diff --git a/app/serializers/activitypub/activity_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/activitypub/activity_serializer.rb
index b51e8c54429bb6..c001e28aae472b 100644
--- a/app/serializers/activitypub/activity_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/activitypub/activity_serializer.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 class ActivityPub::ActivitySerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   attributes :id, :type, :actor, :published, :to, :cc
 
-  has_one :proper, key: :object, serializer: ActivityPub::NoteSerializer, unless: :owned_announce?
-  attribute :proper_uri, key: :object, if: :owned_announce?
+  has_one :proper, key: :object, serializer: ActivityPub::NoteSerializer, if: :serialize_object?
+  attribute :proper_uri, key: :object, unless: :serialize_object?
   attribute :atom_uri, if: :announce?
 
   def id
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def announce?
     object.reblog?
   end
 
-  def owned_announce?
-    announce? && object.account == object.proper.account && object.proper.private_visibility?
+  def serialize_object?
+    return true unless announce?
+    # Serialize private self-boosts of local toots
+    object.account == object.proper.account && object.proper.private_visibility? && object.local?
   end
 end