diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 937f1bb9d..3acab31bd 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ Crossed out    - will not be implemented / will be stubbed only.
     - [ ] /api/v1/statuses/:id/unmute POST                  (Unmute notifications on a status)
     - [ ] /api/v1/statuses/:id/pin POST                     (Pin a status to profile)
     - [ ] /api/v1/statuses/:id/unpin POST                   (Unpin a status from profile)
-    - ~~/api/v1/statuses/:id/bookmark POST                  (Bookmark a status)~~
-    - ~~/api/v1/statuses/:id/unbookmark POST                (Undo a bookmark)~~
+    - [x] /api/v1/statuses/:id/bookmark POST                  (Bookmark a status)
+    - [x] /api/v1/statuses/:id/unbookmark POST                (Undo a bookmark)
   - [x] Media
     - [x] /api/v1/media POST                                (Upload a media attachment)
     - [x] /api/v1/media/:id GET                             (Get a media attachment)
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ Crossed out    - will not be implemented / will be stubbed only.
   - ~~Suggestions~~
     - ~~/api/v1/suggestions GET                             (Get suggested accounts to follow)~~
     - ~~/api/v1/suggestions/:account_id DELETE              (Delete a suggestion)~~
-  - ~~Bookmarks~~
-    - ~~/api/v1/bookmarks GET                               (See bookmarked statuses)~~
+  - [x] Bookmarks
+    - [x] /api/v1/bookmarks GET                               (See bookmarked statuses)
 
