diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer.ex
index 9e4ffaefe..6a5304049 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer.ex
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def to_map(%Activity{} = activity, %{user: user} = opts) do
     content = get_in(activity.data, ["object", "content"])
     created_at = get_in(activity.data, ["object", "published"])
     |> date_to_asctime
+    like_count = get_in(activity.data, ["object", "like_count"]) || 0
 
     mentions = opts[:mentioned] || []
 
@@ -45,14 +46,15 @@ def to_map(%Activity{} = activity, %{user: user} = opts) do
       "in_reply_to_status_id" => activity.data["object"]["inReplyToStatusId"],
       "statusnet_conversation_id" => activity.data["object"]["statusnetConversationId"],
       "attachments" => (activity.data["object"]["attachment"] || []) |> ObjectRepresenter.enum_to_list(opts),
-      "attentions" => attentions
+      "attentions" => attentions,
+      "fave_num" => like_count
     }
   end
 
   defp date_to_asctime(date) do
     with {:ok, date, _offset} <- date |> DateTime.from_iso8601 do
       Calendar.Strftime.strftime!(date, "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y")
-    else e ->
+    else _e ->
       ""
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
index a195301ee..2679397d9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ def unfollow(%User{} = follower, followed_id) do
     end
   end
 
+  def favorite(%User{} = user, %Activity{data: %{"object" => object}} = activity) do
+    object = Object.get_by_ap_id(object["id"])
+
+    {:ok, _like_activity, object} = ActivityPub.like(user, object)
+    new_data = activity.data
+    |> Map.put("object", object.data)
+
+    status = %{activity | data: new_data}
+    |> activity_to_status(%{for: user})
+
+    {:ok, status}
+  end
+
   def upload(%Plug.Upload{} = file) do
     {:ok, object} = ActivityPub.upload(file)
 
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs
index f1f2b4c9c..70df79a77 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ test "an activity" do
           "statusnetConversationId" => 4711,
           "attachment" => [
             object
-          ]
+          ],
+          "like_count" => 5
         },
         "published" => date
       }
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ test "an activity" do
       ],
       "attentions" => [
         UserRepresenter.to_map(mentioned_user, %{for: follower})
-      ]
+      ],
+      "fave_num" => 5
     }
 
     assert ActivityRepresenter.to_map(activity, %{user: user, for: follower, mentioned: [mentioned_user]}) == expected_status
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
index a4c9bd7e7..341622758 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPITest do
   alias Pleroma.{Activity, User, Object, Repo}
   alias Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Representers.ActivityRepresenter
 
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
   test "create a status" do
     user = UserBuilder.build(%{ap_id: "142344"})
     _mentioned_user = UserBuilder.insert(%{nickname: "shp", ap_id: "shp"})
@@ -177,4 +179,15 @@ test "it adds user links to an existing text" do
 
     assert TwitterAPI.add_user_links(text, mentions) == expected_text
   end
+
+  test "it favorites a status, returns the updated status" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+    note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    activity_user = Repo.get_by!(User, ap_id: note_activity.data["actor"])
+
+    {:ok, status} = TwitterAPI.favorite(user, note_activity)
+    updated_activity = Activity.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["id"])
+
+    assert status == ActivityRepresenter.to_map(updated_activity, %{user: activity_user, for: user})
+  end
 end