diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 79f5391..d877c03 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ module git.gutmet.org/swill.git
 go 1.16
 
 require (
-	git.gutmet.org/go-mastodon.git v0.0.0-20221120215917-c814efc1642a
+	git.gutmet.org/go-mastodon.git v0.0.0-20221121192555-9585b1ce2e3b
 	git.gutmet.org/goutil.git v0.0.0-20201108182825-c19893df11f9
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7f588c2..aef9a28 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-git.gutmet.org/go-mastodon.git v0.0.0-20221120215917-c814efc1642a h1:p9lsBPekAW15B/UT8givO37I6x52bMn3vJ5t1dXH2G8=
-git.gutmet.org/go-mastodon.git v0.0.0-20221120215917-c814efc1642a/go.mod h1:e/Z3dytr4MYC4rdOjbWEbWXS+zy1CWxjvplVGTE/eH8=
+git.gutmet.org/go-mastodon.git v0.0.0-20221121192555-9585b1ce2e3b h1:hrafneYyLpduomEizAU5FmfVCdwNz077iXm6h9IkQBM=
+git.gutmet.org/go-mastodon.git v0.0.0-20221121192555-9585b1ce2e3b/go.mod h1:e/Z3dytr4MYC4rdOjbWEbWXS+zy1CWxjvplVGTE/eH8=
 git.gutmet.org/goutil.git v0.0.0-20201108182825-c19893df11f9 h1:XVD037Slgdl/CxcCWVtN6V+LzYl6QrTQ0upVIVpy6VE=
 git.gutmet.org/goutil.git v0.0.0-20201108182825-c19893df11f9/go.mod h1:iMgpxo9FxmbnUiQu5ugpjdtVZmh2rA9nySCr/GHkA64=
 git.gutmet.org/linkheader.git v0.0.0-20221120205136-a51e89fd8486 h1:7F1dwJvIgvHNvglosyIE7SA49BwG6b8DFkvD8NtHMD8=
diff --git a/swill.go b/swill.go
index c88cf20..ce52d9b 100644
--- a/swill.go
+++ b/swill.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (d *data) uploadVideo(i int) []mastodon.ID {
 	return uploadAll([]string{vid})
 }
 
-func setStatus(msg string, mediaIDs []mastodon.ID, previous *mastodon.Status) *mastodon.Status {
+func setStatus(f statusFlags, msg string, mediaIDs []mastodon.ID, previous *mastodon.Status) *mastodon.Status {
 	toot := &mastodon.Toot{
 		Status:   msg,
 		MediaIDs: mediaIDs,
@@ -121,12 +121,15 @@ func setStatus(msg string, mediaIDs []mastodon.ID, previous *mastodon.Status) *m
 	if previous != nil {
 		toot.InReplyToID = previous.ID
 	}
+	if f.visibility != "" {
+		toot.Visibility = f.visibility
+	}
 	status, err := mastodon.PostStatus(toot)
 	optLogFatal("setStatus", err)
 	return status
 }
 
-func (d *data) push(previous *mastodon.Status) []*mastodon.Status {
+func (d *data) push(f statusFlags, previous *mastodon.Status) []*mastodon.Status {
 	empty := false
 	i, g, v := 0, 0, 0
 	statuses := []*mastodon.Status{}
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ func (d *data) push(previous *mastodon.Status) []*mastodon.Status {
 			empty = false
 		}
 		if !empty {
-			t := setStatus(status, mediaIDs, previous)
+			t := setStatus(f, status, mediaIDs, previous)
 			statuses = append(statuses, t)
 			previous = t
 			i++
@@ -240,9 +243,9 @@ func splitArguments(args []string) data {
 	return d
 }
 
-func updateStatus(args []string) []*mastodon.Status {
+func updateStatus(f statusFlags, args []string) []*mastodon.Status {
 	d := splitArguments(args)
-	return d.push(nil)
+	return d.push(f, nil)
 }
 
 func PrintStatuses(statuses []*mastodon.Status) {
@@ -257,13 +260,25 @@ func PrintStatuses(statuses []*mastodon.Status) {
 	}
 }
 
-func status(args []string) error {
+type statusFlags struct {
+	visibility string
+}
+
+func status(f statusFlags, args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 1, -1, "status STATUS [FILE1 FILE2 ...]")
-	statuses := updateStatus(args)
+	statuses := updateStatus(f, args)
 	PrintStatuses(statuses)
 	return nil
 }
 
+func statusCommand() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
+	f := statusFlags{}
+	flagsInit := func(s *flag.FlagSet) {
+		s.StringVar(&f.visibility, "visibility", "", "public, unlisted, private or direct")
+	}
+	return flagsInit, func(args []string) error { return status(f, args) }
+}
+
 func userTimeline(args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 1, 1, "timeline USER")
 	user := args[0]
@@ -313,7 +328,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 	initializeMastodon()
 	commands := []goutil.Command{
-		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("status", wrapCommand(status), "post a status with message and/or media"),
+		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("status", wrapCommandFl(statusCommand), "post a status with message and/or media"),
 		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("timeline", wrapCommand(userTimeline), "get timeline of a specific user"),
 	}
 	_ = goutil.Execute(commands)