 ### Non-API tasks
 
diff --git a/docs/api/swagger.yaml b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
index a90409344..ac2b1f303 100644
--- a/docs/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -3326,6 +3326,34 @@ paths:
             summary: Get an array of accounts that requesting account has blocked.
             tags:
                 - blocks
+    /api/v1/bookmarks:
+        get:
+            description: Get an array of statuses bookmarked in the instance
+            operationId: bookmarksGet
+            produces:
+                - application/json
+            responses:
+                "200":
+                    description: Array of bookmarked statuses
+                    headers:
+                        Link:
+                            description: Links to the next and previous queries.
+                            type: string
+                    schema:
+                        items:
+                            $ref: '#/definitions/status'
+                        type: array
+                "401":
+                    description: unauthorized
+                "406":
+                    description: not acceptable
+                "500":
+                    description: internal server error
+            security:
+                - OAuth2 Bearer:
+                    - read:bookmarks
+            tags:
+                - bookmarks
     /api/v1/custom_emojis:
         get:
             operationId: customEmojisGet
@@ -4111,6 +4139,40 @@ paths:
             summary: View status with the given ID.
             tags:
                 - statuses
+    /api/v1/statuses/{id}/bookmark:
+        post:
+            operationId: statusBookmark
+            parameters:
+                - description: Target status ID.
+                  in: path
+                  name: id
+                  required: true
+                  type: string
+            produces:
+                - application/json
+            responses:
+                "200":
+                    description: The status.
+                    schema:
+                        $ref: '#/definitions/status'
+                "400":
+                    description: bad request
+                "401":
+                    description: unauthorized
+                "403":
+                    description: forbidden
+                "404":
+                    description: not found
+                "406":
+                    description: not acceptable
+                "500":
+                    description: internal server error
+            security:
+                - OAuth2 Bearer:
+                    - write:statuses
+            summary: Bookmark status with the given ID.
+            tags:
+                - statuses
     /api/v1/statuses/{id}/context:
         get:
             description: The returned statuses will be ordered in a thread structure, so they are suitable to be displayed in the order in which they were returned.
@@ -4285,6 +4347,40 @@ paths:
             summary: View accounts that have reblogged/boosted the target status.
             tags:
                 - statuses
+    /api/v1/statuses/{id}/unbookmark:
+        post:
+            operationId: statusUnbookmark
+            parameters:
+                - description: Target status ID.
+                  in: path
+                  name: id
+                  required: true
+                  type: string
+            produces:
+                - application/json
+            responses:
+                "200":
+                    description: The status.
+                    schema:
+                        $ref: '#/definitions/status'
+                "400":
+                    description: bad request
+                "401":
+                    description: unauthorized
+                "403":
+                    description: forbidden
+                "404":
+                    description: not found
+                "406":
+                    description: not acceptable
+                "500":
+                    description: internal server error
+            security:
+                - OAuth2 Bearer:
+                    - write:statuses
+            summary: Unbookmark status with the given ID.
+            tags:
+                - statuses
     /api/v1/statuses/{id}/unfavourite:
         post:
             operationId: statusUnfave
diff --git a/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarks.go b/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarks.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..492b7364c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bookmarks
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/processing"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/router"
+)
+
+const (
+	// BasePath is the base path for serving the bookmarks API
+	BasePath = "/api/v1/bookmarks"
+)
+
+// Module implements the ClientAPIModule interface for everything related to bookmarks
+type Module struct {
+	processor processing.Processor
+}
+
+// New returns a new emoji module
+func New(processor processing.Processor) api.ClientModule {
+	return &Module{
+		processor: processor,
+	}
+}
+
+// Route attaches all routes from this module to the given router
+func (m *Module) Route(r router.Router) error {
+	r.AttachHandler(http.MethodGet, BasePath, m.BookmarksGETHandler)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarks_test.go b/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarks_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4a4bdfb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bookmarks_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/bookmarks"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/status"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/concurrency"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/email"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/federation"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/media"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/messages"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/processing"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/storage"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/typeutils"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
+)
+
+type BookmarkTestSuite struct {
+	// standard suite interfaces
+	suite.Suite
+	db           db.DB
+	tc           typeutils.TypeConverter
+	mediaManager media.Manager
