diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index 8a681139..7ef07f5a 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -990,7 +990,8 @@ const PostDesktop = ({
   const commentMediaInfo = useCommentMediaInfo(link, thumbnailUrl, linkWidth, linkHeight);
   const hasThumbnail = getHasThumbnail(commentMediaInfo, link);
 
-  // Author-deleted replies are hidden from thread replies; moderator removals still render their placeholder.
+  // Author-deleted replies and no-reason moderator removals are hidden from thread replies.
+  // Moderator removals with a reason still render their placeholder and reason.
   const filteredReplies = useMemo(() => filterRepliesForDisplay(freshRepliesForRender), [freshRepliesForRender]);
   const postsByAuthorInThread = useMemo(() => getThreadPostCountsByAuthor(resolvedPost, filteredReplies), [resolvedPost, filteredReplies]);
   const directRepliesByParentCid = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index 58e13988..33279880 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ const PostMobile = ({
   const [failedMediaUrl, setFailedMediaUrl] = useState<string | undefined>();
   const mediaLoadFailureInfo = failedMediaUrl && failedMediaUrl === resolvedPost?.link ? <MediaLoadFailureInfo url={failedMediaUrl} /> : undefined;
 
-  // Author-deleted replies are hidden from thread replies; moderator removals still render their placeholder.
+  // Author-deleted replies and no-reason moderator removals are hidden from thread replies.
+  // Moderator removals with a reason still render their placeholder and reason.
   const filteredReplies = useMemo(() => filterRepliesForDisplay(freshRepliesForRender), [freshRepliesForRender]);
   const postsByAuthorInThread = useMemo(() => getThreadPostCountsByAuthor(resolvedPost, filteredReplies), [resolvedPost, filteredReplies]);
   const previewDisplayReplies = useMemo(() => getPreviewDisplayReplies(filteredReplies, BOARD_REPLIES_PREVIEW_VISIBLE_COUNT), [filteredReplies]);
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/__tests__/misc-utils.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/__tests__/misc-utils.test.ts
index b62466e7..36124d59 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/__tests__/misc-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/__tests__/misc-utils.test.ts
@@ -171,10 +171,15 @@ describe('misc utils', () => {
   });
 
   it('builds reply previews, omitted counts, and fallback reply totals', () => {
-    expect(filterRepliesForDisplay([{ cid: 'visible' }, { cid: 'deleted', deleted: true }, { cid: 'removed', deleted: false }])).toEqual([
-      { cid: 'visible' },
-      { cid: 'removed', deleted: false },
-    ]);
+    expect(
+      filterRepliesForDisplay([
+        { cid: 'visible' },
+        { cid: 'deleted', deleted: true },
+        { cid: 'removed', removed: true },
+        { cid: 'blank-reason', reason: '   ', removed: true },
+        { cid: 'removed-with-reason', reason: 'off-topic', removed: true },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual([{ cid: 'visible' }, { cid: 'removed-with-reason', reason: 'off-topic', removed: true }]);
 
     expect(
       getPreviewDisplayReplies(
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/replies-preview-utils.ts b/src/lib/utils/replies-preview-utils.ts
index 31317f2b..7b03fdc7 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/replies-preview-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/replies-preview-utils.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ interface CommentLike {
   index?: number;
   number?: number;
   pendingApproval?: boolean;
+  reason?: string | null;
+  removed?: boolean;
   state?: string;
   timestamp?: number;
 }
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export function sortRepliesForDisplay<T extends CommentLike>(replies: T[]): T[]
 }
 
 export function filterRepliesForDisplay<T extends CommentLike>(replies: T[]): T[] {
-  return replies.filter((reply) => !reply.deleted);
+  return replies.filter((reply) => !reply.deleted && (!reply.removed || Boolean(reply.reason?.trim())));
 }
 
 /**