diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
index 2b5354873..c70306b78 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def render("show.json", _) do
       uri: Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url(),
       title: Keyword.get(instance, :name),
       description: Keyword.get(instance, :description),
+      short_description: Keyword.get(instance, :description),
       version: "#{@mastodon_api_level} (compatible; #{Pleroma.Application.named_version()})",
       email: Keyword.get(instance, :email),
       urls: %{
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs
index 7b400d1ee..e8edfeb0f 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ test "get instance information", %{conn: conn} do
              "uri" => _,
              "title" => _,
              "description" => _,
+             "short_description" => _,
              "version" => _,
              "email" => from_config_email,
              "urls" => %{