diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
index 7072d5d61..8e657ee0f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ def render("show.json", _) do
           features: features(),
           federation: federation(),
           fields_limits: fields_limits(),
-          post_formats: Config.get([:instance, :allowed_post_formats])
+          post_formats: Config.get([:instance, :allowed_post_formats]),
+          privileged_staff: Config.get([:instance, :privileged_staff])
         },
         stats: %{mau: Pleroma.User.active_user_count()},
         vapid_public_key: Keyword.get(Pleroma.Web.Push.vapid_config(), :public_key)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo.ex
index 3781781c8..80a2ce676 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/nodeinfo/nodeinfo.ex
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ def get_nodeinfo("2.0") do
         mailerEnabled: Config.get([Pleroma.Emails.Mailer, :enabled], false),
         features: features,
         restrictedNicknames: Config.get([Pleroma.User, :restricted_nicknames]),
-        skipThreadContainment: Config.get([:instance, :skip_thread_containment], false)
+        skipThreadContainment: Config.get([:instance, :skip_thread_containment], false),
+        privilegedStaff: Config.get([:instance, :privileged_staff])
       }
     }
   end