diff --git a/actions/apifavoritecreate.php b/actions/apifavoritecreate.php
index b890d4af69..3f639159cc 100644
--- a/actions/apifavoritecreate.php
+++ b/actions/apifavoritecreate.php
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class ApiFavoriteCreateAction extends ApiAuthAction
 
         $this->user   = $this->auth_user;
         $this->notice = Notice::staticGet($this->arg('id'));
+        if ($this->notice->repeat_of != '' ) {
+                common_log(LOG_DEBUG, 'Trying to Fave '.$this->notice->id.', repeat of '.$this->notice->repeat_of);
+                common_log(LOG_DEBUG, 'Will Fave '.$this->notice->repeat_of.' instead');
+                $real_notice_id = $this->notice->repeat_of;
+                $this->notice = Notice::staticGet($real_notice_id);
+        }
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/actions/apifavoritedestroy.php b/actions/apifavoritedestroy.php
index db121ac882..59ca5c96df 100644
--- a/actions/apifavoritedestroy.php
+++ b/actions/apifavoritedestroy.php
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class ApiFavoriteDestroyAction extends ApiAuthAction
 
         $this->user   = $this->auth_user;
         $this->notice = Notice::staticGet($this->arg('id'));
+        if ($this->notice->repeat_of != '' ) {
+                common_log(LOG_DEBUG, 'Trying to unFave '.$this->notice->id);
+                common_log(LOG_DEBUG, 'Will unFave '.$this->notice->repeat_of.' instead');
+                $real_notice_id = $this->notice->repeat_of;
+                $this->notice = Notice::staticGet($real_notice_id);
+        }
 
         return true;
     }