+	federator    federation.Federator
+	emailSender  email.Sender
+	processor    processing.Processor
+	storage      *storage.Driver
+
+	// standard suite models
+	testTokens       map[string]*gtsmodel.Token
+	testClients      map[string]*gtsmodel.Client
+	testApplications map[string]*gtsmodel.Application
+	testUsers        map[string]*gtsmodel.User
+	testAccounts     map[string]*gtsmodel.Account
+	testAttachments  map[string]*gtsmodel.MediaAttachment
+	testStatuses     map[string]*gtsmodel.Status
+	testFollows      map[string]*gtsmodel.Follow
+
+	// module being tested
+	statusModule   *status.Module
+	bookmarkModule *bookmarks.Module
+}
+
+func (suite *BookmarkTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	suite.testTokens = testrig.NewTestTokens()
+	suite.testClients = testrig.NewTestClients()
+	suite.testApplications = testrig.NewTestApplications()
+	suite.testUsers = testrig.NewTestUsers()
+	suite.testAccounts = testrig.NewTestAccounts()
+	suite.testAttachments = testrig.NewTestAttachments()
+	suite.testStatuses = testrig.NewTestStatuses()
+	suite.testFollows = testrig.NewTestFollows()
+}
+
+func (suite *BookmarkTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	testrig.InitTestConfig()
+	testrig.InitTestLog()
+
+	suite.db = testrig.NewTestDB()
+	suite.tc = testrig.NewTestTypeConverter(suite.db)
+	suite.storage = testrig.NewInMemoryStorage()
+	testrig.StandardDBSetup(suite.db, nil)
+	testrig.StandardStorageSetup(suite.storage, "../../../../testrig/media")
+
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+	clientWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromClientAPI](-1, -1)
+
+	suite.mediaManager = testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage)
+	suite.federator = testrig.NewTestFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(nil, "../../../../testrig/media"), suite.db, fedWorker), suite.storage, suite.mediaManager, fedWorker)
+	suite.emailSender = testrig.NewEmailSender("../../../../web/template/", nil)
+	suite.processor = testrig.NewTestProcessor(suite.db, suite.storage, suite.federator, suite.emailSender, suite.mediaManager, clientWorker, fedWorker)
+	suite.statusModule = status.New(suite.processor).(*status.Module)
+	suite.bookmarkModule = bookmarks.New(suite.processor).(*bookmarks.Module)
+
+	suite.NoError(suite.processor.Start())
+}
+
+func (suite *BookmarkTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	testrig.StandardDBTeardown(suite.db)
+	testrig.StandardStorageTeardown(suite.storage)
+}
+
+func (suite *BookmarkTestSuite) TestGetBookmark() {
+	t := suite.testTokens["local_account_1"]
+	oauthToken := oauth.DBTokenToToken(t)
+
+	targetStatus := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"]
+
+	// setup
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx, _ := testrig.CreateGinTestContext(recorder, nil)
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedApplication, suite.testApplications["application_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauthToken)
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080%s", strings.Replace(status.BookmarkPath, ":id", targetStatus.ID, 1)), nil) // the endpoint we're hitting
+	ctx.Request.Header.Set("accept", "application/json")
+
+	suite.bookmarkModule.BookmarksGETHandler(ctx)
+
+	// check response
+	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+	result := recorder.Result()
+	defer result.Body.Close()
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	var statuses []model.Status
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &statuses)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	suite.Equal(1, len(statuses))
+}
+
+func TestBookmarkTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(BookmarkTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarksget.go b/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarksget.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dafc896ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/bookmarks/bookmarksget.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package bookmarks
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+)
+
+const (
+	// LimitKey is for setting the return amount limit for eg., requesting an account's statuses
+	LimitKey = "limit"
+
+	// MaxIDKey is for specifying the maximum ID of the bookmark to retrieve.
+	MaxIDKey = "max_id"
+	// MinIDKey is for specifying the minimum ID of the bookmark to retrieve.
+	MinIDKey = "min_id"
+)
+
+// BookmarksGETHandler swagger:operation GET /api/v1/bookmarks bookmarksGet
+//
+// Get an array of statuses bookmarked in the instance
+//
+//	---
+//	tags:
+//	- bookmarks
+//
+//	produces:
+//	- application/json
+//
+//	security:
+//	- OAuth2 Bearer:
+//		- read:bookmarks
+//
+//	responses:
+//		'200':
+//			description: Array of bookmarked statuses
+//			schema:
+//				type: array
+//				items:
+//					"$ref": "#/definitions/status"
+//			headers:
+//				Link:
+//					type: string
+//					description: Links to the next and previous queries.
+//		'401':
+//			description: unauthorized
+//		'406':
+//			description: not acceptable
+//		'500':
+//			description: internal server error
+func (m *Module) BookmarksGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	limit := 30
+	limitString := c.Query(LimitKey)
+	if limitString != "" {
+		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+			return
+		}
+		limit = int(i)
+	}
+
+	maxID := ""
+	maxIDString := c.Query(MaxIDKey)
+	if maxIDString != "" {
+		maxID = maxIDString
+	}
+
+	minID := ""
+	minIDString := c.Query(MinIDKey)
+	if minIDString != "" {
+		minID = minIDString
+	}
+
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.BookmarksGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, maxID, minID, limit)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if resp.LinkHeader != "" {
+		c.Header("Link", resp.LinkHeader)
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, resp.Items)
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/client/status/status.go b/internal/api/client/status/status.go
index 67f046abd..dc32ae9b5 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/status/status.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/status/status.go
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ func (m *Module) Route(r router.Router) error {
 	r.AttachHandler(http.MethodPost, UnreblogPath, m.StatusUnboostPOSTHandler)
 	r.AttachHandler(http.MethodGet, RebloggedPath, m.StatusBoostedByGETHandler)
 
