diff --git a/apps/juxtaposition-ui/src/services/juxt-web/routes/console/posts.tsx b/apps/juxtaposition-ui/src/services/juxt-web/routes/console/posts.tsx
index 9aeeb618..977c1a49 100644
--- a/apps/juxtaposition-ui/src/services/juxt-web/routes/console/posts.tsx
+++ b/apps/juxtaposition-ui/src/services/juxt-web/routes/console/posts.tsx
@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ async function newPost(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
 			return;
 		} else {
 			community = await database.getCommunityByID(parentPost.community_id);
+			if (parentPost.removed) {
+				res.sendStatus(400);
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if (params.post_id && (body.body === '' && body.painting === '' && body.screenshot === '')) {
diff --git a/apps/miiverse-api/src/services/api/routes/posts.ts b/apps/miiverse-api/src/services/api/routes/posts.ts
index 108da34e..e79e95cb 100644
--- a/apps/miiverse-api/src/services/api/routes/posts.ts
+++ b/apps/miiverse-api/src/services/api/routes/posts.ts
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ async function newPost(request: express.Request, response: express.Response): Pr
 					olive_community_id: parentPost.community_id
 				});
 			}
+			if (parentPost.removed) {
+				request.log.warn('Request wants to reply to parent post, but parent post has been removed');
+				return badRequest(response, ApiErrorCode.BAD_PARAMS);
+			}
 		}
 	}