diff --git a/forum/__init__.py b/forum/__init__.py
index 1257036d..15fb549a 100644
--- a/forum/__init__.py
+++ b/forum/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Openedx forum app.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.4.2"
+__version__ = "0.4.3"
diff --git a/forum/backends/mongodb/api.py b/forum/backends/mongodb/api.py
index bcaa851c..3bec9249 100644
--- a/forum/backends/mongodb/api.py
+++ b/forum/backends/mongodb/api.py
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ def handle_pin_unpin_thread_request(
     def get_abuse_flagged_count(thread_ids: list[str]) -> dict[str, int]:
         """
         Retrieves the count of abuse-flagged comments for each thread in the provided list of thread IDs.
+        Only counts non-deleted comments.
 
         Args:
             thread_ids (list[str]): List of thread IDs to check for abuse flags.
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ def get_abuse_flagged_count(thread_ids: list[str]) -> dict[str, int]:
                 "$match": {
                     "comment_thread_id": {"$in": [ObjectId(tid) for tid in thread_ids]},
                     "abuse_flaggers": {"$ne": []},
+                    "is_deleted": {"$ne": True},
                 }
             },
             {"$group": {"_id": "$comment_thread_id", "flagged_count": {"$sum": 1}}},
diff --git a/forum/backends/mysql/api.py b/forum/backends/mysql/api.py
index f2b4bb7a..ca3d8524 100644
--- a/forum/backends/mysql/api.py
+++ b/forum/backends/mysql/api.py
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ def handle_pin_unpin_thread_request(
     def get_abuse_flagged_count(thread_ids: list[str]) -> dict[str, int]:
         """
         Retrieves the count of abuse-flagged comments for each thread in the provided list of thread IDs.
+        Only counts non-deleted comments.
 
         Args:
             thread_ids (list[str]): List of thread IDs to check for abuse flags.
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ def get_abuse_flagged_count(thread_ids: list[str]) -> dict[str, int]:
         abuse_flagged_comments = (
             Comment.objects.filter(
                 comment_thread__pk__in=thread_ids,
+                is_deleted=False,
             )
             .annotate(
                 abuse_flaggers_count=Subquery(