+	r.AttachHandler(http.MethodPost, BookmarkPath, m.StatusBookmarkPOSTHandler)
+	r.AttachHandler(http.MethodPost, UnbookmarkPath, m.StatusUnbookmarkPOSTHandler)
+
 	r.AttachHandler(http.MethodGet, ContextPath, m.StatusContextGETHandler)
 
 	r.AttachHandler(http.MethodGet, BasePathWithID, m.muxHandler)
diff --git a/internal/api/client/status/statusbookmark.go b/internal/api/client/status/statusbookmark.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..983becd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/status/statusbookmark.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+)
+
+// StatusBookmarkPOSTHandler swagger:operation POST /api/v1/statuses/{id}/bookmark statusBookmark
+//
+// Bookmark status with the given ID.
+//
+//	---
+//	tags:
+//	- statuses
+//
+//	produces:
+//	- application/json
+//
+//	parameters:
+//	-
+//		name: id
+//		type: string
+//		description: Target status ID.
+//		in: path
+//		required: true
+//
+//	security:
+//	- OAuth2 Bearer:
+//		- write:statuses
+//
+//	responses:
+//		'200':
+//			name: status
+//			description: The status.
+//			schema:
+//				"$ref": "#/definitions/status"
+//		'400':
+//			description: bad request
+//		'401':
+//			description: unauthorized
+//		'403':
+//			description: forbidden
+//		'404':
+//			description: not found
+//		'406':
+//			description: not acceptable
+//		'500':
+//			description: internal server error
+func (m *Module) StatusBookmarkPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
+	if targetStatusID == "" {
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusBookmark(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, apiStatus)
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/client/status/statusbookmark_test.go b/internal/api/client/status/statusbookmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3da4f297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/status/statusbookmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/status"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
+)
+
+type StatusBookmarkTestSuite struct {
+	StatusStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusBookmarkTestSuite) TestPostBookmark() {
+	t := suite.testTokens["local_account_1"]
+	oauthToken := oauth.DBTokenToToken(t)
+
+	targetStatus := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"]
+
+	// setup
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx, _ := testrig.CreateGinTestContext(recorder, nil)
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedApplication, suite.testApplications["application_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauthToken)
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080%s", strings.Replace(status.BookmarkPath, ":id", targetStatus.ID, 1)), nil) // the endpoint we're hitting
+	ctx.Request.Header.Set("accept", "application/json")
+
+	// normally the router would populate these params from the path values,
+	// but because we're calling the function directly, we need to set them manually.
+	ctx.Params = gin.Params{
+		gin.Param{
+			Key:   status.IDKey,
+			Value: targetStatus.ID,
+		},
+	}
+
+	suite.statusModule.StatusBookmarkPOSTHandler(ctx)
+
+	// check response
+	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+	result := recorder.Result()
+	defer result.Body.Close()
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	statusReply := &model.Status{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, statusReply)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	suite.True(statusReply.Bookmarked)
+}
+
+func TestStatusBookmarkTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(StatusBookmarkTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/client/status/statusunbookmark.go b/internal/api/client/status/statusunbookmark.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa090f8c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/status/statusunbookmark.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+)
+
+// StatusUnbookmarkPOSTHandler swagger:operation POST /api/v1/statuses/{id}/unbookmark statusUnbookmark
+//
+// Unbookmark status with the given ID.
+//
+//	---
+//	tags:
+//	- statuses
+//
+//	produces:
+//	- application/json
+//
+//	parameters:
+//	-
+//		name: id
+//		type: string
+//		description: Target status ID.
+//		in: path
+//		required: true
+//
+//	security:
+//	- OAuth2 Bearer:
+//		- write:statuses
+//
+//	responses:
+//		'200':
+//			name: status
+//			description: The status.
+//			schema:
+//				"$ref": "#/definitions/status"
+//		'400':
+//			description: bad request
+//		'401':
+//			description: unauthorized
+//		'403':
+//			description: forbidden
+//		'404':
+//			description: not found
+//		'406':
+//			description: not acceptable
+//		'500':
+//			description: internal server error
+func (m *Module) StatusUnbookmarkPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
+	if targetStatusID == "" {
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusUnbookmark(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, apiStatus)
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/client/status/statusunbookmark_test.go b/internal/api/client/status/statusunbookmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09a18ab9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/status/statusunbookmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/status"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
+)
+
+type StatusUnbookmarkTestSuite struct {
+	StatusStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusUnbookmarkTestSuite) TestPostUnbookmark() {
+	t := suite.testTokens["local_account_1"]
+	oauthToken := oauth.DBTokenToToken(t)
+
+	targetStatus := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"]
+
+	// setup
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx, _ := testrig.CreateGinTestContext(recorder, nil)
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedApplication, suite.testApplications["application_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauthToken)
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080%s", strings.Replace(status.UnbookmarkPath, ":id", targetStatus.ID, 1)), nil) // the endpoint we're hitting
+	ctx.Request.Header.Set("accept", "application/json")
+
+	ctx.Params = gin.Params{
+		gin.Param{
+			Key:   status.IDKey,
+			Value: targetStatus.ID,
+		},
+	}
+
+	suite.statusModule.StatusUnbookmarkPOSTHandler(ctx)
+
+	result := recorder.Result()
+	defer result.Body.Close()
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	statusReply := &model.Status{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, statusReply)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	suite.False(statusReply.Bookmarked)
+}
+
+func TestStatusUnbookmarkTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(StatusUnbookmarkTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/account.go b/internal/db/account.go
index 7e7d1de43..015621632 100644
--- a/internal/db/account.go
+++ b/internal/db/account.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type Account interface {
 	// or replies.
 	GetAccountWebStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string, limit int, maxID string) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, Error)
 
+	GetBookmarks(ctx context.Context, accountID string, limit int, maxID string, minID string) ([]*gtsmodel.StatusBookmark, Error)
+
 	GetAccountBlocks(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxID string, sinceID string, limit int) ([]*gtsmodel.Account, string, string, Error)
 
 	// GetAccountLastPosted simply gets the timestamp of the most recent post by the account.
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/account.go b/internal/db/bundb/account.go
index 9f3fc8a16..01601e540 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/account.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/account.go
@@ -442,6 +442,38 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountWebStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string,
 	return a.statusesFromIDs(ctx, statusIDs)
 }
 
+func (a *accountDB) GetBookmarks(ctx context.Context, accountID string, limit int, maxID string, minID string) ([]*gtsmodel.StatusBookmark, db.Error) {
+	bookmarks := []*gtsmodel.StatusBookmark{}
+
+	q := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("status_bookmarks"), bun.Ident("status_bookmark")).
+		Order("status_bookmark.id DESC").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status_bookmark.account_id"), accountID)
+
+	if accountID == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("must provide an account")
+	}
+
+	if limit != 0 {
+		q = q.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("status_bookmark.id"), maxID)
+	}
+
+	if minID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("? > ?", bun.Ident("status_bookmark.id"), minID)
+	}
+
+	if err := q.Scan(ctx, &bookmarks); err != nil {
+		return nil, a.conn.ProcessError(err)
+	}
+
+	return bookmarks, nil
+}
+
 func (a *accountDB) GetAccountBlocks(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxID string, sinceID string, limit int) ([]*gtsmodel.Account, string, string, db.Error) {
 	blocks := []*gtsmodel.Block{}
 
