diff --git a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
index 9c17fad3..9cd2aad9 100644
--- a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import useHide from '../../hooks/use-hide';
 import useWindowWidth from '../../hooks/use-window-width';
 import PostMenuDesktop from '../post-desktop/post-menu-desktop';
 import styles from './catalog-row.module.css';
-import Markdown from '../markdown';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { ContentPreview } from '../../views/home/popular-threads-box';
 
diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index 822c8b82..c02c91eb 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const useShowOmittedReplies = create<ShowOmittedRepliesState>((set) => ({
 
 const PostInfo = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, isHidden }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, deleted, locked, pinned, parentCid, postCid, removed, shortCid, state, subplebbitAddress, timestamp } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, deleted, locked, pinned, parentCid, postCid, reason, removed, shortCid, state, subplebbitAddress, timestamp } = post || {};
   const title = post?.title?.trim();
   const replies = useReplies(post);
   const { address, shortAddress } = author || {};
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, isHidden }:
   return (
     <div className={styles.postInfo}>
       {!isHidden && <EditMenu post={post} />}
-      <span className={(hidden || removed || deleted) && styles.postDesktopHidden}>
+      <span className={(hidden || ((removed || deleted) && !reason)) && parentCid ? styles.postDesktopHidden : ''}>
         {title &&
           (title.length <= 75 ? (
             <span className={styles.subject}>{title} </span>
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ const PostMessage = ({ post }: PostProps) => {
 
   return (
     <blockquote className={`${styles.postMessage} ${isRules && styles.rulesMessage}`}>
-      {isReply && state !== 'failed' && isReplyingToReply && <ReplyQuotePreview isQuotelinkReply={true} quotelinkReply={quotelinkReply} />}
+      {isReply && state !== 'failed' && isReplyingToReply && !(deleted || removed) && <ReplyQuotePreview isQuotelinkReply={true} quotelinkReply={quotelinkReply} />}
       {removed ? (
         reason ? (
           <>
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
     post = editedComment;
   }
 
-  const { author, cid, deleted, link, postCid, removed, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, deleted, link, postCid, reason, removed, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const isRouteLinkToReply = useLocation().pathname.startsWith(`/p/${subplebbitAddress}/c/${cid}`);
   const { hidden } = useHide({ cid });
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
       <div className={`${styles.reply} ${isRouteLinkToReply && styles.highlight}`} data-cid={cid} data-author-address={author?.shortAddress} data-post-cid={postCid}>
         <PostInfo openReplyModal={openReplyModal} post={post} postReplyCount={postReplyCount} roles={roles} />
         {link && !hidden && !(deleted || removed) && isValidURL(link) && <PostMedia post={post} />}
-        {!(hidden || removed || deleted) && <PostMessage post={post} />}
+        {!hidden && (!(removed || deleted) || ((removed || deleted) && reason)) && <PostMessage post={post} />}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
 
 const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies = true }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, content, deleted, link, pinned, postCid, removed, state, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, content, deleted, link, parentCid, pinned, postCid, removed, state, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const { isDescription, isRules } = post || {}; // custom properties, not from api
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies
           {link && !isHidden && !(deleted || removed) && isValidURL(link) && <PostMedia post={post} />}
           <PostInfo isHidden={hidden} openReplyModal={openReplyModal} post={post} postReplyCount={replyCount} roles={roles} />
           {!isHidden && !content && <div className={styles.spacer} />}
-          {!isHidden && content && <PostMessage post={post} />}
+          {!(isHidden && parentCid) && <PostMessage post={post} />}
         </div>
         {!isHidden && !isDescription && !isRules && !isInPendingPostView && (replyCount > 5 || (pinned && repliesCount > 0)) && !isInPostPageView && (
           <span className={styles.summary}>
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index 84915db8..da4d27c8 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 
 const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, deleted, link, locked, parentCid, pinned, postCid, removed, shortCid, state, subplebbitAddress, timestamp } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, deleted, link, locked, parentCid, pinned, postCid, reason, removed, shortCid, state, subplebbitAddress, timestamp } = post || {};
   const title = post?.title?.trim();
   const { isDescription, isRules } = post || {}; // custom properties, not from api
   const { address, shortAddress } = author || {};
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: P
     <>
       <div className={styles.postInfo}>
         <PostMenuMobile post={post} />
-        <span className={(hidden || deleted || removed) && styles.postDesktopHidden}>
+        <span className={(hidden || ((removed || deleted) && !reason)) && parentCid ? styles.postDesktopHidden : ''}>
           <span className={styles.nameBlock}>
             <span className={`${styles.name} ${(isDescription || isRules || authorRole) && !(deleted || removed) && styles.capcodeMod}`}>
               {removed ? (
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
   if (editedComment) {
     post = editedComment;
   }
-  const { author, cid, deleted, postCid, removed, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, deleted, postCid, reason, removed, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const isRouteLinkToReply = useLocation().pathname.startsWith(`/p/${subplebbitAddress}/c/${cid}`);
   const { hidden } = useHide({ cid });
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
           data-post-cid={postCid}
         >
           <PostInfoAndMedia openReplyModal={openReplyModal} post={post} postReplyCount={postReplyCount} roles={roles} />
-          {!hidden && !deleted && !removed && <PostMessageMobile post={post} />}
+          {!hidden && (!(removed || deleted) || ((removed || deleted) && reason)) && <PostMessageMobile post={post} />}
           <ReplyBacklinks post={reply} />
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
 
 const PostMobile = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies = true }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, content, pinned, postCid, replyCount, state, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, pinned, postCid, replyCount, state, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const { isDescription, isRules } = post || {}; // custom properties, not from api
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ const PostMobile = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies =
             <div className={styles.postContainer}>
               <div className={styles.postOp} data-cid={cid} data-author-address={author?.shortAddress} data-post-cid={postCid}>
                 <PostInfoAndMedia openReplyModal={openReplyModal} post={post} postReplyCount={replyCount} roles={roles} />
-                {content && <PostMessageMobile post={post} />}
+                <PostMessageMobile post={post} />
               </div>
               {!isInPostView && !isInPendingPostView && showReplies && (
                 <div className={styles.postLink}>