diff --git a/chat/state/manual_edit.py b/chat/state/manual_edit.py
index 3bfff79..fdcc723 100644
--- a/chat/state/manual_edit.py
+++ b/chat/state/manual_edit.py
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ T72.3 adds a per-flag witness toggle:
   ``{"flag": "you"|"host"|"guest", "value": 0|1}`` and ``prior_value``
   mirrors the same shape so an inverse edit can restore the flag.
 
+T98.3 adds a hide-from-view toggle:
+- ``turn_hidden`` — flip ``event_log.hidden`` on a single turn row.
+  Hidden turns are filtered by ``read_recent_dialogue`` (see
+  :mod:`chat.services.turn_common`) so they vanish from the prompt
+  without being deleted from the log. ``target_id`` is the integer
+  ``event_log.id`` of the turn; ``new_value`` is ``{"hidden": 0|1}``
+  and ``prior_value`` mirrors the shape so an inverse edit restores it.
+
 Pin toggles intentionally use the existing ``memory_pin_changed`` event
 (registered in :mod:`chat.state.memory`) rather than ``manual_edit`` so
 the projection writes both ``pinned`` and ``auto_pinned`` atomically.
@@ -138,5 +146,16 @@ def _apply_manual_edit(conn: Connection, e: Event) -> None:
                 f"UPDATE memories SET witness_{flag} = ? WHERE id = ?",
                 (1 if int(new_value["value"]) else 0, int(target_id)),
             )
+    elif kind == "turn_hidden":
+        # T98.3: hide-from-view toggle on a turn (event_log row). Sets
+        # ``event_log.hidden`` so :func:`read_recent_dialogue` (which
+        # filters ``hidden = 0``) drops the row from the prompt window
+        # without deleting it from the log. ``new_value`` is
+        # ``{"hidden": 0|1}``.
+        hidden_int = 1 if int(new_value.get("hidden", 0)) else 0
+        conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE event_log SET hidden = ? WHERE id = ?",
+            (hidden_int, int(target_id)),
+        )
     # Unknown target_kind: silently no-op for v1. Future kinds (activity
     # fields, etc.) extend the dispatch above.
diff --git a/chat/templates/_drawer.html b/chat/templates/_drawer.html
index 6c1b2c1..8614a80 100644
--- a/chat/templates/_drawer.html
+++ b/chat/templates/_drawer.html
@@ -456,6 +456,33 @@
     </details>
   </section>
 
+  <section class="drawer-section">
+    <h3>Recent turns</h3>
+    {% if recent_turns %}
+      <ul class="recent-turns-list">
+        {% for t in recent_turns %}
+          <li class="turn-row{% if t.hidden %} turn-hidden{% endif %}">
+            <span class="muted">#{{ t.event_id }} {{ t.kind }}</span>
+            <strong>{{ t.speaker }}:</strong>
+            {{ t.excerpt }}{% if t.excerpt|length >= 120 %}…{% endif %}
+            <form class="inline-edit"
+                  hx-post="/chats/{{ chat.id }}/drawer/turn/hide/{{ t.event_id }}"
+                  hx-target="#drawer" hx-swap="innerHTML">
+              <input type="hidden" name="hidden" value="{{ 0 if t.hidden else 1 }}">
+              <label>
+                <input type="checkbox" {% if t.hidden %}checked{% endif %}
+                       onchange="this.form.requestSubmit()">
+                hide from view
+              </label>
+            </form>
+          </li>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </ul>
+    {% else %}
+      <p class="muted">No turns yet.</p>
+    {% endif %}
+  </section>
+
   <section class="drawer-section">
     <h3>Significance review</h3>
     {% set total_mem = significance_distribution.values()|sum %}
diff --git a/chat/web/drawer.py b/chat/web/drawer.py
index 251e2ab..3a8a6d0 100644
--- a/chat/web/drawer.py
+++ b/chat/web/drawer.py
@@ -176,6 +176,43 @@ async def drawer(chat_id: str, request: Request, conn=Depends(get_conn)):
     active_events = list_active_events(conn, chat_id)
     open_threads = list_open_threads(conn, chat_id)
 
