diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3938f5ac..e0256a894 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## Added
 - Full compatibility with Erlang OTP26
+- handling of GET /api/v1/preferences
 
 ## Changed
 - OTP builds are now built on erlang OTP26
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
index bbae5a432..6fc88354f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def endorsements(conn, params), do: MastodonAPIController.empty_array(conn, para
   def identity_proofs(conn, params), do: MastodonAPIController.empty_array(conn, params)
 
   @doc "GET /api/v1/preferences"
-  def preferences(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
+  def preferences(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
     render(conn, "preferences.json", user: user)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index 1ab6cba9b..2f543c08a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -190,6 +190,17 @@ def render("instance.json", %{instance: %Pleroma.Instances.Instance{} = instance
 
   def render("instance.json", _), do: nil
 
+  def render("preferences.json", %{user: user} = _opts) do
+    # TODO: Do we expose more settings that make sense to plug in here?
+    %{
+      "posting:default:visibility": user.default_scope,
+      "posting:default:sensitive": false,
+      "posting:default:language": nil,
+      "reading:expand:media": "default",
+      "reading:expand:spoilers": false
+    }
+  end
+
   defp do_render("show.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
     user = User.sanitize_html(user, User.html_filter_policy(opts[:for]))
     display_name = user.name || user.nickname
@@ -315,17 +326,6 @@ defp do_render("show.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
     |> maybe_put_email_address(user, opts[:for])
   end
 
-  def render("preferences.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
-    # TODO: Do we expose more settings that make sense to plug in here?
-    %{
-      "posting:default:visibility": user.default_scope,
-      "posting:default:sensitive": false,
-      "posting:default:language": nil,
-      "reading:expand:media": "default",
-      "reading:expand:spoilers": false
-    }
-  end
-
   defp username_from_nickname(string) when is_binary(string) do
     hd(String.split(string, "@"))
   end