diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e54a800aa..27ae130bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 - Update ProfileController, require login to view spam accounts, and disable profile embeds and atom feeds for spam accounts ([dd2f5bb9](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/dd2f5bb9))
 - Update Settings, allow users to disable atom feeds ([3662d3de](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/3662d3de))
 - Update ApiV1Controller, filter muted/blocked accounts from tag timeline ([f42c1140](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/f42c1140))
+- Update admin moderation logic, only re-add top level posts ([c6ffda96](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/c6ffda96))
 -  ([](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/))
 
 ## [v0.11.6 (2023-05-03)](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/compare/v0.11.5...v0.11.6)
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminReportController.php
index 9afe5bceb..d045edd55 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminReportController.php
@@ -1138,7 +1138,9 @@ trait AdminReportController
 
 			StatusService::del($status->id);
 			StatusService::get($status->id);
-			PublicTimelineService::add($status->id);
+			if($status->in_reply_to_id == null && $status->reblog_of_id == null) {
+				PublicTimelineService::add($status->id);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if($action == 'mark-all-read') {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Dot1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Dot1Controller.php
index 16aa3757e..4c41a8a77 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Dot1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Dot1Controller.php
@@ -800,9 +800,13 @@ class ApiV1Dot1Controller extends Controller
 			StatusService::del($status->id, true);
 			if($state !== 'public') {
 				if($status->uri) {
-					NetworkTimelineService::add($status->id);
+					if($status->in_reply_to_id == null && $status->reblog_of_id == null) {
+						NetworkTimelineService::add($status->id);
+					}
 				} else {
-					PublicTimelineService::add($status->id);
+					if($status->in_reply_to_id == null && $status->reblog_of_id == null) {
+						PublicTimelineService::add($status->id);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		} else if ($action == 'mark-unlisted') {