diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 912dd181f..f466ecbff 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   alias Pleroma.Bookmark
   alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.HTTP
-  alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Pagination
   alias Pleroma.Plugs.RateLimiter
   alias Pleroma.Repo
@@ -115,39 +114,6 @@ def custom_emojis(conn, _params) do
     json(conn, mastodon_emoji)
   end
 
-  def update_media(
-        %{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn,
-        %{"id" => id, "description" => description} = _
-      )
-      when is_binary(description) do
-    with %Object{} = object <- Repo.get(Object, id),
-         true <- Object.authorize_mutation(object, user),
-         {:ok, %Object{data: data}} <- Object.update_data(object, %{"name" => description}) do
-      attachment_data = Map.put(data, "id", object.id)
-
-      conn
-      |> put_view(StatusView)
-      |> render("attachment.json", %{attachment: attachment_data})
-    end
-  end
-
-  def update_media(_conn, _data), do: {:error, :bad_request}
-
-  def upload(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"file" => file} = data) do
-    with {:ok, object} <-
-           ActivityPub.upload(
-             file,
-             actor: User.ap_id(user),
-             description: Map.get(data, "description")
-           ) do
-      attachment_data = Map.put(object.data, "id", object.id)
-
-      conn
-      |> put_view(StatusView)
-      |> render("attachment.json", %{attachment: attachment_data})
-    end
-  end
-
   def follows(%{assigns: %{user: follower}} = conn, %{"uri" => uri}) do
     with {_, %User{} = followed} <- {:followed, User.get_cached_by_nickname(uri)},
          {_, true} <- {:followed, follower.id != followed.id},
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57a5b60fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2019 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MediaController do
+  use Pleroma.Web, :controller
+
+  alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
+
+  action_fallback(Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.FallbackController)
+  plug(:put_view, Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView)
+
+  @doc "POST /api/v1/media"
+  def create(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"file" => file} = data) do
+    with {:ok, object} <-
+           ActivityPub.upload(
+             file,
+             actor: User.ap_id(user),
+             description: Map.get(data, "description")
+           ) do
+      attachment_data = Map.put(object.data, "id", object.id)
+
+      render(conn, "attachment.json", %{attachment: attachment_data})
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc "PUT /api/v1/media/:id"
+  def update(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id, "description" => description})
+      when is_binary(description) do
+    with %Object{} = object <- Object.get_by_id(id),
+         true <- Object.authorize_mutation(object, user),
+         {:ok, %Object{data: data}} <- Object.update_data(object, %{"name" => description}) do
+      attachment_data = Map.put(data, "id", object.id)
+
+      render(conn, "attachment.json", %{attachment: attachment_data})
+    end
+  end
+
+  def update(_conn, _data), do: {:error, :bad_request}
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 7af44c6be..8b482528b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
 
       post("/polls/:id/votes", PollController, :vote)
 
-      post("/media", MastodonAPIController, :upload)
-      put("/media/:id", MastodonAPIController, :update_media)
+      post("/media", MediaController, :create)
+      put("/media/:id", MediaController, :update)
 
