diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 7f02626..c599f0e 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -12511,7 +12511,8 @@ display_backlog (struct app_context *ctx, int flush_opts)
 		if (until_marker-- == 0
 		 && buffer->new_messages_count != buffer->lines_count)
 			buffer_print_read_marker (ctx, backlog, flush_opts);
-		buffer_line_write_to_backlog (ctx, line, backlog, flush_opts);
+		if (buffer_line_will_show_up (buffer, line))
+			buffer_line_write_to_backlog (ctx, line, backlog, flush_opts);
 	}
 
 	// So that it is obvious if the last line in the buffer is not from today