diff --git a/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb
index b8ab58938..b7296cf7c 100644
--- a/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class BatchedRemoveStatusService < BaseService
     # Cannot be batched
     statuses.each do |status|
       unpush_from_public_timelines(status)
+      unpush_from_direct_timelines(status) if status.direct_visibility?
       batch_salmon_slaps(status) if status.local?
     end
 
@@ -95,6 +96,16 @@ class BatchedRemoveStatusService < BaseService
     end
   end
 
+  def unpush_from_direct_timelines(status)
+    payload = @json_payloads[status.id]
+    redis.pipelined do
+      @mentions[status.id].each do |mention|
+        redis.publish("timeline:direct:#{mention.account.id}", payload) if mention.account.local?
+      end
+      redis.publish("timeline:direct:#{status.account.id}", payload) if status.account.local?
+    end
+  end
+
   def batch_salmon_slaps(status)
     return if @mentions[status.id].empty?
 
diff --git a/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb b/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb
index 7f2a91775..0e9465d48 100644
--- a/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class FanOutOnWriteService < BaseService
     render_anonymous_payload(status)
 
     if status.direct_visibility?
+      deliver_to_mentioned_followers(status)
+      deliver_to_direct_timelines(status)
       deliver_to_own_conversation(status)
     elsif status.limited_visibility?
       deliver_to_mentioned_followers(status)
@@ -93,6 +95,16 @@ class FanOutOnWriteService < BaseService
     Redis.current.publish('timeline:public:local:media', @payload) if status.local?
   end
 
+  def deliver_to_direct_timelines(status)
+    Rails.logger.debug "Delivering status #{status.id} to direct timelines"
+
+    status.mentions.includes(:account).each do |mention|
+      Redis.current.publish("timeline:direct:#{mention.account.id}", @payload) if mention.account.local?
+    end
+
+    Redis.current.publish("timeline:direct:#{status.account.id}", @payload) if status.account.local?
+  end
+
   def deliver_to_own_conversation(status)
     AccountConversation.add_status(status.account, status)
   end
diff --git a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
index 11d28e783..4bee86c8a 100644
--- a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
     remove_from_hashtags
     remove_from_public
     remove_from_media if status.media_attachments.any?
+    remove_from_direct if status.direct_visibility?
 
     @status.destroy!
 
@@ -152,6 +153,13 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
     Redis.current.publish('timeline:public:local:media', @payload) if @status.local?
   end
 
+  def remove_from_direct
+    @mentions.each do |mention|
+      Redis.current.publish("timeline:direct:#{mention.account.id}", @payload) if mention.account.local?
+    end
+    Redis.current.publish("timeline:direct:#{@account.id}", @payload) if @account.local?
+  end
+
   def redis
     Redis.current
   end