diff --git a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
index 051ca31f..047bc5e2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ def read_news_topic_config(config)
     limit = config['display'] || 3
 
     @topic = Forums::Topic.find(config['id'])
-    @threads = @topic.threads.ordered.limit(limit)
+    @threads = @topic.threads.visible.ordered.limit(limit)
     @news_posts = @threads.map { |thread| [thread, thread.original_post] }.to_h
-    @more_threads = @topic.threads.limit(limit + 1).size > limit
+    @more_threads = @topic.threads.visible.limit(limit + 1).size > limit
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/pages_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/pages_controller_spec.rb
index 9ffe707a..bb09ba08 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/pages_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/pages_controller_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@
 
         expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
       end
+
+      it 'hides hidden threads' do
+        topic = create(:forums_topic)
+        thread = create(:forums_thread, topic: topic)
+        hidden_thread = create(:forums_thread, topic: topic, hidden: true)
+
+        Rails.configuration.news['type'] = 'topic'
+        Rails.configuration.news['id'] = topic.id
+
+        get :home
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        expect(controller.view_assigns['threads']).to eq([thread])
+      end
     end
 
     context 'invalid news config' do