diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index e73d03f06..1d78ced19 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ defp do_render("show.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
         skip_thread_containment: user.skip_thread_containment,
         background_image: image_url(user.background) |> MediaProxy.url(),
         accepts_chat_messages: user.accepts_chat_messages,
-        favicon: favicon,
-        birthday: user.birthday
+        favicon: favicon
       }
     }
     |> maybe_put_role(user, opts[:for])
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 329813994..9fc56f7f0 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ test "Represent a user account" do
         ap_id: user.ap_id,
         also_known_as: ["https://shitposter.zone/users/shp"],
         background_image: "https://example.com/images/asuka_hospital.png",
-        birthday: nil,
         favicon: nil,
         is_confirmed: true,
         tags: [],
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ test "Represent a Service(bot) account" do
         ap_id: user.ap_id,
         also_known_as: [],
         background_image: nil,
-        birthday: nil,
         favicon: nil,
         is_confirmed: true,
         tags: [],
@@ -496,6 +494,40 @@ test "shows email only to the account owner" do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "hiding birthday" do
+    test "doesn't show birthday if hidden" do
+      user =
+        insert(:user, %{
+          birthday: "2001-02-12",
+          show_birthday: false
+        })
+
+      other_user = insert(:user)
+
+      user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(user.ap_id)
+
+      assert AccountView.render(
+               "show.json",
+               %{user: user, for: other_user}
+             )[:birthday] == nil
+    end
+
+    test "shows hidden birthday to the account owner" do
+      user =
+        insert(:user, %{
+          birthday: "2001-02-12",
+          show_birthday: false
+        })
+
+      user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(user.ap_id)
+
+      assert AccountView.render(
+               "show.json",
+               %{user: user, for: user}
+             )[:birthday] == nil
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "follow requests counter" do
     test "shows zero when no follow requests are pending" do
       user = insert(:user)