diff --git a/changelog.d/federation_status-access.change b/changelog.d/federation_status-access.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..952254476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/federation_status-access.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Make `/api/v1/pleroma/federation_status` publicly available
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 9abad65b0..eb8576b02 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
     post("/remote_interaction", UtilController, :remote_interaction)
   end
 
+  scope "/api/v1/pleroma", Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI do
+    pipe_through(:pleroma_api)
+
+    get("/federation_status", InstancesController, :show)
+  end
+
   scope "/api/v1/pleroma", Pleroma.Web do
     pipe_through(:pleroma_api)
     post("/uploader_callback/:upload_path", UploaderController, :callback)
@@ -604,7 +610,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
   scope "/api/v1/pleroma", Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI do
     pipe_through(:api)
     get("/accounts/:id/scrobbles", ScrobbleController, :index)
-    get("/federation_status", InstancesController, :show)
   end
 
   scope "/api/v2/pleroma", Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/instances_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/instances_controller_test.exs
index 365d26ab1..02afeda67 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/instances_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/instances_controller_test.exs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaApi.InstancesControllerTest do
     constant_unreachable: constant_unreachable,
     constant: constant
   } do
+    clear_config([:instance, :public], false)
+
     constant_host = URI.parse(constant).host
 
     assert conn