diff --git a/client/css/style.css b/client/css/style.css
index e517fe36..2c3a12ff 100644
--- a/client/css/style.css
+++ b/client/css/style.css
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ kbd {
 #settings #play:before,
 #form #submit:before,
 #chat .invite .from:before,
+#chat .condensed .expander:before,
 #chat .join .from:before,
 #chat .kick .from:before,
 #chat .part .from:before,
@@ -284,6 +285,22 @@ kbd {
 	color: #2ecc40;
 }
 
+#chat .condensed {
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+#chat .condensed div {
+	cursor: default;
+}
+
+#chat .condensed .expander:before {
+	content: "\f0d7"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/caret-down/ */
+}
+
+#chat .condensed.closed .expander:before {
+	content: "\f0da"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/caret-right/ */
+}
+
 #chat .join .from:before {
 	content: "\f090"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/sign-in/ */
 	color: #2ecc40;
@@ -801,6 +818,18 @@ kbd {
 	display: block;
 }
 
+#chat .condensed {
+	flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+#chat .condensed .msg {
+	flex-basis: 100%;
+}
+
+#chat .condensed.closed .msg {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 #windows .header .topic,
 .messages .msg,
 .sidebar {
@@ -1092,15 +1121,17 @@ kbd {
 	color: #555;
 }
 
-#chat.hide-join .join,
-#chat.hide-mode .mode,
-#chat.hide-motd .motd,
-#chat.hide-nick .nick,
-#chat.hide-part .part,
-#chat.hide-quit .quit {
+#chat.hide-optional .join,
+#chat.hide-optional .mode,
+#chat.hide-optional .nick,
+#chat.hide-optional .part,
+#chat.hide-optional .quit,
+#chat.hide-optional .condensed,
+#chat.hide-motd .motd {
 	display: none !important;
 }
 
+#chat .condensed .content,
 #chat .join .content,
 #chat .kick .content,
 #chat .mode .content,
@@ -2130,3 +2161,7 @@ part/quit messages where we don't load previews (adds a blank line otherwise) */
 #chat table.channel-list .topic {
 	white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
+
+.hide-text {
+	color: transparent !important;
+}
diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index d8d39618..2e8eae1b 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -218,8 +218,14 @@
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-sm-6">
 								<label class="opt">
-									<input type="checkbox" name="join">
-									Show joins
+									<input type="checkbox" name="optional">
+									Show <abbr title="Joins, parts, kicks, nick changes, and mode changes">status messages</abbr>
+								</label>
+							</div>
+							<div class="col-sm-6">
+								<label class="opt">
+									<input type="checkbox" name="condense">
+									Condense <abbr title="Joins, parts, kicks, nick changes, and mode changes">status messages</abbr>
 								</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-sm-6">
@@ -228,30 +234,6 @@
 									Show <abbr title="Message Of The Day">MOTD</abbr>
 								</label>
 							</div>
-							<div class="col-sm-6">
-								<label class="opt">
-									<input type="checkbox" name="part">
-									Show parts
-								</label>
-							</div>
-							<div class="col-sm-6">
-								<label class="opt">
-									<input type="checkbox" name="nick">
-									Show nick changes
-								</label>
-							</div>
-							<div class="col-sm-6">
-								<label class="opt">
-									<input type="checkbox" name="mode">
-									Show mode
-								</label>
-							</div>
-							<div class="col-sm-6">
-								<label class="opt">
-									<input type="checkbox" name="quit">
-									Show quits
-								</label>
-							</div>
 							<div class="col-sm-6">
 								<label class="opt">
 									<input type="checkbox" name="showSeconds">
diff --git a/client/js/condensed.js b/client/js/condensed.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2115e1eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/js/condensed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const constants = require("./constants");
+
+module.exports = {
+	updateText
+};
+
+function updateText(condensed, addedTypes) {
+	var obj = {};
+
+	for (var i in constants.condensedTypes) {
+		var msgType = constants.condensedTypes[i];
+		obj[msgType] = condensed.data(msgType) || 0;
+	}
+
+	for (var k in addedTypes) {
+		var added = addedTypes[k];
+		obj[added]++;
+		condensed.data(added, obj[added]);
+	}
+
+	var text = "";
+
+	for (var j in constants.condensedTypes) {
+		var messageType = constants.condensedTypes[j];
+		if (obj[messageType]) {
+			text += text === "" ? "" : ", ";
+			text += obj[messageType] + " " + messageType;
+			if (messageType === "nick" || messageType === "mode") {
+				text += " change";
+			}
+			text += obj[messageType] > 1 ? "s" : "";
+		}
+	}
+	condensed.find(".condensed-msg").text(text);
+}
diff --git a/client/js/constants.js b/client/js/constants.js
index f95fbd00..0cfb2092 100644
--- a/client/js/constants.js
+++ b/client/js/constants.js
@@ -56,6 +56,32 @@ const commands = [
 	"/whois"
 ];
 
