diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 9d3f526c9..09e6b0b59 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ def index(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
           },
           compose: %{
             me: "#{user.id}",
-            default_privacy: "public",
+            default_privacy: user.info["default_scope"] || "public",
             default_sensitive: false
           },
           media_attachments: %{
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 8f5b3c786..65e67396b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -431,6 +431,19 @@ def update_profile(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
         user
       end
 
+    user =
+      if default_scope = params["default_scope"] do
+        with new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "default_scope", default_scope),
+             change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
+             {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do
+          user
+        else
+          _e -> user
+        end
+      else
+        user
+      end
+
     with changeset <- User.update_changeset(user, params),
          {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(changeset) do
       CommonAPI.update(user)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex
index 711008973..9c8460378 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ def render("user.json", %{user: user = %User{}} = assigns) do
       "cover_photo" => User.banner_url(user) |> MediaProxy.url(),
       "background_image" => image_url(user.info["background"]) |> MediaProxy.url(),
       "is_local" => user.local,
-      "locked" => !!user.info["locked"]
+      "locked" => !!user.info["locked"],
+      "default_scope" => user.info["default_scope"] || "public"
     }
 
     if assigns[:token] do
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs
index eea743b32..49f73c2fe 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ test "A user" do
       "cover_photo" => banner,
       "background_image" => nil,
       "is_local" => true,
-      "locked" => false
+      "locked" => false,
+      "default_scope" => "public"
     }
 
     assert represented == UserView.render("show.json", %{user: user})
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ test "A user for a given other follower", %{user: user} do
       "cover_photo" => banner,
       "background_image" => nil,
       "is_local" => true,
-      "locked" => false
+      "locked" => false,
+      "default_scope" => "public"
     }
 
     assert represented == UserView.render("show.json", %{user: user, for: follower})
@@ -133,7 +135,8 @@ test "A user that follows you", %{user: user} do
       "cover_photo" => banner,
       "background_image" => nil,
       "is_local" => true,
-      "locked" => false
+      "locked" => false,
+      "default_scope" => "public"
     }
 
     assert represented == UserView.render("show.json", %{user: follower, for: user})
@@ -177,7 +180,8 @@ test "A blocked user for the blocker" do
       "cover_photo" => banner,
       "background_image" => nil,
       "is_local" => true,
-      "locked" => false
+      "locked" => false,
+      "default_scope" => "public"
     }
 
     blocker = Repo.get(User, blocker.id)