diff --git a/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb b/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb
index 92196b6da40..5fa9a2ca419 100644
--- a/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb
+++ b/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class AccountStatusesFilter
     if anonymous?
       account.statuses.distributable_visibility
     elsif author?
-      account.statuses.all # NOTE: #merge! does not work without the #all
+      exclude_direct? ? account.statuses.where(visibility: %i(public unlisted private)) : account.statuses.all # NOTE: #merge! does not work without the #all
     elsif blocked?
       Status.none
     else
@@ -46,9 +46,15 @@ class AccountStatusesFilter
   end
 
   def filtered_scope
-    scope = account.statuses.left_outer_joins(:mentions)
+    scope = account.statuses
+
+    if exclude_direct?
+      scope = scope.where(visibility: follower? ? %i(public unlisted private) : %i(public unlisted))
+    else
+      scope = account.statuses.left_outer_joins(:mentions)
+      scope.merge!(scope.where(visibility: follower? ? %i(public unlisted private) : %i(public unlisted)).or(scope.where(mentions: { account_id: current_account.id })).group(Status.arel_table[:id]))
+    end
 
-    scope.merge!(scope.where(visibility: follower? ? %i(public unlisted private) : %i(public unlisted)).or(scope.where(mentions: { account_id: current_account.id })).group(Status.arel_table[:id]))
     scope.merge!(filtered_reblogs_scope) if reblogs_may_occur?
 
     scope
@@ -123,6 +129,10 @@ class AccountStatusesFilter
     truthy_param?(:only_media)
   end
 
+  def exclude_direct?
+    truthy_param?(:exclude_direct)
+  end
+
   def exclude_replies?
     truthy_param?(:exclude_replies)
   end
diff --git a/lib/mastodon/version.rb b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
index e83fa6b998f..76c849e8f6d 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module Mastodon
 
     def api_versions
       {
-        mastodon: 7,
+        mastodon: 8,
       }
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/account_statuses_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/account_statuses_filter_spec.rb
index 351d3dae574..ecb75d55d0d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/account_statuses_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/account_statuses_filter_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesFilter do
 
         expect(results_for(exclude_reblogs: true))
           .to all(satisfy { |status| !status.reblog? })
+
+        expect(results_for(exclude_direct: true))
+          .to all(satisfy { |status| !status.direct_visibility? })
       end
 
       def results_for(params)
@@ -77,6 +80,18 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesFilter do
       let(:current_account) { nil }
       let(:direct_status) { nil }
 
+      context 'when rejecting direct messages' do
+        let(:params) { { exclude_direct: true } }
+
+        it 'returns only public statuses, public replies, and public reblogs' do
+          expect(results_unique_visibilities).to match_array %w(unlisted public)
+
+          expect(results_in_reply_to_ids).to_not be_empty
+
+          expect(results_reblog_of_ids).to_not be_empty
+        end
+      end
+
       it 'returns only public statuses, public replies, and public reblogs' do
         expect(results_unique_visibilities).to match_array %w(unlisted public)
 
@@ -95,6 +110,14 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesFilter do
         account.block!(current_account)
       end
 
+      context 'when rejecting direct messages' do
+        let(:params) { { exclude_direct: true } }
+
+        it 'returns nothing' do
+          expect(subject.to_a).to be_empty
+        end
+      end
+
       it 'returns nothing' do
         expect(subject.to_a).to be_empty
       end
@@ -121,6 +144,18 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesFilter do
         current_account.follow!(account)
       end
 
+      context 'when rejecting direct messages' do
+        let(:params) { { exclude_direct: true } }
+
+        it 'returns private statuses, replies, and reblogs' do
+          expect(results_unique_visibilities).to match_array %w(private unlisted public)
+
+          expect(results_in_reply_to_ids).to_not be_empty
+
+          expect(results_reblog_of_ids).to_not be_empty
+        end
+      end
+
       it 'returns private statuses, replies, and reblogs' do
         expect(results_unique_visibilities).to match_array %w(private unlisted public)
 
@@ -135,6 +170,8 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesFilter do
         it 'returns the direct status' do
           expect(results_ids).to include(direct_status.id)
         end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'filter params'
       end
 
       it_behaves_like 'filter params'
@@ -143,6 +180,18 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesFilter do
     context 'when accessed by a non-follower' do
       let(:current_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
 
+      context 'when rejecting direct messages' do
+        let(:params) { { exclude_direct: true } }
+
+        it 'returns private statuses, replies, and reblogs' do
+          expect(results_unique_visibilities).to match_array %w(unlisted public)
+
+          expect(results_in_reply_to_ids).to_not be_empty
+
+          expect(results_reblog_of_ids).to_not be_empty
+        end
+      end
+
       it 'returns only public statuses, replies, and reblogs' do
         expect(results_unique_visibilities).to match_array %w(unlisted public)
 
@@ -157,6 +206,8 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesFilter do
         it 'returns the private status' do
           expect(results_ids).to include(private_status.id)
         end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'filter params'
       end
 
       context 'when blocking a reblogged account' do