diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index b033d40b5f..5522b574bb 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2021.03-rc (Red Hot Poker)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1409
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1410
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `post-user` (
 	 INDEX `uid_contactid` (`uid`,`contact-id`),
 	 INDEX `uid_unseen_contactid` (`uid`,`unseen`,`contact-id`),
 	 INDEX `uid_unseen` (`uid`,`unseen`),
+	 INDEX `uid_hidden_uri-id` (`uid`,`hidden`,`uri-id`),
 	FOREIGN KEY (`uri-id`) REFERENCES `item-uri` (`id`) ON UPDATE RESTRICT ON DELETE CASCADE,
 	FOREIGN KEY (`parent-uri-id`) REFERENCES `item-uri` (`id`) ON UPDATE RESTRICT ON DELETE CASCADE,
 	FOREIGN KEY (`thr-parent-id`) REFERENCES `item-uri` (`id`) ON UPDATE RESTRICT ON DELETE CASCADE,
diff --git a/src/Model/Post.php b/src/Model/Post.php
index 4adc5728dd..3727d29a36 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class Post
 			AND (NOT `causer-blocked` OR `causer-id` = ? OR `causer-id` IS NULL) AND NOT `contact-blocked`
 			AND ((NOT `contact-readonly` AND NOT `contact-pending` AND (`contact-rel` IN (?, ?)))
 				OR `self` OR `gravity` != ? OR `contact-uid` = ?)
-			AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT `uri-id` FROM `post-user` USE INDEX (`uid_uri-id`) WHERE `uid` = ? AND `uri-id` = `" . $view . "`.`uri-id` AND `hidden`)
+			AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT `uri-id` FROM `post-user` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `uri-id` = `" . $view . "`.`uri-id` AND `hidden`)
 			AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `cid` = `author-id` AND `blocked`)
 			AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `cid` = `owner-id` AND `blocked`)
 			AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT `cid` FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `cid` = `author-id` AND `ignored` AND `gravity` = ?)
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index 91356a018d..a95c1d8938 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1409);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1410);
 }
 
 return [
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ return [
 			"uid_contactid" => ["uid", "contact-id"],
 			"uid_unseen_contactid" => ["uid", "unseen", "contact-id"],
 			"uid_unseen" => ["uid", "unseen"],
+			"uid_hidden_uri-id" => ["uid", "hidden", "uri-id"],
 		],
 	],
 	"post-thread-user" => [