diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 92c5ce2ae..130c06028 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ def fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id) do
   end
 
   def is_public?(%Object{data: %{"type" => "Tombstone"}}), do: false
+  def is_public?(%Object{data: data}), do: is_public?(data)
   def is_public?(%Activity{data: data}), do: is_public?(data)
 
   def is_public?(data) do