diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index f786b48e7..e85a4ef86 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -2087,6 +2087,7 @@
   "Remove Comment": "Remove Comment",
   "Are you sure you want to remove this comment?": "Are you sure you want to remove this comment?",
   "This comment has a tip associated with it which cannot be reverted.": "This comment has a tip associated with it which cannot be reverted.",
+  "Dismiss pinned comment": "Dismiss pinned comment",
   "Recent Comments": "Recent Comments",
   "%title% by %channelTitle%": "%title% by %channelTitle%",
   "%title% by %channelTitle% %ariaDate%": "%title% by %channelTitle% %ariaDate%",
diff --git a/ui/component/livestreamComments/view.jsx b/ui/component/livestreamComments/view.jsx
index a7c418d21..ee3af8eda 100644
--- a/ui/component/livestreamComments/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/livestreamComments/view.jsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default function LivestreamComments(props: Props) {
   const commentsRef = React.createRef();
   const [viewMode, setViewMode] = React.useState(VIEW_MODE_CHAT);
   const [scrollPos, setScrollPos] = React.useState(0);
+  const [showPinned, setShowPinned] = React.useState(true);
   const claimId = claim && claim.claim_id;
   const commentsLength = commentsByChronologicalOrder && commentsByChronologicalOrder.length;
   const commentsToDisplay = viewMode === VIEW_MODE_CHAT ? commentsByChronologicalOrder : superChatsByTipAmount;
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ export default function LivestreamComments(props: Props) {
             </div>
           )}
 
-          {pinnedComment && viewMode === VIEW_MODE_CHAT && (
+          {pinnedComment && showPinned && viewMode === VIEW_MODE_CHAT && (
             <div className="livestream-pinned__wrapper">
               <LivestreamComment
                 key={pinnedComment.comment_id}
@@ -253,6 +254,13 @@ export default function LivestreamComments(props: Props) {
                 isPinned={pinnedComment.is_pinned}
                 commentIsMine={pinnedComment.channel_id && isMyComment(pinnedComment.channel_id)}
               />
+              <Button
+                title={__('Dismiss pinned comment')}
+                button="inverse"
+                className="close-button"
+                onClick={() => setShowPinned(false)}
+                icon={ICONS.REMOVE}
+              />
             </div>
           )}
 
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_livestream.scss b/ui/scss/component/_livestream.scss
index 51ae19b5f..6d9cab57c 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_livestream.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_livestream.scss
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ $recent-msg-button__height: 2rem;
 }
 
 .livestream-pinned__wrapper {
+  display: flex;
   flex-shrink: 0;
   position: relative;
   padding: var(--spacing-s) var(--spacing-xs);
@@ -243,11 +244,18 @@ $recent-msg-button__height: 2rem;
   width: 100%;
 
   .livestream-comment {
+    width: 100%;
     padding-top: var(--spacing-xs);
     max-height: 6rem;
     overflow-y: scroll;
   }
 
+  .close-button {
+    border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    padding: 0 calc(var(--spacing-m) - var(--spacing-xs)) 0 var(--spacing-m);
+    color: var(--color-text-subtitle);
+  }
+
   @media (min-width: $breakpoint-small) {
     padding: var(--spacing-xs);
     width: var(--livestream-comments-width);