diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte
index 1dc5b660..4579e762 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ interface Props {
 
 let { personId, relationships, inferredRelationships }: Props = $props();
 
-const topDerived = $derived(inferredRelationships.slice(0, 5));
+const directOtherIds = $derived(new Set(relationships.map((rel) => otherId(rel))));
+const topDerived = $derived(
+	inferredRelationships.filter((d) => !directOtherIds.has(d.person.id)).slice(0, 5)
+);
 
 function chipLabel(rel: RelationshipDTO): string {
 	const viewpointIsSubject = rel.personId === personId;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0a13ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import { page } from 'vitest/browser';
+import PersonRelationshipsCard from './PersonRelationshipsCard.svelte';
+
+const PERSON_ID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001';
+const SPOUSE_ID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002';
+
+describe('PersonRelationshipsCard', () => {
+	it('hides an inferred relationship that is already a direct one', async () => {
+		render(PersonRelationshipsCard, {
+			personId: PERSON_ID,
+			relationships: [
+				{
+					id: 'r1',
+					personId: PERSON_ID,
+					relatedPersonId: SPOUSE_ID,
+					personDisplayName: 'Anna Müller',
+					relatedPersonDisplayName: 'Bertha Müller',
+					relationType: 'SPOUSE_OF'
+				}
+			],
+			inferredRelationships: [
+				{
+					person: {
+						id: SPOUSE_ID,
+						displayName: 'Bertha Müller',
+						familyMember: true
+					},
+					label: 'SPOUSE',
+					hops: 1
+				}
+			]
+		});
+
+		const matches = await page.getByText('Bertha Müller').all();
+		expect(matches).toHaveLength(1);
+	});
+
+	it('still renders inferred relationships that are not direct', async () => {
+		const COUSIN_ID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003';
+		render(PersonRelationshipsCard, {
+			personId: PERSON_ID,
+			relationships: [],
+			inferredRelationships: [
+				{
+					person: { id: COUSIN_ID, displayName: 'Carla Cousine', familyMember: true },
+					label: 'COUSIN',
+					hops: 4
+				}
+			]
+		});
+
+		await expect.element(page.getByText('Carla Cousine')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});