diff --git a/app/models/directory_item.rb b/app/models/directory_item.rb
index 91672f7d21..a31453bc02 100644
--- a/app/models/directory_item.rb
+++ b/app/models/directory_item.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class DirectoryItem < ActiveRecord::Base
       # Delete records that belonged to users who have been deleted
       exec_sql "DELETE FROM directory_items
                 USING directory_items di
-                LEFT JOIN users u ON u.id = user_id
+                LEFT JOIN users u ON (u.id = user_id AND u.active AND u.silenced_till IS NULL AND u.id > 0)
                 WHERE di.id = directory_items.id AND
                       u.id IS NULL AND
                       di.period_type = :period_type", period_type: period_types[period_type]
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class DirectoryItem < ActiveRecord::Base
                     0
                 FROM users u
                 LEFT JOIN directory_items di ON di.user_id = u.id AND di.period_type = :period_type
-                WHERE di.id IS NULL AND u.id > 0
+                WHERE di.id IS NULL AND u.id > 0 AND u.silenced_till IS NULL and u.active
       ", period_type: period_types[period_type]
 
       # Calculate new values and update records
diff --git a/spec/models/directory_item_spec.rb b/spec/models/directory_item_spec.rb
index 78f2245671..4f9b8d5cfb 100644
--- a/spec/models/directory_item_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/directory_item_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,35 @@ describe DirectoryItem do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'inactive and silenced users' do
+    it 'removes silenced users correctly' do
+      post = create_post
+      DirectoryItem.refresh_period!(:daily)
+
+      count = DirectoryItem.where(user_id: post.user_id).count
+      expect(count).to eq(1)
+
+      post.user.update_columns(active: false)
+      DirectoryItem.refresh_period!(:daily)
+
+      count = DirectoryItem.where(user_id: post.user_id).count
+      expect(count).to eq(0)
+
+      post.user.update_columns(active: true)
+      DirectoryItem.refresh_period!(:daily)
+
+      count = DirectoryItem.where(user_id: post.user_id).count
+      expect(count).to eq(1)
+
+      post.user.update_columns(silenced_till: 1.year.from_now)
+      DirectoryItem.refresh_period!(:daily)
+
+      count = DirectoryItem.where(user_id: post.user_id).count
+      expect(count).to eq(0)
+
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'refresh' do
     before do
       UserActionCreator.enable