diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
index 599df03ea..96c16d802 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ defp array_of_relationships do
           "showing_reblogs" => true,
           "followed_by" => true,
           "blocking" => false,
-          "blocked_by" => false,
+          "blocked_by" => true,
           "muting" => false,
           "muting_notifications" => false,
           "note" => "",
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ defp array_of_relationships do
           "showing_reblogs" => true,
           "followed_by" => true,
           "blocking" => false,
-          "blocked_by" => false,
+          "blocked_by" => true,
           "muting" => true,
           "muting_notifications" => false,
           "note" => "",
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account_relationship.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account_relationship.ex
index 58751b261..5d9e3b56e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account_relationship.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account_relationship.ex
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Schemas.AccountRelationship do
     description: "Relationship between current account and requested account",
     type: :object,
     properties: %{
-      blocked_by: %Schema{
-        type: :boolean,
-        description: "Represents being blocked by this user. Always false."
-      },
+      blocked_by: %Schema{type: :boolean},
       blocking: %Schema{type: :boolean},
       domain_blocking: %Schema{type: :boolean},
       endorsed: %Schema{type: :boolean},
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index 7a29dbf8e..d17131350 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ def render(
           target,
           &User.blocks_user?(&1, &2)
         ),
-      blocked_by: false,
+      blocked_by:
+        UserRelationship.exists?(
+          user_relationships,
+          :block,
+          target,
+          reading_user,
+          &User.blocks_user?(&1, &2)
+        ),
       muting:
         UserRelationship.exists?(
           user_relationships,
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 4c7438f4e..df01c5231 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -399,22 +399,7 @@ test "represent a relationship for the blocking and blocked user" do
       expected =
         Map.merge(
           @blank_response,
-          %{following: false, blocking: true, blocked_by: false, id: to_string(other_user.id)}
-        )
-
-      test_relationship_rendering(user, other_user, expected)
-    end
-
-    test "blocks are not visible to the blocked user" do
-      user = insert(:user)
-      other_user = insert(:user)
-
-      {:ok, _user_relationship} = User.block(other_user, user)
-
-      expected =
-        Map.merge(
-          @blank_response,
-          %{following: false, blocking: false, blocked_by: false, id: to_string(other_user.id)}
+          %{following: false, blocking: true, blocked_by: true, id: to_string(other_user.id)}
         )
 
       test_relationship_rendering(user, other_user, expected)