diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
index f50f1568..148444bf 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
@@ -428,19 +428,24 @@ extension MenuActionProvider {
         }
     }
     
-    private func relationshipAction(_ fetch: Bool, accountID: String, mastodonController: MastodonController, builder: @escaping @MainActor (RelationshipMO, MastodonController) -> UIMenuElement) -> UIDeferredMenuElement {
+    private func relationshipAction(_ fetch: Bool, accountID: String, mastodonController: MastodonController, builder: @escaping @MainActor (RelationshipMO, MastodonController) -> UIMenuElement?) -> UIDeferredMenuElement {
         return UIDeferredMenuElement.uncached({ @MainActor elementHandler in
             // workaround for #198, may result in showing outdated relationship, so only do so where necessary
             if !fetch || ProcessInfo.processInfo.isiOSAppOnMac,
                let mo = mastodonController.persistentContainer.relationship(forAccount: accountID) {
-                elementHandler([builder(mo, mastodonController)])
+                if let action = builder(mo, mastodonController) {
+                    elementHandler([action])
+                } else {
+                    elementHandler([])
+                }
             } else {
                 let relationship = Task {
                     await fetchRelationship(accountID: accountID, mastodonController: mastodonController)
                 }
                 Task { @MainActor in
-                    if let relationship = await relationship.value {
-                        elementHandler([builder(relationship, mastodonController)])
+                    if let relationship = await relationship.value,
+                       let action = builder(relationship, mastodonController) {
+                        elementHandler([action])
                     } else {
                         elementHandler([])
                     }
@@ -549,7 +554,11 @@ extension MenuActionProvider {
     }
     
     @MainActor
-    private func hideReblogsAction(for relationship: RelationshipMO, mastodonController: MastodonController) -> UIMenuElement {
+    private func hideReblogsAction(for relationship: RelationshipMO, mastodonController: MastodonController) -> UIMenuElement? {
+        // don't show action for people that the user isn't following and isn't already hiding reblogs for
+        guard relationship.following || relationship.showingReblogs else {
+            return nil
+        }
         let title = relationship.showingReblogs ? "Hide Reblogs" : "Show Reblogs"
         // todo: need alternate repeat icon to use here
         return UIAction(title: title, image: nil) { [weak self] _ in