       delete("/lists/:id", ListController, :delete)
       post("/lists", ListController, :create)
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06c6a1cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2019 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MediaControllerTest do
+  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase
+
+  alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  describe "media upload" do
+    setup do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      conn =
+        build_conn()
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+
+      image = %Plug.Upload{
+        content_type: "image/jpg",
+        path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image.jpg"),
+        filename: "an_image.jpg"
+      }
+
+      [conn: conn, image: image]
+    end
+
+    clear_config([:media_proxy])
+    clear_config([Pleroma.Upload])
+
+    test "returns uploaded image", %{conn: conn, image: image} do
+      desc = "Description of the image"
+
+      media =
+        conn
+        |> post("/api/v1/media", %{"file" => image, "description" => desc})
+        |> json_response(:ok)
+
+      assert media["type"] == "image"
+      assert media["description"] == desc
+      assert media["id"]
+
+      object = Object.get_by_id(media["id"])
+      assert object.data["actor"] == User.ap_id(conn.assigns[:user])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "PUT /api/v1/media/:id" do
+    setup do
+      actor = insert(:user)
+
+      file = %Plug.Upload{
+        content_type: "image/jpg",
+        path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image.jpg"),
+        filename: "an_image.jpg"
+      }
+
+      {:ok, %Object{} = object} =
+        ActivityPub.upload(
+          file,
+          actor: User.ap_id(actor),
+          description: "test-m"
+        )
+
+      [actor: actor, object: object]
+    end
+
+    test "updates name of media", %{conn: conn, actor: actor, object: object} do
+      media =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, actor)
+        |> put("/api/v1/media/#{object.id}", %{"description" => "test-media"})
+        |> json_response(:ok)
+
+      assert media["description"] == "test-media"
+      assert refresh_record(object).data["name"] == "test-media"
+    end
+
+    test "returns error wheb request is bad", %{conn: conn, actor: actor, object: object} do
+      media =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, actor)
+        |> put("/api/v1/media/#{object.id}", %{})
+        |> json_response(400)
+
+      assert media == %{"error" => "bad_request"}
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
index 2ec46bc90..da5606165 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.Tests.ObanHelpers
   alias Pleroma.User
-  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
   alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.App
   alias Pleroma.Web.Push
@@ -77,43 +76,6 @@ test "creates an oauth app", %{conn: conn} do
     assert expected == json_response(conn, 200)
   end
 
-  describe "media upload" do
-    setup do
-      user = insert(:user)
-
-      conn =
-        build_conn()
-        |> assign(:user, user)
-
-      image = %Plug.Upload{
-        content_type: "image/jpg",
-        path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image.jpg"),
-        filename: "an_image.jpg"
-      }
-
-      [conn: conn, image: image]
-    end
-
-    clear_config([:media_proxy])
-    clear_config([Pleroma.Upload])
-
-    test "returns uploaded image", %{conn: conn, image: image} do
-      desc = "Description of the image"
-
-      media =
-        conn
-        |> post("/api/v1/media", %{"file" => image, "description" => desc})
-        |> json_response(:ok)
-
-      assert media["type"] == "image"
-      assert media["description"] == desc
-      assert media["id"]
-
-      object = Repo.get(Object, media["id"])
-      assert object.data["actor"] == User.ap_id(conn.assigns[:user])
-    end
-  end
-
   test "getting a list of mutes", %{conn: conn} do
     user = insert(:user)
     other_user = insert(:user)
@@ -550,48 +512,6 @@ test "returns suggestions", %{conn: conn, user: user, other_user: other_user} do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "PUT /api/v1/media/:id" do
-    setup do
-      actor = insert(:user)
-
-      file = %Plug.Upload{
-        content_type: "image/jpg",
-        path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image.jpg"),
-        filename: "an_image.jpg"
-      }
-
-      {:ok, %Object{} = object} =
-        ActivityPub.upload(
-          file,
-          actor: User.ap_id(actor),
-          description: "test-m"
-        )
-
-      [actor: actor, object: object]
-    end
-
-    test "updates name of media", %{conn: conn, actor: actor, object: object} do
-      media =
-        conn
-        |> assign(:user, actor)
-        |> put("/api/v1/media/#{object.id}", %{"description" => "test-media"})
-        |> json_response(:ok)
-
-      assert media["description"] == "test-media"
-      assert refresh_record(object).data["name"] == "test-media"
-    end
-
-    test "returns error wheb request is bad", %{conn: conn, actor: actor, object: object} do
-      media =
-        conn
-        |> assign(:user, actor)
-        |> put("/api/v1/media/#{object.id}", %{})
-        |> json_response(400)
-
-      assert media == %{"error" => "bad_request"}
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "DELETE /auth/sign_out" do
     test "redirect to root page", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user)