diff --git a/include/permissions.php b/include/permissions.php
index 70724fe61..7005f0c83 100644
--- a/include/permissions.php
+++ b/include/permissions.php
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ function check_list_permissions($uid, $arr, $perm)
     return($result);
 }
 
-function check_deliver_permissions($item, $arr)
+function check_deliver_permissions($item, $arr, $includeMentions = false)
 {
     $result = [];
     $uid = $item['uid'] ?? 0;
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ function check_deliver_permissions($item, $arr)
             }
         }
         // Send mentions even if you have no permission to do so. They might allow it.
-        if ($terms) {
+        if ($terms && $includeMentions) {
             foreach ($terms as $term) {
                 $r = q("select * from hubloc where (hubloc_hash = '%s' or hubloc_id_url = '%s') and hubloc_deleted = 0",
                     dbesc($term['url']),
diff --git a/src/Daemon/Notifier.php b/src/Daemon/Notifier.php
index 9c4242240..21bd5205a 100644
--- a/src/Daemon/Notifier.php
+++ b/src/Daemon/Notifier.php
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ class Notifier implements DaemonInterface
                         foreach ($r as $rv) {
                             self::$recipients[] = $rv['abook_xchan'];
                         }
-                        self::$recipients = check_deliver_permissions($target_item, self::$recipients);
+                        self::$recipients = check_deliver_permissions($target_item, self::$recipients, true);
                     }
                 }
                 elseif (($audience & AUDIENCE_SENDER) || ($audience & AUDIENCE_FOLLOWERS)
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class Notifier implements DaemonInterface
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    self::$recipients = check_deliver_permissions($target_item, $sendto);
+                    self::$recipients = check_deliver_permissions($target_item, $sendto, ($audience & AUDIENCE_FOLLOWERS));
                 }
                 else {
                     self::$private = false;