diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index cc933fb86..a4693905a 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.4.0.1
+
+## Bug fixes
+
+Fix performance regression on stream loading with MySQL/MariaDB database backends [#5014](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/issues/5014).
+
 # 0.4.0.0
 
 ## Ensure account deletions are run
diff --git a/app/models/user/querying.rb b/app/models/user/querying.rb
index 878d80d4f..ac5a800df 100644
--- a/app/models/user/querying.rb
+++ b/app/models/user/querying.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,16 @@ module User::Querying
 
   def construct_public_followings_sql(opts)
     Rails.logger.debug("[EVIL-QUERY] user.construct_public_followings_sql")
-    query = opts[:klass].where(:author_id => Person.in_aspects(opts[:by_members_of]).select("people.id"), :public => true, :pending => false)
+    
+    # For PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB we use a different query
+    # see issue: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/issues/5014
+    if AppConfig.postgres?
+      query = opts[:klass].where(:author_id => Person.in_aspects(opts[:by_members_of]).select("people.id"), :public => true, :pending => false)
+    else
+      aspects = Aspect.where(:id => opts[:by_members_of])
+      person_ids = Person.connection.select_values(people_in_aspects(aspects).select("people.id").to_sql)
+      query = opts[:klass].where(:author_id => person_ids, :public => true, :pending => false)
+    end
 
     unless(opts[:klass] == Photo)
       query = query.where(:type => opts[:type])
diff --git a/config/defaults.yml b/config/defaults.yml
index 1109be74c..5a1c0e643 100644
--- a/config/defaults.yml
+++ b/config/defaults.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 defaults:
   version:
-    number: "0.4.0.0" # Do not touch unless doing a release, do not backport the version number that's in master but keep develop to always say "head"
+    number: "0.4.0.1" # Do not touch unless doing a release, do not backport the version number that's in master but keep develop to always say "head"
   heroku: false
   environment:
     url: "http://localhost:3000/"