diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index a6e64b4ab..6a643bfcc 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ defp do_render("show.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
         hide_favorites: user.hide_favorites,
         relationship: relationship,
         skip_thread_containment: user.skip_thread_containment,
-        background_image: image_url(user.background) |> MediaProxy.url()
+        background_image: image_url(user.background) |> MediaProxy.url(),
+        accepts_chat_messages: user.accepts_chat_messages
       }
     }
     |> maybe_put_role(user, opts[:for])
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 80b1f734c..3234a26a2 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ test "Represent a user account" do
         hide_followers_count: false,
         hide_follows_count: false,
         relationship: %{},
-        skip_thread_containment: false
+        skip_thread_containment: false,
+        accepts_chat_messages: false
       }
     }
 
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ test "Represent a Service(bot) account" do
         hide_followers_count: false,
         hide_follows_count: false,
         relationship: %{},
-        skip_thread_containment: false
+        skip_thread_containment: false,
+        accepts_chat_messages: false
       }
     }