diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
index 3fe035f58..d21c9363d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
@@ -368,10 +368,16 @@ class TagField(ManyToManyField):
             activity_type = item.__class__.__name__
             if activity_type == "User":
                 activity_type = "Mention"
+
+            if activity_type == "Hashtag":
+                name = item.name
+            else:
+                name = f"@{getattr(item, item.name_field)}"
+
             tags.append(
                 activitypub.Link(
                     href=item.remote_id,
-                    name=f"@{getattr(item, item.name_field)}",
+                    name=name,
                     type=activity_type,
                 )
             )
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py b/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py
index 1bbca1896..72aa0ca6c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_status_model.py
@@ -135,6 +135,41 @@ class Status(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(activity["content"], "<p>test content</p>")
         self.assertEqual(activity["sensitive"], False)
 
+    def test_status_with_hashtag_to_activity(self, *_):
+        """status with hashtag with a "pure" serializer"""
+        tag = models.Hashtag.objects.create(name="#content")
+        status = models.Status.objects.create(
+            content="test #content", user=self.local_user
+        )
+        status.mention_hashtags.add(tag)
+
+        activity = status.to_activity(pure=True)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["id"], status.remote_id)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["type"], "Note")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["content"], "<p>test #content</p>")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["sensitive"], False)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["type"], "Hashtag")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["name"], "#content")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            activity["tag"][0]["href"], f"https://{settings.DOMAIN}/hashtag/{tag.id}"
+        )
+
+    def test_status_with_mention_to_activity(self, *_):
+        """status with mention with a "pure" serializer"""
+        status = models.Status.objects.create(
+            content="test @rat@rat.com", user=self.local_user
+        )
+        status.mention_users.add(self.remote_user)
+
+        activity = status.to_activity(pure=True)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["id"], status.remote_id)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["type"], "Note")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["content"], "<p>test @rat@rat.com</p>")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["sensitive"], False)
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["type"], "Mention")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["name"], f"@{self.remote_user.username}")
+        self.assertEqual(activity["tag"][0]["href"], self.remote_user.remote_id)
+
     def test_status_to_activity_tombstone(self, *_):
         """subclass of the base model version with a "pure" serializer"""
         status = models.Status.objects.create(