diff --git a/mastodon/src/androidTest/java/org/joinmastodon/android/utils/StatusFilterPredicateTest.java b/mastodon/src/androidTest/java/org/joinmastodon/android/utils/StatusFilterPredicateTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a00fc665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mastodon/src/androidTest/java/org/joinmastodon/android/utils/StatusFilterPredicateTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package org.joinmastodon.android.utils;
+
+import static org.joinmastodon.android.model.Filter.FilterAction.*;
+import static org.joinmastodon.android.model.Filter.FilterContext.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.joinmastodon.android.model.Filter;
+import org.joinmastodon.android.model.Status;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class StatusFilterPredicateTest {
+
+    private static final Filter hideMeFilter = new Filter(), warnMeFilter = new Filter();
+    private static final List<Filter> allFilters = List.of(hideMeFilter, warnMeFilter);
+
+    private static final Status
+            hideInHomePublic = Status.ofFake(null, "hide me, please", Instant.now()),
+            warnInHomePublic = Status.ofFake(null, "display me with a warning", Instant.now());
+
+    static {
+        hideMeFilter.phrase = "hide me";
+        hideMeFilter.filterAction = HIDE;
+        hideMeFilter.context = EnumSet.of(PUBLIC, HOME);
+
+        warnMeFilter.phrase = "warning";
+        warnMeFilter.filterAction = WARN;
+        warnMeFilter.context = EnumSet.of(PUBLIC, HOME);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHide() {
+        assertFalse("should not pass because matching filter applies to given context",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, HOME).test(hideInHomePublic));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHideRegardlessOfContext() {
+        assertTrue("filters without context should always pass",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, null).test(hideInHomePublic));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHideInDifferentContext() {
+        assertTrue("should pass because matching filter does not apply to given context",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, THREAD).test(hideInHomePublic));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHideWithWarningText() {
+        assertTrue("should pass because matching filter is for warnings",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, HOME).test(warnInHomePublic));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWarn() {
+        assertFalse("should not pass because filter applies to given context",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, HOME, WARN).test(warnInHomePublic));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWarnRegardlessOfContext() {
+        assertTrue("filters without context should always pass",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, null, WARN).test(warnInHomePublic));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWarnInDifferentContext() {
+        assertTrue("should pass because filter does not apply to given context",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, THREAD, WARN).test(warnInHomePublic));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWarnWithHideText() {
+        assertTrue("should pass because matching filter is for hiding",
+                new StatusFilterPredicate(allFilters, HOME, WARN).test(hideInHomePublic));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java
index 156a3d874..8df45b976 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/model/Status.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class Status extends BaseModel implements DisplayItemsParent, Searchable{
 	public long favouritesCount;
 	public long repliesCount;
 	public Instant editedAt;
+	// might not be provided (by older mastodon servers),
+	// so megalodon will use the locally cached filters if filtered == null
 	public List<FilterResult> filtered;
 
 	public String url;
@@ -180,7 +182,6 @@ public class Status extends BaseModel implements DisplayItemsParent, Searchable{
 		s.mentions = List.of();
 		s.tags = List.of();
 		s.emojis = List.of();
-		s.filtered = List.of();
 		return s;
 	}
 
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/utils/StatusFilterPredicate.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/utils/StatusFilterPredicate.java
index 7193b5c11..8c73d3a87 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/utils/StatusFilterPredicate.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/utils/StatusFilterPredicate.java
@@ -17,11 +17,28 @@ public class StatusFilterPredicate implements Predicate<Status>{
 
 	/**
 	 * @param context null makes the predicate pass automatically
+	 * @param action defines what the predicate should check:
+	 * 	             status should not be hidden or should not display with warning
 	 */
-	public StatusFilterPredicate(List<Filter> filters, Filter.FilterContext context){
-		this.filters=filters;
+	public StatusFilterPredicate(List<Filter> filters, Filter.FilterContext context, Filter.FilterAction action){
+		this.filters = filters;
 		this.context = context;
-		this.action = Filter.FilterAction.HIDE;
+		this.action = action;
+	}
+
+	public StatusFilterPredicate(List<Filter> filters, Filter.FilterContext context){
+		this(filters, context, Filter.FilterAction.HIDE);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param context null makes the predicate pass automatically
+	 * @param action defines what the predicate should check:
+	 *               status should not be hidden or should not display with warning
+	 */
+	public StatusFilterPredicate(String accountID, Filter.FilterContext context, Filter.FilterAction action){
+		filters=AccountSessionManager.getInstance().getAccount(accountID).wordFilters.stream().filter(f->f.context.contains(context)).collect(Collectors.toList());
+		this.context = context;
+		this.action = action;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -32,16 +49,11 @@ public class StatusFilterPredicate implements Predicate<Status>{
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param context null makes the predicate pass automatically
-	 * @param action defines what the predicate should check:
-	 *               should not be hidden or should not display with warning
+	 * @return whether the status should be displayed without being hidden/warned about.
+	 *         will always return true if the context is null.
+	 *         true = display this status,
+	 *         false = filter this status
 	 */
-	public StatusFilterPredicate(String accountID, Filter.FilterContext context, Filter.FilterAction action){
-		filters=AccountSessionManager.getInstance().getAccount(accountID).wordFilters.stream().filter(f->f.context.contains(context)).collect(Collectors.toList());
-		this.context = context;
-		this.action = action;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean test(Status status){
 		if (context == null) return true;