diff --git a/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift b/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift
index 2e60f4c6..b8898d61 100644
--- a/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift
+++ b/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class Mention: Codable {
     public let url: URL
     public let username: String
     public let acct: String
+    /// The instance-local ID of the user being mentioned.
     public let id: String
     
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
index 2e932d35..d7e180bc 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
         }
         
         let bookmarked = status.bookmarked ?? false
-        let muted = status.muted
         
         var actionsSection = [
             createAction(identifier: "bookmark", title: bookmarked ? "Unbookmark" : "Bookmark", systemImageName: bookmarked ? "bookmark.fill" : "bookmark", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
@@ -168,15 +167,6 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
                     }
                 }
             }),
-            createAction(identifier: "mute", title: muted ? "Unmute" : "Mute", systemImageName: muted ? "speaker" : "speaker.slash", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
-                guard let self = self else { return }
-                let request = (muted ? Status.unmuteConversation : Status.muteConversation)(status.id)
-                self.mastodonController?.run(request) { (response) in
-                    if case let .success(status, _) = response {
-                        self.mastodonController?.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, incrementReferenceCount: false)
-                    }
-                }
-            })
         ]
         
         if includeReply {
@@ -186,18 +176,35 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
             }), at: 0)
         }
         
-        if mastodonController.account != nil && mastodonController.account.id == status.account.id {
-            let pinned = status.pinned ?? false
-            actionsSection.append(createAction(identifier: "pin", title: pinned ? "Unpin from Profile" : "Pin to Profile", systemImageName: pinned ? "pin.slash" : "pin", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
-                guard let self = self else { return }
-                let request = (pinned ? Status.unpin : Status.pin)(status.id)
-                self.mastodonController?.run(request, completion: { [weak self] (response) in
+        if let account = mastodonController.account {
+            // only allow muting conversations that either current user posted or is participating in (technically, is mentioned, since that's the best we can do)
+            if status.account.id == account.id || status.mentions.contains(where: { $0.id == account.id }) {
+                let muted = status.muted
+                actionsSection.append(createAction(identifier: "mute", title: muted ? "Unmute Conversation" : "Mute Conversation", systemImageName: muted ? "speaker" : "speaker.slash", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                     guard let self = self else { return }
-                    if case let .success(status, _) = response {
-                        self.mastodonController?.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, incrementReferenceCount: false)
+                    let request = (muted ? Status.unmuteConversation : Status.muteConversation)(status.id)
+                    self.mastodonController?.run(request) { (response) in
+                        if case let .success(status, _) = response {
+                            self.mastodonController?.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, incrementReferenceCount: false)
+                        }
                     }
-                })
-            }))
+                }))
+            }
+            
+            // only allowing pinning user's own statuses
+            if account.id == status.account.id {
+                let pinned = status.pinned ?? false
+                actionsSection.append(createAction(identifier: "pin", title: pinned ? "Unpin from Profile" : "Pin to Profile", systemImageName: pinned ? "pin.slash" : "pin", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
+                    guard let self = self else { return }
+                    let request = (pinned ? Status.unpin : Status.pin)(status.id)
+                    self.mastodonController?.run(request, completion: { [weak self] (response) in
+                        guard let self = self else { return }
+                        if case let .success(status, _) = response {
+                            self.mastodonController?.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, incrementReferenceCount: false)
+                        }
+                    })
+                }))
+            }
         }
         
         if status.poll != nil {