diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f439d3a4..e9dfac97e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Deprecated `Pleroma.Uploaders.S3, :public_endpoint`. Now `Pleroma.Upload, :base_url` is the standard configuration key for all uploaders.
 - Improved Apache webserver support: updated sample configuration, MediaProxy cache invalidation verified with the included sample script
 - Improve OAuth 2.0 provider support. A missing `fqn` field was added to the response, but does not expose the user's email address.
+- Provide redirect of external posts from `/notice/:id` to their original URL
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex
index 450aae042..da3264149 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex
@@ -73,12 +73,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusController do
          %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.data["actor"]) do
       cond do
         format in ["json", "activity+json"] ->
-          if activity.local do
-            %{data: %{"id" => redirect_url}} = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
-            redirect(conn, external: redirect_url)
-          else
-            {:error, :not_found}
-          end
+          %{data: %{"id" => redirect_url}} = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
+          redirect(conn, external: redirect_url)
 
         activity.data["type"] == "Create" ->
           %Object{} = object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs
index 5cdca019a..2038f4ddd 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs
@@ -144,13 +144,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusControllerTest do
       assert redirect_url == expected_redirect_url
     end
 
-    test "returns a 404 on remote notice when json requested", %{conn: conn} do
+    test "redirects to a proper object URL when json requested and the object is remote", %{
+      conn: conn
+    } do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity, local: false)
+      expected_redirect_url = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false).data["id"]
 
-      conn
-      |> put_req_header("accept", "application/activity+json")
-      |> get("/notice/#{note_activity.id}")
-      |> response(404)
+      redirect_url =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header("accept", "application/activity+json")
+        |> get("/notice/#{note_activity.id}")
+        |> redirected_to()
+
+      assert redirect_url == expected_redirect_url
     end
 
     test "500s when actor not found", %{conn: conn} do