diff --git a/app/services/post_status_service.rb b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
index 300eae547..d0c4fe146 100644
--- a/app/services/post_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@ class PostStatusService < BaseService
     status = nil
     text   = options.delete(:spoiler_text) if text.blank? && options[:spoiler_text].present?
 
+    visibility = options[:visibility] || account.user&.setting_default_privacy
+    visibility = :unlisted if visibility == :public && account.silenced
+
     ApplicationRecord.transaction do
       status = account.statuses.create!(text: text,
                                         media_attachments: media || [],
                                         thread: in_reply_to,
                                         sensitive: (options[:sensitive].nil? ? account.user&.setting_default_sensitive : options[:sensitive]) || options[:spoiler_text].present?,
                                         spoiler_text: options[:spoiler_text] || '',
-                                        visibility: options[:visibility] || account.user&.setting_default_privacy,
+                                        visibility: visibility,
                                         language: language_from_option(options[:language]) || account.user&.setting_default_language&.presence || LanguageDetector.instance.detect(text, account),
                                         application: options[:application])
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb
index 349ad861b..8f3552224 100644
--- a/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ RSpec.describe PostStatusService, type: :service do
     expect(status.visibility).to eq "private"
   end
 
+  it 'creates a status with limited visibility for silenced users' do
+    status = subject.call(Fabricate(:account, silenced: true), 'test', nil, visibility: :public)
+
+    expect(status).to be_persisted
+    expect(status.visibility).to eq "unlisted"
+  end
+
   it 'creates a status for the given application' do
     application = Fabricate(:application)