diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
index 5eeebe161..3ccdaed6f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI do
 
   def block(%User{} = blocker, params) do
     with {:ok, %User{} = blocked} <- get_user(params),
-         {:ok, blocker} <- User.block(blocker, blocked) do
+         {:ok, blocker} <- User.block(blocker, blocked),
+         {:ok, _activity} <- ActivityPub.block(blocker, blocked) do
       {:ok, blocker, blocked}
     else
       err -> err
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI do
 
   def unblock(%User{} = blocker, params) do
     with {:ok, %User{} = blocked} <- get_user(params),
-         {:ok, blocker} <- User.unblock(blocker, blocked) do
+         {:ok, blocker} <- User.unblock(blocker, blocked),
+         {:ok, _activity} <- ActivityPub.unblock(blocker, blocked) do
       {:ok, blocker, blocked}
     else
       err -> err
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
index 02aba0bc8..625303b84 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.ControllerTest do
     test "with credentials", %{conn: conn, user: current_user} do
       blocked = insert(:user)
 
-      {:ok, current_user} = User.block(current_user, blocked)
+      {:ok, current_user, blocked} = TwitterAPI.block(current_user, %{"user_id" => blocked.id})
       assert User.blocks?(current_user, blocked)
 
       conn =
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
index af565c0e5..4716abb84 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPITest do
   test "Unblock another user using user_id" do
     unblocked = insert(:user)
     user = insert(:user)
-    User.block(user, unblocked)
+    {:ok, user, _unblocked} = TwitterAPI.block(user, %{"user_id" => unblocked.id})
 
     {:ok, user, _unblocked} = TwitterAPI.unblock(user, %{"user_id" => unblocked.id})
     assert user.info["blocks"] == []
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPITest do
   test "Unblock another user using screen_name" do
     unblocked = insert(:user)
     user = insert(:user)
-    User.block(user, unblocked)
+    {:ok, user, _unblocked} = TwitterAPI.block(user, %{"screen_name" => unblocked.nickname})
 
     {:ok, user, _unblocked} = TwitterAPI.unblock(user, %{"screen_name" => unblocked.nickname})
     assert user.info["blocks"] == []