diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
index 6a630eafa..bb7bd2a9f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def render("show.json", _) do
       background_image: Keyword.get(instance, :background_image),
       pleroma: %{
         metadata: %{
+          account_activation_required: Keyword.get(instance, :account_activation_required),
           features: features(),
           federation: federation()
         },