diff --git a/.github/changelog/fix-comment-count-ap-post-comments-admin-bar b/.github/changelog/fix-comment-count-ap-post-comments-admin-bar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ecf2b771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/changelog/fix-comment-count-ap-post-comments-admin-bar
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Admin bar: do not count interactions on posts from folks you follow in the comment bubble of the admin bar.
diff --git a/includes/class-comment.php b/includes/class-comment.php
index 47d7df3a8..38390a0a2 100644
--- a/includes/class-comment.php
+++ b/includes/class-comment.php
@@ -702,11 +702,12 @@ public static function comment_query( $query ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Do only exclude interactions of `ap_post` post type.
-		if ( \is_admin() ) {
-			$query->query_vars['post_type'] = array_diff( \get_post_types_by_support( 'comments' ), self::hide_for() );
-			return;
-		}
+		/*
+		 * Exclude interactions of `ap_post` post type from all comment queries
+		 * (except ActivityPub and REST requests), so they are not shown in
+		 * standard comment listings (including admin screens and frontend).
+		 */
+		$query->query_vars['post_type'] = array_diff( \get_post_types_by_support( 'comments' ), self::hide_for() );
 
 		// Do not exclude likes and reposts on non-singular pages.
 		if ( ! \is_singular() ) {