diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/explore_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/explore_controller.rb
index fcf69c9a..52af419d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/explore_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/explore_controller.rb
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ class Api::V1::Timelines::ExploreController < Api::BaseController
 
   def explore_statuses
     if current_account
-      SortingQueryBuilder.new.call(@sort_type, nil, params[:page]).reject {|status|
+      SortingQueryBuilder.new.call(@sort_type, nil, params[:page], nil, "explore").reject {|status|
         FeedManager.instance.filter?(:home, status, current_account.id)
       }
     else
       page = [params[:page].to_i.abs, MIN_UNAUTHENTICATED_PAGES].min
-      SortingQueryBuilder.new.call(@sort_type, nil, page)
+      SortingQueryBuilder.new.call(@sort_type, nil, page, nil, "explore")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/lib/sorting_query_builder.rb b/app/lib/sorting_query_builder.rb
index d2927437..8988bf6d 100644
--- a/app/lib/sorting_query_builder.rb
+++ b/app/lib/sorting_query_builder.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ class SortingQueryBuilder < BaseService
       query = Status.without_replies.without_reblogs
       query = query.with_public_visibility if group.nil?
       query = query.where('statuses.created_at > ?', date_limit)
-      query = query.where(group: group) unless group.nil?
+      if source == "explore"
+        query = query.where(group: nil)
+      else
+        query = query.where(group: group) unless group.nil?
+      end
       query = query.page(page.to_i)
       query = query.per(limit)
       return query
@@ -105,7 +109,11 @@ class SortingQueryBuilder < BaseService
       query = query.joins(:status)
       query = query.where('statuses.reblog_of_id IS NULL')
       query = query.where('statuses.in_reply_to_id IS NULL')
-      query = query.where('statuses.group_id': group) unless group.nil?
+      if source == "explore"
+        query = query.where('statuses.group_id': nil)
+      else
+        query = query.where('statuses.group_id': group) unless group.nil?
+      end
       query = query.where('statuses.visibility': 0) if group.nil?
       query = query.page(page)
       query = query.per(limit)