diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 7da7a5bf..f0a145e7 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ export default {
               ${relationClause(type)}
               ${joinZapRankPersonalView(me, models)}
               ${whereClause(
-                '"Item"."pinId" IS NULL',
                 '"Item"."deletedAt" IS NULL',
                 subClause(sub, 5, subClauseTable(type), me),
                 typeClause(type),
@@ -389,7 +388,6 @@ export default {
               ${selectClause(type)}
               ${relationClause(type)}
               ${whereClause(
-                '"Item"."pinId" IS NULL',
                 '"Item"."deletedAt" IS NULL',
                 subClause(sub, 5, subClauseTable(type), me),
                 typeClause(type),
diff --git a/components/item-info.js b/components/item-info.js
index 62e3e386..477a08da 100644
--- a/components/item-info.js
+++ b/components/item-info.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { MuteSubDropdownItem, PinSubDropdownItem } from './territory-header'
 export default function ItemInfo ({
   item, full, commentsText = 'comments',
   commentTextSingular = 'comment', className, embellishUser, extraInfo, onEdit, editText,
-  onQuoteReply, nofollow, extraBadges, nested
+  onQuoteReply, nofollow, extraBadges, nested, pinnable
 }) {
   const editThreshold = new Date(item.createdAt).getTime() + 10 * 60000
   const me = useMe()
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function ItemInfo ({
 
   return (
     <div className={className || `${styles.other}`}>
-      {!item.position && !(!item.parentId && Number(item.user?.id) === AD_USER_ID) &&
+      {!(item.position && (pinnable || !item.subName)) && !(!item.parentId && Number(item.user?.id) === AD_USER_ID) &&
         <>
           <span title={`from ${numWithUnits(item.upvotes, {
               abbreviate: false,
diff --git a/components/item.js b/components/item.js
index ec8a9800..b8c867c1 100644
--- a/components/item.js
+++ b/components/item.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function SearchTitle ({ title }) {
   })
 }
 
-export default function Item ({ item, rank, belowTitle, right, full, children, siblingComments, onQuoteReply }) {
+export default function Item ({ item, rank, belowTitle, right, full, children, siblingComments, onQuoteReply, pinnable }) {
   const titleRef = useRef()
   const router = useRouter()
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, belowTitle, right, full, children, s
           </div>)
         : <div />}
       <div className={`${styles.item} ${siblingComments ? 'pt-3' : ''}`}>
-        {item.position
+        {item.position && (pinnable || !item.subName)
           ? <Pin width={24} height={24} className={styles.pin} />
           : item.meDontLikeSats > item.meSats
             ? <DownZap width={24} height={24} className={styles.dontLike} id={item.id} meDontLikeSats={item.meDontLikeSats} />
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, belowTitle, right, full, children, s
             full={full} item={item}
             onQuoteReply={onQuoteReply}
             nofollow={nofollow}
+            pinnable={pinnable}
             extraBadges={Number(item?.user?.id) === AD_USER_ID && <Badge className={styles.newComment} bg={null}>AD</Badge>}
           />
           {belowTitle}
diff --git a/components/items.js b/components/items.js
index 9931ebb2..d1d4e82c 100644
--- a/components/items.js
+++ b/components/items.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function Items ({ ssrData, variables = {}, query, destructureData
     <>
       <div className={styles.grid}>
         {itemsWithPins.filter(filter).map((item, i) => (
-          <ListItem key={item.id} item={item} rank={rank && i + 1} siblingComments={variables.includeComments} />
+          <ListItem key={item.id} item={item} rank={rank && i + 1} siblingComments={variables.includeComments} pinnable={pins?.length > 0} />
         ))}
       </div>
       <Foooter