diff --git a/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go b/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go
index 1c3746885..b071bd72e 100644
--- a/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go
+++ b/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go
@@ -401,15 +401,19 @@ func (s *Surface) timelineStatus(
 		filters,
 		mutes,
 	)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, statusfilter.ErrHideStatus) {
 		err := gtserror.Newf("error converting status %s to frontend representation: %w", status.ID, err)
 		return true, err
 	}
 
-	// The status was inserted so stream it to the user.
-	s.Stream.Update(ctx, account, apiStatus, streamType)
+	if apiStatus != nil {
+		// The status was inserted so stream it to the user.
+		s.Stream.Update(ctx, account, apiStatus, streamType)
+		return true, nil
+	}
 
-	return true, nil
+	// Status was hidden.
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 // timelineAndNotifyStatusForTagFollowers inserts the status into the