diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/StatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/StatusDisplayItem.java
index 7d2e04b45..23de5b4b1 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/StatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/StatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ public abstract class StatusDisplayItem{
 		args.putString("account", accountID);
 		ScheduledStatus scheduledStatus = parentObject instanceof ScheduledStatus s ? s : null;
 
+		// Hide statuses that have a filter action of hide
+		if(!new StatusFilterPredicate(accountID, filterContext, FilterAction.HIDE).test(status))
+			return new ArrayList<StatusDisplayItem>() ;
+
 		HeaderStatusDisplayItem header=null;
 		boolean hideCounts=!AccountSessionManager.get(accountID).getLocalPreferences().showInteractionCounts;
 
@@ -363,10 +367,6 @@ public abstract class StatusDisplayItem{
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Hide statuses that have a filter action of hide
-		if(!new StatusFilterPredicate(accountID, filterContext, FilterAction.HIDE).test(status))
-			return new ArrayList<StatusDisplayItem>() ;
-
 		List<StatusDisplayItem> nonGapItems=gap!=null ? items.subList(0, items.size()-1) : items;
 		WarningFilteredStatusDisplayItem warning=applyingFilter==null ? null :
 				new WarningFilteredStatusDisplayItem(parentID, fragment, statusForContent, nonGapItems, applyingFilter);