diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 613a72a1..acead762 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&eAjYZEvYgIFuc1RGphOEtr21HMnhCMUe3ppKJ3e+IwM=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&fzy0c20XeWQZt1G4nCmWgPeS/NfGdMzy3k79Fd0OkQM=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
index e7d9f6be..f960dd34 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 							JOIN json_each(?1) AS following ON messages.author = following.value
 							WHERE messages.timestamp < ?3 AND (?2 IS NULL OR messages.timestamp >= ?2) AND
 								messages.content ->> 'type' != 'vote' AND
+								(messages.content ->> 'root' IS NULL OR (
+									NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM messages root JOIN channels ON ('#' || (root.content ->> 'channel')) = channels.value WHERE root.id = messages.content ->> 'root') AND
+									NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM messages root JOIN messages_refs ON root.id = messages.content ->> 'root' JOIN channels ON messages_refs.message = root.id AND messages_refs.ref = channels.value)
+								)) AND
 								(messages.content ->> 'channel' IS NULL OR ('#' || (messages.content ->> 'channel')) NOT IN (SELECT * FROM channels)) AND
 								NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM messages_refs JOIN channels ON messages_refs.message = messages.id AND messages_refs.ref = channels.value)
 					ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ?4