diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 684b03066..eea4040ec 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -168,8 +168,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def verify_credentials(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _) do
+    chat_token = Phoenix.Token.sign(conn, "user socket", user.id)
+
     account =
-      AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user, for: user, with_pleroma_settings: true})
+      AccountView.render("account.json", %{
+        user: user,
+        for: user,
+        with_pleroma_settings: true,
+        with_chat_token: chat_token
+      })
 
     json(conn, account)
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index 0ec9ecd93..72ae9bcda 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
     |> maybe_put_settings(user, opts[:for], user_info)
     |> maybe_put_notification_settings(user, opts[:for])
     |> maybe_put_settings_store(user, opts[:for], opts)
+    |> maybe_put_chat_token(user, opts[:for], opts)
   end
 
   defp username_from_nickname(string) when is_binary(string) do
@@ -164,6 +165,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
 
   defp maybe_put_settings_store(data, _, _, _), do: data
 
+  defp maybe_put_chat_token(data, %User{id: id}, %User{id: id}, %{
+         with_chat_token: token
+       }) do
+    data
+    |> Kernel.put_in([:pleroma, :chat_token], token)
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_put_chat_token(data, _, _, _), do: data
+
   defp maybe_put_role(data, %User{info: %{show_role: true}} = user, _) do
     data
     |> Kernel.put_in([:pleroma, :is_admin], user.info.is_admin)
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
index 78d0d3771..707723421 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -542,7 +542,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
       |> assign(:user, user)
       |> get("/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials")
 
-    assert %{"id" => id, "source" => %{"privacy" => "public"}} = json_response(conn, 200)
+    response = json_response(conn, 200)
+
+    assert %{"id" => id, "source" => %{"privacy" => "public"}} = response
+    assert response["pleroma"]["chat_token"]
     assert id == to_string(user.id)
   end