diff --git a/app/logical/post_query.rb b/app/logical/post_query.rb
index fb1a12e52..08f5d2f10 100644
--- a/app/logical/post_query.rb
+++ b/app/logical/post_query.rb
@@ -208,10 +208,28 @@ def aliases
 
   # Implicit metatags are metatags added by the user's account settings. rating:g,s is implicit under safe mode.
   def implicit_metatags
-    return [] unless safe_mode?
+    tags = []
 
-    tags = Danbooru.config.safe_mode_restricted_tags.map { |tag| -AST.tag(tag) }
-    [AST.metatag("rating", "g"), *tags]
+    if safe_mode?
+      tags = Danbooru.config.safe_mode_restricted_tags.map { |tag| -AST.tag(tag) }
+      [AST.metatag("rating", "g"), *tags]
+    end
+
+    unless show_deleted?
+      tags << AST.metatag("status", "deleted").-@
+    end
+
+    tags
+  end
+
+  def show_deleted?
+    current_user.show_deleted_posts? || has_status_metatag?
+  end
+
+  def has_status_metatag?
+    select_metatags("is", "status").any? do |metatag|
+      metatag.value.downcase.in?(%w[all any active unmoderated modqueue deleted appealed])
+    end
   end
 
   concerning :CountMethods do
diff --git a/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb b/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb
index 220516327..e554abb0f 100644
--- a/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb
+++ b/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Post
     MAX_WILDCARD_TAGS = PostQueryBuilder::MAX_WILDCARD_TAGS
 
     attr_reader :current_user, :page, :format, :tag_string, :post_query, :normalized_query, :show_votes, :add_extra_data_attributes
-    delegate :tag, to: :post_query
+    delegate :tag, :show_deleted?, to: :post_query
     alias_method :show_votes?, :show_votes
     alias_method :add_extra_data_attributes?, :add_extra_data_attributes
 
@@ -133,16 +133,6 @@ def best_post
       posts.reject(&:is_deleted).select(&:visible?).max_by { |post| [-post.rating_id, post.score] }
     end
 
-    def show_deleted?
-      current_user.show_deleted_posts? || has_status_metatag?
-    end
-
-    def has_status_metatag?
-      post_query.select_metatags("is", "status").any? do |metatag|
-        metatag.value.downcase.in?(%w[all any active unmoderated modqueue deleted appealed])
-      end
-    end
-
     def banned_artist?
       artist.present? && artist.is_banned? && !current_user.is_approver?
     end