diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index c94c5a225..6bc55c85b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def render("endpoints.json", %{user: %User{nickname: nil, local: true} = _user})
   def render("endpoints.json", %{user: %User{local: true} = _user}) do
     %{
       "oauthAuthorizationEndpoint" => Helpers.o_auth_url(Endpoint, :authorize),
-      "oauthRegistrationEndpoint" => Helpers.mastodon_api_url(Endpoint, :create_app),
+      "oauthRegistrationEndpoint" => Helpers.app_url(Endpoint, :create),
       "oauthTokenEndpoint" => Helpers.o_auth_url(Endpoint, :token_exchange),
       "sharedInbox" => Helpers.activity_pub_url(Endpoint, :inbox),
       "uploadMedia" => Helpers.activity_pub_url(Endpoint, :upload_media)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/app_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/app_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abbe16a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/app_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2019 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AppController do
+  use Pleroma.Web, :controller
+
+  alias Pleroma.Repo
+  alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.App
+  alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.Scopes
+  alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.Token
+
+  action_fallback(Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.FallbackController)
+
+  @local_mastodon_name "Mastodon-Local"
+
+  @doc "POST /api/v1/apps"
+  def create(conn, params) do
+    scopes = Scopes.fetch_scopes(params, ["read"])
+
+    app_attrs =
+      params
+      |> Map.drop(["scope", "scopes"])
+      |> Map.put("scopes", scopes)
+
+    with cs <- App.register_changeset(%App{}, app_attrs),
+         false <- cs.changes[:client_name] == @local_mastodon_name,
+         {:ok, app} <- Repo.insert(cs) do
+      render(conn, "show.json", app: app)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc "GET /api/v1/apps/verify_credentials"
+  def verify_credentials(%{assigns: %{user: _user, token: token}} = conn, _) do
+    with %Token{app: %App{} = app} <- Repo.preload(token, :app) do
+      render(conn, "short.json", app: app)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index ff6de425f..80a7b5bef 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -11,19 +11,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.Pagination
   alias Pleroma.Plugs.RateLimiter
-  alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.Stats
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
   alias Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView
-  alias Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AppView
   alias Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonView
   alias Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView
   alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.App
   alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.Authorization
-  alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.Scopes
   alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.Token
   alias Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI
 
@@ -31,35 +28,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
 
   plug(RateLimiter, :password_reset when action == :password_reset)
 
-  @local_mastodon_name "Mastodon-Local"
-
   action_fallback(Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.FallbackController)
 
-  def create_app(conn, params) do
-    scopes = Scopes.fetch_scopes(params, ["read"])
-
-    app_attrs =
-      params
-      |> Map.drop(["scope", "scopes"])
-      |> Map.put("scopes", scopes)
-
-    with cs <- App.register_changeset(%App{}, app_attrs),
-         false <- cs.changes[:client_name] == @local_mastodon_name,
-         {:ok, app} <- Repo.insert(cs) do
-      conn
-      |> put_view(AppView)
-      |> render("show.json", %{app: app})
-    end
-  end
-
-  def verify_app_credentials(%{assigns: %{user: _user, token: token}} = conn, _) do
-    with %Token{app: %App{} = app} <- Repo.preload(token, :app) do
-      conn
-      |> put_view(AppView)
-      |> render("short.json", %{app: app})
-    end
-  end
-
+  @local_mastodon_name "Mastodon-Local"
   @mastodon_api_level "2.7.2"
 
   def masto_instance(conn, _params) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index bb8e7bd72..29f53108c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
 
     get("/instance", MastodonAPIController, :masto_instance)
     get("/instance/peers", MastodonAPIController, :peers)
-    post("/apps", MastodonAPIController, :create_app)
-    get("/apps/verify_credentials", MastodonAPIController, :verify_app_credentials)
+    post("/apps", AppController, :create)
+    get("/apps/verify_credentials", AppController, :verify_credentials)
     get("/custom_emojis", MastodonAPIController, :custom_emojis)
 
     get("/statuses/:id/card", StatusController, :card)
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/app_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/app_controller_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51788155b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/app_controller_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2019 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AppControllerTest do
+  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase, async: true
+
+  alias Pleroma.Repo
+  alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.App
+  alias Pleroma.Web.Push
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  test "apps/verify_credentials", %{conn: conn} do
+    token = insert(:oauth_token)
+
+    conn =
+      conn
+      |> assign(:user, token.user)
+      |> assign(:token, token)
+      |> get("/api/v1/apps/verify_credentials")
+
+    app = Repo.preload(token, :app).app
+
+    expected = %{
+      "name" => app.client_name,
+      "website" => app.website,
+      "vapid_key" => Push.vapid_config() |> Keyword.get(:public_key)
+    }
+
+    assert expected == json_response(conn, 200)
+  end
+
+  test "creates an oauth app", %{conn: conn} do
+    user = insert(:user)
+    app_attrs = build(:oauth_app)
+
+    conn =
+      conn
+      |> assign(:user, user)
+      |> post("/api/v1/apps", %{
+        client_name: app_attrs.client_name,
+        redirect_uris: app_attrs.redirect_uris
+      })
+
+    [app] = Repo.all(App)
+
+    expected = %{
+      "name" => app.client_name,
+      "website" => app.website,
+      "client_id" => app.client_id,
+      "client_secret" => app.client_secret,
+      "id" => app.id |> to_string(),
+      "redirect_uri" => app.redirect_uris,
+      "vapid_key" => Push.vapid_config() |> Keyword.get(:public_key)
+    }
+
+    assert expected == json_response(conn, 200)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
index 47357863c..68fe751e7 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
   alias Pleroma.Tests.ObanHelpers
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
-  alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.App
-  alias Pleroma.Web.Push
 
   import Pleroma.Factory
   import Swoosh.TestAssertions
@@ -27,53 +25,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
   clear_config([:instance, :public])
   clear_config([:rich_media, :enabled])
 
-  test "apps/verify_credentials", %{conn: conn} do
-    token = insert(:oauth_token)
-
-    conn =
-      conn
-      |> assign(:user, token.user)
-      |> assign(:token, token)
-      |> get("/api/v1/apps/verify_credentials")
-
-    app = Repo.preload(token, :app).app
-
-    expected = %{
-      "name" => app.client_name,
-      "website" => app.website,
-      "vapid_key" => Push.vapid_config() |> Keyword.get(:public_key)
-    }
-
-    assert expected == json_response(conn, 200)
-  end
-
-  test "creates an oauth app", %{conn: conn} do
-    user = insert(:user)
-    app_attrs = build(:oauth_app)
-
-    conn =
-      conn
-      |> assign(:user, user)
-      |> post("/api/v1/apps", %{
-        client_name: app_attrs.client_name,
-        redirect_uris: app_attrs.redirect_uris
-      })
-
-    [app] = Repo.all(App)
-
-    expected = %{
-      "name" => app.client_name,
-      "website" => app.website,
-      "client_id" => app.client_id,
-      "client_secret" => app.client_secret,
-      "id" => app.id |> to_string(),
-      "redirect_uri" => app.redirect_uris,
-      "vapid_key" => Push.vapid_config() |> Keyword.get(:public_key)
-    }
-
-    assert expected == json_response(conn, 200)
-  end
-
   test "getting a list of mutes", %{conn: conn} do
     user = insert(:user)
     other_user = insert(:user)