diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/actions/q.looking.server.ts b/app/features/sendouq/actions/q.looking.server.ts
index 1f3944951..62fd2a625 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/actions/q.looking.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/actions/q.looking.server.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { parseFormData } from "~/form/parse.server";
 import { errorToastIfFalsy } from "~/utils/remix.server";
 import { assertUnreachable } from "~/utils/types";
 import { SENDOUQ_PAGE, SENDOUQ_READY_PAGE } from "~/utils/urls";
-import { canSuggest, groupAfterMorph } from "../core/groups";
+import { canSuggest, groupAfterMorph, isInLookingPool } from "../core/groups";
 import * as ReadyCheck from "../core/ready-check.server";
 import { refreshSendouQInstance, SendouQ } from "../core/SendouQ.server";
 import { lookingSchema } from "../q-action-schemas";
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
 	const currentGroup = SendouQ.findOwnGroup(user.id);
 	if (!currentGroup) return null;
 
+	if (data._action !== "LEAVE_GROUP" && !isInLookingPool(currentGroup)) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	const broadcastLookingUpdate = () =>
 		ChatSystemMessage.send({
 			room: SENDOUQ_LOOKING_ROOM,
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.ts b/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.ts
index 6b440203c..abc3f6b02 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/core/SendouQ.server.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { FULL_GROUP_SIZE } from "../q-constants";
 import type { TierRange } from "../q-types";
 import { getTierIndex } from "../q-utils.server";
+import { isInLookingPool } from "./groups";
 import { tierDifferenceToRangeOrExact } from "./groups.server";
 import * as ReadyCheck from "./ready-check.server";
 
@@ -567,8 +568,7 @@ class SendouQClass {
 		ownGroupId?: number;
 		currentMemberCountOptions?: number[];
 	}) {
-		if (group.status !== "ACTIVE") return false;
-		if (group.matchId) return false;
+		if (!isInLookingPool(group)) return false;
 		if (group.id === ownGroupId) return false;
 		if (
 			currentMemberCountOptions &&
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/core/groups.ts b/app/features/sendouq/core/groups.ts
index 519057fa7..819ce82a7 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/core/groups.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/core/groups.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { Tables } from "~/db/tables";
 import { databaseTimestampToDate } from "~/utils/dates";
 import type { GroupExpiryStatus } from "../q-types";
 import type { SQGroup } from "./SendouQ.server";
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ export function groupAfterMorph({
 	return ourGroup;
 }
 
+export function isInLookingPool(group: {
+	status: Tables["Group"]["status"];
+	matchId: number | null;
+}) {
+	return group.status === "ACTIVE" && !group.matchId;
+}
+
 /**
  * Whether the group's members can suggest other groups to each other. A suggestion
  * is a pointer for teammates, so a solo group has no one to point at anything.