diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbd52e8..447c4e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ If you get a [permission failure](https://github.com/anmonteiro/lumo/issues/206)
        "r/Clojure" "https://www.reddit.com/r/clojure/.rss"}
  :mastodon {:access_token "XXXX"
             :api_url "https://botsin.space/api/v1/"
+            ;; optional boolean to makr content as sensitive
+            :sensitive true
+            ;; optional visibility flag: direct, private, unlisted, public
+            ;; defaults to public
+            :visibility "unlisted"
             ;; optional limit for the post length
             :max-post-length 300
             ;; optional flag specifying wether the name of the account
diff --git a/mastodon-bot.cljs b/mastodon-bot.cljs
index dfc4d4f..730de14 100755
--- a/mastodon-bot.cljs
+++ b/mastodon-bot.cljs
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@
   ([status-text]
    (post-status status-text nil))
   ([status-text media-ids]
-   (.post mastodon-client "statuses"
-          (clj->js (merge {:status (if-let [signature (-> config :mastodon :signature)]
-                                     (str status-text "\n" signature)
-                                     status-text)}
-                          (when media-ids {:media_ids media-ids}))))))
+   (let [{:keys [sensitive signature visibility]} (:mastodon config)]
+     (.post mastodon-client "statuses"
+          (clj->js (merge {:status (if signature (str status-text "\n" signature) status-text)}
+                          (when media-ids {:media_ids media-ids})
+                          (when sensitive {:sensitive sensitive})
+                          (when visibility {:visibility visibility})))))))
 
 (defn post-image [image-stream description callback]
   (-> (.post mastodon-client "media" #js {:file image-stream :description description})