diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index f85bce5e8f..0d7df891e2 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -1918,8 +1918,13 @@ class Item
 		$owner_id = Contact::getIdForURL($self['url']);
 
 		// also reset all the privacy bits to the forum default permissions
-
-		$private = ($user['allow_cid'] || $user['allow_gid'] || $user['deny_cid'] || $user['deny_gid']) ? self::PRIVATE : self::UNLISTED;
+		if ($user['allow_cid'] || $user['allow_gid'] || $user['deny_cid'] || $user['deny_gid']) {
+			$private = self::PRIVATE;
+		} elseif (DI::pConfig()->get($user['uid'], 'system', 'unlisted')) {
+			$private = Item::UNLISTED;
+		} else {
+			$private = Item::PUBLIC;
+		}
 
 		$psid = PermissionSet::getIdFromACL(
 			$user['uid'],