diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
index 9e45ef78d4..9b63f56302 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ListenableFutureTask;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.TextSecurePreferences;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.Util;
 import org.whispersystems.libsignal.util.guava.Optional;
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.loki.protocol.multidevice.MultiDeviceProtocol;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -554,7 +555,12 @@ public class Recipient implements RecipientModifiedListener {
   }
 
   public synchronized boolean isBlocked() {
-    return blocked;
+    String masterPublicKey = MultiDeviceProtocol.shared.getMasterDevice(this.address.serialize());
+    if (masterPublicKey != null) {
+      return Recipient.from(context, Address.fromSerialized(masterPublicKey), false).blocked;
+    } else {
+      return blocked;
+    }
   }
 
   public void setBlocked(boolean blocked) {