diff --git a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
index a42c71d23..bbb95104f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
@@ -27,4 +27,28 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Constants do
     do:
       ~w(index.html robots.txt static static-fe finmoji emoji packs sounds images instance sw.js sw-pleroma.js favicon.png schemas doc embed.js embed.css)
   )
+
+  const(status_updatable_fields,
+    do: [
+      "source",
+      "tag",
+      "updated",
+      "emoji",
+      "content",
+      "summary",
+      "sensitive",
+      "attachment",
+      "generator"
+    ]
+  )
+
+  const(actor_types,
+    do: [
+      "Application",
+      "Group",
+      "Organization",
+      "Person",
+      "Service"
+    ]
+  )
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
index 5b25138a4..532047599 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
@@ -218,10 +218,16 @@ def like(actor, object) do
     end
   end
 
-  # Retricted to user updates for now, always public
   @spec update(User.t(), Object.t()) :: {:ok, map(), keyword()}
   def update(actor, object) do
-    to = [Pleroma.Constants.as_public(), actor.follower_address]
+    {to, cc} =
+      if object["type"] in Pleroma.Constants.actor_types() do
+        # User updates, always public
+        {[Pleroma.Constants.as_public(), actor.follower_address], []}
+      else
+        # Status updates, follow the recipients in the object
+        {object["to"] || [], object["cc"] || []}
+      end
 
     {:ok,
      %{
@@ -229,7 +235,8 @@ def update(actor, object) do
        "type" => "Update",
        "actor" => actor.ap_id,
        "object" => object,
-       "to" => to
+       "to" => to,
+       "cc" => cc
      }, []}
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
index 894c0ceef..49054c320 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
   alias Pleroma.Web.Streamer
   alias Pleroma.Workers.PollWorker
 
+  require Pleroma.Constants
   require Logger
 
   @cachex Pleroma.Config.get([:cachex, :provider], Cachex)
@@ -411,20 +412,8 @@ defp handle_update_user(
   end
 
   @updatable_object_types ["Note", "Question"]
-  # We do not allow poll options to be changed, but the poll description can be.
-  @updatable_fields [
-    "source",
-    "tag",
-    "updated",
-    "emoji",
-    "content",
-    "summary",
-    "sensitive",
-    "attachment",
-    "generator"
-  ]
   defp update_content_fields(orig_object_data, updated_object) do
-    @updatable_fields
+    Pleroma.Constants.status_updatable_fields()
     |> Enum.reduce(
       %{data: orig_object_data, updated: false},
       fn field, %{data: data, updated: updated} ->
@@ -502,6 +491,7 @@ defp handle_update_object(
         |> maybe_update_poll(updated_object)
 
       orig_object
+      |> Repo.preload(:hashtags)
       |> Object.change(%{data: updated_object_data})
       |> Object.update_and_set_cache()
     end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
index 617aba460..c69307a4d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
@@ -473,6 +473,22 @@ def show_source_operation do
   end
 
   def update_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["Update status"],
+      summary: "Update status",
+      description: "Change the content of a status",
+      operationId: "StatusController.update",
+      security: [%{"oAuth" => ["write:statuses"]}],
+      parameters: [
+        id_param()
+      ],
+      requestBody: request_body("Parameters", update_request(), required: true),
+      responses: %{
+        200 => status_response(),
+        403 => Operation.response("Forbidden", "application/json", ApiError),
+        404 => Operation.response("Not Found", "application/json", ApiError)
+      }
+    }
   end
 
   def array_of_statuses do
@@ -578,6 +594,60 @@ defp create_request do
     }
   end
 
+  defp update_request do
+    %Schema{
+      title: "StatusUpdateRequest",
+      type: :object,
+      properties: %{
+        status: %Schema{
+          type: :string,
+          nullable: true,
+          description:
+            "Text content of the status. If `media_ids` is provided, this becomes optional. Attaching a `poll` is optional while `status` is provided."
+        },
+        media_ids: %Schema{
+          nullable: true,
+          type: :array,
+          items: %Schema{type: :string},
+          description: "Array of Attachment ids to be attached as media."
+        },
+        poll: poll_params(),
+        sensitive: %Schema{
+          allOf: [BooleanLike],
+          nullable: true,
+          description: "Mark status and attached media as sensitive?"
+        },
+        spoiler_text: %Schema{
+          type: :string,
+          nullable: true,
+          description:
+            "Text to be shown as a warning or subject before the actual content. Statuses are generally collapsed behind this field."
+        },
+        content_type: %Schema{
+          type: :string,
+          nullable: true,
+          description:
+            "The MIME type of the status, it is transformed into HTML by the backend. You can get the list of the supported MIME types with the nodeinfo endpoint."
+        },
+        to: %Schema{
+          type: :array,
+          nullable: true,
+          items: %Schema{type: :string},
+          description:
+            "A list of nicknames (like `lain@soykaf.club` or `lain` on the local server) that will be used to determine who is going to be addressed by this post. Using this will disable the implicit addressing by mentioned names in the `status` body, only the people in the `to` list will be addressed. The normal rules for for post visibility are not affected by this and will still apply"
+        }
+      },
+      example: %{
+        "status" => "What time is it?",
+        "sensitive" => "false",
+        "poll" => %{
+          "options" => ["Cofe", "Adventure"],
+          "expires_in" => 420
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
   def poll_params do
     %Schema{
       nullable: true,
@@ -690,7 +760,7 @@ defp status_source_response do
           spoiler_text: %Schema{
             type: :string,
             description:
-            "Subject or summary line, below which status content is collapsed until expanded"
+              "Subject or summary line, below which status content is collapsed until expanded"
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
index 1b95ee89c..e60c26053 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
@@ -402,6 +402,42 @@ def post(user, %{status: _} = data) do
     end
   end
 
