diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 89f88c74d..00a1df133 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
   def superuser?(%User{local: true, is_moderator: true}), do: true
   def superuser?(_), do: false
 
+  def invisible?(%User{info: %User.Info{invisible: true}}), do: true
+  def invisible?(_), do: false
+
   def avatar_url(user, options \\ []) do
     case user.avatar do
       %{"url" => [%{"href" => href} | _]} -> href
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index d4dac5dab..7fc5051ea 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -1102,15 +1102,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
     locked = data["manuallyApprovesFollowers"] || false
     data = Transmogrifier.maybe_fix_user_object(data)
     discoverable = data["discoverable"] || false
+    invisible = data["invisible"] || false
 
     user_data = %{
       ap_id: data["id"],
-      banner: banner,
-      discoverable: discoverable,
+      ap_enabled: true,
       source_data: data,
+      banner: banner,
       fields: fields,
       locked: locked,
-      ap_enabled: true,
+      discoverable: discoverable,
+      invisible: invisible,
       avatar: avatar,
       name: data["name"],
       follower_address: data["followers"],
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/relay.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/relay.ex
index 03fc434a9..de80612f1 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/relay.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/relay.ex
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Relay do
   require Logger
 
   def get_actor do
-    "#{Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url()}/relay"
-    |> User.get_or_create_service_actor_by_ap_id()
+    actor =
+      "#{Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url()}/relay"
+      |> User.get_or_create_service_actor_by_ap_id()
+
+    {:ok, actor} = User.update_info(actor, &User.Info.set_invisible(&1, true))
+    actor
   end
 
   @spec follow(String.t()) :: {:ok, Activity.t()} | {:error, any()}
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index c9560a15f..9b3ee842b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -596,12 +596,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
           data,
         _options
       )
-      when object_type in ["Person", "Application", "Service", "Organization"] do
+      when object_type in [
+             "Person",
+             "Application",
+             "Service",
+             "Organization"
+           ] do
     with %User{ap_id: ^actor_id} = actor <- User.get_cached_by_ap_id(object["id"]) do
       {:ok, new_user_data} = ActivityPub.user_data_from_user_object(object)
 
       locked = new_user_data[:locked] || false
       attachment = get_in(new_user_data, [:source_data, "attachment"]) || []
+      invisible = new_user_data[:invisible] || false
 
       fields =
         attachment
@@ -613,6 +619,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
         |> Map.take([:avatar, :banner, :bio, :name])
         |> Map.put(:fields, fields)
         |> Map.put(:locked, locked)
+        |> Map.put(:invisible, invisible)
 
       actor
       |> User.upgrade_changeset(update_data, true)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 4ef479f96..6b28df92c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -491,10 +491,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
         %Activity{data: %{"actor" => actor}},
         object
       ) do
-    announcements = take_announcements(object)
+    unless actor |> User.get_cached_by_ap_id() |> User.invisible?() do
+      announcements = take_announcements(object)
 
-    with announcements <- Enum.uniq([actor | announcements]) do
-      update_element_in_object("announcement", announcements, object)
+      with announcements <- Enum.uniq([actor | announcements]) do
+        update_element_in_object("announcement", announcements, object)
+      end
+    else
+      {:ok, object}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index 82879a486..cf08045c9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
         "owner" => user.ap_id,
         "publicKeyPem" => public_key
       },
-      "endpoints" => endpoints
+      "endpoints" => endpoints,
+      "invisible" => User.invisible?(user)
     }
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
diff --git a/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld b/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld
index 1cfcb7ec7..c8e69cab5 100644
--- a/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld
+++ b/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
             "value": "schema:value",
             "sensitive": "as:sensitive",
             "litepub": "http://litepub.social/ns#",
+            "invisible": "litepub:invisible",
             "directMessage": "litepub:directMessage",
             "listMessage": {
                 "@id": "litepub:listMessage",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/relay@mastdon.example.org.json b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/relay@mastdon.example.org.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1fab7d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/relay@mastdon.example.org.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+  "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "https://w3id.org/security/v1", {
+    "manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers",
+    "sensitive": "as:sensitive",
+    "movedTo": "as:movedTo",
+    "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
+    "ostatus": "http://ostatus.org#",
+    "atomUri": "ostatus:atomUri",
+    "inReplyToAtomUri": "ostatus:inReplyToAtomUri",
+    "conversation": "ostatus:conversation",
+    "toot": "http://joinmastodon.org/ns#",
+    "Emoji": "toot:Emoji"
+  }],
+  "id": "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
+  "type": "Application",
+  "invisible": true,
+  "following": "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/following",
+  "followers": "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/followers",
+  "inbox": "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/inbox",
+  "outbox": "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/outbox",
+  "preferredUsername": "admin",
+  "name": null,
+  "summary": "\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e",
+  "url": "http://mastodon.example.org/@admin",
+  "manuallyApprovesFollowers": false,
+  "publicKey": {
+    "id": "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin#main-key",
+    "owner": "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
+    "publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAtc4Tir+3ADhSNF6VKrtW\nOU32T01w7V0yshmQei38YyiVwVvFu8XOP6ACchkdxbJ+C9mZud8qWaRJKVbFTMUG\nNX4+6Q+FobyuKrwN7CEwhDALZtaN2IPbaPd6uG1B7QhWorrY+yFa8f2TBM3BxnUy\nI4T+bMIZIEYG7KtljCBoQXuTQmGtuffO0UwJksidg2ffCF5Q+K//JfQagJ3UzrR+\nZXbKMJdAw4bCVJYs4Z5EhHYBwQWiXCyMGTd7BGlmMkY6Av7ZqHKC/owp3/0EWDNz\nNqF09Wcpr3y3e8nA10X40MJqp/wR+1xtxp+YGbq/Cj5hZGBG7etFOmIpVBrDOhry\nBwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+  },
+  "attachment": [{
+      "type": "PropertyValue",
+      "name": "foo",
+      "value": "bar"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "PropertyValue",
+      "name": "foo1",
+      "value": "bar1"
+    }
+  ],
+  "endpoints": {
+    "sharedInbox": "http://mastodon.example.org/inbox"
+  },
+  "icon": {
+    "type": "Image",
+    "mediaType": "image/jpeg",
+    "url": "https://cdn.niu.moe/accounts/avatars/000/033/323/original/fd7f8ae0b3ffedc9.jpeg"
+  },
+  "image": {
+    "type": "Image",
+    "mediaType": "image/png",
+    "url": "https://cdn.niu.moe/accounts/headers/000/033/323/original/850b3448fa5fd477.png"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
index 7d65209fb..eba22c40b 100644
--- a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
+++ b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
@@ -348,6 +348,14 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
      }}
   end
 
