diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
index 466b3e6c2..d248c6aec 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def changeset(struct, data) do
   def validate_data(data_cng) do
     data_cng
     |> validate_inclusion(:type, ["Question"])
-    |> validate_required([:id, :actor, :attributedTo, :type, :content, :context])
+    |> validate_required([:id, :actor, :attributedTo, :type, :context])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_any_presence([:cc, :to])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_fields_match([:actor, :attributedTo])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_actor_is_active()
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs
index 12516c4ab..9fb965d7f 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs
@@ -111,4 +111,13 @@ test "returns an error if received a second time" do
 
     assert {:error, {:validate_object, {:error, _}}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
   end
+
+  test "accepts a Question with no content" do
+    data =
+      File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-question-activity.json")
+      |> Poison.decode!()
+      |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "content"], "")
+
+    assert {:ok, %Activity{local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
+  end
 end