diff --git a/src/controllers/activitypub/actors.js b/src/controllers/activitypub/actors.js
index add4ed404c..27dd2b8e8f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/activitypub/actors.js
+++ b/src/controllers/activitypub/actors.js
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@ Actors.application = async function (req, res) {
 
 Actors.user = async function (req, res) {
 	// todo: view:users priv gate
-	const { uid } = res.locals;
-	const payload = await activitypub.mocks.actor(uid);
+	const payload = await activitypub.mocks.actor(req.params.uid);
 
 	res.status(200).json(payload);
 };
+
+Actors.userBySlug = async function (req, res) {
+	const { uid } = res.locals;
+	req.params.uid = uid;
+	delete req.params.userslug;
+	Actors.user(req, res);
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/activitypub.js b/src/routes/activitypub.js
index 1a14a2c7a9..e7fa26f24b 100644
--- a/src/routes/activitypub.js
+++ b/src/routes/activitypub.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
 	const middlewares = [middleware.activitypub.enabled, middleware.activitypub.assertS2S, middleware.exposeUid];
 
 	app.get('/actor', middlewares, controllers.activitypub.actors.application);
-	app.get('/user/:userslug', middlewares, controllers.activitypub.actors.user);
+	app.get('/uid/:uid', [middleware.activitypub.enabled, middleware.activitypub.assertS2S], controllers.activitypub.actors.user);
+	app.get('/user/:userslug', middlewares, controllers.activitypub.actors.userBySlug);
 
 	app.get('/user/:userslug/inbox', middlewares, controllers.activitypub.getInbox);
 	app.post('/user/:userslug/inbox', [...middlewares, middleware.activitypub.validate], controllers.activitypub.postInbox);