diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index b0f8c59cc..86d11c874 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     |> add_mention_tags
     |> add_emoji_tags
     |> add_attributed_to
+    |> add_likes
     |> prepare_attachments
     |> set_conversation
     |> set_reply_to_uri
@@ -788,6 +789,22 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     |> Map.put("attributedTo", attributedTo)
   end
 
+  def add_likes(%{"id" => id, "like_count" => likes} = object) do
+    likes = %{
+      "id" => "#{id}/likes",
+      "first" => "#{id}/likes?page=1",
+      "type" => "OrderedCollection",
+      "totalItems" => likes
+    }
+
+    object
+    |> Map.put("likes", likes)
+  end
+
+  def add_likes(object) do
+    object
+  end
+
   def prepare_attachments(object) do
     attachments =
       (object["attachment"] || [])
@@ -803,7 +820,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
   defp strip_internal_fields(object) do
     object
     |> Map.drop([
-      "likes",
       "like_count",
       "announcements",
       "announcement_count",
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 65c8ec36d..87d0ab559 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -829,7 +829,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
       assert length(modified["object"]["tag"]) == 2
 
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["emoji"])
-      assert is_nil(modified["object"]["likes"])
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["like_count"])
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["announcements"])
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["announcement_count"])
@@ -844,12 +843,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
       assert length(modified["object"]["tag"]) == 2
 
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["emoji"])
-      assert is_nil(modified["object"]["likes"])
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["like_count"])
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["announcements"])
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["announcement_count"])
       assert is_nil(modified["object"]["context_id"])
     end
+
+    test "it adds like collection to object" do
+      activity = insert(:note_activity)
+      {:ok, modified} = Transmogrifier.prepare_outgoing(activity.data)
+
+      assert modified["object"]["likes"]["type"] == "OrderedCollection"
+      assert modified["object"]["likes"]["totalItems"] == 0
+    end
   end
 
   describe "user upgrade" do