+const actionTypes = [
+	"ban_list",
+	"invite",
+	"join",
+	"mode",
+	"kick",
+	"nick",
+	"part",
+	"quit",
+	"topic",
+	"topic_set_by",
+	"action",
+	"whois",
+	"ctcp",
+	"channel_list",
+];
+
+const condensedTypes = [
+	"join",
+	"kick",
+	"mode",
+	"nick",
+	"part",
+	"quit",
+];
+
 const timeFormats = {
 	msgDefault: "HH:mm",
 	msgWithSeconds: "HH:mm:ss"
@@ -63,6 +89,8 @@ const timeFormats = {
 
 module.exports = {
 	colorCodeMap: colorCodeMap,
-	timeFormats: timeFormats,
-	commands: commands
+	commands: commands,
+	condensedTypes: condensedTypes,
+	actionTypes: actionTypes,
+	timeFormats: timeFormats
 };
diff --git a/client/js/lounge.js b/client/js/lounge.js
index 9d0d1363..20260c71 100644
--- a/client/js/lounge.js
+++ b/client/js/lounge.js
@@ -439,6 +439,14 @@ $(function() {
 		}
 	});
 
+	chat.on("click", ".condensed", function() {
+		$(this).toggleClass("closed");
+	});
+
+	chat.on("click", ".condensed div", function(e) {
+		e.stopPropagation();
+	});
+
 	chat.on("click", ".user", function() {
 		var name = $(this).data("name");
 		var chan = findCurrentNetworkChan(name);
@@ -707,6 +715,9 @@ $(function() {
 	chat.on("click", ".show-more-button", function() {
 		var self = $(this);
 		var lastMessage = self.parent().next(".messages").children(".msg").first();
+		if (lastMessage.is(".condensed")) {
+			lastMessage = lastMessage.children(".msg").first();
+		}
 		var lastMessageId = parseInt(lastMessage[0].id.replace("msg-", ""), 10);
 
 		self
diff --git a/client/js/options.js b/client/js/options.js
index cd38b37f..19130c13 100644
--- a/client/js/options.js
+++ b/client/js/options.js
@@ -11,16 +11,13 @@ const chat = $("#chat");
 
 const options = $.extend({
 	coloredNicks: true,
+	condense: true,
 	desktopNotifications: false,
-	join: true,
 	links: true,
-	mode: true,
 	motd: true,
-	nick: true,
 	notification: true,
 	notifyAllMessages: false,
-	part: true,
-	quit: true,
+	optional: true,
 	showSeconds: false,
 	theme: $("#theme").attr("href").replace(/^themes\/(.*).css$/, "$1"), // Extracts default theme name, set on the server configuration
 	thumbnails: true,
@@ -66,15 +63,7 @@ settings.on("change", "input, select, textarea", function() {
 
 	storage.set("settings", JSON.stringify(options));
 
-	if ([
-		"join",
-		"mode",
-		"motd",
-		"nick",
-		"part",
-		"quit",
-		"notifyAllMessages",
-	].indexOf(name) !== -1) {
+	if (name === "optional" || name === "motd") {
 		chat.toggleClass("hide-" + name, !self.prop("checked"));
 	} else if (name === "coloredNicks") {
 		chat.toggleClass("colored-nicks", self.prop("checked"));
diff --git a/client/js/render.js b/client/js/render.js
index e3cca373..56400947 100644
--- a/client/js/render.js
+++ b/client/js/render.js
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ const options = require("./options");
 const renderPreview = require("./renderPreview");
 const utils = require("./utils");
 const sorting = require("./sorting");
+const constants = require("./constants");
+const condense = require("./condensed");
 
 const chat = $("#chat");
 const sidebar = $("#sidebar");
 
 module.exports = {
+	appendMessage,
 	buildChannelMessages,
 	buildChatMessage,
 	renderChannel,
@@ -19,16 +22,39 @@ module.exports = {
 	renderNetworks,
 };
 
