diff --git a/lib/Database.php b/lib/Database.php
index 466a036..55c21e0 100644
--- a/lib/Database.php
+++ b/lib/Database.php
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ class Database {
         return $out;
     }
 
-    /** Returns statistics about the articles starred by the given user
+    /** Returns statistics about the articles starred by the given user. Hidden articles are excluded
      *
      * The associative array returned has the following keys:
      *
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ class Database {
                 coalesce(sum(abs(\"read\" - 1)),0) as unread,
                 coalesce(sum(\"read\"),0) as \"read\"
             FROM (
-                select \"read\" from arsse_marks where starred = 1 and subscription in (select id from arsse_subscriptions where owner = ?)
+                select \"read\" from arsse_marks where starred = 1 and hidden <> 1 and subscription in (select id from arsse_subscriptions where owner = ?)
             ) as starred_data",
             "str"
         )->run($user)->getRow();
diff --git a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
index 37dc10b..a6b6bdb 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ trait SeriesArticle {
                     [12,  4,1,1,'2017-01-01 00:00:00','ach',0],
                     [1,   2,0,0,'2010-01-01 00:00:00','Some Note',0],
                     [3,   5,0,0,'2000-01-01 00:00:00','',1],
+                    [6,   1,0,1,'2010-01-01 00:00:00','',1],
                 ],
             ],
             'arsse_categories' => [ // author-supplied categories
@@ -969,7 +970,7 @@ trait SeriesArticle {
         $setSize = (new \ReflectionClassConstant(Database::class, "LIMIT_SET_SIZE"))->getValue();
         $this->assertSame(2, Arsse::$db->articleCount("john.doe@example.com", (new Context)->starred(true)));
         $this->assertSame(4, Arsse::$db->articleCount("john.doe@example.com", (new Context)->folder(1)));
-        $this->assertSame(0, Arsse::$db->articleCount("jane.doe@example.com", (new Context)->starred(true)));
+        $this->assertSame(1, Arsse::$db->articleCount("jane.doe@example.com", (new Context)->starred(true)));
         $this->assertSame(10, Arsse::$db->articleCount("john.doe@example.com", (new Context)->articles(range(1, $setSize * 3))));
     }