diff --git a/includes/class-mastodon-api.php b/includes/class-mastodon-api.php
index eb92e37..8fdbde9 100644
--- a/includes/class-mastodon-api.php
+++ b/includes/class-mastodon-api.php
@@ -2246,7 +2246,8 @@ public function api_account_statuses( $request ) {
 		$user_id = $this->get_user_id_from_request( $request );
 
 		$args = array(
-			'author' => $user_id,
+			'author'          => $user_id,
+			'exclude_replies' => $request->get_param( 'exclude_replies' ),
 		);
 		$args = apply_filters( 'mastodon_api_account_statuses_args', $args, $request );
 
@@ -2290,7 +2291,6 @@ public function api_account( $request ) {
 		 * ```
 		 */
 		$account = \apply_filters( 'mastodon_api_account', null, $user_id, $request, null );
-
 		return $this->validate_entity( $account, Entity\Account::class );
 	}
 
diff --git a/includes/handler/class-handler.php b/includes/handler/class-handler.php
index 761c31f..2602b76 100644
--- a/includes/handler/class-handler.php
+++ b/includes/handler/class-handler.php
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ protected function get_posts( $args, $min_id = null, $max_id = null ): \WP_REST_
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if ( $args['exclude_replies'] ) {
+				if ( $status->in_reply_to_id ) {
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+
 			if ( ! $status->is_valid() ) {
 				error_log( wp_json_encode( compact( 'status', 'post' ) ) );
 				continue;