diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/filter_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/filter_view.ex
index aeff646f5..c37f624e0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/filter_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/filter_view.ex
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def render("show.json", %{filter: filter}) do
       context: filter.context,
       expires_at: expires_at,
       irreversible: filter.hide,
-      whole_word: false
+      whole_word: filter.whole_word
     }
   end
 end