diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller.ex
index bab3da2b0..ee2e3d6ec 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller.ex
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusController do
       "activity+json" ->
         ActivityPubController.call(conn, :user)
 
+      "json" ->
+        ActivityPubController.call(conn, :user)
+
       _ ->
         with %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_nickname(nickname) do
           redirect(conn, external: OStatus.feed_path(user))
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusController do
   end
 
   def object(conn, %{"uuid" => uuid}) do
-    if get_format(conn) == "activity+json" do
+    if get_format(conn) in ["activity+json", "json"] do
       ActivityPubController.call(conn, :object)
     else
       with id <- o_status_url(conn, :object, uuid),
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusController do
   end
 
   def activity(conn, %{"uuid" => uuid}) do
-    if get_format(conn) == "activity+json" do
+    if get_format(conn) in ["activity+json", "json"] do
       ActivityPubController.call(conn, :activity)
     else
       with id <- o_status_url(conn, :activity, uuid),
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 357ed7843..a372610d4 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
   end
 
   pipeline :ap_relay do
-    plug(:accepts, ["activity+json"])
+    plug(:accepts, ["activity+json", "json"])
   end
 
   pipeline :ostatus do
-    plug(:accepts, ["html", "xml", "atom", "activity+json"])
+    plug(:accepts, ["html", "xml", "atom", "activity+json", "json"])
   end
 
   pipeline :oembed do
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
   end
 
   pipeline :activitypub do
-    plug(:accepts, ["activity+json"])
+    plug(:accepts, ["activity+json", "json"])
     plug(Pleroma.Web.Plugs.HTTPSignaturePlug)
   end
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
   end
 
   pipeline :activitypub_client do
-    plug(:accepts, ["activity+json"])
+    plug(:accepts, ["activity+json", "json"])
     plug(:fetch_session)
     plug(Pleroma.Plugs.OAuthPlug)
     plug(Pleroma.Plugs.BasicAuthDecoderPlug)
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index 398bedf77..a809c15b1 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -41,7 +41,24 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "/users/:nickname" do
-    test "it returns a json representation of the user", %{conn: conn} do
+    test "it returns a json representation of the user with accept application/json", %{
+      conn: conn
+    } do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      conn =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header("accept", "application/json")
+        |> get("/users/#{user.nickname}")
+
+      user = Repo.get(User, user.id)
+
+      assert json_response(conn, 200) == UserView.render("user.json", %{user: user})
+    end
+
+    test "it returns a json representation of the user with accept application/activity+json", %{
+      conn: conn
+    } do
       user = insert(:user)
 
       conn =
@@ -53,10 +70,43 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == UserView.render("user.json", %{user: user})
     end
+
+    test "it returns a json representation of the user with accept application/ld+json", %{
+      conn: conn
+    } do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      conn =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header(
+          "accept",
+          "application/ld+json; profile=\"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams\""
+        )
+        |> get("/users/#{user.nickname}")
+
+      user = Repo.get(User, user.id)
+
+      assert json_response(conn, 200) == UserView.render("user.json", %{user: user})
+    end
   end
 
   describe "/object/:uuid" do
-    test "it returns a json representation of the object", %{conn: conn} do
+    test "it returns a json representation of the object with accept application/json", %{
+      conn: conn
+    } do
+      note = insert(:note)
+      uuid = String.split(note.data["id"], "/") |> List.last()
+
+      conn =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header("accept", "application/json")
+        |> get("/objects/#{uuid}")
+
+      assert json_response(conn, 200) == ObjectView.render("object.json", %{object: note})
+    end
+
+    test "it returns a json representation of the object with accept application/activity+json",
+         %{conn: conn} do
       note = insert(:note)
       uuid = String.split(note.data["id"], "/") |> List.last()
 
@@ -68,6 +118,23 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == ObjectView.render("object.json", %{object: note})
     end
 
+    test "it returns a json representation of the object with accept application/ld+json", %{
+      conn: conn
+    } do
+      note = insert(:note)
+      uuid = String.split(note.data["id"], "/") |> List.last()
+
+      conn =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header(
+          "accept",
+          "application/ld+json; profile=\"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams\""
+        )
+        |> get("/objects/#{uuid}")
+
+      assert json_response(conn, 200) == ObjectView.render("object.json", %{object: note})
+    end
+
     test "it returns 404 for non-public messages", %{conn: conn} do
       note = insert(:direct_note)
       uuid = String.split(note.data["id"], "/") |> List.last()