diff --git a/src/activitypub/actors/types.rs b/src/activitypub/actors/types.rs
index 23659a6..1499369 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/actors/types.rs
+++ b/src/activitypub/actors/types.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ pub struct Actor {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub summary: Option<String>,
 
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub also_known_as: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub attachment: Option<Vec<ActorAttachment>>,
 
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ pub fn get_local_actor(
         icon: avatar,
         image: banner,
         summary: user.profile.bio.clone(),
+        also_known_as: None,
         attachment: Some(attachments),
         url: Some(actor_id),
     };
@@ -331,6 +335,7 @@ pub fn get_instance_actor(
         icon: None,
         image: None,
         summary: None,
+        also_known_as: None,
         attachment: None,
         url: None,
     };
diff --git a/src/activitypub/fetcher/helpers.rs b/src/activitypub/fetcher/helpers.rs
index 4c3a86f..62b6695 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/fetcher/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/activitypub/fetcher/helpers.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ async fn create_remote_profile(
     if actor_address.is_local(&instance.host()) {
         return Err(ImportError::LocalObject);
     };
+    let maybe_also_known_as = actor.also_known_as.as_ref()
+        .and_then(|aliases| aliases.first());
+    if let Some(ref also_known_as) = maybe_also_known_as {
+        log::warn!("actor also known as {}", also_known_as);
+    };
     let (maybe_avatar, maybe_banner) = fetch_actor_images(
         instance,
         &actor,