diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
index 564de3661c..c02905fabf 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ export async function createPerson(
 					tags,
 					isBot,
 					isCat: (person as any).isCat === true,
+					speakAsCat: person.speakAsCat,
 					isIndexable: person.indexable,
 				}),
 			)) as IRemoteUser;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts
index d91c0a9114..9f642bb9e5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export async function renderPerson(user: ILocalUser) {
 		discoverable: !!user.isExplorable,
 		publicKey: renderKey(user, keypair, "#main-key"),
 		isCat: user.isCat,
+		speakAsCat: user.speakAsCat,
 		indexable: user.isIndexable,
 		attachment: attachment.length ? attachment : undefined,
 	} as any;