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/account_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/account_test.go
index bf85f14f4..e63956f87 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/account_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/account_test.go
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TestInsertAccountWithDefaults() {
 	suite.False(*newAccount.HideCollections)
 }
 
+func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TestGettingBookmarksWithNoAccount() {
+	statuses, err := suite.db.GetBookmarks(context.Background(), "", 10, "", "")
+	suite.Error(err)
+	suite.Nil(statuses)
+}
+
 func TestAccountTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(AccountTestSuite))
 }
diff --git a/internal/processing/account/account.go b/internal/processing/account/account.go
index 3eccbc27d..4c29621ed 100644
--- a/internal/processing/account/account.go
+++ b/internal/processing/account/account.go
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ type Processor interface {
 	// WebStatusesGet fetches a number of statuses (in descending order) from the given account. It selects only
 	// statuses which are suitable for showing on the public web profile of an account.
 	WebStatusesGet(ctx context.Context, targetAccountID string, maxID string) (*apimodel.PageableResponse, gtserror.WithCode)
+	// StatusesGet fetches a number of statuses (in time descending order) from the given account, filtered by visibility for
+	// the account given in authed.
+	BookmarksGet(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account, limit int, maxID string, minID string) (*apimodel.PageableResponse, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// FollowersGet fetches a list of the target account's followers.
 	FollowersGet(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account, targetAccountID string) ([]apimodel.Account, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// FollowingGet fetches a list of the accounts that target account is following.
diff --git a/internal/processing/account/getbookmarks.go b/internal/processing/account/getbookmarks.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b15806c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/account/getbookmarks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package account
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
+)
+
+func (p *processor) BookmarksGet(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account, limit int, maxID string, minID string) (*apimodel.PageableResponse, gtserror.WithCode) {
+	if requestingAccount == nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(fmt.Errorf("cannot retrieve bookmarks without a requesting account"))
+	}
+
+	bookmarks, err := p.db.GetBookmarks(ctx, requestingAccount.ID, limit, maxID, minID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
+	}
+
+	count := len(bookmarks)
+	filtered := make([]*gtsmodel.Status, 0, len(bookmarks))
+	nextMaxIDValue := ""
+	prevMinIDValue := ""
+	for i, b := range bookmarks {
+		s, err := p.db.GetStatusByID(ctx, b.StatusID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
+		}
+
+		visible, err := p.filter.StatusVisible(ctx, s, requestingAccount)
+		if err == nil && visible {
+			if i == count-1 {
+				nextMaxIDValue = b.ID
+			}
+
+			if i == 0 {
+				prevMinIDValue = b.ID
+			}
+
+			filtered = append(filtered, s)
+		}
+	}
+
+	count = len(filtered)
+
+	if count == 0 {
+		return util.EmptyPageableResponse(), nil
+	}
+
+	items := []interface{}{}
+	for _, s := range filtered {
+		item, err := p.tc.StatusToAPIStatus(ctx, s, requestingAccount)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error converting status to api: %s", err))
+		}
+		items = append(items, item)
+	}
+
+	return util.PackagePageableResponse(util.PageableResponseParams{
+		Items:            items,
+		Path:             "/api/v1/bookmarks",
+		NextMaxIDValue:   nextMaxIDValue,
+		PrevMinIDValue:   prevMinIDValue,
+		Limit:            limit,
+		ExtraQueryParams: []string{},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/bookmark.go b/internal/processing/bookmark.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3bcfca4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/bookmark.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package processing
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+)
+
+func (p *processor) BookmarksGet(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, maxID string, minID string, limit int) (*apimodel.PageableResponse, gtserror.WithCode) {
+	return p.accountProcessor.BookmarksGet(ctx, authed.Account, limit, maxID, minID)
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/processor.go b/internal/processing/processor.go
index 22fb7b2b7..88b0f5594 100644
--- a/internal/processing/processor.go
+++ b/internal/processing/processor.go
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ type Processor interface {
 	// CustomEmojisGet returns an array of info about the custom emojis on this server
 	CustomEmojisGet(ctx context.Context) ([]*apimodel.Emoji, gtserror.WithCode)
 
+	// BookmarksGet returns a pageable response of statuses that have been bookmarked
+	BookmarksGet(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, maxID string, minID string, limit int) (*apimodel.PageableResponse, gtserror.WithCode)
+
 	// FileGet handles the fetching of a media attachment file via the fileserver.
 	FileGet(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.GetContentRequestForm) (*apimodel.Content, gtserror.WithCode)
 
@@ -202,6 +205,10 @@ type Processor interface {
 	StatusUnfave(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// StatusGetContext returns the context (previous and following posts) from the given status ID
 	StatusGetContext(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Context, gtserror.WithCode)
+	// StatusBookmark process a bookmark for a status
+	StatusBookmark(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode)
+	// StatusUnbookmark removes a bookmark for a status
+	StatusUnbookmark(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode)
 
