diff --git a/src/messaging/create.js b/src/messaging/create.js
index 6f355a9ff8..252989e5c7 100644
--- a/src/messaging/create.js
+++ b/src/messaging/create.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var async = require('async');
 var meta = require('../meta');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var db = require('../database');
-
+var user = require('../user');
 
 module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 	Messaging.sendMessage = function (uid, roomId, content, timestamp, callback) {
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 				isNewSet = _isNewSet;
 				db.getSortedSetRange('chat:room:' + roomId + ':uids', 0, -1, next);
 			},
+			function (uids, next) {
+				user.blocks.filterUids(fromuid, uids, next);
+			},
 			function (uids, next) {
 				async.parallel([
 					async.apply(Messaging.addRoomToUsers, roomId, uids, timestamp),
diff --git a/src/messaging/notifications.js b/src/messaging/notifications.js
index 8dd01a14fe..340ddcf356 100644
--- a/src/messaging/notifications.js
+++ b/src/messaging/notifications.js
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 				Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1, next);
 			},
 			function (uids, next) {
-				async.filter(uids, function (uid, next) {
-					user.blocks.is(fromUid, uid, function (err, blocked) {
-						next(err, !blocked);
-					});
-				}, next);
+				user.blocks.filterUids(fromUid, uids, next);
 			},
 			function (uids, next) {
 				var data = {
diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 30089a2d1d..32adb67fe3 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -286,16 +286,9 @@ function pushToUids(uids, notification, callback) {
 	async.waterfall([
 		function (next) {
 			// Remove uid from recipients list if they have blocked the user triggering the notification
-			async.filter(uids, function (uid, next) {
-				User.blocks.is(notification.from, uid, function (err, blocked) {
-					next(err, !blocked);
-				});
-			}, function (err, _uids) {
-				uids = _uids;
-				next(err);
-			});
+			User.blocks.filterUids(notification.from, uids, next);
 		},
-		function (next) {
+		function (uids, next) {
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:notification.push', { notification: notification, uids: uids }, next);
 		},
 		function (data, next) {
diff --git a/src/user/blocks.js b/src/user/blocks.js
index 5fd8977874..75767e4a12 100644
--- a/src/user/blocks.js
+++ b/src/user/blocks.js
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		});
 	};
 
+	User.blocks.filterUids = function (targetUid, uids, callback) {
+		async.filter(uids, function (uid, next) {
+			User.blocks.is(targetUid, uid, function (err, blocked) {
+				next(err, !blocked);
+			});
+		}, callback);
+	};
+
 	User.blocks.filter = function (uid, property, set, callback) {
 		// Given whatever is passed in, iterates through it, and removes entries made by blocked uids
 		// property is optional