diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus.ex
index 4744c6d83..61515b31e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus.ex
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus do
   alias Pleroma.Web
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility
   alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus.DeleteHandler
   alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus.FollowHandler
   alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus.NoteHandler
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def is_representable?(%Activity{} = activity) do
       is_nil(object) ->
         false
 
-      object.data["type"] == "Note" ->
+      Visibility.is_public?(activity) && object.data["type"] == "Note" ->
         true
 
       true ->