diff --git a/app/models/trends/statuses.rb b/app/models/trends/statuses.rb
index 8757e5aa9c..cdf5929069 100644
--- a/app/models/trends/statuses.rb
+++ b/app/models/trends/statuses.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Trends::Statuses < Trends::Base
   private
 
   def eligible?(status)
-    status.public_visibility? && status.account.discoverable? && !status.account.silenced? && !status.account.sensitized? && status.spoiler_text.blank? && !status.sensitive? && !status.reply? && valid_locale?(status.language)
+    status.created_at.past? && status.public_visibility? && status.account.discoverable? && !status.account.silenced? && !status.account.sensitized? && status.spoiler_text.blank? && !status.sensitive? && !status.reply? && valid_locale?(status.language)
   end
 
   def calculate_scores(statuses, at_time)