diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index fe180d111..4461db68a 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -1241,7 +1241,8 @@ class LinkInfoPage(Reddit):
         # avoid doing this lookup twice
         if num_duplicates is None:
             builder = url_links_builder(self.link.url,
-                                        exclude=self.link._fullname)
+                                        exclude=self.link._fullname,
+                                        public_srs_only=True)
             self.num_duplicates = len(builder.get_items()[0])
         else:
             self.num_duplicates = num_duplicates
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py b/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py
index fcb901f42..a31bc709e 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py
@@ -922,9 +922,9 @@ def common_subdomain(domain1, domain2):
 
 
 def url_links_builder(url, exclude=None, num=None, after=None, reverse=None,
-                      count=None):
+                      count=None, public_srs_only=False):
     from r2.lib.template_helpers import add_sr
-    from r2.models import IDBuilder, Link, NotFound
+    from r2.models import IDBuilder, Link, NotFound, Subreddit
     from operator import attrgetter
 
     if url.startswith('/'):
@@ -937,6 +937,12 @@ def url_links_builder(url, exclude=None, num=None, after=None, reverse=None,
 
     links = [ link for link in links
                    if link._fullname != exclude ]
+
+    if public_srs_only and not c.user_is_admin:
+        subreddits = Subreddit._byID([link.sr_id for link in links], data=True)
+        links = [link for link in links
+                 if subreddits[link.sr_id].type != "private"]
+
     links.sort(key=attrgetter('num_comments'), reverse=True)
 
     # don't show removed links in duplicates unless admin or mod