diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/timeline.go b/internal/db/bundb/timeline.go
index 1dc9dcf1b..b2af5583f 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/timeline.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/timeline.go
@@ -50,6 +50,64 @@ func (t *timelineDB) GetHomeTimeline(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxI
 		frontToBack = true
 	)
 
+	// As this is the home timeline, it should be
+	// populated by statuses from accounts followed
+	// by accountID, and posts from accountID itself.
+	//
+	// So, begin by seeing who accountID follows.
+	// It should be a little cheaper to do this in
+	// a separate query like this, rather than using
+	// a join, since followIDs are cached in memory.
+	follows, err := t.state.DB.GetAccountFollows(
+		gtscontext.SetBarebones(ctx),
+		accountID,
+		nil, // select all
+	)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNoEntries) {
+		return nil, gtserror.Newf("db error getting follows for account %s: %w", accountID, err)
+	}
+
+	// To take account of exclusive lists, get all of
+	// this account's lists, so we can filter out follows
+	// that are in contained in exclusive lists.
+	lists, err := t.state.DB.GetListsForAccountID(ctx, accountID)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNoEntries) {
+		return nil, gtserror.Newf("db error getting lists for account %s: %w", accountID, err)
+	}
+
+	// Index all follow IDs that fall in exclusive lists.
+	ignoreFollowIDs := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, list := range lists {
+		if !*list.Exclusive {
+			// Not exclusive,
+			// we don't care.
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Exclusive list, index all its follow IDs.
+		for _, listEntry := range list.ListEntries {
+			ignoreFollowIDs[listEntry.FollowID] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Extract just the accountID from each follow,
+	// ignoring follows that are in exclusive lists.
+	targetAccountIDs := make([]string, 0, len(follows)+1)
+	for _, f := range follows {
+		_, ignore := ignoreFollowIDs[f.ID]
+		if !ignore {
+			targetAccountIDs = append(
+				targetAccountIDs,
+				f.TargetAccountID,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Add accountID itself as a pseudo follow so that
+	// accountID can see its own posts in the timeline.
+	targetAccountIDs = append(targetAccountIDs, accountID)
+
+	// Now start building the database query.
 	q := t.db.
 		NewSelect().
 		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("statuses"), bun.Ident("status")).
@@ -89,33 +147,6 @@ func (t *timelineDB) GetHomeTimeline(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxI
 		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.local"), local)
 	}
 
-	// As this is the home timeline, it should be
-	// populated by statuses from accounts followed
-	// by accountID, and posts from accountID itself.
-	//
-	// So, begin by seeing who accountID follows.
-	// It should be a little cheaper to do this in
-	// a separate query like this, rather than using
-	// a join, since followIDs are cached in memory.
-	follows, err := t.state.DB.GetAccountFollows(
-		gtscontext.SetBarebones(ctx),
-		accountID,
-		nil, // select all
-	)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNoEntries) {
-		return nil, gtserror.Newf("db error getting follows for account %s: %w", accountID, err)
-	}
-
-	// Extract just the accountID from each follow.
-	targetAccountIDs := make([]string, len(follows)+1)
-	for i, f := range follows {
-		targetAccountIDs[i] = f.TargetAccountID
-	}
-
-	// Add accountID itself as a pseudo follow so that
-	// accountID can see its own posts in the timeline.
-	targetAccountIDs[len(targetAccountIDs)-1] = accountID
-
 	// Select only statuses authored by
 	// accounts with IDs in the slice.
 	q = q.Where(
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/timeline_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/timeline_test.go
index b944bd9b4..4874c2b35 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/timeline_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/timeline_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,46 @@ func (suite *TimelineTestSuite) TestGetHomeTimeline() {
 	suite.checkStatuses(s, id.Highest, id.Lowest, 20)
 }
 
+func (suite *TimelineTestSuite) TestGetHomeTimelineIgnoreExclusive() {
+	var (
+		ctx            = context.Background()
+		viewingAccount = suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	)
+
+	// local_account_1_list_1 contains both admin_account
+	// and local_account_2. If we mark this list as exclusive,
+	// and remove the list entry for admin account, we should
+	// only get statuses from zork and turtle in the timeline.
+	list := new(gtsmodel.List)
+	*list = *suite.testLists["local_account_1_list_1"]
+	list.Exclusive = util.Ptr(true)
+	if err := suite.db.UpdateList(ctx, list, "exclusive"); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// First try with list just set to exclusive.
+	// We should only get zork's own statuses.
+	s, err := suite.db.GetHomeTimeline(ctx, viewingAccount.ID, "", "", "", 20, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+	suite.checkStatuses(s, id.Highest, id.Lowest, 8)
+
+	// Remove admin account from the exclusive list.
+	listEntryID := suite.testListEntries["local_account_1_list_1_entry_2"].ID
+	if err := suite.db.DeleteListEntry(ctx, listEntryID); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// Zork should only see their own
+	// statuses and admin's statuses now.
+	s, err = suite.db.GetHomeTimeline(ctx, viewingAccount.ID, "", "", "", 20, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+	suite.checkStatuses(s, id.Highest, id.Lowest, 12)
+}
+
 func (suite *TimelineTestSuite) TestGetHomeTimelineNoFollowing() {
 	var (
 		ctx            = context.Background()