diff --git a/src/renderer/component/fileTile/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/fileTile/view.jsx
index 60d4fc202..f7945ed75 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/fileTile/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/fileTile/view.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Props = {
   clearPublish: () => void,
   updatePublishForm: ({}) => void,
   hideNoResult: boolean, // don't show the tile if there is no claim at this uri
+  displayHiddenMessage?: boolean,
 };
 
 class FileTile extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -62,11 +63,18 @@ class FileTile extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
       clearPublish,
       updatePublishForm,
       hideNoResult,
+      displayHiddenMessage,
     } = this.props;
 
     const shouldHide = !claimIsMine && obscureNsfw && metadata && metadata.nsfw;
     if (shouldHide) {
-      return null;
+      return displayHiddenMessage ? (
+        <span className="help">
+          {__('This file is hidden because it is marked NSFW. Update your')}{' '}
+          <Button button="link" navigate="/settings" label={__('content viewing preferences')} />{' '}
+          {__('to see it')}.
+        </span>
+      ) : null;
     }
 
     const uri = normalizeURI(this.props.uri);
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/hiddenNsfwClaims/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/hiddenNsfwClaims/view.jsx
index 333473d71..80e567f3c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/hiddenNsfwClaims/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/hiddenNsfwClaims/view.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import React from 'react';
+import Button from 'component/button';
 
 type Props = {
   numberOfNsfwClaims: number,
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ export default (props: Props) => {
     Boolean(numberOfNsfwClaims) && (
       <div className={className || 'help'}>
         {numberOfNsfwClaims} {numberOfNsfwClaims > 1 ? __('files') : __('file')}{' '}
-        {__('hidden due to your content viewing preferences.')}
+        {__('hidden due to your')}{' '}
+        <Button button="link" navigate="/settings" label={__('content viewing preferences')} />.
       </div>
     )
   );
diff --git a/src/renderer/page/search/view.jsx b/src/renderer/page/search/view.jsx
index 1ebbd8b56..9e47ebadd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/page/search/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/page/search/view.jsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SearchPage extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
                 <Icon icon={icons.HELP} />
               </ToolTip>
             </div>
-            <FileTile fullWidth uri={normalizeURI(query)} showUri />
+            <FileTile fullWidth showUri displayHiddenMessage uri={normalizeURI(query)} />
           </React.Fragment>
         )}
         <FileListSearch query={query} />