 	// HomeTimelineGet returns statuses from the home timeline, with the given filters/parameters.
 	HomeTimelineGet(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, maxID string, sinceID string, minID string, limit int, local bool) (*apimodel.PageableResponse, gtserror.WithCode)
diff --git a/internal/processing/status.go b/internal/processing/status.go
index b2f222971..808079c97 100644
--- a/internal/processing/status.go
+++ b/internal/processing/status.go
@@ -65,3 +65,11 @@ func (p *processor) StatusUnfave(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, target
 func (p *processor) StatusGetContext(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Context, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	return p.statusProcessor.Context(ctx, authed.Account, targetStatusID)
 }
+
+func (p *processor) StatusBookmark(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode) {
+	return p.statusProcessor.Bookmark(ctx, authed.Account, targetStatusID)
+}
+
+func (p *processor) StatusUnbookmark(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode) {
+	return p.statusProcessor.Unbookmark(ctx, authed.Account, targetStatusID)
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/bookmark.go b/internal/processing/status/bookmark.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f13fbacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/status/bookmark.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/id"
+)
+
+func (p *processor) Bookmark(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode) {
+	targetStatus, err := p.db.GetStatusByID(ctx, targetStatusID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(fmt.Errorf("error fetching status %s: %s", targetStatusID, err))
+	}
+	if targetStatus.Account == nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(fmt.Errorf("no status owner for status %s", targetStatusID))
+	}
+	visible, err := p.filter.StatusVisible(ctx, targetStatus, requestingAccount)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(fmt.Errorf("error seeing if status %s is visible: %s", targetStatus.ID, err))
+	}
+	if !visible {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(errors.New("status is not visible"))
+	}
+
+	// first check if the status is already bookmarked, if so we don't need to do anything
+	newBookmark := true
+	gtsBookmark := &gtsmodel.StatusBookmark{}
+	if err := p.db.GetWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "status_id", Value: targetStatus.ID}, {Key: "account_id", Value: requestingAccount.ID}}, gtsBookmark); err == nil {
+		// we already have a bookmark for this status
+		newBookmark = false
+	}
+
+	if newBookmark {
+		thisBookmarkID, err := id.NewULID()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
+		}
+
+		// we need to create a new bookmark in the database
+		gtsBookmark := &gtsmodel.StatusBookmark{
+			ID:              thisBookmarkID,
+			AccountID:       requestingAccount.ID,
+			Account:         requestingAccount,
+			TargetAccountID: targetStatus.AccountID,
+			TargetAccount:   targetStatus.Account,
+			StatusID:        targetStatus.ID,
+			Status:          targetStatus,
+		}
+
+		if err := p.db.Put(ctx, gtsBookmark); err != nil {
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error putting bookmark in database: %s", err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// return the apidon representation of the target status
+	apiStatus, err := p.tc.StatusToAPIStatus(ctx, targetStatus, requestingAccount)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error converting status %s to frontend representation: %s", targetStatus.ID, err))
+	}
+
+	return apiStatus, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/bookmark_test.go b/internal/processing/status/bookmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed1f9c774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/status/bookmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+type StatusBookmarkTestSuite struct {
+	StatusStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusBookmarkTestSuite) TestBookmark() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// bookmark a status
+	bookmarkingAccount1 := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	targetStatus1 := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"]
+
+	bookmark1, err := suite.status.Bookmark(ctx, bookmarkingAccount1, targetStatus1.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(bookmark1)
+	suite.True(bookmark1.Bookmarked)
+	suite.Equal(targetStatus1.ID, bookmark1.ID)
+}
+
+func TestStatusBookmarkTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(StatusBookmarkTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/status.go b/internal/processing/status/status.go
index c63769c76..d31b69b38 100644
--- a/internal/processing/status/status.go
+++ b/internal/processing/status/status.go
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ type Processor interface {
 	Unfave(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// Context returns the context (previous and following posts) from the given status ID
 	Context(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Context, gtserror.WithCode)
+	// Bookmarks a status
+	Bookmark(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode)
+	// Removes a bookmark for a status
+	Unbookmark(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode)
 
