diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index a00e4b0d8..a040a6ce2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -212,6 +212,24 @@ def check_expiry_date(expiry_str) do
     |> check_expiry_date()
   end
 
+  def listen(user, %{"title" => _} = data) do
+    with visibility <- data["visibility"] || "public",
+         {to, cc} <- get_to_and_cc(user, [], nil, visibility, nil),
+         listen_data <-
+           Map.take(data, ["album", "artist", "title", "length"])
+           |> Map.put("type", "Audio"),
+         {:ok, activity} <-
+           ActivityPub.listen(%{
+             actor: user,
+             to: to,
+             object: listen_data,
+             context: Utils.generate_context_id(),
+             additional: %{cc: cc}
+           }) do
+      {:ok, activity}
+    end
+  end
+
   def post(user, %{"status" => _} = data) do
     with {:ok, draft} <- Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.ActivityDraft.create(user, data) do
       draft.changes
diff --git a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
index f28a66090..0f4a5eb25 100644
--- a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
@@ -510,4 +510,43 @@ test "does not allow to vote twice" do
       assert {:error, "Already voted"} == CommonAPI.vote(other_user, object, [1])
     end
   end
+
+  describe "listen/2" do
+    test "returns a valid activity" do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.listen(user, %{
+          "title" => "lain radio episode 1",
+          "album" => "lain radio",
+          "artist" => "lain",
+          "length" => 180_000
+        })
+
+      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+
+      assert object.data["title"] == "lain radio episode 1"
+
+      assert Visibility.get_visibility(activity) == "public"
+    end
+
+    test "respects visibility=private" do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.listen(user, %{
+          "title" => "lain radio episode 1",
+          "album" => "lain radio",
+          "artist" => "lain",
+          "length" => 180_000,
+          "visibility" => "private"
+        })
+
+      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+
+      assert object.data["title"] == "lain radio episode 1"
+
+      assert Visibility.get_visibility(activity) == "private"
+    end
+  end
 end