diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index 3ff25118d..6fdbc8efd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ def fetch_object_from_id(id, options \\ []) do
   defp prepare_activity_params(data) do
     %{
       "type" => "Create",
-      "to" => data["to"],
-      "cc" => data["cc"],
+      "to" => data["to"] || [],
+      "cc" => data["cc"] || [],
       # Should we seriously keep this attributedTo thing?
       "actor" => data["actor"] || data["attributedTo"],
       "object" => data
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
index 3f1dffe2b..d770ce1be 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator do
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AcceptRejectValidator
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AnnounceValidator
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AnswerValidator
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AudioValidator
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.BlockValidator
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.ChatMessageValidator
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CreateChatMessageValidator
@@ -137,6 +138,16 @@ def validate(%{"type" => "Question"} = object, meta) do
     end
   end
 
+  def validate(%{"type" => "Audio"} = object, meta) do
+    with {:ok, object} <-
+           object
+           |> AudioValidator.cast_and_validate()
+           |> Ecto.Changeset.apply_action(:insert) do
+      object = stringify_keys(object)
+      {:ok, object, meta}
+    end
+  end
+
   def validate(%{"type" => "Answer"} = object, meta) do
     with {:ok, object} <-
            object
@@ -176,7 +187,7 @@ def validate(
         %{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"type" => objtype} = object} = create_activity,
         meta
       )
-      when objtype in ["Question", "Answer"] do
+      when objtype in ~w[Question Answer Audio] do
     with {:ok, object_data} <- cast_and_apply(object),
          meta = Keyword.put(meta, :object_data, object_data |> stringify_keys),
          {:ok, create_activity} <-
@@ -210,6 +221,10 @@ def cast_and_apply(%{"type" => "Answer"} = object) do
     AnswerValidator.cast_and_apply(object)
   end
 
+  def cast_and_apply(%{"type" => "Audio"} = object) do
+    AudioValidator.cast_and_apply(object)
+  end
+
   def cast_and_apply(o), do: {:error, {:validator_not_set, o}}
 
   # is_struct/1 isn't present in Elixir 1.8.x
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_validator.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d9bf345f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_validator.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AudioValidator do
+  use Ecto.Schema
+
+  alias Pleroma.EctoType.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AttachmentValidator
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonFixes
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonValidations
+
+  import Ecto.Changeset
+
+  @primary_key false
+  @derive Jason.Encoder
+
+  embedded_schema do
+    field(:id, ObjectValidators.ObjectID, primary_key: true)
+    field(:to, ObjectValidators.Recipients, default: [])
+    field(:cc, ObjectValidators.Recipients, default: [])
+    field(:bto, ObjectValidators.Recipients, default: [])
+    field(:bcc, ObjectValidators.Recipients, default: [])
+    # TODO: Write type
+    field(:tag, {:array, :map}, default: [])
+    field(:type, :string)
+    field(:content, :string)
+    field(:context, :string)
+
+    # TODO: Remove actor on objects
+    field(:actor, ObjectValidators.ObjectID)
+
+    field(:attributedTo, ObjectValidators.ObjectID)
+    field(:summary, :string)
+    field(:published, ObjectValidators.DateTime)
+    # TODO: Write type
+    field(:emoji, :map, default: %{})
+    field(:sensitive, :boolean, default: false)
+    embeds_many(:attachment, AttachmentValidator)
+    field(:replies_count, :integer, default: 0)
+    field(:like_count, :integer, default: 0)
+    field(:announcement_count, :integer, default: 0)
+    field(:inReplyTo, :string)
+    field(:uri, ObjectValidators.Uri)
+    # short identifier for PleromaFE to group statuses by context
+    field(:context_id, :integer)
+
+    field(:likes, {:array, :string}, default: [])
+    field(:announcements, {:array, :string}, default: [])
+  end
+
+  def cast_and_apply(data) do
+    data
+    |> cast_data
+    |> apply_action(:insert)
+  end
+
+  def cast_and_validate(data) do
+    data
+    |> cast_data()
+    |> validate_data()
+  end
+
+  def cast_data(data) do
+    %__MODULE__{}
+    |> changeset(data)
+  end
+
+  defp fix(data) do
+    data
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_defaults()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_attribution()
+  end
+
+  def changeset(struct, data) do
+    data = fix(data)
+
+    struct
+    |> cast(data, __schema__(:fields) -- [:attachment])
+    |> cast_embed(:attachment)
+  end
+
+  def validate_data(data_cng) do
+    data_cng
+    |> validate_inclusion(:type, ["Audio"])
+    |> validate_required([:id, :actor, :attributedTo, :type, :context])
+    |> CommonValidations.validate_any_presence([:cc, :to])
+    |> CommonValidations.validate_fields_match([:actor, :attributedTo])
+    |> CommonValidations.validate_actor_presence()
+    |> CommonValidations.validate_host_match()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_fixes.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_fixes.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..721749de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_fixes.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonFixes do
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
+
+  # based on Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.lazy_put_objects_defaults
+  def fix_defaults(data) do
+    %{data: %{"id" => context}, id: context_id} =
+      Utils.create_context(data["context"] || data["conversation"])
+
+    data
+    |> Map.put_new("context", context)
+    |> Map.put_new("context_id", context_id)
+  end
+
+  def fix_attribution(data) do
+    data
+    |> Map.put_new("actor", data["attributedTo"])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
index 220065fd4..a7ca42b2f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.QuestionValidator do
 