+  def update(user, orig_activity, changes) do
+    with orig_object <- Object.normalize(orig_activity),
+         {:ok, new_object} <- make_update_data(user, orig_object, changes),
+         {:ok, update_data, _} <- Builder.update(user, new_object),
+         {:ok, update, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(update_data, local: true) do
+      {:ok, update}
+    else
+      _ -> {:error, nil}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp make_update_data(user, orig_object, changes) do
+    kept_params = %{
+      visibility: Visibility.get_visibility(orig_object)
+    }
+
+    params = Map.merge(changes, kept_params)
+
+    with {:ok, draft} <- ActivityDraft.create(user, params) do
+      change =
+        Pleroma.Constants.status_updatable_fields()
+        |> Enum.reduce(orig_object.data, fn key, acc ->
+          if Map.has_key?(draft.object, key) do
+            acc |> Map.put(key, Map.get(draft.object, key))
+          else
+            acc |> Map.drop([key])
+          end
+        end)
+        |> Map.put("updated", Utils.make_date())
+
+      {:ok, change}
+    else
+      _ -> {:error, nil}
+    end
+  end
+
   @spec pin(String.t(), User.t()) :: {:ok, Activity.t()} | {:error, term()}
   def pin(id, %User{} = user) do
     with %Activity{} = activity <- create_activity_by_id(id),
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
index ea9e08aa8..fa86e9dc0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
@@ -223,7 +223,26 @@ def show_source(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{id: id} = _params) do
   end
 
   @doc "PUT /api/v1/statuses/:id"
-  def update(%{assigns: %{user: _user}} = _conn, %{id: _id} = _params) do
+  def update(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: body_params} = conn, %{id: id} = params) do
+    with {_, %Activity{}} = {_, activity} <- {:activity, Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id)},
+         {_, true} <- {:visible, Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user)},
+         {_, true} <- {:is_create, activity.data["type"] == "Create"},
+         actor <- Activity.user_actor(activity),
+         {_, true} <- {:own_status, actor.id == user.id},
+         changes <- body_params |> put_application(conn),
+         {_, {:ok, _update_activity}} <- {:pipeline, CommonAPI.update(user, activity, changes)},
+         {_, %Activity{}} = {_, activity} <- {:refetched, Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id)} do
+      try_render(conn, "show.json",
+        activity: activity,
+        for: user,
+        with_direct_conversation_id: true,
+        with_muted: Map.get(params, :with_muted, false)
+      )
+    else
+      {:own_status, _} -> {:error, :forbidden}
+      {:pipeline, _} -> {:error, :internal_server_error}
+      _ -> {:error, :not_found}
+    end
   end
 
   @doc "GET /api/v1/statuses/:id"
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
index b502aaa03..af91fdf74 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
@@ -1541,4 +1541,33 @@ test "unreact_with_emoji" do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "update/3" do
+    test "updates a post" do
+      user = insert(:user)
+      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "foo1", spoiler_text: "title 1"})
+
+      {:ok, updated} = CommonAPI.update(user, activity, %{status: "updated 2"})
+
+      updated_object = Object.normalize(updated)
+      assert updated_object.data["content"] == "updated 2"
+      assert Map.get(updated_object.data, "summary", "") == ""
+      assert Map.has_key?(updated_object.data, "updated")
+    end
+
+    test "does not change visibility" do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "foo1", spoiler_text: "title 1", visibility: "private"})
+
+      {:ok, updated} = CommonAPI.update(user, activity, %{status: "updated 2"})
+
+      updated_object = Object.normalize(updated)
+      assert updated_object.data["content"] == "updated 2"
+      assert Map.get(updated_object.data, "summary", "") == ""
+      assert Visibility.get_visibility(updated_object) == "private"
+      assert Visibility.get_visibility(updated) == "private"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index f27cf5048..d4ca2d618 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -2051,7 +2051,84 @@ test "it returns the source", %{conn: conn} do
 
       id = activity.id
 
-      assert %{"id" => ^id, "text" => "mew mew #abc", "spoiler_text" => "#def"} = json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 200)
+      assert %{"id" => ^id, "text" => "mew mew #abc", "spoiler_text" => "#def"} =
+               json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 200)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "update status" do
+    setup do
+      oauth_access(["write:statuses"])
+    end
+
+    test "it updates the status", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "mew mew #abc", spoiler_text: "#def"})
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+        |> put("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}", %{
+          "status" => "edited",
+          "spoiler_text" => "lol"
+        })
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert response["content"] == "edited"
+      assert response["spoiler_text"] == "lol"
+    end
+
+    test "it does not update visibility", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.post(user, %{
+          status: "mew mew #abc",
+          spoiler_text: "#def",
+          visibility: "private"
+        })
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+        |> put("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}", %{
+          "status" => "edited",
+          "spoiler_text" => "lol"
+        })
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert response["visibility"] == "private"
+    end
+
+    test "it refuses to update when original post is not by the user", %{conn: conn} do
+      another_user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.post(another_user, %{status: "mew mew #abc", spoiler_text: "#def"})
+
+      conn
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+      |> put("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}", %{
+        "status" => "edited",
+        "spoiler_text" => "lol"
+      })
+      |> json_response_and_validate_schema(:forbidden)
+    end
+
+    test "it returns 404 if the user cannot see the post", %{conn: conn} do
+      another_user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.post(another_user, %{
+          status: "mew mew #abc",
+          spoiler_text: "#def",
+          visibility: "private"
+        })
+
+      conn
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+      |> put("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}", %{
+        "status" => "edited",
+        "spoiler_text" => "lol"
+      })
+      |> json_response_and_validate_schema(:not_found)
     end
   end
 end