-function buildChannelMessages(channel, messages) {
-	return messages.reduce(function(docFragment, message) {
-		docFragment.append(buildChatMessage({
-			chan: channel,
+function buildChannelMessages(data) {
+	return data.messages.reduce(function(docFragment, message) {
+		appendMessage(docFragment, data.id, data.type, message.type, buildChatMessage({
+			chan: data.id,
 			msg: message
 		}));
 		return docFragment;
 	}, $(document.createDocumentFragment()));
 }
 
+function appendMessage(container, chan, chanType, messageType, msg) {
+	if (constants.condensedTypes.indexOf(messageType) !== -1 && chanType !== "lobby") {
+		var condensedTypesClasses = "." + constants.condensedTypes.join(", .");
+		var lastChild = container.children("div.msg").last();
+		var lastDate = (new Date(lastChild.attr("data-time"))).toDateString();
+		var msgDate = (new Date(msg.attr("data-time"))).toDateString();
+		if (lastChild && $(lastChild).hasClass("condensed") && !$(msg).hasClass("message") && lastDate === msgDate) {
+			lastChild.append(msg);
+			condense.updateText(lastChild, [messageType]);
+		} else if (lastChild && $(lastChild).is(condensedTypesClasses) && options.condense) {
+			var condensed = buildChatMessage({msg: {type: "condensed", time: msg.attr("data-time"), previews: []}, chan: chan});
+			condensed.append(lastChild);
+			condensed.append(msg);
+			container.append(condensed);
+			condense.updateText(condensed, [messageType, lastChild.attr("data-type")]);
+		} else {
+			container.append(msg);
+		}
+	} else {
+		container.append(msg);
+	}
+}
+
 function buildChatMessage(data) {
 	const type = data.msg.type;
 	let target = "#chan-" + data.chan;
@@ -45,25 +71,13 @@ function buildChatMessage(data) {
 		data.msg.highlight = true;
 	}
 
-	if ([
-		"invite",
-		"join",
-		"mode",
-		"kick",
-		"nick",
-		"part",
-		"quit",
-		"topic",
-		"topic_set_by",
-		"action",
-		"whois",
-		"ctcp",
-		"channel_list",
-		"ban_list",
-	].indexOf(type) !== -1) {
+	if (constants.actionTypes.indexOf(type) !== -1) {
+		data.msg.template = "actions/" + type;
 		template = "msg_action";
 	} else if (type === "unhandled") {
 		template = "msg_unhandled";
+	} else if (type === "condensed") {
+		template = "msg_condensed";
 	}
 
 	const msg = $(templates[template](data.msg));
@@ -100,7 +114,7 @@ function renderChannel(data) {
 }
 
 function renderChannelMessages(data) {
-	const documentFragment = buildChannelMessages(data.id, data.messages);
+	const documentFragment = buildChannelMessages(data);
 	const channel = chat.find("#chan-" + data.id + " .messages").append(documentFragment);
 
 	if (data.firstUnread > 0) {
@@ -109,6 +123,8 @@ function renderChannelMessages(data) {
 		// TODO: If the message is far off in the history, we still need to append the marker into DOM
 		if (!first.length) {
 			channel.prepend(templates.unread_marker());
+		} else if (first.parent().hasClass("condensed")) {
+			first.parent().before(templates.unread_marker());
 		} else {
 			first.before(templates.unread_marker());
 		}
@@ -129,6 +145,10 @@ function renderChannelMessages(data) {
 			}
 
 			if (lastDate.toDateString() !== msgDate.toDateString()) {
+				var parent = msg.parent();
+				if (parent.hasClass("condensed")) {
+					msg.insertAfter(parent);
+				}
 				msg.before(templates.date_marker({msgDate: msgDate}));
 			}
 
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/more.js b/client/js/socket-events/more.js
index b8029934..8640a883 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/more.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/more.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const chat = $("#chat");
 const templates = require("../../views");
 
 socket.on("more", function(data) {
-	const documentFragment = render.buildChannelMessages(data.chan, data.messages);
+	const documentFragment = render.buildChannelMessages(data);
 	const chan = chat
 		.find("#chan-" + data.chan)
 		.find(".messages");
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ socket.on("more", function(data) {
 	} else if (children.eq(1).hasClass("date-marker-container")) {
 		// The unread-marker could be at index 0, which will cause the date-marker to become "stuck"
 		children.eq(1).remove();
+	} else if (children.eq(0).hasClass("condensed") && children.eq(0).children(".date-marker-container").eq(0).hasClass("date-marker-container")) {
+		children.eq(0).children(".date-marker-container").eq(0).remove();
 	}
 
