diff --git a/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb b/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb
index 4b7bef3cf..a43d885fe 100644
--- a/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb
+++ b/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ class PostQueryBuilder
     relation
   end
 
+  def hide_deleted_posts?(q)
+    return false if CurrentUser.admin_mode?
+    return false if !CurrentUser.user.hide_deleted_posts?
+    return false if q[:status].in?(%w[deleted active])
+    return false if q[:status_neg].in?(%w[deleted active])
+    return true
+  end
+
   def build(relation = nil)
     unless query_string.is_a?(Hash)
       q = Tag.parse_query(query_string)
@@ -144,7 +152,9 @@ class PostQueryBuilder
       relation = relation.where("posts.is_banned = FALSE")
     elsif q[:status_neg] == "active"
       relation = relation.where("posts.is_pending = TRUE OR posts.is_deleted = TRUE OR posts.is_banned = TRUE")
-    elsif CurrentUser.user.hide_deleted_posts? && !CurrentUser.admin_mode?
+    end
+
+    if hide_deleted_posts?(q)
       relation = relation.where("posts.is_deleted = FALSE")
     end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/post_test.rb b/test/unit/post_test.rb
index 4b5496136..507538f33 100644
--- a/test/unit/post_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/post_test.rb
@@ -1972,6 +1972,17 @@ class PostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_tag_match(all - [flagged], "-status:active")
     end
 
+    should "respect the 'Deleted post filter' option when using the status:banned metatag" do
+      deleted = FactoryGirl.create(:post, is_deleted: true, is_banned: true)
+      undeleted = FactoryGirl.create(:post, is_banned: true)
+
+      CurrentUser.hide_deleted_posts = true
+      assert_tag_match([undeleted], "status:banned")
+
+      CurrentUser.hide_deleted_posts = false
+      assert_tag_match([undeleted, deleted], "status:banned")
+    end
+
     should "return posts for the filetype:<ext> metatag" do
       png = FactoryGirl.create(:post, file_ext: "png")
       jpg = FactoryGirl.create(:post, file_ext: "jpg")