diff --git a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
index d6446bc1c..30432bd0e 100644
--- a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -562,15 +562,9 @@ class HomeModel {
     
     func handle_notification(ev: NostrEvent) {
         // don't show notifications from ourselves
-        guard ev.pubkey != damus_state.pubkey else {
-            return
-        }
-        
-        guard event_has_our_pubkey(ev, our_pubkey: self.damus_state.pubkey) else {
-            return
-        }
-        
-        guard should_show_event(contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) && !damus_state.muted_threads.isMutedThread(ev, privkey: damus_state.keypair.privkey) else {
+        guard ev.pubkey != damus_state.pubkey,
+              event_has_our_pubkey(ev, our_pubkey: self.damus_state.pubkey),
+              should_show_event(privkey: self.damus_state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads, contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) else {
             return
         }
         
@@ -608,7 +602,7 @@ class HomeModel {
 
 
     func handle_text_event(sub_id: String, _ ev: NostrEvent) {
-        guard should_show_event(contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) else {
+        guard should_show_event(privkey: damus_state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads, contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) else {
             return
         }
         
@@ -635,7 +629,7 @@ class HomeModel {
     }
     
     func handle_dm(_ ev: NostrEvent) {
-        guard should_show_event(contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) else {
+        guard should_show_event(privkey: damus_state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads, contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) else {
             return
         }
         
@@ -1100,10 +1094,15 @@ func event_has_our_pubkey(_ ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: Pubkey) -> Bool {
 }
 
 
-func should_show_event(contacts: Contacts, ev: NostrEvent) -> Bool {
+func should_show_event(privkey: Privkey?, hellthreads: MutedThreadsManager, contacts: Contacts, ev: NostrEvent) -> Bool {
     if contacts.is_muted(ev.pubkey) {
         return false
     }
+
+    if hellthreads.isMutedThread(ev, privkey: privkey) {
+        return false
+    }
+
     return ev.should_show_event
 }
 
diff --git a/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
index 6931f3950..6493bc71b 100644
--- a/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SearchHomeModel: ObservableObject {
     }
     
     func filter_muted() {
-        events.filter { should_show_event(contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: $0) }
+        events.filter { should_show_event(privkey: damus_state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads, contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: $0) }
         self.objectWillChange.send()
     }
     
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class SearchHomeModel: ObservableObject {
             guard sub_id == self.base_subid || sub_id == self.profiles_subid else {
                 return
             }
-            if ev.is_textlike && should_show_event(contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) && !ev.is_reply(nil) {
+            if ev.is_textlike && should_show_event(privkey: damus_state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads, contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: ev) && !ev.is_reply(nil)
+            {
                 if !damus_state.settings.multiple_events_per_pubkey && seen_pubkey.contains(ev.pubkey) {
                     return
                 }
diff --git a/damus/Models/SearchModel.swift b/damus/Models/SearchModel.swift
index 7922b41ad..a782b2610 100644
--- a/damus/Models/SearchModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/SearchModel.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ class SearchModel: ObservableObject {
     }
     
     func filter_muted()  {
-        self.events.filter { should_show_event(contacts: state.contacts, ev: $0) }
+        self.events.filter {
+            should_show_event(privkey: state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: state.muted_threads, contacts: state.contacts, ev: $0)
+        }
         self.objectWillChange.send()
     }
     
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class SearchModel: ObservableObject {
             return
         }
         
-        guard should_show_event(contacts: state.contacts, ev: ev) else {
+        guard should_show_event(privkey: state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: state.muted_threads, contacts: state.contacts, ev: ev) else {
             return
         }
         
diff --git a/damus/Views/Events/MutedEventView.swift b/damus/Views/Events/MutedEventView.swift
index 9749ab736..10140389a 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Events/MutedEventView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Events/MutedEventView.swift
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ struct MutedEventView: View {
         self.damus_state = damus_state
         self.event = event
         self.selected = selected
-        self._shown = State(initialValue: should_show_event(contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: event))
+        self._shown = State(initialValue: should_show_event(privkey: damus_state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads, contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: event))
     }
     
     var should_mute: Bool {
-        return !should_show_event(contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: event)
+        return !should_show_event(privkey: damus_state.keypair.privkey, hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads, contacts: damus_state.contacts, ev: event)
     }
     
     var MutedBox: some View {