {
+          currentIndex: 0,
+          messageId: storyId,
+          numStories: 1,
+          shouldShowDetailsModal: false,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.All,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("navigating within a user's stories", () => {
+      it('selects the next story', () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const conversationId = uuid();
+        const getState = getStateFunction([
+          getStoryData(storyId1, conversationId),
+          getStoryData(storyId2, conversationId),
+          getStoryData(storyId3, conversationId),
+        ]);
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId1,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.User,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: {
+            currentIndex: 1,
+            messageId: storyId2,
+            numStories: 3,
+            shouldShowDetailsModal: false,
+            storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.User,
+          },
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('selects the prev story', () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const conversationId = uuid();
+        const getState = getStateFunction([
+          getStoryData(storyId1, conversationId),
+          getStoryData(storyId2, conversationId),
+          getStoryData(storyId3, conversationId),
+        ]);
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId2,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.User,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Previous,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: {
+            currentIndex: 0,
+            messageId: storyId1,
+            numStories: 3,
+            shouldShowDetailsModal: false,
+            storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.User,
+          },
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('when in StoryViewModeType.User and we have reached the end, it closes the viewer', () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const conversationId = uuid();
+        const getState = getStateFunction([
+          getStoryData(storyId1, conversationId),
+          getStoryData(storyId2, conversationId),
+          getStoryData(storyId3, conversationId),
+        ]);
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId3,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.User,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: undefined,
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('unviewed stories', () => {
+      it('finds any unviewed stories and selects them', () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const getState = getStateFunction([
+          getStoryData(storyId1),
+          {
+            ...getStoryData(storyId2),
+            readStatus: ReadStatus.Viewed,
+          },
+          getStoryData(storyId3),
+        ]);
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId1,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.Unread,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: {
+            currentIndex: 0,
+            messageId: storyId3,
+            numStories: 1,
+            shouldShowDetailsModal: false,
+            storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.Unread,
+          },
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('does not select hidden stories', () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const conversationId = uuid();
+
+        const getState = getStateFunction(
+          [
+            getStoryData(storyId1),
+            getStoryData(storyId2, conversationId),
+            getStoryData(storyId3, conversationId),
+          ],
+          {
+            [conversationId]: getMockConversation({
+              id: conversationId,
+              hideStory: true,
+            }),
+          }
+        );
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId1,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.Unread,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: undefined,
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('does not select stories that precede the currently viewed story', () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const getState = getStateFunction([
+          getStoryData(storyId1),
+          getStoryData(storyId2),
+          getStoryData(storyId3),
+        ]);
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId3,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.Unread,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: undefined,
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('closes the viewer when there are no more unviewed stories', () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+
+        const conversationId1 = uuid();
+        const conversationId2 = uuid();
+
+        const getState = getStateFunction(
+          [
+            getStoryData(storyId1, conversationId1),
+            {
+              ...getStoryData(storyId2, conversationId2),
+              readStatus: ReadStatus.Viewed,
+            },
+          ],
+          {
+            [conversationId1]: getMockConversation({ id: conversationId1 }),
+            [conversationId2]: getMockConversation({ id: conversationId2 }),
+          }
+        );
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId1,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.Unread,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: undefined,
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('paging through collections of stories', () => {
+      function getViewedStoryData(
+        storyId: string,
+        conversationId?: string
+      ): StoryDataType {
+        return {
+          ...getStoryData(storyId, conversationId),
+          readStatus: ReadStatus.Viewed,
+        };
+      }
+
+      it("goes to the next user's stories", () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const conversationId2 = uuid();
+        const conversationId1 = uuid();
+        const getState = getStateFunction(
+          [
+            getViewedStoryData(storyId1, conversationId1),
+            getViewedStoryData(storyId2, conversationId2),
+            getViewedStoryData(storyId3, conversationId2),
+          ],
+          {
+            [conversationId1]: getMockConversation({ id: conversationId1 }),
+            [conversationId2]: getMockConversation({ id: conversationId2 }),
+          }
+        );
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId1,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.All,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: {
+            currentIndex: 0,
+            messageId: storyId2,
+            numStories: 2,
+            shouldShowDetailsModal: false,
+            storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.All,
+          },
+        });
+      });
+
+      it("goes to the prev user's stories", () => {
+        const storyId1 = uuid();
+        const storyId2 = uuid();
+        const storyId3 = uuid();
+        const conversationId1 = uuid();
+        const conversationId2 = uuid();
+        const getState = getStateFunction(
+          [
+            getViewedStoryData(storyId1, conversationId2),
+            getViewedStoryData(storyId2, conversationId1),
+            getViewedStoryData(storyId3, conversationId2),
+          ],
+          {
+            [conversationId1]: getMockConversation({ id: conversationId1 }),
+            [conversationId2]: getMockConversation({ id: conversationId2 }),
+          }
+        );
+
+        const dispatch = sinon.spy();
+        viewStory({
+          storyId: storyId2,
+          storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.All,
+          viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Previous,
+        })(dispatch, getState, null);
+
+        sinon.assert.calledWith(dispatch, {
+          type: 'stories/VIEW_STORY',
+          payload: {
+            currentIndex: 0,
+            messageId: storyId1,
+            numStories: 2,
+            shouldShowDetailsModal: false,
+            storyViewMode: StoryViewModeType.All,
+          },
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('queueStoryDownload', () => {
     const { queueStoryDownload } = actions;