diff --git a/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs b/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs
index bc9429c..2123fc5 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs
+++ b/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ use crate::models::{
     },
     emojis::types::{DbEmoji, EmojiImage},
     posts::{
-        hashtags::normalize_hashtag,
         queries::create_post,
         types::{Post, PostCreateData, Visibility},
     },
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ use crate::validators::{
         CONTENT_MAX_SIZE,
         EMOJIS_MAX_NUM,
     },
+    tags::validate_hashtag,
 };
 use crate::webfinger::types::ActorAddress;
 use super::HandlerResult;
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ pub async fn get_object_attachments(
     Ok((attachments, unprocessed))
 }
 
+fn normalize_hashtag(tag: &str) -> Result<String, ValidationError> {
+    let tag_name = tag.trim_start_matches('#');
+    validate_hashtag(tag_name)?;
+    Ok(tag_name.to_lowercase())
+}
+
 pub fn get_object_links(
     object: &Object,
 ) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -707,6 +713,14 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normalize_hashtag() {
+        let tag = "#ActivityPub";
+        let output = normalize_hashtag(tag).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(output, "activitypub");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_get_object_visibility_public() {
         let author = DbActorProfile::default();
diff --git a/src/models/posts/hashtags.rs b/src/models/posts/hashtags.rs
index f25da50..ad3039f 100644
--- a/src/models/posts/hashtags.rs
+++ b/src/models/posts/hashtags.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 use regex::{Captures, Regex};
 
 use crate::activitypub::identifiers::local_tag_collection;
-use crate::errors::ValidationError;
 use super::links::is_inside_code_block;
 
+// See also: HASHTAG_NAME_RE in validators::tags
 const HASHTAG_RE: &str = r"(?m)(?P<before>^|\s|>|[\(])#(?P<tag>[^\s<]+)";
 const HASHTAG_SECONDARY_RE: &str = r"^(?P<tag>[0-9A-Za-z]+)(?P<after>[\.,:?!\)]?)$";
-const HASHTAG_NAME_RE: &str = r"^\w+$";
 
 /// Finds anything that looks like a hashtag
 pub fn find_hashtags(text: &str) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -60,15 +59,6 @@ pub fn replace_hashtags(instance_url: &str, text: &str, tags: &[String]) -> Stri
     result.to_string()
 }
 
-pub fn normalize_hashtag(tag: &str) -> Result<String, ValidationError> {
-    let hashtag_name_re = Regex::new(HASHTAG_NAME_RE).unwrap();
-    let tag_name = tag.trim_start_matches('#');
-    if !hashtag_name_re.is_match(tag_name) {
-        return Err(ValidationError("invalid tag name"));
-    };
-    Ok(tag_name.to_lowercase())
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -112,12 +102,4 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(output, expected_output);
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_hashtag() {
-        let tag = "#ActivityPub";
-        let output = normalize_hashtag(tag).unwrap();
-
-        assert_eq!(output, "activitypub");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/validators/mod.rs b/src/validators/mod.rs
index c659e77..36df82d 100644
--- a/src/validators/mod.rs
+++ b/src/validators/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod emojis;
 pub mod posts;
 pub mod profiles;
+pub mod tags;
 pub mod users;
diff --git a/src/validators/tags.rs b/src/validators/tags.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85e6055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validators/tags.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use regex::Regex;
+
+use crate::errors::ValidationError;
+
+const HASHTAG_NAME_RE: &str = r"^\w+$";
+
+pub fn validate_hashtag(tag_name: &str) -> Result<(), ValidationError> {
+    let hashtag_name_re = Regex::new(HASHTAG_NAME_RE).unwrap();
+    if !hashtag_name_re.is_match(tag_name) {
+        return Err(ValidationError("invalid tag name"));
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}