diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts
index 51d3f1e2ea..cf2419a9eb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts
@@ -261,11 +261,14 @@ export class QueryService {
 			q.leftJoin(`note.${key}Instance`, `${key}Instance`);
 			q.andWhere(new Brackets(qb => {
 				qb.orWhere(`note.${key}Id IS NULL`) // no corresponding user
-					.orWhere(`note.${key}Host IS NULL`) // local
-					.orWhere(`${key}Instance.isBlocked = false`); // not blocked
+					.orWhere(`note.${key}Host IS NULL`); // local
 
-				if (!allowSilenced) {
-					qb.orWhere(`${key}Instance.isSilenced = false`); // not silenced
+				if (allowSilenced) {
+					qb.orWhere(`${key}Instance.isBlocked = false`); // not blocked
+				} else {
+					qb.orWhere(new Brackets(qbb => qbb
+						.andWhere(`${key}Instance.isBlocked = false`) // not blocked
+						.andWhere(`${key}Instance.isSilenced = false`))); // not silenced
 				}
 
 				if (excludeAuthor) {