diff --git a/lib/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients.ex b/lib/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients.ex
index af4b0e527..b76547e75 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients.ex
@@ -15,19 +15,23 @@ defmodule Pleroma.EctoType.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.Recipients do
 
   def cast(data) when is_list(data) do
     data
-    |> Enum.reduce_while({:ok, []}, fn element, {:ok, list} ->
-      case ObjectID.cast(element) do
-        {:ok, id} ->
-          {:cont, {:ok, [id | list]}}
+    |> Enum.reduce_while({:ok, []}, fn
+      nil, {:ok, list} ->
+        {:cont, {:ok, list}}
 
-        _ ->
-          {:halt, :error}
-      end
+      element, {:ok, list} ->
+        case ObjectID.cast(element) do
+          {:ok, id} ->
+            {:cont, {:ok, [id | list]}}
+
+          _ ->
+            {:halt, {:error, element}}
+        end
     end)
   end
 
-  def cast(_) do
-    :error
+  def cast(data) do
+    {:error, data}
   end
 
   def dump(data) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_validator.ex
index 39ef6dc29..d2026b5ea 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_validator.ex
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.ArticleNoteValidator do
 
   defp fix(data) do
     data
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_defaults()
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_attribution()
     |> CommonFixes.fix_actor()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_object_defaults()
     |> fix_url()
     |> Transmogrifier.fix_emoji()
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex
index 8a5a60526..8ee432947 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AudioVideoValidator do
 
   defp fix(data) do
     data
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_defaults()
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_attribution()
     |> CommonFixes.fix_actor()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_object_defaults()
     |> Transmogrifier.fix_emoji()
     |> fix_url()
     |> fix_content()
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_fixes.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_fixes.ex
index 5f2c633bc..950eb1494 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_fixes.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_fixes.ex
@@ -3,26 +3,44 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonFixes do
+  alias Pleroma.EctoType.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators
   alias Pleroma.Object.Containment
+  alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
 
-  # based on Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.lazy_put_objects_defaults
-  def fix_defaults(data) do
+  def fix_object_defaults(data) do
     %{data: %{"id" => context}, id: context_id} =
       Utils.create_context(data["context"] || data["conversation"])
 
+    %User{follower_address: follower_collection} = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(data["attributedTo"])
+    {:ok, to} = ObjectValidators.Recipients.cast(data["to"] || [])
+    {:ok, cc} = ObjectValidators.Recipients.cast(data["cc"] || [])
+
     data
     |> Map.put("context", context)
     |> Map.put("context_id", context_id)
+    |> Map.put("to", to)
+    |> Map.put("cc", cc)
+    |> Transmogrifier.fix_explicit_addressing(follower_collection)
+    |> Transmogrifier.fix_implicit_addressing(follower_collection)
   end
 
-  def fix_attribution(data) do
+  def fix_activity_defaults(data, meta) do
+    object = meta[:object_data] || %{}
+
     data
-    |> Map.put_new("actor", data["attributedTo"])
+    |> Map.put_new("to", object["to"] || [])
+    |> Map.put_new("cc", object["cc"] || [])
+    |> Map.put_new("bto", object["bto"] || [])
+    |> Map.put_new("bcc", object["bcc"] || [])
   end
 
   def fix_actor(data) do
-    actor = Containment.get_actor(data)
+    actor =
+      data
+      |> Map.put_new("actor", data["attributedTo"])
+      |> Containment.get_actor()
 
     data
     |> Map.put("actor", actor)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex
index e06e442f4..99e8dc6c7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex
@@ -62,21 +62,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CreateGenericValidator do
     end
   end
 
-  defp fix_addressing(data, meta) do
-    if object = meta[:object_data] do
-      data
-      |> Map.put_new("to", object["to"] || [])
-      |> Map.put_new("cc", object["cc"] || [])
-    else
-      data
-    end
-  end
-
   defp fix(data, meta) do
     data
     |> fix_context(meta)
-    |> fix_addressing(meta)
     |> CommonFixes.fix_actor()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_activity_defaults(meta)
   end
 
   defp validate_data(cng, meta) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex
index d42458ef5..fee2e997a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.EventValidator do
 
   defp fix(data) do
     data
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_defaults()
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_attribution()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_actor()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_object_defaults()
     |> Transmogrifier.fix_emoji()
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
index 7012e2e1d..083d08ec4 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.QuestionValidator do
 
   defp fix(data) do
     data
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_defaults()
-    |> CommonFixes.fix_attribution()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_actor()
+    |> CommonFixes.fix_object_defaults()
     |> Transmogrifier.fix_emoji()
     |> fix_closed()
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients_test.exs b/test/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients_test.exs
index d3a2fd13f..ce8bef39f 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/ecto_type/activity_pub/object_validators/recipients_test.exs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.EctoType.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.RecipientsTest do
   test "it asserts that all elements of the list are object ids" do
     list = ["https://lain.com/users/lain", "invalid"]
 
-    assert :error == Recipients.cast(list)
+    assert {:error, "invalid"} == Recipients.cast(list)
   end
 
   test "it works with a list" do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
index e733f167d..032ad24b5 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AudioHandlingTest do
       "actor" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
       "object" => %{
         "type" => "Audio",
+        "to" => ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
+        "cc" => [],
         "id" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/listens/1234",
         "attributedTo" => "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin",
         "title" => "lain radio episode 1",
@@ -61,7 +63,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AudioHandlingTest do
 
     assert object.data["to"] == ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"]
 
-    assert object.data["cc"] == []
+    assert object.data["cc"] == [
+             "https://channels.tests.funkwhale.audio/federation/actors/compositions/followers"
+           ]
 
     assert object.data["url"] == "https://channels.tests.funkwhale.audio/library/tracks/74"
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/event_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/event_handling_test.exs
index c4879fda1..14f5f704a 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/event_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/event_handling_test.exs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.EventHandlingTest do
              )
 
     assert object.data["to"] == ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"]
-    assert object.data["cc"] == []
+    assert object.data["cc"] == ["https://mobilizon.org/@tcit/followers"]
 
     assert object.data["url"] ==
              "https://mobilizon.org/events/252d5816-00a3-4a89-a66f-15bf65c33e39"