diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php
index 651d632d..57a7e41c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php
@@ -3,33 +3,40 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Auth, Cache;
-use App\Jobs\StatusPipeline\{NewStatusPipeline, StatusDelete};
-use App\Jobs\ImageOptimizePipeline\ImageOptimize;
+use League\Fractal;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use App\{Media, Profile, Status, User};
 use Vinkla\Hashids\Facades\Hashids;
+use App\{Media, Profile, Status, User};
+use App\Jobs\ImageOptimizePipeline\ImageOptimize;
+use App\Transformer\ActivityPub\StatusTransformer;
+use App\Jobs\StatusPipeline\{NewStatusPipeline, StatusDelete};
 
 class StatusController extends Controller
 {
     public function show(Request $request, $username, int $id)
     {
         $user = Profile::whereUsername($username)->firstOrFail();
+
         $status = Status::whereProfileId($user->id)
                 ->withCount(['likes', 'comments', 'media'])
                 ->findOrFail($id);
+
         if(!$status->media_path && $status->in_reply_to_id) {
           return redirect($status->url());
         }
+
+        if($request->wantsJson() && config('pixelfed.activitypub_enabled')) {
+          return $this->showActivityPub($request, $status);
+        }
+
         $replies = Status::whereInReplyToId($status->id)->simplePaginate(30);
+
         return view('status.show', compact('user', 'status', 'replies'));
     }
 
     public function compose()
     {
-        if(Auth::check() == false)
-        { 
-          abort(403); 
-        }
+        $this->authCheck();
         return view('status.compose');
     }
 
@@ -156,4 +163,20 @@ class StatusController extends Controller
 
         return $response;
     }
+
+    public function showActivityPub(Request $request, $status)
+    {
+      $fractal = new Fractal\Manager();
+      $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Item($status, new StatusTransformer);
+      $res = $fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();
+      return response(json_encode($res['data']))->header('Content-Type', 'application/activity+json');
+    }
+
+    protected function authCheck()
+    {
+        if(Auth::check() == false)
+        { 
+          abort(403); 
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/ProfileTransformer.php b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/ProfileTransformer.php
index c3ee0063..a41313e4 100644
--- a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/ProfileTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/ProfileTransformer.php
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class ProfileTransformer extends Fractal\TransformerAbstract
             'https://w3id.org/security/v1',
             [
               "manuallyApprovesFollowers" => "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers",
-              "featured" => 'https://pixelfed.org/ns/featured',
+              "featured" => [
+                "https://pixelfed.org/ns#featured" => ["@type" => "@id"],
+              ]
             ]
           ],
           'id' => $profile->permalink(),
diff --git a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/StatusTransformer.php b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/StatusTransformer.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b48b1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/StatusTransformer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Transformer\ActivityPub;
+
+use App\{Profile, Status};
+use League\Fractal;
+
+class StatusTransformer extends Fractal\TransformerAbstract
+{
+
+  public function transform(Status $status)
+  {
+      return [
+          '@context' => [
+            'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
+            'https://w3id.org/security/v1',
+            [
+              "manuallyApprovesFollowers" => "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers",
+              "featured" => [
+                "https://pixelfed.org/ns#featured" => ["@type" => "@id"],
+              ]
+            ]
+          ],
+          'id' => $status->url(),
+
+          // TODO: handle other types
+          'type' => 'Note',
+
+          // XXX: CW Title
+          'summary' => null,
+          'content' => $status->rendered ?? $status->caption,
+          'inReplyTo' => null,
+
+          // TODO: fix date format
+          'published' => $status->created_at->toAtomString(),
+          'url' => $status->url(),
+          'attributedTo' => $status->profile->permalink(),
+          'to' => [
+            // TODO: handle proper scope
+            'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
+          ],
+          'cc' => [
+            // TODO: add cc's
+            $status->profile->permalink('/followers'),
+          ],
+          'sensitive' => (bool) $status->is_nsfw,
+          'atomUri' => $status->url(),
+          'inReplyToAtomUri' => null,
+          'conversation' => $status->url(),
+          'attachment' => $status->media->map(function($media) {
+            return [
+              'type' => 'Document',
+              'mediaType' => $media->mime,
+              'url' => $media->url(),
+              'name' => null
+            ];
+          }),
+          'tag' => []
+      ];
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/pixelfed.php b/config/pixelfed.php
index 0717479d..527a9f0f 100644
--- a/config/pixelfed.php
+++ b/config/pixelfed.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ return [
     | This value is the version of your PixelFed instance.
     |
     */
-    'version' => '0.1.5',
+    'version' => '0.1.6',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/resources/views/status/show.blade.php b/resources/views/status/show.blade.php
index 7f711f24..cf9b9db5 100644
--- a/resources/views/status/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/status/show.blade.php
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@
 @push('meta')
 <meta property="og:description" content="{{ $status->caption }}">
     <meta property="og:image" content="{{$status->mediaUrl()}}">
-@endpush
+    <link href='{{$status->url()}}' rel='alternate' type='application/activity+json'>@endpush