diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/pipeline.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/pipeline.ex
index 6875c47f6..50d9016e6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/pipeline.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/pipeline.ex
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ defp maybe_federate(%Activity{} = activity, meta) do
       do_not_federate = meta[:do_not_federate] || !Config.get([:instance, :federating])
 
       if !do_not_federate && local do
+        activity =
+          if object = Keyword.get(meta, :embedded_object) do
+            %{activity | data: Map.put(activity.data, "object", object)}
+          else
+            activity
+          end
+
         Federator.publish(activity)
         {:ok, :federated}
       else
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/pipeline_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/pipeline_test.exs
index 8deb64501..202b5fe61 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/pipeline_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/pipeline_test.exs
@@ -14,6 +14,51 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.PipelineTest do
       :ok
     end
 
+    test "when given an `embedded_object` in meta, Federation will receive a the original activity with the `object` field set to this embedded object" do
+      activity = insert(:note_activity)
+      object = %{"id" => "1", "type" => "Love"}
+      meta = [local: true, embedded_object: object]
+
+      activity_with_object = %{activity | data: Map.put(activity.data, "object", object)}
+
+      with_mocks([
+        {Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator, [], [validate: fn o, m -> {:ok, o, m} end]},
+        {
+          Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF,
+          [],
+          [filter: fn o -> {:ok, o} end]
+        },
+        {
+          Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub,
+          [],
+          [persist: fn o, m -> {:ok, o, m} end]
+        },
+        {
+          Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects,
+          [],
+          [
+            handle: fn o, m -> {:ok, o, m} end,
+            handle_after_transaction: fn m -> m end
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          Pleroma.Web.Federator,
+          [],
+          [publish: fn _o -> :ok end]
+        }
+      ]) do
+        assert {:ok, ^activity, ^meta} =
+                 Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Pipeline.common_pipeline(activity, meta)
+
+        assert_called(Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator.validate(activity, meta))
+        assert_called(Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.filter(activity))
+        assert_called(Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub.persist(activity, meta))
+        assert_called(Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects.handle(activity, meta))
+        refute called(Pleroma.Web.Federator.publish(activity))
+        assert_called(Pleroma.Web.Federator.publish(activity_with_object))
+      end
+    end
+
     test "it goes through validation, filtering, persisting, side effects and federation for local activities" do
       activity = insert(:note_activity)
       meta = [local: true]