diff --git a/app/controllers/activitypub/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/activitypub/collections_controller.rb
index 989fee385..910fefb1c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/activitypub/collections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/activitypub/collections_controller.rb
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class ActivityPub::CollectionsController < ActivityPub::BaseController
   def scope_for_collection
     case params[:id]
     when 'featured'
-      @account.statuses.permitted_for(@account, signed_request_account).tap do |scope|
-        scope.merge!(@account.pinned_statuses)
-      end
+      return Status.none if @account.blocking?(signed_request_account)
+
+      @account.pinned_statuses
     else
       raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/statuses_controller.rb
index 0787cd636..333db9618 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::StatusesController < Api::BaseController
   end
 
   def pinned_scope
+    return Status.none if @account.blocking?(current_account)
+
     @account.pinned_statuses
   end