diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index ac25aefdd..c3a0be006 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
     |> maybe_put_allow_following_move(user, opts[:for])
     |> maybe_put_unread_conversation_count(user, opts[:for])
     |> maybe_put_unread_notification_count(user, opts[:for])
+    |> maybe_put_accepts_newsletter(user, opts[:for])
   end
 
   defp username_from_nickname(string) when is_binary(string) do
@@ -403,6 +404,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
 
   defp maybe_put_unread_notification_count(data, _, _), do: data
 
+  defp maybe_put_accepts_newsletter(data, %User{id: user_id}, %User{id: user_id} = user) do
+    Kernel.put_in(
+      data,
+      [:pleroma, :accepts_newsletter],
+      user.accepts_newsletter
+    )
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_put_accepts_newsletter(data, _, _), do: data
+
   defp image_url(%{"url" => [%{"href" => href} | _]}), do: href
   defp image_url(_), do: nil
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 5373a17c3..a0a4d1ac6 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -470,6 +470,23 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountViewTest do
     end
   end
 
+  test "shows accepts_newsletter only to the account owner" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+    other_user = insert(:user)
+
+    user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(user.ap_id)
+
+    assert AccountView.render(
+             "show.json",
+             %{user: user, for: other_user}
+           )[:pleroma][:accepts_newsletter] == nil
+
+    assert AccountView.render(
+             "show.json",
+             %{user: user, for: user}
+           )[:pleroma][:accepts_newsletter] == user.accepts_newsletter
+  end
+
   describe "follow requests counter" do
     test "shows zero when no follow requests are pending" do
       user = insert(:user)