diff --git a/web/src/user_topics.js b/web/src/user_topics.js
index ead7154516..d84a3859db 100644
--- a/web/src/user_topics.js
+++ b/web/src/user_topics.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export function get_user_topics_for_visibility_policy(visibility_policy) {
                     topic,
                     date_updated,
                     date_updated_str,
+                    visibility_policy,
                 });
             }
         }
diff --git a/web/tests/settings_muted_topics.test.js b/web/tests/settings_muted_topics.test.js
index 7c4de3ae9c..89a958dfb3 100644
--- a/web/tests/settings_muted_topics.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/settings_muted_topics.test.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ run_test("settings", ({override}) => {
                 stream: frontend.name,
                 stream_id: frontend.stream_id,
                 topic: "js",
+                visibility_policy: user_topics.all_visibility_policies.MUTED,
             },
         ]);
         populate_list_called = true;
diff --git a/web/tests/user_topics.test.js b/web/tests/user_topics.test.js
index 4e65536c6b..8f3278a40f 100644
--- a/web/tests/user_topics.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/user_topics.test.js
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ test("get_mutes", () => {
             stream: devel.name,
             stream_id: devel.stream_id,
             topic: "java",
+            visibility_policy: all_visibility_policies.MUTED,
         },
         {
             date_updated: 1577836800000,
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ test("get_mutes", () => {
             stream: office.name,
             stream_id: office.stream_id,
             topic: "gossip",
+            visibility_policy: all_visibility_policies.MUTED,
         },
     ]);
 });
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ test("set_user_topics", () => {
                 stream: social.name,
                 stream_id: social.stream_id,
                 topic: "breakfast",
+                visibility_policy: all_visibility_policies.MUTED,
             },
             {
                 date_updated: 1577836800000,
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ test("set_user_topics", () => {
                 stream: design.name,
                 stream_id: design.stream_id,
                 topic: "typography",
+                visibility_policy: all_visibility_policies.MUTED,
             },
         ],
     );