diff --git a/lib/topic_query.rb b/lib/topic_query.rb
index c57d1614fc4..23998c3e5c5 100644
--- a/lib/topic_query.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_query.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ class TopicQuery
       return TopicList.new(@user, random_suggested_results_for(topic, SiteSetting.suggested_topics, exclude_topic_ids))
     end
 
-    results = unread_results(per_page: SiteSetting.suggested_topics).where('topics.id NOT IN (?)', exclude_topic_ids).all
+    results = unread_results(per_page: SiteSetting.suggested_topics)
+                .where('topics.id NOT IN (?)', exclude_topic_ids)
+                .where(closed: false, archived: false, visible: true)
+                .all
+
     results_left = SiteSetting.suggested_topics - results.size
 
     # If we don't have enough results, go to new posts
@@ -33,7 +37,11 @@ class TopicQuery
       exclude_topic_ids << results.map {|t| t.id}
       exclude_topic_ids.flatten!
 
-      results << new_results(per_page: results_left).where('topics.id NOT IN (?)', exclude_topic_ids).all
+      results << new_results(per_page: results_left)
+                  .where('topics.id NOT IN (?)', exclude_topic_ids)
+                  .where(closed: false, archived: false, visible: true)
+                  .all
+
       results.flatten!
 
       results_left = SiteSetting.suggested_topics - results.size
@@ -43,7 +51,10 @@ class TopicQuery
         exclude_topic_ids << results.map {|t| t.id}
         exclude_topic_ids.flatten!
 
-        results << random_suggested_results_for(topic, results_left, exclude_topic_ids).all
+        results << random_suggested_results_for(topic, results_left, exclude_topic_ids)
+                    .where(closed: false, archived: false, visible: true)
+                    .all
+
         results.flatten!
       end
     end
@@ -145,6 +156,7 @@ class TopicQuery
     def random_suggested_results_for(topic, count, exclude_topic_ids)
       results = default_list(unordered: true, per_page: count)
                  .where('topics.id NOT IN (?)', exclude_topic_ids)
+                 .where(closed: false, archived: false, visible: true)
                  .order('RANDOM()')
 
       results = results.where('category_id = ?', topic.category_id) if topic.category_id.present?    
diff --git a/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb b/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb
index 7ae4ce930d6..7348a6788fa 100644
--- a/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb
@@ -220,8 +220,19 @@ describe TopicQuery do
 
       it "should return the new topic" do
         TopicQuery.new.list_suggested_for(topic).topics.should == [new_topic]  
-      end
+      end      
+    end
 
+    context "anonymously browswing with invisible, closed and archived" do
+      let!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
+      let!(:regular_topic) { Fabricate(:post, user: creator).topic }
+      let!(:closed_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, closed: true) }
+      let!(:archived_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, archived: true) }
+      let!(:invisible_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, visible: false) }
+
+      it "should omit the closed/archived/invisbiel topics from suggested" do
+        TopicQuery.new.list_suggested_for(topic).topics.should == [regular_topic]  
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when logged in' do
@@ -237,6 +248,9 @@ describe TopicQuery do
         let!(:partially_read) { Fabricate(:post, user: creator).topic }
         let!(:new_topic) { Fabricate(:post, user: creator).topic }
         let!(:fully_read) { Fabricate(:post, user: creator).topic }     
+        let!(:closed_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, closed: true) }
+        let!(:archived_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, archived: true) }
+        let!(:invisible_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, visible: false) }
 
         before do
           user.auto_track_topics_after_msecs = 0