diff --git a/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/ActivityCreate.php b/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/ActivityCreate.php
index 84b72475a5..4cd4b69ca6 100644
--- a/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/ActivityCreate.php
+++ b/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/ActivityCreate.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
+declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 // {{{ License
 // This file is part of GNU social - https://www.gnu.org/software/social
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ class ActivityCreate extends Activity
     protected static function handle_core_activity(\App\Entity\Actor $actor, AbstractObject $type_activity, mixed $type_object, ?ActivitypubActivity &$ap_act): ActivitypubActivity
     {
         if ($type_object instanceof AbstractObject) {
-            if ($type_object->get('type') === 'Note'  || $type_object->get('type') === 'Page') {
-                $actual_to = array_flip(is_string($type_object->get('to')) ? [$type_object->get('to')] : $type_object->get('to'));
-                $actual_cc = array_flip(is_string($type_object->get('cc')) ? [$type_object->get('cc')] : $type_object->get('cc'));
-                foreach (is_string($type_activity->get('to')) ? [$type_activity->get('to')] : ($type_activity->get('to') ?? []) as $to) {
+            if ($type_object->get('type') === 'Note' || $type_object->get('type') === 'ChatMessage' || $type_object->get('type') === 'Page') {
+                $actual_to = array_flip(\is_string($type_object->get('to')) ? [$type_object->get('to')] : $type_object->get('to'));
+                $actual_cc = array_flip(\is_string($type_object->get('cc')) ? [$type_object->get('cc')] : $type_object->get('cc'));
+                foreach (\is_string($type_activity->get('to')) ? [$type_activity->get('to')] : ($type_activity->get('to') ?? []) as $to) {
                     if ($to !== 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public') {
                         $actual_to[$to] = true;
                     }
                 }
-                foreach (is_string($type_activity->get('cc')) ? [$type_activity->get('cc')] : ($type_activity->get('cc') ?? []) as $cc) {
+                foreach (\is_string($type_activity->get('cc')) ? [$type_activity->get('cc')] : ($type_activity->get('cc') ?? []) as $cc) {
                     if ($cc !== 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public') {
                         $actual_cc[$cc] = true;
                     }
@@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ class ActivityCreate extends Activity
         }
         // Store Activity
         $act = GSActivity::create([
-            'actor_id' => $actor->getId(),
-            'verb' => 'create',
+            'actor_id'    => $actor->getId(),
+            'verb'        => 'create',
             'object_type' => 'note',
-            'object_id' => $note->getId(),
-            'created' => new DateTime($type_activity->get('published') ?? 'now'),
-            'source' => 'ActivityPub',
+            'object_id'   => $note->getId(),
+            'created'     => new DateTime($type_activity->get('published') ?? 'now'),
+            'source'      => 'ActivityPub',
         ]);
         DB::persist($act);
         // Store ActivityPub Activity
         $ap_act = ActivitypubActivity::create([
-            'activity_id' => $act->getId(),
+            'activity_id'  => $act->getId(),
             'activity_uri' => $type_activity->get('id'),
-            'created' => new DateTime($type_activity->get('published') ?? 'now'),
-            'modified' => new DateTime(),
+            'created'      => new DateTime($type_activity->get('published') ?? 'now'),
+            'modified'     => new DateTime(),
         ]);
         DB::persist($ap_act);
         $ap_act->setObjectMentionIds($note->_object_mentions_ids);
diff --git a/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Note.php b/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Note.php
index 0c908398be..3783fd575b 100644
--- a/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Note.php
+++ b/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Note.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Note extends Model
             $map['scope'] = 'unlisted';
         } else {
             // Either Followers-only or Direct
-            if ($type_note->get('directMessage') ?? false // Is DM explicitly?
+            if ($type_note->get('type') === 'ChatMessage' // Is DM explicitly?
             || (empty($type_note->get('cc')))) { // Only has TO targets
                 $map['scope'] = VisibilityScope::MESSAGE;
             } else { // Then is collection
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ class Note extends Model
 
         $attr = [
             '@context'         => ActivityPub::$activity_streams_two_context,
-            'type'             => match ($object->getType()) {
+            'type'             => $object->getScope() === VisibilityScope::MESSAGE ? 'ChatMessage' : (match ($object->getType()) {
                 NoteType::NOTE => 'Note', NoteType::PAGE => 'Page'
-            },
+            }),
             'id'             => $object->getUrl(),
             'published'      => $object->getCreated()->format(DateTimeInterface::RFC3339),
             'attributedTo'   => $object->getActor()->getUri(Router::ABSOLUTE_URL),
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ class Note extends Model
             'tag'            => [],
             'inReplyTo'      => \is_null($object->getReplyTo()) ? null : ActivityPub::getUriByObject(GSNote::getById($object->getReplyTo())),
             'inConversation' => $object->getConversationUri(),
-            'directMessage'  => $object->getScope() === VisibilityScope::MESSAGE,
         ];
 
         // Target scope
diff --git a/plugins/Favourite/Favourite.php b/plugins/Favourite/Favourite.php
index fe3f2187aa..9d0cfc2e64 100644
--- a/plugins/Favourite/Favourite.php
+++ b/plugins/Favourite/Favourite.php
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class Favourite extends NoteHandlerPlugin
                 'source'      => $source,
             ]);
             DB::persist($activity);
-
         }
         return $activity;
     }
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ class Favourite extends NoteHandlerPlugin
         }
         if ($type_activity->get('type') === 'Like') { // Favourite
             if ($type_object instanceof \ActivityPhp\Type\AbstractObject) {
-                if ($type_object->get('type') === 'Note' || $type_object->get('type') === 'Page') {
+                if ($type_object->get('type') === 'Note' || $type_object->get('type') === 'ChatMessage' || $type_object->get('type') === 'Page') {
                     $note    = \Plugin\ActivityPub\Util\Model\Note::fromJson($type_object);
                     $note_id = $note->getId();
                 } else {
diff --git a/plugins/RepeatNote/RepeatNote.php b/plugins/RepeatNote/RepeatNote.php
index f8a72f0464..0f8d4b7140 100644
--- a/plugins/RepeatNote/RepeatNote.php
+++ b/plugins/RepeatNote/RepeatNote.php
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class RepeatNote extends NoteHandlerPlugin
         }
         if ($type_activity->get('type') === 'Announce') { // Repeat
             if ($type_object instanceof \ActivityPhp\Type\AbstractObject) {
-                if ($type_object->get('type') === 'Note' || $type_object->get('type') === 'Page') {
+                if ($type_object->get('type') === 'Note' || $type_object->get('type') === 'ChatMessage' || $type_object->get('type') === 'Page') {
                     $note    = \Plugin\ActivityPub\Util\Model\Note::fromJson($type_object);
                     $note_id = $note->getId();
                 } else {