diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index 0b315f8e..2ee9d51c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
           includes_child_translations.group_by(&:species)
 
         trading_closet_hangers = @item.closet_hangers.trading.newest.
-          includes(:user)
+          user_is_active.includes(:user)
 
         @trading_closet_hangers_by_owned = {
           true => trading_closet_hangers.filter { |c| c.owned? },
diff --git a/app/models/closet_hanger.rb b/app/models/closet_hanger.rb
index 6b15ddc6..d80b5f70 100644
--- a/app/models/closet_hanger.rb
+++ b/app/models/closet_hanger.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class ClosetHanger < ApplicationRecord
   scope :newest, -> { order(arel_table[:created_at].desc) }
   scope :owned_before_wanted, -> { order(arel_table[:owned].desc) }
   scope :unlisted, -> { where(:list_id => nil) }
+  scope :user_is_active, -> {
+    u = User.arel_table
+    joins(:user).where(u[:last_trade_activity_at].gteq(6.months.ago))
+  }
 
   before_validation :merge_quantities, :set_owned_by_list