diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex
index acc29ac4..f0b8f013 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/activity_controller.ex
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ActivityController do
     featured_image =
       Image
       |> join(:inner, [i], f in ImageFeature, on: [image_id: i.id])
+      |> where([i], i.hidden_from_users == false)
       |> filter_hidden(user, conn.params["hidden"])
       |> order_by([i, f], desc: f.created_at)
       |> limit(1)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex
index 3287cafb..6a2c5909 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/image/featured_controller.ex
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.Image.FeaturedController do
     featured_image =
       Image
       |> join(:inner, [i], f in ImageFeature, on: [image_id: i.id])
+      |> where([i], i.hidden_from_users == false)
       |> order_by([_i, f], desc: f.created_at)
       |> limit(1)
       |> preload([:user, :intensity, tags: :aliases])