diff --git a/app/services/user_blocker.rb b/app/services/user_blocker.rb
index ee9ee1b68ea..5ee5bc01892 100644
--- a/app/services/user_blocker.rb
+++ b/app/services/user_blocker.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class UserBlocker
   end
 
   def hide_posts
+    return unless @user.trust_level == TrustLevel[0]
+
     Post.where(user_id: @user.id).update_all(["hidden = true, hidden_reason_id = COALESCE(hidden_reason_id, ?)", Post.hidden_reasons[:new_user_spam_threshold_reached]])
     topic_ids = Post.where(user_id: @user.id, post_number: 1).pluck(:topic_id)
     Topic.where(id: topic_ids).update_all(visible: false) unless topic_ids.empty?
diff --git a/spec/services/user_blocker_spec.rb b/spec/services/user_blocker_spec.rb
index 49d526c59b4..b75b5766a79 100644
--- a/spec/services/user_blocker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/user_blocker_spec.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ describe UserBlocker do
         SystemMessage.expects(:create).with(user, :blocked_by_staff).returns(true)
         UserBlocker.block(user, Fabricate.build(:admin))
       end
-
-      # TODO: it 'logs the action'
     end
 
     context 'not given a staff user argument' do
@@ -83,12 +81,10 @@ describe UserBlocker do
       SystemMessage.expects(:create).never
       unblock_user
     end
-
-    # TODO: it 'logs the action'
   end
 
   describe 'hide_posts' do
-    let(:user)    { Fabricate(:user) }
+    let(:user)    { Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 0) }
     let!(:post)   { Fabricate(:post, user: user) }
     subject       { UserBlocker.new(user) }
 
@@ -101,6 +97,13 @@ describe UserBlocker do
       subject.block
       expect(post.topic.reload).to_not be_visible
     end
+
+    it "doesn't hide posts if user is TL1" do
+      user.trust_level = 1
+      subject.block
+      expect(post.reload).to_not be_hidden
+      expect(post.topic.reload).to be_visible
+    end
   end
 
 end