diff --git a/lib/diaspora/federation/entities.rb b/lib/diaspora/federation/entities.rb
index 2e18a57b6..48b07c43b 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/federation/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/federation/entities.rb
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ module Diaspora
           location:         profile.location,
           searchable:       profile.searchable,
           nsfw:             profile.nsfw,
-          tag_string:       profile.tag_string
+          tag_string:       profile.tag_string,
+          public:           profile.public_details
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb b/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
index 3a33a0d74..65e3dfa99 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ module Diaspora
             location:         entity.location,
             searchable:       entity.searchable,
             nsfw:             entity.nsfw,
-            tag_string:       entity.tag_string
+            tag_string:       entity.tag_string,
+            public_details:   entity.public
           )
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/entities_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/entities_spec.rb
index 3a1e680f4..fa3ace047 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/entities_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/entities_spec.rb
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Federation::Entities do
       expect(federation_entity.searchable).to eq(diaspora_entity.searchable)
       expect(federation_entity.nsfw).to eq(diaspora_entity.nsfw)
       expect(federation_entity.tag_string.split(" ")).to match_array(diaspora_entity.tag_string.split(" "))
+      expect(federation_entity.public).to eq(diaspora_entity.public_details)
     end
 
     it "builds a reshare" do
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb
index fd943b06d..720e3c574 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Federation::Receive do
       expect(profile.searchable).to eq(profile_entity.searchable)
       expect(profile.nsfw).to eq(profile_entity.nsfw)
       expect(profile.tag_string.split(" ")).to match_array(profile_entity.tag_string.split(" "))
+      expect(profile.public_details).to eq(profile_entity.public)
     end
   end