diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 5b02fc2c6..9af0f553c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ defp restrict_favorited_by(query, %{"favorited_by" => ap_id}) do
   end
   defp restrict_favorited_by(query, _), do: query
 
-  defp restrict_media(query, %{"only_media" => true}) do
+  defp restrict_media(query, %{"only_media" => val}) when val == "true" or val == "1" do
     from activity in query,
       where: fragment("not (? #> '{\"object\",\"attachment\"}' = ?)", activity.data, ^[])
   end
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
index 1b8709941..a00a11f8b 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -261,7 +261,13 @@ test "gets an users media", %{conn: conn} do
       {:ok, image_post} = TwitterAPI.create_status(user, %{"status" => "cofe", "media_ids" => [media["media_id"]]})
 
       conn = conn
-      |> get("/api/v1/accounts/#{user.id}/statuses", %{"only_media" => true})
+      |> get("/api/v1/accounts/#{user.id}/statuses", %{"only_media" => "true"})
+
+      assert [%{"id" => id}] = json_response(conn, 200)
+      assert id == to_string(image_post.id)
+
+      conn = build_conn()
+      |> get("/api/v1/accounts/#{user.id}/statuses", %{"only_media" => "1"})
 
       assert [%{"id" => id}] = json_response(conn, 200)
       assert id == to_string(image_post.id)