diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/visibility.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/visibility.ts
index 37d91830b..6d9c44334 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/visibility.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/visibility.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-type IceshrimpVisibility = "public" | "home" | "followers" | "specified" | "hidden";
-type MastodonVisibility = "public" | "unlisted" | "private" | "direct";
+export type IceshrimpVisibility = "public" | "home" | "followers" | "specified" | "hidden";
+export type MastodonVisibility = "public" | "unlisted" | "private" | "direct";
 
 export class VisibilityConverter {
     public static encode(v: IceshrimpVisibility): MastodonVisibility {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/misc.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/misc.ts
index cedefa9fb..5d6eee479 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/misc.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/misc.ts
@@ -100,17 +100,19 @@ export function setupEndpointsMisc(router: Router): void {
     });
 
     router.get("/v1/preferences", async (ctx) => {
-        const BASE_URL = `${ctx.request.protocol}://${ctx.request.hostname}`;
-        const accessTokens = ctx.request.headers.authorization;
-        const client = getClient(BASE_URL, accessTokens); // we are using this here, because in private mode some info isnt
-        // displayed without being logged in
         try {
-            const data = await client.getPreferences();
-            ctx.body = data.data;
+            const auth = await authenticate(ctx.headers.authorization, null);
+            const user = auth[0] ?? null;
+
+            if (!user) {
+                ctx.status = 401;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            ctx.body = await MiscHelpers.getPreferences(user);
         } catch (e: any) {
-            console.error(e);
-            ctx.status = 401;
-            ctx.body = e.response.data;
+            ctx.status = 500;
+            ctx.body = { error: e.message };
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts
index eb3a1c521..7fc85c982 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import config from "@/config/index.js";
 import { FILE_TYPE_BROWSERSAFE, MAX_NOTE_TEXT_LENGTH } from "@/const.js";
 import { fetchMeta } from "@/misc/fetch-meta.js";
-import { AnnouncementReads, Announcements, Emojis, Instances, Notes, Users } from "@/models/index.js";
+import { AnnouncementReads, Announcements, Emojis, Instances, Notes, UserProfiles, Users } from "@/models/index.js";
 import { IsNull } from "typeorm";
 import { awaitAll } from "@/prelude/await-all.js";
 import { UserConverter } from "@/server/api/mastodon/converters/user.js";
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { uniqBy } from "@/prelude/array.js";
 import { EmojiConverter } from "@/server/api/mastodon/converters/emoji.js";
 import { populateEmojis } from "@/misc/populate-emojis.js";
 import { NoteConverter } from "@/server/api/mastodon/converters/note.js";
+import { VisibilityConverter } from "@/server/api/mastodon/converters/visibility.js";
 
 export class MiscHelpers {
     public static async getInstance(): Promise<MastodonEntity.Instance> {
@@ -227,4 +228,22 @@ export class MiscHelpers {
         return [];
         //FIXME: This was already implemented in api/endpoints/hashtags/trend.ts, but the implementation is sketchy at best. Rewrite from scratch.
     }
+
+    public static getPreferences(user: ILocalUser): Promise<MastodonEntity.Preferences> {
+        const profile = UserProfiles.findOneByOrFail({userId: user.id});
+        const sensitive = profile.then(p => p.alwaysMarkNsfw);
+        const language = profile.then(p => p.lang);
+        const privacy = UserHelpers.getDefaultNoteVisibility(user)
+            .then(p => VisibilityConverter.encode(p));
+
+        const res = {
+            "posting:default:visibility": privacy,
+            "posting:default:sensitive": sensitive,
+            "posting:default:language": language,
+            "reading:expand:media": "default" as "default" | "show_all" | "hide_all", //FIXME: see below
+            "reading:expand:spoilers": false //FIXME: store this on server instead of client
+        }
+
+        return awaitAll(res);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/user.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/user.ts
index 59fef45b1..5ff83ba20 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/user.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/user.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { UserConverter } from "@/server/api/mastodon/converters/user.js";
 import acceptFollowRequest from "@/services/following/requests/accept.js";
 import { rejectFollowRequest } from "@/services/following/reject.js";
 import { Brackets, IsNull } from "typeorm";
-import { VisibilityConverter } from "@/server/api/mastodon/converters/visibility.js";
+import { IceshrimpVisibility, VisibilityConverter } from "@/server/api/mastodon/converters/visibility.js";
 
 export type AccountCache = {
     locks: AsyncLock;
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ export class UserHelpers {
         };
     }
 
-    public static getDefaultNoteVisibility(user: ILocalUser): Promise<string> {
+    public static async getDefaultNoteVisibility(user: ILocalUser): Promise<IceshrimpVisibility> {
         return RegistryItems.findOneBy({domain: IsNull(), userId: user.id, key: 'defaultNoteVisibility', scope: '{client,base}'}).then(p => p?.value ?? 'public')
     }
 }