diff --git a/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go b/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go
index 9c4a9118a..efcb3762f 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch1() {
   },
   "stats": {
     "domain_count": 2,
-    "status_count": 20,
+    "status_count": 19,
     "user_count": 4
   },
   "thumbnail": "http://localhost:8080/assets/logo.webp",
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch2() {
   },
   "stats": {
     "domain_count": 2,
-    "status_count": 20,
+    "status_count": 19,
     "user_count": 4
   },
   "thumbnail": "http://localhost:8080/assets/logo.webp",
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch3() {
   },
   "stats": {
     "domain_count": 2,
-    "status_count": 20,
+    "status_count": 19,
     "user_count": 4
   },
   "thumbnail": "http://localhost:8080/assets/logo.webp",
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch6() {
   },
   "stats": {
     "domain_count": 2,
-    "status_count": 20,
+    "status_count": 19,
     "user_count": 4
   },
   "thumbnail": "http://localhost:8080/assets/logo.webp",
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch8() {
   },
   "stats": {
     "domain_count": 2,
-    "status_count": 20,
+    "status_count": 19,
     "user_count": 4
   },
   "thumbnail": "http://localhost:8080/fileserver/01AY6P665V14JJR0AFVRT7311Y/attachment/original/`+instanceAccount.AvatarMediaAttachment.ID+`.gif",`+`
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch9() {
   },
   "stats": {
     "domain_count": 2,
-    "status_count": 20,
+    "status_count": 19,
     "user_count": 4
   },
   "thumbnail": "http://localhost:8080/assets/logo.webp",
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/instance.go b/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
index 419951253..bbfd82ffb 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceStatuses(ctx context.Context, domain string) (
 	// Ignore statuses that are currently pending approval.
 	q = q.Where("NOT ? = ?", bun.Ident("status.pending_approval"), true)
 
+	// Ignore statuses that are direct messages.
+	q = q.Where("NOT ? = ?", bun.Ident("status.visibility"), "direct")
+
 	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/instance_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/instance_test.go
index 13fd7f61c..4b8ec9962 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/instance_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/instance_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceUsersRemote() {
 func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceStatuses() {
 	count, err := suite.db.CountInstanceStatuses(context.Background(), config.GetHost())
 	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(20, count)
+	suite.Equal(19, count)
 }
 
 func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceStatusesRemote() {
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
index b9cadb183..db37d3abd 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestInstanceV1ToFrontend() {
   },
   "stats": {
     "domain_count": 2,
-    "status_count": 20,
+    "status_count": 19,
     "user_count": 4
   },
   "thumbnail": "http://localhost:8080/assets/logo.webp",