diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts
index e1bfe8d3b9..d0de136938 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/QueryService.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { Inject, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Brackets, Not, WhereExpressionBuilder } from 'typeorm';
 import { DI } from '@/di-symbols.js';
 import type { MiUser } from '@/models/User.js';
-import { MiInstance } from '@/models/Instance.js';
 import type { UserProfilesRepository, FollowingsRepository, ChannelFollowingsRepository, BlockingsRepository, NoteThreadMutingsRepository, MutingsRepository, RenoteMutingsRepository, MiMeta, InstancesRepository } from '@/models/_.js';
 import { bindThis } from '@/decorators.js';
 import { IdService } from '@/core/IdService.js';
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ export class QueryService {
 	@bindThis
 	public generateBlockedHostQueryForNote<E extends ObjectLiteral>(q: SelectQueryBuilder<E>, excludeAuthor?: boolean): SelectQueryBuilder<E> {
 		const checkFor = (key: 'user' | 'replyUser' | 'renoteUser') => this
-			.leftJoinInstance(q, `note.${key}Instance`, `${key}Instance`)
+			.leftJoin(q, `note.${key}Instance`, `${key}Instance`)
 			.andWhere(new Brackets(qb => {
 				qb
 					.orWhere(`"${key}Instance" IS NULL`) // local
@@ -225,31 +224,53 @@ export class QueryService {
 	}
 
 	@bindThis
-	public generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes<E extends ObjectLiteral>(q: SelectQueryBuilder<E>, me?: { id: MiUser['id'] } | null): SelectQueryBuilder<E> {
-		if (!me) {
-			return q.andWhere('user.isSilenced = false');
+	public generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes<E extends ObjectLiteral>(q: SelectQueryBuilder<E>, me?: { id: MiUser['id'] } | null, excludeAuthor = false): SelectQueryBuilder<E> {
+		const checkFor = (key: 'user' | 'replyUser' | 'renoteUser') => {
+			// These are de-duplicated, since most call sites already provide some of them.
+			this.leftJoin(q, `note.${key}Instance`, `${key}Instance`); // note->instance
+			this.leftJoin(q, `note.${key}`, key); // note->user
+
+			q.andWhere(new Brackets(qb => {
+				// case 1: user does not exist (note is not reply/renote)
+				qb.orWhere(`note.${key}Id IS NULL`);
+
+				// case 2: user not silenced AND instance not silenced
+				qb.orWhere(new Brackets(qbb => qbb
+					.andWhere(new Brackets(qbbb => qbbb
+						.orWhere(`"${key}Instance"."isSilenced" = false`)
+						.orWhere(`"${key}Instance" IS NULL`)))
+					.andWhere(`"${key}"."isSilenced" = false`)));
+
+				if (me) {
+					// case 3: we are the author
+					qb.orWhere(`note.${key}Id = :meId`);
+
+					// case 4: we are following the user
+					this.orFollowingUser(qb, ':meId', `note.${key}Id`);
+				}
+			}));
+		};
+
+		// Set parameters only once
+		if (me) {
+			q.setParameters({ meId: me.id });
 		}
 
