diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 95f994c17..c58b48443 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def announce(
         local \\ true,
         public \\ true
       ) do
-    with true <- is_public?(object),
+    with true <- is_announceable?(object, user),
          announce_data <- make_announce_data(user, object, activity_id, public),
          {:ok, activity} <- insert(announce_data, local),
          {:ok, object} <- add_announce_to_object(activity, object),
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex
index dfb166b65..021efd30f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def is_private?(activity) do
     end
   end
 
+  def is_announceable?(activity, user) do
+    is_public?(activity) || activity.data["actor"] == user.ap_id
+  end
+
   def is_direct?(%Activity{data: %{"directMessage" => true}}), do: true
   def is_direct?(%Object{data: %{"directMessage" => true}}), do: true