diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex
index 6ad325113..74c3ad0bd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation do
       },
       security: [
         %{
-          "oAuth" => ["write"]
+          "oAuth" => ["write:chats"]
         }
       ]
     }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation do
       },
       security: [
         %{
-          "oAuth" => ["write"]
+          "oAuth" => ["write:chats"]
         }
       ]
     }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation do
       },
       security: [
         %{
-          "oAuth" => ["write"]
+          "oAuth" => ["write:chats"]
         }
       ]
     }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation do
       },
       security: [
         %{
-          "oAuth" => ["read"]
+          "oAuth" => ["read:chats"]
         }
       ]
     }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation do
       },
       security: [
         %{
-          "oAuth" => ["read"]
+          "oAuth" => ["read:chats"]
         }
       ]
     }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation do
       },
       security: [
         %{
-          "oAuth" => ["write"]
+          "oAuth" => ["write:chats"]
         }
       ]
     }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation do
       },
       security: [
         %{
-          "oAuth" => ["write"]
+          "oAuth" => ["write:chats"]
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
index d6b3415d1..983550b13 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatController do
 
   plug(
     OAuthScopesPlug,
-    %{scopes: ["write:statuses"]}
+    %{scopes: ["write:chats"]}
     when action in [
            :post_chat_message,
            :create,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatController do
 
   plug(
     OAuthScopesPlug,
-    %{scopes: ["read:statuses"]} when action in [:messages, :index, :show]
+    %{scopes: ["read:chats"]} when action in [:messages, :index, :show]
   )
 
   plug(OpenApiSpex.Plug.CastAndValidate, render_error: Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.RenderError)
diff --git a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
index e73e4a32e..2128fd9dd 100644
--- a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
   describe "POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/messages/:message_id/read" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["write:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["write:chats"])
 
     test "it marks one message as read", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       other_user = insert(:user)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/read" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["write:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["write:chats"])
 
     test "it marks all messages in a chat as read", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       other_user = insert(:user)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/messages" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["write:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["write:chats"])
 
     test "it posts a message to the chat", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       other_user = insert(:user)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/messages/:message_id" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["write:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["write:chats"])
 
     test "it deletes a message from the chat", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       recipient = insert(:user)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "GET /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/messages" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["read:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["read:chats"])
 
     test "it paginates", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       recipient = insert(:user)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/by-account-id/:id" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["write:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["write:chats"])
 
     test "it creates or returns a chat", %{conn: conn} do
       other_user = insert(:user)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "GET /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["read:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["read:chats"])
 
     test "it returns a chat", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       other_user = insert(:user)
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "GET /api/v1/pleroma/chats" do
-    setup do: oauth_access(["read:statuses"])
+    setup do: oauth_access(["read:chats"])
 
     test "it does not return chats with users you blocked", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       recipient = insert(:user)