   alias Pleroma.EctoType.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AttachmentValidator
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonFixes
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonValidations
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.QuestionOptionsValidator
-  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
 
   import Ecto.Changeset
 
@@ -81,27 +81,11 @@ defp fix_closed(data) do
     end
   end
 
-  # based on Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.lazy_put_objects_defaults
-  defp fix_defaults(data) do
-    %{data: %{"id" => context}, id: context_id} =
-      Utils.create_context(data["context"] || data["conversation"])
-
-    data
-    |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &Utils.make_date/0)
-    |> Map.put_new("context", context)
-    |> Map.put_new("context_id", context_id)
-  end
-
-  defp fix_attribution(data) do
-    data
-    |> Map.put_new("actor", data["attributedTo"])
-  end
-
   defp fix(data) do
     data
-    |> fix_attribution()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_defaults()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_attribution()
     |> fix_closed()
-    |> fix_defaults()
   end
 
   def changeset(struct, data) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
index bcd6fd2fb..3dc66c60b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ def handle_object_creation(%{"type" => "Answer"} = object_map, meta) do
     end
   end
 
-  def handle_object_creation(%{"type" => "Question"} = object, meta) do
+  def handle_object_creation(%{"type" => objtype} = object, meta)
+      when objtype in ~w[Audio Question] do
     with {:ok, object, meta} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(object, meta) do
       {:ok, object, meta}
     end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 544f3f3b6..6be17e0ed 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
         %{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"type" => objtype} = object} = data,
         options
       )
-      when objtype in ["Article", "Event", "Note", "Video", "Page", "Audio"] do
+      when objtype in ~w{Article Event Note Video Page} do
     actor = Containment.get_actor(data)
 
     with nil <- Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(object["id"]),
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
         %{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"type" => objtype}} = data,
         _options
       )
-      when objtype in ["Question", "Answer", "ChatMessage"] do
+      when objtype in ~w{Question Answer ChatMessage Audio} do
     with {:ok, %User{}} <- ObjectValidator.fetch_actor(data),
          {:ok, activity, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(data, local: false) do
       {:ok, activity}
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c74a9c45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AudioHandlingTest do
+  use Oban.Testing, repo: Pleroma.Repo
+  use Pleroma.DataCase
+
+  alias Pleroma.Activity
+  alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  test "it works for incoming listens" do
+    _user = insert(:user, ap_id: "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin")
+
+    data = %{
+      "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+      "to" => ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
+      "cc" => [],
+      "type" => "Listen",
+      "id" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/listens/1234/activity",
+      "actor" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
+      "object" => %{
+        "type" => "Audio",
+        "id" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/listens/1234",
+        "attributedTo" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
+        "title" => "lain radio episode 1",
+        "artist" => "lain",
+        "album" => "lain radio",
+        "length" => 180_000
+      }
+    }
+
+    {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
+
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+
+    assert object.data["title"] == "lain radio episode 1"
+    assert object.data["artist"] == "lain"
+    assert object.data["album"] == "lain radio"
+    assert object.data["length"] == 180_000
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 0dd4e6e47..3fa41b0c7 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -225,35 +225,6 @@ test "it works for incoming notices with hashtags" do
       assert Enum.at(object.data["tag"], 2) == "moo"
     end
 
-    test "it works for incoming listens" do
-      data = %{
-        "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
-        "to" => ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
-        "cc" => [],
-        "type" => "Listen",
-        "id" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/listens/1234/activity",
-        "actor" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
-        "object" => %{
-          "type" => "Audio",
-          "id" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/listens/1234",
-          "attributedTo" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
-          "title" => "lain radio episode 1",
-          "artist" => "lain",
-          "album" => "lain radio",
-          "length" => 180_000
-        }
-      }
-
-      {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
-
-      assert object.data["title"] == "lain radio episode 1"
-      assert object.data["artist"] == "lain"
-      assert object.data["album"] == "lain radio"
-      assert object.data["length"] == 180_000
-    end
-
     test "it works for incoming notices with contentMap" do
       data =
         File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-post-activity-contentmap.json") |> Poison.decode!()