diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 6a1334108..95bbc2006 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ function item_forwardable($item) {
 		str_contains($item['postopts'], 'nodeliver') ||
 		// actor not fetchable
 		(isset($item['author']['xchan_network']) && in_array($item['author']['xchan_network'], ['rss', 'anon', 'token']))
-
 	) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -5387,6 +5386,7 @@ function item_by_item_id(int $id, int $parent, int $type = ITEM_TYPE_POST): arra
 			item.id = %d
 			AND item.uid = %d
 			AND item.verb IN ('Create', 'Update', 'EmojiReact')
+			AND item.obj_type NOT IN ('Answer')
 			$item_normal_sql",
 		intval($id),
 		intval(local_channel())
@@ -5472,6 +5472,7 @@ function items_by_parent_ids(array $parents, null|array $thr_parents = null, str
 			FROM item
 			WHERE item.parent IN ($ids)
 				AND item.verb IN ('Create', 'Update', 'EmojiReact')
+				AND item.obj_type NOT IN ('Answer')
 				AND item.item_thread_top = 0
 				$thr_parent_sql
 				$permission_sql
@@ -5550,6 +5551,7 @@ function item_reaction_sql(string $ids, string $permission_sql = '', string $joi
 					$observer_sql
 				FROM item
 				WHERE item.verb IN ($verbs_str)
+					AND item.obj_type NOT IN ('Answer')
 					AND item.item_thread_top = 0
 					AND item.parent IN ($ids)
 					$item_normal_sql
@@ -5625,6 +5627,7 @@ function items_by_thr_parent(string $mid, int $parent, int|null $offset = null):
 				item.thr_parent = '%s'
 				AND item.uid = %d
 				AND item.verb IN ('Create', 'Update', 'EmojiReact')
+				AND item.obj_type NOT IN ('Answer')
 				AND item.item_thread_top = 0
 				$item_normal_sql
 			$order_sql",
@@ -5652,6 +5655,7 @@ function items_by_thr_parent(string $mid, int $parent, int|null $offset = null):
 				item.thr_parent = '%s'
 				AND item.uid = %d
 				AND item.verb IN ('Create', 'Update', 'EmojiReact')
+				AND item.obj_type NOT IN ('Answer')
 				AND item.item_thread_top = 0
 				$permission_sql
 				$item_normal_sql