diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index 326d128d6..ca261a201 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
 
   class << self
     def not_in_filtered_languages(account)
-      where.not(language: account.filtered_languages)
+      where(language: nil).or where.not(language: account.filtered_languages)
     end
 
     def as_home_timeline(account)
diff --git a/spec/models/status_spec.rb b/spec/models/status_spec.rb
index 12efcae61..9cb71d715 100644
--- a/spec/models/status_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/status_spec.rb
@@ -173,6 +173,22 @@ RSpec.describe Status, type: :model do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.not_in_filtered_languages' do
+    context 'for accounts with language filters' do
+      let(:user) { Fabricate(:user, filtered_languages: ['en']) }
+
+      it 'does not include statuses in filtered languages' do
+        status = Fabricate(:status, language: 'en')
+        expect(Status.not_in_filtered_languages(user.account)).not_to include status
+      end
+
+      it 'includes status with unknown language' do
+        status = Fabricate(:status, language: nil)
+        expect(Status.not_in_filtered_languages(user.account)).to include status
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '.as_home_timeline' do
     let(:account) { Fabricate(:account) }
     let(:followed) { Fabricate(:account) }