diff --git a/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js b/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js
index 96624fc5e..64be68d78 100644
--- a/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js
+++ b/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const muteFilterHits = (muteFilters, status) => {
   return muteFilters.toSorted((a,b) => b.order - a.order).map(filter => {
     const { hide, expires, name, value, type, enabled} = filter
     if (!enabled) return false
+    if (value === '') return false
     if (expires !== null && expires < Date.now()) return false
     switch (type) {
       case 'word': {