 	/*
 		PROCESSING UTILS
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/unbookmark.go b/internal/processing/status/unbookmark.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef5962495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/status/unbookmark.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+)
+
+func (p *processor) Unbookmark(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*apimodel.Status, gtserror.WithCode) {
+	targetStatus, err := p.db.GetStatusByID(ctx, targetStatusID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(fmt.Errorf("error fetching status %s: %s", targetStatusID, err))
+	}
+	if targetStatus.Account == nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(fmt.Errorf("no status owner for status %s", targetStatusID))
+	}
+	visible, err := p.filter.StatusVisible(ctx, targetStatus, requestingAccount)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(fmt.Errorf("error seeing if status %s is visible: %s", targetStatus.ID, err))
+	}
+	if !visible {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(errors.New("status is not visible"))
+	}
+
+	// first check if the status is already bookmarked
+	toUnbookmark := false
+	gtsBookmark := &gtsmodel.StatusBookmark{}
+	if err := p.db.GetWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "status_id", Value: targetStatus.ID}, {Key: "account_id", Value: requestingAccount.ID}}, gtsBookmark); err == nil {
+		// we already have a bookmark for this status
+		toUnbookmark = true
+	}
+
+	if toUnbookmark {
+		if err := p.db.DeleteWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "status_id", Value: targetStatus.ID}, {Key: "account_id", Value: requestingAccount.ID}}, gtsBookmark); err != nil {
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error unfaveing status: %s", err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// return the apidon representation of the target status
+	apiStatus, err := p.tc.StatusToAPIStatus(ctx, targetStatus, requestingAccount)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error converting status %s to frontend representation: %s", targetStatus.ID, err))
+	}
+
+	return apiStatus, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/unbookmark_test.go b/internal/processing/status/unbookmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38a60d776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/status/unbookmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package status_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+type StatusUnbookmarkTestSuite struct {
+	StatusStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusUnbookmarkTestSuite) TestUnbookmark() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// bookmark a status
+	bookmarkingAccount1 := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	targetStatus1 := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"]
+
+	bookmark1, err := suite.status.Bookmark(ctx, bookmarkingAccount1, targetStatus1.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(bookmark1)
+	suite.True(bookmark1.Bookmarked)
+	suite.Equal(targetStatus1.ID, bookmark1.ID)
+
+	bookmark2, err := suite.status.Unbookmark(ctx, bookmarkingAccount1, targetStatus1.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(bookmark2)
+	suite.False(bookmark2.Bookmarked)
+	suite.Equal(targetStatus1.ID, bookmark1.ID)
+}
+
+func TestStatusUnbookmarkTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(StatusUnbookmarkTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
index a3f134312..308df5fc2 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestStatusToFrontend() {
 	b, err := json.Marshal(apiStatus)
 	suite.NoError(err)
 