+  def get("http://mastodon.example.org/users/relay", _, _, Accept: "application/activity+json") do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/relay@mastdon.example.org.json")
+     }}
+  end
+
   def get("http://mastodon.example.org/users/gargron", _, _, Accept: "application/activity+json") do
     {:error, :nxdomain}
   end
diff --git a/test/user_test.exs b/test/user_test.exs
index 3d5b382c8..c78e1512a 100644
--- a/test/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/user_test.exs
@@ -1231,6 +1231,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "invisible?/1" do
+    test "returns true for an invisible user" do
+      user = insert(:user, local: true, info: %{invisible: true})
+
+      assert User.invisible?(user)
+    end
+
+    test "returns false for a non-invisible user" do
+      user = insert(:user, local: true)
+
+      refute User.invisible?(user)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "visible_for?/2" do
     test "returns true when the account is itself" do
       user = insert(:user, local: true)
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index 90ea4662f..4bb6333c0 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubTest do
       assert user.follower_address == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/followers"
     end
 
+    test "it returns a user that is invisible" do
+      user_id = "http://mastodon.example.org/users/relay"
+      {:ok, user} = ActivityPub.make_user_from_ap_id(user_id)
+      assert User.invisible?(user)
+    end
+
     test "it fetches the appropriate tag-restricted posts" do
       user = insert(:user)
 
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/relay_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/relay_test.exs
index 4a0a03944..ac2007b2c 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/relay_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/relay_test.exs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.RelayTest do
 
   alias Pleroma.Activity
   alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Relay
 
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.RelayTest do
     assert user.ap_id == "#{Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url()}/relay"
   end
 
+  test "relay actor is invisible" do
+    user = Relay.get_actor()
+    assert User.invisible?(user)
+  end
+
   describe "follow/1" do
     test "returns errors when user not found" do
       assert capture_log(fn ->
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs
index 42918cf2f..392b717b1 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserViewTest do
     assert result["image"]["url"] == "https://somebanner"
   end
 
+  test "renders an invisible user with the invisible property set to true" do
+    user = insert(:user, %{info: %{invisible: true}})
+
+    assert %{"invisible" => true} = UserView.render("service.json", %{user: user})
+  end
+
   describe "endpoints" do
     test "local users have a usable endpoints structure" do
       user = insert(:user)
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index 10efb265b..a96fd860b 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.ScheduledActivity
+  alias Pleroma.Tests.ObanHelpers
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
 
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
+  clear_config([:instance, :federating])
+  clear_config([:instance, :allow_relay])
+
   describe "posting statuses" do
     setup do
       user = insert(:user)
@@ -29,6 +33,34 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
       [conn: conn]
     end
 
+    test "posting a status does not increment reblog_count when relaying", %{conn: conn} do
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :federating], true)
+      Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :allow_relay], true)
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+        |> post("api/v1/statuses", %{
+          "content_type" => "text/plain",
+          "source" => "Pleroma FE",
+          "status" => "Hello world",
+          "visibility" => "public"
+        })
+        |> json_response(200)
+
+      assert response["reblogs_count"] == 0
+      ObanHelpers.perform_all()
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+        |> get("api/v1/statuses/#{response["id"]}", %{})
+        |> json_response(200)
+
+      assert response["reblogs_count"] == 0
+    end
+
     test "posting a status", %{conn: conn} do
       idempotency_key = "Pikachu rocks!"