diff --git a/src/lib/moderation.ts b/src/lib/moderation.ts
index 59d88023bf..1fdc6a8bec 100644
--- a/src/lib/moderation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/moderation.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ export function isJustAMute(modui: ModerationUI): boolean {
   return modui.filters.length === 1 && modui.filters[0].type === 'muted'
 }
 
+export function isImperative(modui: ModerationUI): boolean {
+  const label = modui.filters.at(0)
+  if (label && label.type === 'label') {
+    return ['!hide', '!takedown'].includes(label.label.val)
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 export function getLabelingServiceTitle({
   displayName,
   handle,
diff --git a/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts b/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts
index abf78da3ce..cffddb6555 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 {isJustAMute} from '#/lib/moderation'
+import {isImperative, isJustAMute} from '#/lib/moderation'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {STALE} from '#/state/queries'
 import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ function computeSuggestions({
   return items.filter(profile => {
     const modui = moderateProfile(profile, moderationOpts).ui('profileList')
     const isExactMatch = q && profile.handle.toLowerCase() === q
-    return isExactMatch || !modui.filter || isJustAMute(modui)
+    return (
+      (isExactMatch && !isImperative(modui)) ||
+      !modui.filter ||
+      isJustAMute(modui)
+    )
   })
 }