diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index b363a3dc4..c8e154989 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -105,7 +105,14 @@ def render("following.json", %{user: user, page: page}) do
     query = from(user in query, select: [:ap_id])
     following = Repo.all(query)
 
-    collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", page, !user.info.hide_follows)
+    total =
+      if !user.info.hide_follows do
+        length(following)
+      else
+        0
+      end
+
+    collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", page, !user.info.hide_follows, total)
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
 
@@ -114,10 +121,17 @@ def render("following.json", %{user: user}) do
     query = from(user in query, select: [:ap_id])
     following = Repo.all(query)
 
+    total =
+      if !user.info.hide_follows do
+        length(following)
+      else
+        0
+      end
+
     %{
       "id" => "#{user.ap_id}/following",
       "type" => "OrderedCollection",
-      "totalItems" => length(following),
+      "totalItems" => total,
       "first" => collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", 1, !user.info.hide_follows)
     }
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
@@ -128,7 +142,14 @@ def render("followers.json", %{user: user, page: page}) do
     query = from(user in query, select: [:ap_id])
     followers = Repo.all(query)
 
-    collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", page, !user.info.hide_followers)
+    total =
+      if !user.info.hide_followers do
+        length(followers)
+      else
+        0
+      end
+
+    collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", page, !user.info.hide_followers, total)
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
 
@@ -137,19 +158,24 @@ def render("followers.json", %{user: user}) do
     query = from(user in query, select: [:ap_id])
     followers = Repo.all(query)
 
+    total =
+      if !user.info.hide_followers do
+        length(followers)
+      else
+        0
+      end
+
     %{
       "id" => "#{user.ap_id}/followers",
       "type" => "OrderedCollection",
-      "totalItems" => length(followers),
-      "first" => collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", 1, !user.info.hide_followers)
+      "totalItems" => total,
+      "first" =>
+        collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", 1, !user.info.hide_followers, total)
     }
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
 
   def render("outbox.json", %{user: user, max_id: max_qid}) do
-    # XXX: technically note_count is wrong for this, but it's better than nothing
-    info = User.user_info(user)
-
     params = %{
       "limit" => "10"
     }
@@ -177,7 +203,6 @@ def render("outbox.json", %{user: user, max_id: max_qid}) do
       "id" => "#{iri}?max_id=#{max_id}",
       "type" => "OrderedCollectionPage",
       "partOf" => iri,
-      "totalItems" => info.note_count,
       "orderedItems" => collection,
       "next" => "#{iri}?max_id=#{min_id}"
     }
@@ -186,7 +211,6 @@ def render("outbox.json", %{user: user, max_id: max_qid}) do
       %{
         "id" => iri,
         "type" => "OrderedCollection",
-        "totalItems" => info.note_count,
         "first" => page
       }
       |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
@@ -224,7 +248,6 @@ def render("inbox.json", %{user: user, max_id: max_qid}) do
       "id" => "#{iri}?max_id=#{max_id}",
       "type" => "OrderedCollectionPage",
       "partOf" => iri,
-      "totalItems" => -1,
       "orderedItems" => collection,
       "next" => "#{iri}?max_id=#{min_id}"
     }
@@ -233,7 +256,6 @@ def render("inbox.json", %{user: user, max_id: max_qid}) do
       %{
         "id" => iri,
         "type" => "OrderedCollection",
-        "totalItems" => -1,
         "first" => page
       }
       |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index 570bee6b3..9f6d87caa 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ test "it returns returns empty if the user has 'hide_followers' set", %{conn: co
         |> json_response(200)
 
       assert result["first"]["orderedItems"] == []
-      assert result["totalItems"] == 1
+      assert result["totalItems"] == 0
     end
 
     test "it works for more than 10 users", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ test "it returns returns empty if the user has 'hide_follows' set", %{conn: conn
         |> json_response(200)
 
       assert result["first"]["orderedItems"] == []
-      assert result["totalItems"] == 1
+      assert result["totalItems"] == 0
     end
 
     test "it works for more than 10 users", %{conn: conn} do