diff --git a/docs/api/swagger.yaml b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
index 004240bba..465beb42b 100644
--- a/docs/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -2433,14 +2433,14 @@ definitions:
                 example: 01FBVD42CQ3ZEEVMW180SBX03B
                 type: string
                 x-go-name: ID
-            source:
-                description: Plain-text source of a status.
-                type: string
-                x-go-name: Text
             spoiler_text:
                 description: Plain-text version of spoiler text.
                 type: string
                 x-go-name: SpoilerText
+            text:
+                description: Plain-text source of a status.
+                type: string
+                x-go-name: Text
         type: object
         x-go-name: StatusSource
         x-go-package: github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model
diff --git a/internal/api/client/statuses/statussource_test.go b/internal/api/client/statuses/statussource_test.go
index edb2dad3c..28b1e6852 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/statuses/statussource_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/statuses/statussource_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (suite *StatusSourceTestSuite) TestGetSource() {
 
 	suite.Equal(`{
   "id": "01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY",
-  "source": "hello everyone!",
+  "text": "**STATUS EDITS ARE NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED IN GOTOSOCIAL (coming in 2024)**\nYou can review the original text of your status below, but you will not be able to submit this edit.\n\n---\n\nhello everyone!",
   "spoiler_text": "introduction post"
 }`, dst.String())
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/model/status.go b/internal/api/model/status.go
index d7d3266ed..9543303eb 100644
--- a/internal/api/model/status.go
+++ b/internal/api/model/status.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ type StatusSource struct {
 	// example: 01FBVD42CQ3ZEEVMW180SBX03B
 	ID string `json:"id"`
 	// Plain-text source of a status.
-	Text string `json:"source"`
+	Text string `json:"text"`
 	// Plain-text version of spoiler text.
 	SpoilerText string `json:"spoiler_text"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
index 98e1a4611..cbd4c6c5c 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
@@ -796,9 +796,13 @@ func (c *Converter) StatusToWebStatus(
 // Callers should check beforehand whether a requester has permission to view the
 // source of the status, and ensure they're passing only a local status into this function.
 func (c *Converter) StatusToAPIStatusSource(ctx context.Context, s *gtsmodel.Status) (*apimodel.StatusSource, error) {
+	// TODO: remove this when edit support is added.
+	text := "**STATUS EDITS ARE NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED IN GOTOSOCIAL (coming in 2024)**\n" +
+		"You can review the original text of your status below, but you will not be able to submit this edit.\n\n---\n\n" + s.Text
+
 	return &apimodel.StatusSource{
 		ID:          s.ID,
-		Text:        s.Text,
+		Text:        text,
 		SpoilerText: s.ContentWarning,
 	}, nil
 }