diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 231cac990..f7c16393f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### Changed
+- MastodonAPI: Allow to pass arbitrary URLs when creating a status
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
index 802fbef3e..bed0d1eac 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/status_operation.ex
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.StatusOperation do
           nullable: true,
           type: :array,
           items: %Schema{type: :string},
-          description: "Array of Attachment ids to be attached as media."
+          description: "Array of Attachment ids or URLs to be attached as media."
         },
         poll: poll_params(),
         in_reply_to_id: %Schema{
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
index b6feaf32a..f2359c93a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
   require Logger
   require Pleroma.Constants
 
+  defp raw_url_to_attachment(url, desc \\ nil) do
+    %{
+      "type" => "Document",
+      "name" => desc,
+      "url" => [
+        %{
+          "type" => "Link",
+          "href" => url
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  end
+
   def attachments_from_ids(%{media_ids: ids, descriptions: desc}) do
     attachments_from_ids_descs(ids, desc)
   end
@@ -36,11 +49,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
   def attachments_from_ids_no_descs([]), do: []
 
   def attachments_from_ids_no_descs(ids) do
-    Enum.map(ids, fn media_id ->
-      case Repo.get(Object, media_id) do
-        %Object{data: data} -> data
-        _ -> nil
-      end
+    Enum.map(ids, fn
+      "http" <> _ = id ->
+        raw_url_to_attachment(id)
+
+      media_id ->
+        case Repo.get(Object, media_id) do
+          %Object{data: data} -> data
+          _ -> nil
+        end
     end)
     |> Enum.reject(&is_nil/1)
   end
@@ -50,10 +67,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
   def attachments_from_ids_descs(ids, descs_str) do
     {_, descs} = Jason.decode(descs_str)
 
-    Enum.map(ids, fn media_id ->
-      with %Object{data: data} <- Repo.get(Object, media_id) do
-        Map.put(data, "name", descs[media_id])
-      end
+    Enum.map(ids, fn
+      "http" <> _ = media_id ->
+        raw_url_to_attachment(media_id, descs[media_id])
+
+      media_id ->
+        with %Object{data: data} <- Repo.get(Object, media_id) do
+          Map.put(data, "name", descs[media_id])
+        end
     end)
     |> Enum.reject(&is_nil/1)
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs
index d8fec3520..a12332cad 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs
@@ -655,6 +655,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.UtilsTest do
       assert Utils.attachments_from_ids(%{media_ids: ["#{object.id}"]}) == [object.data]
     end
 
+    test "returns attachment object with raw URL" do
+      assert Utils.attachments_from_ids(%{media_ids: ["https://example.org/corndog.jpeg"]}) == [
+               %{
+                 "name" => nil,
+                 "type" => "Document",
+                 "url" => [%{"href" => "https://example.org/corndog.jpeg", "type" => "Link"}]
+               }
+             ]
+    end
+
     test "returns [] when not pass media_ids" do
       assert Utils.attachments_from_ids(%{}) == []
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index ed66d370a..73dfd40f1 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -182,6 +182,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
       assert json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 200)
     end
 
+    test "posting an undefined status with arbitrary URL as attachment", %{conn: conn} do
+      assert response =
+               conn
+               |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+               |> post("/api/v1/statuses", %{
+                 "media_ids" => ["https://example.org/corndog.jpeg"]
+               })
+               |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert [%{"url" => "https://example.org/corndog.jpeg"}] = response["media_attachments"]
+    end
+
     test "replying to a status", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
       {:ok, replied_to} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "cofe"})