diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
index 4e1651596..239e15005 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusController do
   @doc "POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/translate"
   def translate(%{body_params: params, assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{id: status_id}) do
     with %Activity{object: object} <- Activity.get_by_id_with_object(status_id),
+         {:visibility, visibility} when visibility in ["public", "unlisted"] <-
+           {:visibility, Visibility.get_visibility(object)},
          {:language, language} when is_binary(language) <-
            {:language, Map.get(params, :target_language) || user.language},
          {:ok, result} <-
@@ -573,6 +575,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusController do
       {:language, nil} ->
         render_error(conn, :bad_request, "Language not specified")
 
+      {:visibility, _} ->
+        render_error(conn, :not_found, "Record not found")
+
       {:error, :not_found} ->
         render_error(conn, :not_found, "Translation service not configured")
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index fd2f3e11c..f81864b6c 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -2571,7 +2571,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
         |> post("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}/translate")
         |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
 
-        assert response == %{"content" => "!ćśezC", "detected_source_language" => "pl", "provider" => "TranslationMock"}
+      assert response == %{
+               "content" => "!ćśezC",
+               "detected_source_language" => "pl",
+               "provider" => "TranslationMock"
+             }
     end
 
     test "it returns an error if no target language provided" do
@@ -2589,5 +2593,21 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
         |> post("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}/translate")
         |> json_response_and_validate_schema(400)
     end
+
+    test "it doesn't translate non-public statuses" do
+      %{conn: conn, user: user} = oauth_access(["read:statuses"])
+
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.post(user, %{
+          status: "Cześć!",
+          visibility: "private",
+          language: "pl"
+        })
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> post("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}/translate")
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(404)
+    end
   end
 end