diff --git a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
index bbb95104f..1b3d09d73 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Constants do
     ]
   )
 
+  const(updatable_object_types,
+    do: [
+      "Note",
+      "Question",
+      "Audio",
+      "Video",
+      "Event",
+      "Article",
+      "Page"
+    ]
+  )
+
   const(actor_types,
     do: [
       "Application",
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
index 747f467db..f56e357bf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
     {:ok, object, meta}
   end
 
-  @updatable_object_types ["Note", "Question"]
   defp handle_update_object(
          %{data: %{"type" => "Update", "object" => updated_object}} = object,
          meta
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
         meta[:object_data]
       end
 
-    if orig_object_data["type"] in @updatable_object_types do
+    if orig_object_data["type"] in Pleroma.Constants.updatable_object_types() do
       %{
         updated_data: updated_object_data,
         updated: updated,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 5750396a4..cccee342f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -687,6 +687,24 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     |> strip_internal_fields
     |> strip_internal_tags
     |> set_type
+    |> maybe_process_history
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_process_history(%{"formerRepresentations" => %{"orderedItems" => history}} = object) do
+    processed_history =
+      Enum.map(
+        history,
+        fn
+          item when is_map(item) -> prepare_object(item)
+          item -> item
+        end
+      )
+
+    put_in(object, ["formerRepresentations", "orderedItems"], processed_history)
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_process_history(object) do
+    object
   end
 
   #  @doc
@@ -711,6 +729,21 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     {:ok, data}
   end
 
+  def prepare_outgoing(%{"type" => "Update", "object" => %{"type" => objtype} = object} = data)
+      when objtype in Pleroma.Constants.updatable_object_types() do
+    object =
+      object
+      |> prepare_object
+
+    data =
+      data
+      |> Map.put("object", object)
+      |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+      |> Map.delete("bcc")
+
+    {:ok, data}
+  end
+
   def prepare_outgoing(%{"type" => "Announce", "actor" => ap_id, "object" => object_id} = data) do
     object =
       object_id
@@ -902,24 +935,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
   end
 
   def strip_internal_fields(object) do
-    outer = Map.drop(object, Pleroma.Constants.object_internal_fields())
-
-    case outer do
-      %{"formerRepresentations" => %{"orderedItems" => list}} when is_list(list) ->
-        update_in(
-          outer["formerRepresentations"]["orderedItems"],
-          &Enum.map(
-            &1,
-            fn
-              item when is_map(item) -> Map.drop(item, Pleroma.Constants.object_internal_fields())
-              item -> item
-            end
-          )
-        )
-
-      _ ->
-        outer
-    end
+    Map.drop(object, Pleroma.Constants.object_internal_fields())
   end
 
   defp strip_internal_tags(%{"tag" => tags} = object) do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index dae07cf21..6520eabc9 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -312,6 +312,28 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
 
       assert url == "http://localhost:4001/emoji/dino%20walking.gif"
     end
+
+    test "Updates of Notes are handled" do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "everybody do the dinosaur :dinosaur:"})
+      {:ok, update} = CommonAPI.update(user, activity, %{status: "mew mew :blank:"})
+
+      {:ok, prepared} = Transmogrifier.prepare_outgoing(update.data)
+
+      assert %{
+               "content" => "mew mew :blank:",
+               "tag" => [%{"name" => ":blank:", "type" => "Emoji"}],
+               "formerRepresentations" => %{
+                 "orderedItems" => [
+                   %{
+                     "content" => "everybody do the dinosaur :dinosaur:",
+                     "tag" => [%{"name" => ":dinosaur:", "type" => "Emoji"}]
+                   }
+                 ]
+               }
+             } = prepared["object"]
+    end
   end
 
   describe "user upgrade" do
@@ -576,57 +598,42 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "strip_internal_fields/1" do
-    test "it strips internal fields in formerRepresentations" do
+  describe "prepare_object/1" do
+    test "it processes history" do
       original = %{
         "formerRepresentations" => %{
           "orderedItems" => [
-            %{"generator" => %{}}
+            %{
+              "generator" => %{},
+              "emoji" => %{"blobcat" => "http://localhost:4001/emoji/blobcat.png"}
+            }
           ]
         }
       }
 
-      stripped = Transmogrifier.strip_internal_fields(original)
+      processed = Transmogrifier.prepare_object(original)
 
-      refute Map.has_key?(
-               Enum.at(stripped["formerRepresentations"]["orderedItems"], 0),
-               "generator"
-             )
+      history_item = Enum.at(processed["formerRepresentations"]["orderedItems"], 0)
+
+      refute Map.has_key?(history_item, "generator")
+
+      assert [%{"name" => ":blobcat:"}] = history_item["tag"]
     end
 
-    test "it strips internal fields in maybe badly-formed formerRepresentations" do
-      original = %{
-        "formerRepresentations" => %{
-          "orderedItems" => [
-            %{"generator" => %{}},
-            "https://example.com/1"
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-
-      stripped = Transmogrifier.strip_internal_fields(original)
-
-      refute Map.has_key?(
-               Enum.at(stripped["formerRepresentations"]["orderedItems"], 0),
-               "generator"
-             )
-
-      assert Enum.at(stripped["formerRepresentations"]["orderedItems"], 1) ==
-               "https://example.com/1"
-    end
-
-    test "it ignores if formerRepresentations does not look like an OrderedCollection" do
+    test "it works when there is no or bad history" do
       original = %{
         "formerRepresentations" => %{
           "items" => [
-            %{"generator" => %{}}
+            %{
+              "generator" => %{},
+              "emoji" => %{"blobcat" => "http://localhost:4001/emoji/blobcat.png"}
+            }
           ]
         }
       }
 
-      stripped = Transmogrifier.strip_internal_fields(original)
-
-      assert Map.has_key?(Enum.at(stripped["formerRepresentations"]["items"], 0), "generator")
+      processed = Transmogrifier.prepare_object(original)
+      assert processed["formerRepresentations"] == original["formerRepresentations"]
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
index 32d6562d7..842c75e21 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
@@ -1584,5 +1584,26 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
       assert updated_object.data["content"] == "updated 2 :#{emoji2}:"
       assert %{^emoji2 => _} = updated_object.data["emoji"]
     end
+
+    test "updates a post with emoji and federate properly" do
+      [{emoji1, _}, {emoji2, _} | _] = Pleroma.Emoji.get_all()
+
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "foo1", spoiler_text: "title 1 :#{emoji1}:"})
+
+      clear_config([:instance, :federating], true)
+
+      with_mock Pleroma.Web.Federator,
+        publish: fn p -> nil end do
+        {:ok, updated} = CommonAPI.update(user, activity, %{status: "updated 2 :#{emoji2}:"})
+
+        assert updated.data["object"]["content"] == "updated 2 :#{emoji2}:"
+        assert %{^emoji2 => _} = updated.data["object"]["emoji"]
+
+        assert called(Pleroma.Web.Federator.publish(updated))
+      end
+    end
   end
 end