diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index 543bee547..bfe686b49 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -1950,7 +1950,8 @@ def get_featured_hashtags(actor_json: {}) -> str:
     return result.strip()
 
 
-def get_featured_hashtags_as_html(actor_json: {}) -> str:
+def get_featured_hashtags_as_html(actor_json: {},
+                                  profile_description: str) -> str:
     """returns a html string containing featured hashtags
     """
     result = ''
@@ -1981,6 +1982,10 @@ def get_featured_hashtags_as_html(actor_json: {}) -> str:
             tag_name = tag_name[1:]
         if not tag_name:
             continue
+        if '/tags/' + tag_name + '"' in profile_description:
+            continue
+        if ' #' + tag_name in profile_description:
+            continue
         tag_url = tag_dict['href']
         if '://' not in tag_url:
             continue
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index f0d8b50ed..ec2280840 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ def html_profile_after_search(recent_posts_cache: {}, max_recent_posts: int,
         add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
                                   nickname, domain,
                                   profile_description, False, translate)
-    featured_hashtags = get_featured_hashtags_as_html(profile_json)
+    featured_hashtags = \
+        get_featured_hashtags_as_html(profile_json, profile_description)
     outbox_url = None
     if not profile_json.get('outbox'):
         if debug:
@@ -749,7 +750,8 @@ def html_profile(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                                   profile_description, False, translate)
     if profile_description:
         profile_description = standardize_text(profile_description)
-    featured_hashtags = get_featured_hashtags_as_html(profile_json)
+    featured_hashtags = \
+        get_featured_hashtags_as_html(profile_json, profile_description)
     posts_button = 'button'
     following_button = 'button'
     moved_button = 'button'