diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 22057e703..b898d6fe8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -697,24 +697,22 @@ defp build_flag_object(%{statuses: statuses}) do
 
   defp build_flag_object(%Activity{} = activity) do
     object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
-    build_flag_object(object)
+
+    # Do not allow people to report Creates. Instead, report the Object that is Created.
+    if activity.data["type"] != "Create" do
+      build_flag_object_with_actor_and_id(
+        object,
+        User.get_by_ap_id(activity.data["actor"]),
+        activity.data["id"]
+      )
+    else
+      build_flag_object(object)
+    end
   end
 
-  defp build_flag_object(%Object{data: data}) do
-    actor = User.get_by_ap_id(data["actor"])
-    id = data["id"]
-
-    %{
-      "type" => "Note",
-      "id" => id,
-      "content" => data["content"],
-      "published" => data["published"],
-      "actor" =>
-        AccountView.render(
-          "show.json",
-          %{user: actor, skip_visibility_check: true}
-        )
-    }
+  defp build_flag_object(%Object{} = object) do
+    actor = User.get_by_ap_id(object.data["actor"])
+    build_flag_object_with_actor_and_id(object, actor, object.data["id"])
   end
 
   defp build_flag_object(act) when is_map(act) or is_binary(act) do
@@ -740,6 +738,20 @@ defp build_flag_object(act) when is_map(act) or is_binary(act) do
 
   defp build_flag_object(_), do: []
 
+  defp build_flag_object_with_actor_and_id(%Object{data: data}, actor, id) do
+    %{
+      "type" => "Note",
+      "id" => id,
+      "content" => data["content"],
+      "published" => data["published"],
+      "actor" =>
+        AccountView.render(
+          "show.json",
+          %{user: actor, skip_visibility_check: true}
+        )
+    }
+  end
+
   #### Report-related helpers
   def get_reports(params, page, page_size) do
     params =
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index 13f3d93b8..fc6fc039d 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ test "it filters broken threads" do
       reporter_ap_id = reporter.ap_id
       target_ap_id = target_account.ap_id
       activity_ap_id = activity.data["id"]
+      object_ap_id = activity.object.data["id"]
 
       activity_with_object = Activity.get_by_ap_id_with_object(activity_ap_id)
 
@@ -1515,6 +1516,7 @@ test "it filters broken threads" do
          reported_activity: activity,
          content: content,
          activity_ap_id: activity_ap_id,
+         object_ap_id: object_ap_id,
          activity_with_object: activity_with_object,
          reporter_ap_id: reporter_ap_id,
          target_ap_id: target_ap_id
@@ -1528,7 +1530,7 @@ test "it can create a Flag activity",
            target_account: target_account,
            reported_activity: reported_activity,
            content: content,
-           activity_ap_id: activity_ap_id,
+           object_ap_id: object_ap_id,
            activity_with_object: activity_with_object,
            reporter_ap_id: reporter_ap_id,
            target_ap_id: target_ap_id
@@ -1544,7 +1546,7 @@ test "it can create a Flag activity",
 
       note_obj = %{
         "type" => "Note",
-        "id" => activity_ap_id,
+        "id" => object_ap_id,
         "content" => content,
         "published" => activity_with_object.object.data["published"],
         "actor" =>
@@ -1568,6 +1570,7 @@ test "it can create a Flag activity",
                      context: context,
                      target_account: target_account,
                      reported_activity: reported_activity,
+                     object_ap_id: object_ap_id,
                      content: content
                    },
                    Utils,
@@ -1582,8 +1585,7 @@ test "it can create a Flag activity",
           content: content
         })
 
-      new_data =
-        put_in(activity.data, ["object"], [target_account.ap_id, reported_activity.data["id"]])
+      new_data = put_in(activity.data, ["object"], [target_account.ap_id, object_ap_id])
 
       assert_called(Utils.maybe_federate(%{activity | data: new_data}))
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 273f2611d..6b4636d22 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ test "it accepts Flag activities" do
 
       note_obj = %{
         "type" => "Note",
-        "id" => activity.data["id"],
+        "id" => activity.object.data["id"],
         "content" => "test post",
         "published" => object.data["published"],
         "actor" => AccountView.render("show.json", %{user: user, skip_visibility_check: true})