diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
index e5322707f..617aba460 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
@@ -456,6 +456,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.StatusOperation do
   end
 
   def show_source_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["Retrieve status source"],
+      summary: "Status source",
+      description: "View source of a status",
+      operationId: "StatusController.show_source",
+      security: [%{"oAuth" => ["read:statuses"]}],
+      parameters: [
+        id_param()
+      ],
+      responses: %{
+        200 => status_source_response(),
+        404 => Operation.response("Not Found", "application/json", ApiError)
+      }
+    }
   end
 
   def update_operation do
@@ -661,6 +675,28 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.StatusOperation do
     )
   end
 
+  defp status_source_response do
+    Operation.response(
+      "Status Source",
+      "application/json",
+      %Schema{
+        type: :object,
+        properties: %{
+          id: FlakeID,
+          text: %Schema{
+            type: :string,
+            description: "Raw source of status content"
+          },
+          spoiler_text: %Schema{
+            type: :string,
+            description:
+            "Subject or summary line, below which status content is collapsed until expanded"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    )
+  end
+
   defp context do
     %Schema{
       title: "StatusContext",
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
index 72d85f1ec..ea9e08aa8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
@@ -210,7 +210,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusController do
   end
 
   @doc "GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/source"
-  def show_source(%{assigns: %{user: _user}} = _conn, %{id: _id} = _params) do
+  def show_source(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{id: id} = _params) do
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id),
+         true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user) do
+      try_render(conn, "source.json",
+        activity: activity,
+        for: user
+      )
+    else
+      _ -> {:error, :not_found}
+    end
   end
 
   @doc "PUT /api/v1/statuses/:id"
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
index c50e0d3da..8d4685ffa 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
     }
   end
 
+  def render("source.json", %{activity: %{data: %{"object" => _object}} = activity} = _opts) do
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
+
+    %{
+      id: activity.id,
+      text: Map.get(object.data, "source", ""),
+      spoiler_text: Map.get(object.data, "summary", "")
+    }
+  end
+
   def render("card.json", %{rich_media: rich_media, page_url: page_url}) do
     page_url_data = URI.parse(page_url)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index d98dc0a92..f27cf5048 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -2036,4 +2036,22 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
                json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 200)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "get status source" do
+    setup do
+      oauth_access(["read:statuses"])
+    end
+
+    test "it returns the source", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "mew mew #abc", spoiler_text: "#def"})
+
+      conn = get(conn, "/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}/source")
+
+      id = activity.id
+
+      assert %{"id" => ^id, "text" => "mew mew #abc", "spoiler_text" => "#def"} = json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 200)
+    end
+  end
 end