diff --git a/web/src/inbox_ui.ts b/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
index b654b368bd..a47da6634e 100644
--- a/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
+++ b/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ export function complete_rerender(): void {
             get_options: inbox_view_dropdown_options,
         });
         filters_dropdown_widget.setup();
+        update_collapsed_note_visibility();
     });
 }
 
@@ -1333,6 +1334,68 @@ export function collapse_or_expand(container_id: string): void {
     }
 
     save_data_to_ls();
+    update_collapsed_note_visibility();
+}
+
+// We show the note "All of your unread conversations are hidden.
+// Click on a section, folder, or channel to see what's inside" for
+// the following situations:
+//   - All folders collapsed.
+//   - If all folders are not collapsed, all visible channels are collapsed.
+// For all other cases, the note is hidden.
+function should_show_all_folders_collapsed_note(): boolean {
+    // TODO: Ideally this would read from internal structures, not the DOM.
+    const has_visible_dm_folder = !$("#inbox-dm-header").hasClass("hidden_by_filters");
+    if (has_visible_dm_folder && !collapsed_containers.has("inbox-dm-header")) {
+        // Some DM content is visible.
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const visible_folders = [...channel_folders_dict.values()].filter(
+        (folder) => folder.is_header_visible,
+    );
+    if (visible_folders.length === 0) {
+        // Nothing at all is visible; the empty inbox message takes
+        // precedence.
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // At least one uncollapsed row is visible in some folder.
+    const has_expanded_content = visible_folders.some((folder) => {
+        if (!collapsed_containers.has(folder.header_id)) {
+            const folder_streams = [...streams_dict.values()].filter(
+                (stream) => stream.folder_id === folder.id && !stream.is_hidden,
+            );
+            return folder_streams.some(
+                (stream) => !collapsed_containers.has(STREAM_HEADER_PREFIX + stream.stream_id),
+            );
+        }
+        return false;
+    });
+    return !has_expanded_content;
+}
+
+function update_collapsed_note_visibility(): void {
+    if (should_show_all_folders_collapsed_note()) {
+        $("#inbox-collapsed-note").show();
+    } else {
+        $("#inbox-collapsed-note").hide();
+    }
+}
+
+function expand_all_folders_and_channels(): void {
+    $(
+        "#inbox-list .inbox-folder.inbox-collapsed-state:not(.hidden_by_filters), .inbox-streams-container .inbox-header.inbox-collapsed-state:not(.hidden_by_filters)",
+    ).each(function () {
+        const container_id = $(this).attr("id");
+        if (container_id) {
+            $(this).removeClass("inbox-collapsed-state");
+            collapsed_containers.delete(container_id);
+        }
+    });
+
+    save_data_to_ls();
+    update_collapsed_note_visibility();
 }
 
 function focus_current_id(): void {
@@ -2034,6 +2097,7 @@ export function update(): void {
             revive_current_focus();
         }
     }
+    update_collapsed_note_visibility();
 }
 
 function get_focus_class_for_header(): string {
@@ -2224,6 +2288,12 @@ export function initialize({hide_other_views}: {hide_other_views: () => void}):
         }
     });
 
+    $("body").on("click", "#inbox-collapsed-note #inbox-expand-all-button", (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        expand_all_folders_and_channels();
+    });
+
     $("body").on("click", "#inbox-list .inbox-left-part-wrapper", function (this: HTMLElement, e) {
         if (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey) {
             return;
diff --git a/web/styles/inbox.css b/web/styles/inbox.css
index c7439ab4b7..712e8fc494 100644
--- a/web/styles/inbox.css
+++ b/web/styles/inbox.css
@@ -335,6 +335,29 @@
             }
         }
 
+        #inbox-collapsed-note {
+            display: none;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            max-width: calc(
+                var(--width-inbox-search) +
+                    var(--width-inbox-filters-dropdown) + 0.25em
+            );
+
+            .inbox-collapsed-note-and-button-wrapper {
+                margin-top: 3px;
+                padding-left: 8px;
+
+                .inbox-collpased-note-span {
+                    font-size: 1em;
+                }
+
+                #inbox-expand-all-button {
+                    display: block;
+                    margin-top: 5px;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         .inbox-right-part-wrapper {
             display: flex;
             align-items: center;
diff --git a/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_view.hbs b/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_view.hbs
index 66e57b65c9..fd44379343 100644
--- a/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_view.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_view.hbs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
             {{> inbox_list .}}
         {{/if}}
     </div>
+    <div id="inbox-collapsed-note">
+        <div class="inbox-collapsed-note-and-button-wrapper">
+            <span class="inbox-collpased-note-span">
+                {{t "All unread conversations are hidden. Click on a section, folder, or channel to expand it."}}
+            </span>
+            <button id="inbox-expand-all-button" class="action-button action-button-quiet-neutral" tabindex="0">
+                <span class="action-button-label">{{t "Show all"}}</span>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
     <div id="inbox-loading-indicator">
         {{#unless normal_view}}
         {{> ../view_bottom_loading_indicator}}