diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b30543a2..f6e898e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "mime": "^3.0.0",
     "node-emoji": "^1.11.0",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
+    "parse-duration": "^1.0.2",
     "prom-client": "^14.0.1",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "rss-parser": "^3.12.0",
diff --git a/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts b/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts
index 7c6dc3b8..d07b4143 100644
--- a/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts
+++ b/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { ApiError, ErrCode, ValidatorApiError } from "../api";
 import { PermissionCheckFn } from ".";
 import { MinimalGitHubIssue, MinimalGitHubRepo } from "../libRs";
 import Ajv, { JSONSchemaType } from "ajv";
+import parseDuration from 'parse-duration';
 
 const log = new Logger("GitHubRepoConnection");
 const md = new markdown();
@@ -273,6 +274,14 @@ export interface GitHubTargetFilter {
     perPage?: number;
 }
 
+interface SilencedHook {
+    eventNames: AllowedEventsNames[];
+    filters?: {
+        by?: string;
+    };
+    until: Date,
+}
+
 /**
  * Handles rooms connected to a GitHub repo.
  */
@@ -431,6 +440,8 @@ export class GitHubRepoConnection extends CommandConnection<GitHubRepoConnection
 
     public debounceOnIssueLabeled = new Map<number, {labels: Set<string>, timeout: NodeJS.Timeout}>();
 
+    public tempSilencedHooks: SilencedHook[] = [];
+
     constructor(roomId: string,
         private readonly as: Appservice,
         state: GitHubRepoConnectionState,
@@ -712,6 +723,32 @@ export class GitHubRepoConnection extends CommandConnection<GitHubRepoConnection
         await this.as.botIntent.sendText(this.roomId, `Workflow started.`, "m.notice");
     }
 
+    @botCommand("hush", "Hush an event for a period of time", ["eventNames"], ["filters", "time"], true)
+    public async onHush(userId: string, eventNamesStr: string, filters?: string, time?: string) {
+        if (!await this.as.botClient.userHasPowerLevelFor(userId, this.roomId, "", true)) {
+            throw new CommandError("not-configured", "You must be able to set state in a room ('Change settings') in order to hush notifications.");
+        }
+        const eventNames = eventNamesStr.split(',');
+        const invalidEventNames = eventNames.filter(s => s in AllowedEvents === false)
+        if (invalidEventNames.length) {
+            throw new CommandError(`${invalidEventNames.join(', ')} are not valid event names`);
+        }
+        const filterSet: Record<string, string> = {};
+        filters?.split(',').forEach(s => {
+            const [key,value] = s.toLowerCase().split(':');
+            filterSet[key] = value;
+        });
+        // One hour
+        const until = new Date(Date.now() + (time ? parseDuration(time) : 1000 * 60 * 60));
+        this.tempSilencedHooks.push({
+            until,
+            filters: {
+                by: filterSet.by,
+            },
+            eventNames: eventNames as AllowedEventsNames[],
+        })
+    }
+
     public async onIssueCreated(event: IssuesOpenedEvent) {
         if (this.shouldSkipHook('issue.created', 'issue') || !this.matchesLabelFilter(event.issue)) {
             return;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2083700d..dbfe7ad6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4823,6 +4823,11 @@ parent-module@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     callsites "^3.0.0"
 
+parse-duration@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-duration/-/parse-duration-1.0.2.tgz#b9aa7d3a1363cc7e8845bea8fd3baf8a11df5805"
+  integrity sha512-Dg27N6mfok+ow1a2rj/nRjtCfaKrHUZV2SJpEn/s8GaVUSlf4GGRCRP1c13Hj+wfPKVMrFDqLMLITkYKgKxyyg==
+
 parse-srcset@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-srcset/-/parse-srcset-1.0.2.tgz#f2bd221f6cc970a938d88556abc589caaaa2bde1"