+    # T98.3: recent turns (user_turn / assistant_turn) for the hide-from-view
+    # panel. Includes ``hidden`` rows so the user can un-hide them — the
+    # filter on the read side (read_recent_dialogue) is what drops hidden
+    # rows from the prompt; the drawer panel always shows everything.
+    turn_rows = conn.execute(
+        """
+        SELECT id, kind, payload_json, hidden
+        FROM event_log
+        WHERE kind IN ('user_turn', 'assistant_turn', 'user_turn_edit')
+          AND superseded_by IS NULL
+        ORDER BY id DESC
+        LIMIT ?
+        """,
+        (RECENT_LIMIT,),
+    ).fetchall()
+    recent_turns: list[dict] = []
+    for row in turn_rows:
+        try:
+            payload = json.loads(row[2]) if row[2] else {}
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+            payload = {}
+        if payload.get("chat_id") != chat_id:
+            continue
+        text = payload.get("prose") or payload.get("text") or ""
+        speaker = payload.get("speaker_id") or (
+            "you" if row[1].startswith("user") else "?"
+        )
+        recent_turns.append(
+            {
+                "event_id": int(row[0]),
+                "kind": row[1],
+                "speaker": speaker,
+                "excerpt": (text or "").replace("\n", " ")[:120],
+                "hidden": bool(row[3]),
+            }
+        )
+
     # T98.1: branch metadata (every chat sees the global branch list — branches
     # may be chat-scoped or global, so :func:`list_branches_with_metadata`
     # returns both flavours and the template highlights the active one).
@@ -225,6 +262,7 @@ async def drawer(chat_id: str, request: Request, conn=Depends(get_conn)):
             "open_threads": open_threads,
             "branches": branches,
             "significance_distribution": significance_distribution,
+            "recent_turns": recent_turns,
         },
     )
 
@@ -1173,6 +1211,66 @@ async def switch_branch(
     return await drawer(chat_id, request, conn)
 
