diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/activity_representer.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/activity_representer.ex
index cf6aae727..9e3a9abcb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/activity_representer.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/activity_representer.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.ActivityRepresenter do
-  alias Pleroma.Activity
+  alias Pleroma.{Activity, User}
   alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus.UserRepresenter
   require Logger
 
@@ -84,6 +84,37 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.ActivityRepresenter do
     ] ++ author ++ mentions
   end
 
+  def to_simple_form(%{data: %{"type" => "Announce"}} = activity, user, with_author) do
+    h = fn(str) -> [to_charlist(str)] end
+
+    updated_at = activity.updated_at
+    |> NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601
+    inserted_at = activity.inserted_at
+    |> NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601
+
+    in_reply_to = get_in_reply_to(activity.data)
+    author = if with_author, do: [{:author, UserRepresenter.to_simple_form(user)}], else: []
+
+    retweeted_activity = Activity.get_create_activity_by_object_ap_id(activity.data["object"])
+    retweeted_user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(retweeted_activity.data["actor"])
+
+    retweeted_xml = to_simple_form(retweeted_activity, retweeted_user)
+
+    mentions = activity.data["to"] |> get_mentions
+    [
+      {:"activity:verb", ['http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/share']},
+      {:id, h.(activity.data["id"])},
+      {:title, ['#{user.nickname} repeated a notice']},
+      {:content, [type: 'html'], ['RT #{retweeted_activity.data["object"]["content"]}']},
+      {:published, h.(inserted_at)},
+      {:updated, h.(updated_at)},
+      {:"ostatus:conversation", [], h.(activity.data["context"])},
+      {:link, [href: h.(activity.data["context"]), rel: 'ostatus:conversation'], []},
+      {:"thr:in-reply-to", [ref: to_charlist(activity.data["object"])], []},
+      {:"activity:object", retweeted_xml}
+    ] ++ mentions ++ author
+  end
+
   def wrap_with_entry(simple_form) do
     [{
       :entry, [
diff --git a/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs b/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs
index 4cf73427b..d3c32e938 100644
--- a/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.ActivityRepresenterTest do
   use Pleroma.DataCase
 
   alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus.ActivityRepresenter
-  alias Pleroma.{User, Activity}
+  alias Pleroma.{User, Activity, Object}
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
 
   import Pleroma.Factory
@@ -73,6 +73,49 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.ActivityRepresenterTest do
     assert clean(res) == clean(expected)
   end
 
+  test "an announce activity" do
+    note = insert(:note_activity)
+    user = insert(:user)
+    object = Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(note.data["object"]["id"])
+
+    {:ok, announce, object} = ActivityPub.announce(user, object)
+
+    announce = Repo.get(Activity, announce.id)
+
+    note_user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note.data["actor"])
+    note = Repo.get(Activity, note.id)
+    note_xml = ActivityRepresenter.to_simple_form(note, note_user)
+    |> :xmerl.export_simple_content(:xmerl_xml)
+    |> IO.iodata_to_binary
+
+    updated_at = announce.updated_at
+    |> NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601
+    inserted_at = announce.inserted_at
+    |> NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601
+
+    expected = """
+    <activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/share</activity:verb>
+    <id>#{announce.data["id"]}</id>
+    <title>#{user.nickname} repeated a notice</title>
+    <content type="html">RT #{note.data["object"]["content"]}</content>
+    <published>#{inserted_at}</published>
+    <updated>#{updated_at}</updated>
+    <ostatus:conversation>#{announce.data["context"]}</ostatus:conversation>
+    <link href="#{announce.data["context"]}" rel="ostatus:conversation" />
+    <thr:in-reply-to ref="#{note.data["object"]["id"]}" />
+    <activity:object>
+      #{note_xml}
+    </activity:object>
+    <link rel="mentioned" ostatus:object-type="http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/person" href="#{note.data["actor"]}"/>
+    """
+
+    announce_xml = ActivityRepresenter.to_simple_form(announce, user)
+    |> :xmerl.export_simple_content(:xmerl_xml)
+    |> IO.iodata_to_binary
+
+    assert clean(expected) == clean(announce_xml)
+  end
+
   test "a like activity" do
     note = insert(:note)
     user = insert(:user)