-		return this
-			.leftJoinInstance(q, 'note.userInstance', 'userInstance')
-			.andWhere(new Brackets(qb => this
-				// case 1: we are following the user
-				.orFollowingUser(qb, ':meId', 'note.userId')
-				// case 2: user not silenced AND instance not silenced
-				.orWhere(new Brackets(qbb => qbb
-					.andWhere(new Brackets(qbbb => qbbb
-						.orWhere('"userInstance"."isSilenced" = false')
-						.orWhere('"userInstance" IS NULL')))
-					.andWhere('user.isSilenced = false')))))
-			.setParameters({ meId: me.id });
+		if (!excludeAuthor) {
+			checkFor('user');
+		}
+		checkFor('replyUser');
+		checkFor('renoteUser');
+
+		return q;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Left-joins an instance in to the query with a given alias and optional condition.
-	 * These calls are de-duplicated - multiple uses of the same alias are skipped.
+	 * Left-joins a relation into the query with a given alias and optional condition.
+	 * These calls are de-duplicated - multiple uses of the same relation+alias are skipped.
 	 */
 	@bindThis
-	public leftJoinInstance<E extends ObjectLiteral>(q: SelectQueryBuilder<E>, relation: string | typeof MiInstance, alias: string, condition?: string): SelectQueryBuilder<E> {
+	public leftJoin<E extends ObjectLiteral>(q: SelectQueryBuilder<E>, relation: string, alias: string, condition?: string): SelectQueryBuilder<E> {
 		// Skip if it's already joined, otherwise we'll get an error
 		if (!q.expressionMap.joinAttributes.some(j => j.alias.name === alias)) {
 			q.leftJoin(relation, alias, condition);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
index 9b9ae27739..1f308a2234 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ export class SearchService {
 		this.queryService.generateVisibilityQuery(query, me);
 		this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 		this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+		this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 		if (me) this.queryService.generateMutedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 		if (me) this.queryService.generateBlockedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ export class SearchService {
 
 		this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 		this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+		this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 
 		const notes = (await query.getMany()).filter(note => {
 			if (me && isUserRelated(note, userIdsWhoBlockingMe)) return false;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/antennas/notes.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/antennas/notes.ts
index f8c12298cd..0aeceda038 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/antennas/notes.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/antennas/notes.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 			this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+			this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 			this.queryService.generateVisibilityQuery(query, me);
 			this.queryService.generateMutedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/bubble-timeline.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/bubble-timeline.ts
index 6bb5856f96..e31b9be702 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/bubble-timeline.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/bubble-timeline.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 				.leftJoin('(select "host" from "instance" where "isBubbled" = true)', 'bubbleInstance', '"bubbleInstance"."host" = "note"."userHost"')
 				.andWhere('"bubbleInstance" IS NOT NULL');
 			this.queryService
-				.leftJoinInstance(query, 'note.userInstance', 'userInstance', '"userInstance"."host" = "bubbleInstance"."host"');
+				.leftJoin(query, 'note.userInstance', 'userInstance', '"userInstance"."host" = "bubbleInstance"."host"');
 
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 			this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/featured.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/featured.ts
index 12d928c9a7..abb7941d47 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/featured.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/featured.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 			this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+			this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 
 			const notes = (await query.getMany()).filter(note => {
 				if (me && isUserRelated(note, userIdsWhoBlockingMe)) return false;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/renotes.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/renotes.ts
index 4a4ef0b77e..71c40421b9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/renotes.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/renotes.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 			this.queryService.generateVisibilityQuery(query, me);
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 			this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+			this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 			if (me) {
 				this.queryService.generateMutedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 				this.queryService.generateBlockedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts
index d54a24f0a1..ff37e0aaba 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 		this.queryService.generateVisibilityQuery(query, me);
 		this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 		this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+		this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me, true);
 		this.queryService.generateMutedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 		this.queryService.generateBlockedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/featured-notes.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/featured-notes.ts
index 8be5bb0de9..f77e81708a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/featured-notes.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/featured-notes.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 			this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+			this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me, true);
 
 			const notes = (await query.getMany()).filter(note => {
 				if (me && isUserRelated(note, userIdsWhoBlockingMe, false)) return false;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts
index 5b16ef32a4..b87d4abd7c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 		this.queryService.generateVisibilityQuery(query, me);
 		this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query, true);
 		this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query, true);
+		this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me, true);
 		if (me) {
 			this.queryService.generateMutedUserQueryForNotes(query, me, { id: ps.userId });
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/reactions.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/reactions.ts
index f0d2000f58..16e19fc1b5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/reactions.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/reactions.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 			this.queryService.generateVisibilityQuery(query, me);
 			this.queryService.generateBlockedHostQueryForNote(query);
 			this.queryService.generateSuspendedUserQueryForNote(query);
+			this.queryService.generateSilencedUserQueryForNotes(query, me, true);
 			if (me) {
 				this.queryService.generateMutedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);
 				this.queryService.generateBlockedUserQueryForNotes(query, me);