diff --git a/src/lib/moderation.ts b/src/lib/moderation.ts
index 1fdc6a8bec..7576a9c33c 100644
--- a/src/lib/moderation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/moderation.ts
@@ -33,14 +33,20 @@ export function isJustAMute(modui: ModerationUI): boolean {
   return modui.filters.length === 1 && modui.filters[0].type === 'muted'
 }
 
-export function isImperative(modui: ModerationUI): boolean {
+export function moduiContainsHideableOffense(modui: ModerationUI): boolean {
   const label = modui.filters.at(0)
   if (label && label.type === 'label') {
-    return ['!hide', '!takedown'].includes(label.label.val)
+    return labelIsHideableOffense(label.label)
   }
   return false
 }
 
+export function labelIsHideableOffense(
+  label: ComAtprotoLabelDefs.Label,
+): boolean {
+  return ['!hide', '!takedown'].includes(label.val)
+}
+
 export function getLabelingServiceTitle({
   displayName,
   handle,
diff --git a/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts b/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts
index cffddb6555..acc0467715 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import {AppBskyActorDefs, moderateProfile, ModerationOpts} from '@atproto/api'
 import {keepPreviousData, useQuery, useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-import {isImperative, isJustAMute} from '#/lib/moderation'
+import {isJustAMute, moduiContainsHideableOffense} from '#/lib/moderation'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {STALE} from '#/state/queries'
 import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function computeSuggestions({
     const modui = moderateProfile(profile, moderationOpts).ui('profileList')
     const isExactMatch = q && profile.handle.toLowerCase() === q
     return (
-      (isExactMatch && !isImperative(modui)) ||
+      (isExactMatch && !moduiContainsHideableOffense(modui)) ||
       !modui.filter ||
       isJustAMute(modui)
     )
diff --git a/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts b/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts
index e0ee02294e..a251d170ec 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import {QueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import chunk from 'lodash.chunk'
 
+import {labelIsHideableOffense} from '#/lib/moderation'
 import {precacheProfile} from '../profile'
 import {FeedNotification, FeedPage, NotificationType} from './types'
 
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ export function shouldFilterNotif(
   notif: AppBskyNotificationListNotifications.Notification,
   moderationOpts: ModerationOpts | undefined,
 ): boolean {
+  const containsImperative = !!notif.author.labels?.some(labelIsHideableOffense)
+  if (containsImperative) {
+    return true
+  }
   if (!moderationOpts) {
     return false
   }