diff --git a/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js b/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js
index b14d75ebd3..61799337e0 100644
--- a/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js
+++ b/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as message_store from "./message_store";
 import * as message_util from "./message_util";
 import * as message_view_header from "./message_view_header";
 import * as muted_topics_ui from "./muted_topics_ui";
+import * as muted_users from "./muted_users";
 import * as narrow from "./narrow";
 import * as narrow_state from "./narrow_state";
 import * as navigate from "./navigate";
@@ -550,6 +551,14 @@ export function filters_should_hide_topic(topic_data) {
         return true;
     }
 
+    if (filters.has("include_private") && topic_data.type === "private") {
+        const recipients = people.split_to_ints(msg.to_user_ids);
+
+        if (recipients.every((id) => muted_users.is_user_muted(id))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
     const search_keyword = $("#recent_topics_search").val();
     if (!topic_in_search_results(search_keyword, msg.stream, msg.topic)) {
         return true;
diff --git a/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js b/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
index 4a4e7a8b10..188614c90a 100644
--- a/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
@@ -192,9 +192,15 @@ people.add_active_user({
     user_id: 3,
     full_name: "Spike Spiegel",
 });
+people.add_active_user({
+    email: "eren@zulip.com",
+    user_id: 4,
+    full_name: "Eren Yeager",
+});
 
 people.initialize_current_user(1);
 muted_users.add_muted_user(2, 17947949);
+muted_users.add_muted_user(4, 17947949);
 
 let id = 0;
 
@@ -307,6 +313,22 @@ private_messages[0] = {
     display_recipient: [{id: 1}, {id: 2}, {id: 3}],
     pm_with_url: test_url(),
 };
+private_messages[1] = {
+    id: (id += 1),
+    sender_id: sender1,
+    to_user_ids: "2,4",
+    type: "private",
+    display_recipient: [{id: 1}, {id: 2}, {id: 4}],
+    pm_with_url: test_url(),
+};
+private_messages[2] = {
+    id: (id += 1),
+    sender_id: sender1,
+    to_user_ids: "3",
+    type: "private",
+    display_recipient: [{id: 1}, {id: 3}],
+    pm_with_url: test_url(),
+};
 
 function get_topic_key(stream_id, topic) {
     return stream_id + ":" + topic.toLowerCase();
@@ -508,6 +530,10 @@ test("test_filter_pm", ({mock_template}) => {
     ];
 
     rt.process_messages([private_messages[0]]);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(rt.filters_should_hide_topic({type: "private", last_msg_id: 12}), false);
+    assert.deepEqual(rt.filters_should_hide_topic({type: "private", last_msg_id: 13}), true);
+    assert.deepEqual(rt.filters_should_hide_topic({type: "private", last_msg_id: 14}), false);
 });
 
 test("test_filter_unread", ({mock_template}) => {