diff --git a/app/policies/status_policy.rb b/app/policies/status_policy.rb
index 8e0c1eef1..369ede2b0 100644
--- a/app/policies/status_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/status_policy.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class StatusPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def show?
-    return false if local_only? && account.nil?
+    return false if local_only? && current_account.nil?
 
     if direct?
       owned? || record.mentions.where(account: current_account).exists?
diff --git a/spec/policies/status_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/status_policy_spec.rb
index bacb8fd9e..a90e22aad 100644
--- a/spec/policies/status_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/status_policy_spec.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ RSpec.describe StatusPolicy, type: :model do
 
       expect(subject).to_not permit(viewer, status)
     end
+
+    it 'denies access when local-only and the viewer is not logged in' do
+      allow(status).to receive(:local_only?) { true }
+
+      expect(subject).to_not permit(nil, status)
+    end
   end
 
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