diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 9d3f526c9..09e6b0b59 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ def index(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
           },
           compose: %{
             me: "#{user.id}",
-            default_privacy: "public",
+            default_privacy: user.info["default_scope"] || "public",
             default_sensitive: false
           },
           media_attachments: %{