-	suite.Equal(`{"id":"01F8MH75CBF9JFX4ZAD54N0W0R","created_at":"2021-10-20T11:36:45.000Z","in_reply_to_id":null,"in_reply_to_account_id":null,"sensitive":false,"spoiler_text":"","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01F8MH75CBF9JFX4ZAD54N0W0R","url":"http://localhost:8080/@admin/statuses/01F8MH75CBF9JFX4ZAD54N0W0R","replies_count":0,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":1,"favourited":true,"reblogged":false,"muted":false,"bookmarked":false,"pinned":false,"content":"hello world! #welcome ! first post on the instance :rainbow: !","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"superseriousbusiness","website":"https://superserious.business"},"account":{"id":"01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF","username":"admin","acct":"admin","display_name":"","locked":false,"bot":false,"created_at":"2022-05-17T13:10:59.000Z","note":"","url":"http://localhost:8080/@admin","avatar":"","avatar_static":"","header":"http://localhost:8080/assets/default_header.png","header_static":"http://localhost:8080/assets/default_header.png","followers_count":1,"following_count":1,"statuses_count":4,"last_status_at":"2021-10-20T10:41:37.000Z","emojis":[],"fields":[],"enable_rss":true,"role":"admin"},"media_attachments":[{"id":"01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76","type":"image","url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF/attachment/original/01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76.jpeg","text_url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF/attachment/original/01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76.jpeg","preview_url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF/attachment/small/01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76.jpeg","remote_url":null,"preview_remote_url":null,"meta":{"original":{"width":1200,"height":630,"size":"1200x630","aspect":1.9047619},"small":{"width":256,"height":134,"size":"256x134","aspect":1.9104477},"focus":{"x":0,"y":0}},"description":"Black and white image of some 50's style text saying: Welcome On Board","blurhash":"LNJRdVM{00Rj%Mayt7j[4nWBofRj"}],"mentions":[],"tags":[{"name":"welcome","url":"http://localhost:8080/tags/welcome"}],"emojis":[{"shortcode":"rainbow","url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01AY6P665V14JJR0AFVRT7311Y/emoji/original/01F8MH9H8E4VG3KDYJR9EGPXCQ.png","static_url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01AY6P665V14JJR0AFVRT7311Y/emoji/static/01F8MH9H8E4VG3KDYJR9EGPXCQ.png","visible_in_picker":true,"category":"reactions"}],"card":null,"poll":null,"text":"hello world! #welcome ! first post on the instance :rainbow: !"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"id":"01F8MH75CBF9JFX4ZAD54N0W0R","created_at":"2021-10-20T11:36:45.000Z","in_reply_to_id":null,"in_reply_to_account_id":null,"sensitive":false,"spoiler_text":"","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01F8MH75CBF9JFX4ZAD54N0W0R","url":"http://localhost:8080/@admin/statuses/01F8MH75CBF9JFX4ZAD54N0W0R","replies_count":0,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":1,"favourited":true,"reblogged":false,"muted":false,"bookmarked":true,"pinned":false,"content":"hello world! #welcome ! first post on the instance :rainbow: !","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"superseriousbusiness","website":"https://superserious.business"},"account":{"id":"01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF","username":"admin","acct":"admin","display_name":"","locked":false,"bot":false,"created_at":"2022-05-17T13:10:59.000Z","note":"","url":"http://localhost:8080/@admin","avatar":"","avatar_static":"","header":"http://localhost:8080/assets/default_header.png","header_static":"http://localhost:8080/assets/default_header.png","followers_count":1,"following_count":1,"statuses_count":4,"last_status_at":"2021-10-20T10:41:37.000Z","emojis":[],"fields":[],"enable_rss":true,"role":"admin"},"media_attachments":[{"id":"01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76","type":"image","url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF/attachment/original/01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76.jpeg","text_url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF/attachment/original/01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76.jpeg","preview_url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF/attachment/small/01F8MH6NEM8D7527KZAECTCR76.jpeg","remote_url":null,"preview_remote_url":null,"meta":{"original":{"width":1200,"height":630,"size":"1200x630","aspect":1.9047619},"small":{"width":256,"height":134,"size":"256x134","aspect":1.9104477},"focus":{"x":0,"y":0}},"description":"Black and white image of some 50's style text saying: Welcome On Board","blurhash":"LNJRdVM{00Rj%Mayt7j[4nWBofRj"}],"mentions":[],"tags":[{"name":"welcome","url":"http://localhost:8080/tags/welcome"}],"emojis":[{"shortcode":"rainbow","url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01AY6P665V14JJR0AFVRT7311Y/emoji/original/01F8MH9H8E4VG3KDYJR9EGPXCQ.png","static_url":"http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01AY6P665V14JJR0AFVRT7311Y/emoji/static/01F8MH9H8E4VG3KDYJR9EGPXCQ.png","visible_in_picker":true,"category":"reactions"}],"card":null,"poll":null,"text":"hello world! #welcome ! first post on the instance :rainbow: !"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestInstanceToFrontend() {
diff --git a/testrig/db.go b/testrig/db.go
index 508f10b76..3e34344bc 100644
--- a/testrig/db.go
+++ b/testrig/db.go
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ func StandardDBSetup(db db.DB, accounts map[string]*gtsmodel.Account) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, v := range NewTestBookmarks() {
+		if err := db.Put(ctx, v); err != nil {
+			log.Panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := db.CreateInstanceAccount(ctx); err != nil {
 		log.Panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/testrig/testmodels.go b/testrig/testmodels.go
index b34c1a1d9..cbaa855e8 100644
--- a/testrig/testmodels.go
+++ b/testrig/testmodels.go
@@ -2251,6 +2251,26 @@ func NewTestFediStatuses() map[string]vocab.ActivityStreamsNote {
 	}
 }
 
+// NewTestBookmarks returns a map of gts model bookmarks, keyed in the format [bookmarking_account]_[target_status]
+func NewTestBookmarks() map[string]*gtsmodel.StatusBookmark {
+	return map[string]*gtsmodel.StatusBookmark{
+		"local_account_1_admin_account_status_1": {
+			ID:              "01F8MHD2QCZSZ6WQS2ATVPEYJ9",
+			CreatedAt:       TimeMustParse("2022-05-14T13:21:09+02:00"),
+			AccountID:       "01F8MH1H7YV1Z7D2C8K2730QBF", // local account 1
+			TargetAccountID: "01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF", // admin account
+			StatusID:        "01F8MH75CBF9JFX4ZAD54N0W0R", // admin account status 1
+		},
+		"admin_account_local_account_1_status_1": {
+			ID:              "01F8Q0486ANTDWKG02A7DS1Q24",
+			CreatedAt:       TimeMustParse("2022-05-14T13:21:09+02:00"),
+			AccountID:       "01F8MH17FWEB39HZJ76B6VXSKF", // admin account
+			TargetAccountID: "01F8MH1H7YV1Z7D2C8K2730QBF", // local account 1
+			StatusID:        "01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY", // local account status 1
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // NewTestDereferenceRequests returns a map of incoming dereference requests, with their signatures.
 func NewTestDereferenceRequests(accounts map[string]*gtsmodel.Account) map[string]ActivityWithSignature {
 	var sig, digest, date string