 
+@router.post(
+    "/chats/{chat_id}/drawer/turn/hide/{event_id}",
+    response_class=HTMLResponse,
+)
+async def hide_turn(
+    chat_id: str,
+    event_id: int,
+    request: Request,
+    hidden: int = Form(...),
+    conn=Depends(get_conn),
+):
+    """Toggle ``event_log.hidden`` on a turn via the ``turn_hidden``
+    ``manual_edit`` projector branch.
+
+    The route validates the target is an actual turn-shaped row in this
+    chat (so a stray click on the chat panel can't hide a system event)
+    and snapshots the prior ``hidden`` value for §6.4 reversibility.
+    """
+    chat = get_chat(conn, chat_id)
+    if chat is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"chat not found: {chat_id}")
+
+    row = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT kind, payload_json, hidden FROM event_log WHERE id = ?",
+        (int(event_id),),
+    ).fetchone()
+    if row is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=404, detail=f"event not found: {event_id}"
+        )
+    if row[0] not in ("user_turn", "assistant_turn", "user_turn_edit"):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=400,
+            detail=f"event {event_id} is not a turn (kind={row[0]})",
+        )
+    try:
+        payload = json.loads(row[1]) if row[1] else {}
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+        payload = {}
+    if payload.get("chat_id") != chat_id:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=404,
+            detail=f"event {event_id} not in chat {chat_id}",
+        )
+
+    prior_hidden = 1 if int(row[2]) else 0
+    new_hidden = 1 if int(hidden) else 0
+    append_and_apply(
+        conn,
+        kind="manual_edit",
+        payload={
+            "target_kind": "turn_hidden",
+            "target_id": int(event_id),
+            "prior_value": {"hidden": prior_hidden},
+            "new_value": {"hidden": new_hidden},
+        },
+    )
+    return await drawer(chat_id, request, conn)
+
+
 @router.post(
     "/chats/{chat_id}/drawer/branch/from-turn/{event_id}",
     response_class=HTMLResponse,
diff --git a/tests/test_drawer_phase4.py b/tests/test_drawer_phase4.py
index e20f01d..30f3336 100644
--- a/tests/test_drawer_phase4.py
+++ b/tests/test_drawer_phase4.py
@@ -280,3 +280,106 @@ def test_t98_2_edit_significance_via_existing_route_lands_manual_edit(
         assert int(payload["target_id"]) == target_id
         assert payload["prior_value"] == 0
         assert payload["new_value"] == 3
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# T98.3 — hide-from-view toggle.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _seed_turns(db: Path) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """Append one user_turn + one assistant_turn; return their event ids."""
+    with open_db(db) as conn:
+        user_id = append_and_apply(
+            conn,
+            kind="user_turn",
+            payload={
+                "chat_id": "chat_bot_a",
+                "prose": "How are you doing today?",
+                "segments": [],
+            },
+        )
+        bot_id = append_and_apply(
+            conn,
+            kind="assistant_turn",
+            payload={
+                "chat_id": "chat_bot_a",
+                "speaker_id": "bot_a",
+                "text": "Quite well, thanks for asking!",
+                "truncated": False,
+                "user_turn_id": user_id,
+            },
+        )
+    return user_id, bot_id
+
+
+def test_t98_3_hide_turn_flips_event_log_hidden_via_manual_edit(
+    client, tmp_path
+):
+    db = tmp_path / "test.db"
+    _seed_chat(db)
+    user_id, bot_id = _seed_turns(db)
+
+    response = client.post(
+        f"/chats/chat_bot_a/drawer/turn/hide/{user_id}",
+        data={"hidden": "1"},
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    with open_db(db) as conn:
+        # event_log.hidden flipped to 1.
+        row = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT hidden FROM event_log WHERE id = ?", (user_id,)
+        ).fetchone()
+        assert int(row[0]) == 1
+
+        # manual_edit landed with the prior snapshot.
+        import json as _json
+
+        log = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT payload_json FROM event_log "
+            "WHERE kind = 'manual_edit' ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1"
+        ).fetchone()
+        payload = _json.loads(log[0])
+        assert payload["target_kind"] == "turn_hidden"
+        assert int(payload["target_id"]) == user_id
+        assert payload["prior_value"] == {"hidden": 0}
+        assert payload["new_value"] == {"hidden": 1}
+
+
+def test_t98_3_hidden_turn_disappears_from_read_recent_dialogue(
+    client, tmp_path
+):
+    """Hiding a turn must drop it from the prompt-window read.
+
+    ``read_recent_dialogue`` (chat.services.turn_common) filters
+    ``hidden = 0`` server-side, so flipping the flag via the drawer
+    route must surface immediately.
+    """
+    db = tmp_path / "test.db"
+    _seed_chat(db)
+    user_id, bot_id = _seed_turns(db)
+
+    # Sanity baseline — both turns visible before the hide.
+    with open_db(db) as conn:
+        from chat.services.turn_common import read_recent_dialogue
+
+        before = read_recent_dialogue(conn, "chat_bot_a", limit=10)
+        before_ids = [t["event_id"] for t in before]
+        assert user_id in before_ids
+        assert bot_id in before_ids
+
+    # Hide the user turn via the drawer route.
+    response = client.post(
+        f"/chats/chat_bot_a/drawer/turn/hide/{user_id}",
+        data={"hidden": "1"},
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    with open_db(db) as conn:
+        from chat.services.turn_common import read_recent_dialogue
+
+        after = read_recent_dialogue(conn, "chat_bot_a", limit=10)
+        after_ids = [t["event_id"] for t in after]
+        assert user_id not in after_ids
+        assert bot_id in after_ids  # the unhidden bot turn still surfaces