diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php
index 6fed4d5a..3a268502 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php
@@ -174,12 +174,13 @@ class PublicApiController extends Controller
         switch ($status->scope) {
             case 'public':
             case 'unlisted':
+                break;
             case 'private':
                 $user = Auth::check() ? Auth::user() : false;
-                if($user && $profile->is_private) {
-                    $follows = Follower::whereProfileId($user->profile->id)
-                        ->whereFollowingId($profile->id)
-                        ->exists();
+                if(!$user) {
+                    abort(403);
+                } else {
+                    $follows = $profile->followedBy(Auth::user()->profile);
                     if($follows == false && $profile->id !== $user->profile->id) {
                         abort(404);
                     }
@@ -430,7 +431,14 @@ class PublicApiController extends Controller
         $only_media = $request->only_media ?? false;
         $user = Auth::user();
         $account = Profile::findOrFail($id);
-        $statuses = $account->statuses()->getQuery()->whereNull('uri'); 
+        $statuses = $account->statuses()
+            ->getQuery()
+            ->whereNull('uri');
+        if(!$user || $user->profile->id != $account->id && !$user->profile->follows($account)) {
+            $statuses = $statuses->whereVisibility('public');
+        } else {
+            $statuses = $statuses->whereIn('visibility', ['public', 'unlisted', 'private']);
+        }
         if($only_media == true) {
             $statuses = $statuses
                 ->whereHas('media')
@@ -453,7 +461,7 @@ class PublicApiController extends Controller
                 ->orderBy('id', 'DESC')
                 ->paginate($limit);
         } else {
-            $statuses = $statuses->whereVisibility('public')->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate($limit);
+            $statuses = $statuses->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate($limit);
         }
         $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Collection($statuses, new StatusTransformer());
         $res = $this->fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();