 	// Add the older messages
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ socket.on("more", function(data) {
 		}
 
 		if (lastDate.toDateString() !== msgDate.toDateString()) {
+			var parent = msg.parent();
+			if (parent.hasClass("condensed")) {
+				msg.insertAfter(parent);
+			}
 			msg.before(templates.date_marker({msgDate: msgDate}));
 		}
 
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/msg.js b/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
index 15764848..44bf8081 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ const templates = require("../../views");
 
 socket.on("msg", function(data) {
 	const msg = render.buildChatMessage(data);
-	const target = data.chan;
-	const channel = chat.find("#chan-" + target);
+	const targetId = data.chan;
+	const target = "#chan-" + targetId;
+	const channel = chat.find(target);
 	const container = channel.find(".messages");
 
 	const activeChannelId = chat.find(".chan.active").data("id");
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ socket.on("msg", function(data) {
 	}
 
 	// Check if date changed
-	const prevMsg = $(container.find(".msg")).last();
+	let prevMsg = $(container.find(".msg")).last();
 	const prevMsgTime = new Date(prevMsg.attr("data-time"));
 	const msgTime = new Date(msg.attr("data-time"));
 
@@ -29,17 +30,26 @@ socket.on("msg", function(data) {
 	}
 
 	if (prevMsgTime.toDateString() !== msgTime.toDateString()) {
+		var parent = prevMsg.parent();
+		if (parent.hasClass("condensed")) {
+			prevMsg = parent;
+		}
 		prevMsg.after(templates.date_marker({msgDate: msgTime}));
 	}
 
 	// Add message to the container
-	container
-		.append(msg)
-		.trigger("msg", [
-			"#chan-" + target,
-			data
-		])
-		.trigger("keepToBottom");
+	render.appendMessage(
+		container,
+		data.chan,
+		$(target).attr("data-type"),
+		data.msg.type,
+		msg
+	);
+
+	container.trigger("msg", [
+		target,
+		data
+	]).trigger("keepToBottom");
 
 	var lastVisible = container.find("div:visible").last();
 	if (data.msg.self
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ socket.on("msg", function(data) {
 	}
 
 	// Message arrived in a non active channel, trim it to 100 messages
-	if (activeChannelId !== target && container.find(".msg").slice(0, -100).remove().length) {
+	if (activeChannelId !== targetId && container.find(".msg").slice(0, -100).remove().length) {
 		channel.find(".show-more").addClass("show");
 
 		// Remove date-seperators that would otherwise
diff --git a/client/views/index.js b/client/views/index.js
index 5c9da5dd..44da5ae9 100644
--- a/client/views/index.js
+++ b/client/views/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	date_marker: require("./date-marker.tpl"),
 	msg: require("./msg.tpl"),
 	msg_action: require("./msg_action.tpl"),
+	msg_condensed: require("./msg_condensed.tpl"),
 	msg_preview: require("./msg_preview.tpl"),
 	msg_preview_toggle: require("./msg_preview_toggle.tpl"),
 	msg_unhandled: require("./msg_unhandled.tpl"),
diff --git a/client/views/msg_action.tpl b/client/views/msg_action.tpl
index c3d5c772..42eb385f 100644
--- a/client/views/msg_action.tpl
+++ b/client/views/msg_action.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<div class="msg {{type}}{{#if self}} self{{/if}}{{#if highlight}} highlight{{/if}}" id="msg-{{id}}" data-time="{{time}}">
+<div class="msg {{type}}{{#if self}} self{{/if}}{{#if highlight}} highlight{{/if}}"
+	data-type="{{type}}" id="msg-{{id}}" data-time="{{time}}">
 	<span class="time tooltipped tooltipped-e" aria-label="{{localetime time}}">
 		{{tz time}}
 	</span>
diff --git a/client/views/msg_condensed.tpl b/client/views/msg_condensed.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13e52960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/views/msg_condensed.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div class="msg {{type}} closed" data-time="{{time}}">
+	<span class="time hide-text">{{tz time}}</span>
+	<span class="from"><span class="expander"></span></span>
+	<span class="content">
+		<span class="text condensed-msg"></span>
+	</span>
+</div>