diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d251b3df3..5c73b4e37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 - Update meta tags, improve descriptions and seo/og tags ([fd44c80c](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/fd44c80c))
 - Update login view, add email prefill logic ([d76f0168](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/d76f0168))
 - Update LoginController, fix captcha validation error message ([0325e171](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/0325e171))
+- Update ApiV1Controller, properly cast boolean sensitive parameter. Fixes #4888 ([0aff126a](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/0aff126a))
 -  ([](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/))
 
 ## [v0.11.9 (2023-08-21)](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/compare/v0.11.8...v0.11.9)
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index b342d68ce..dd0cbd062 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -3031,7 +3031,7 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
 
         $content = strip_tags($request->input('status'));
         $rendered = Autolink::create()->autolink($content);
-        $cw = $user->profile->cw == true ? true : $request->input('sensitive', false);
+        $cw = $user->profile->cw == true ? true : $request->boolean('sensitive', false);
         $spoilerText = $cw && $request->filled('spoiler_text') ? $request->input('spoiler_text') : null;
 
         if($in_reply_to_id) {