diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
index 1df399405afbbf..065ec07613c9d3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def context
 
     ancestors_results   = @status.in_reply_to_id.nil? ? [] : @status.ancestors(ancestors_limit, current_account)
     descendants_results = @status.descendants(descendants_limit, current_account, descendants_depth_limit)
-    references_results  = @status.references
+    references_results  = @status.readable_references(current_account)
     loaded_ancestors    = cache_collection(ancestors_results, Status)
     loaded_descendants  = cache_collection(descendants_results, Status)
     loaded_references   = cache_collection(references_results, Status)
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/status_threading_concern.rb b/app/models/concerns/status_threading_concern.rb
index 38d0f393b79587..52b397b47d5ec3 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/status_threading_concern.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/status_threading_concern.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ def descendants(limit, account = nil, depth = nil)
     find_statuses_from_tree_path(descendant_ids(limit, depth), account, promote: true)
   end
 
+  def readable_references(account = nil)
+    statuses = references.to_a
+    account_ids = statuses.map(&:account_id).uniq
+    domains = statuses.filter_map(&:account_domain).uniq
+    relations = account&.relations_map(account_ids, domains) || {}
+    statuses.reject! { |status| StatusFilter.new(status, account, relations).filtered? }
+    statuses
+  end
+
   def self_replies(limit)
     account.statuses.where(in_reply_to_id: id, visibility: [:public, :unlisted, :public_unlisted, :login]).reorder(id: :asc).limit(limit)
   end