diff --git a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
index 73afc11a..e943a6c7 100644
--- a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -1069,6 +1069,14 @@ func event_has_our_pubkey(_ ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: Pubkey) -> Bool {
     return ev.referenced_pubkeys.contains(our_pubkey)
 }
 
+func should_show_event(event: NostrEvent, damus_state: DamusState) -> Bool {
+    return should_show_event(
+        keypair: damus_state.keypair,
+        hellthreads: damus_state.muted_threads,
+        contacts: damus_state.contacts,
+        ev: event
+    )
+}
 
 func should_show_event(keypair: Keypair, hellthreads: MutedThreadsManager, contacts: Contacts, ev: NostrEvent) -> Bool {
     if contacts.is_muted(ev.pubkey) {
diff --git a/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift b/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift
index 2e10501c..7789176f 100644
--- a/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift
@@ -17,8 +17,21 @@ struct ThreadView: View {
         state.events.parent_events(event: thread.event, keypair: state.keypair)
     }
     
-    var child_events: [NostrEvent] {
-        state.events.child_events(event: thread.event)
+    var sorted_child_events: [NostrEvent] {
+        state.events.child_events(event: thread.event).sorted(by: { a, b in
+            let a_is_muted = !should_show_event(event: a, damus_state: state)
+            let b_is_muted = !should_show_event(event: b, damus_state: state)
+            
+            if a_is_muted == b_is_muted {
+                // If both are muted or unmuted, sort them based on their creation date.
+                return a.created_at < b.created_at
+            }
+            else {
+                // Muting status is different
+                // Prioritize the replies that are not muted
+                return !a_is_muted && b_is_muted
+            }
+        })
     }
     
     var body: some View {
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@ struct ThreadView: View {
                     }
                      */
                     
-                    ForEach(child_events, id: \.id) { child_event in
+                    ForEach(sorted_child_events, id: \.id) { child_event in
                         MutedEventView(
                             damus_state: state,
                             event: child_event,