diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 4252ac2fe..974da5203 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def user_statuses(%{assigns: %{user: reading_user}} = conn, params) do
     end
   end
 
-  def dm_timeline(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
+  def dm_timeline(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
     query =
       ActivityPub.fetch_activities_query([user.ap_id], %{"type" => "Create", visibility: "direct"})
 
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@ def get_context(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
     end
   end
 
+  def post_status(conn, %{"status" => "", "media_ids" => media_ids} = params)
+      when length(media_ids) > 0 do
+    params =
+      params
+      |> Map.put("status", ".")
+
+    post_status(conn, params)
+  end
+
   def post_status(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"status" => _} = params) do
     params =
       params