diff --git a/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex
index eeb802a88..51441fc05 100644
--- a/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Utils do
           "todos" => %{
             "@id" => "mz:todos",
             "@type" => "@id"
+          },
+          "status" => %{
+            "@id" => "ical:status",
+            "@type" => "ical:status"
           }
         }
       ]
diff --git a/lib/federation/activity_stream/converter/event.ex b/lib/federation/activity_stream/converter/event.ex
index d08c61db0..2eca4e805 100644
--- a/lib/federation/activity_stream/converter/event.ex
+++ b/lib/federation/activity_stream/converter/event.ex
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityStream.Converter.Event do
           external_participation_url: object["externalParticipationUrl"],
           options: options,
           metadata: metadata,
-          status: object |> Map.get("ical:status", "CONFIRMED") |> String.downcase(),
+          # Remove fallback in MBZ 5.x
+          status:
+            object
+            |> Map.get("status", Map.get(object, "ical:status", "CONFIRMED"))
+            |> String.downcase(),
           online_address: object |> Map.get("attachment", []) |> get_online_address(),
           phone_address: object["phoneAddress"],
           draft: object["draft"] == true,
@@ -142,7 +146,9 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityStream.Converter.Event do
       "anonymousParticipationEnabled" => event.options.anonymous_participation,
       "attachment" => Enum.map(event.metadata, &EventMetadataConverter.metadata_to_as/1),
       "draft" => event.draft,
+      # Remove me in MBZ 5.x
       "ical:status" => event.status |> to_string |> String.upcase(),
+      "status" => event.status |> to_string |> String.upcase(),
       "id" => event.url,
       "url" => event.url,
       "inLanguage" => event.language,
diff --git a/test/federation/activity_pub/types/events_test.exs b/test/federation/activity_pub/types/events_test.exs
index 99589f043..3e875e27a 100644
--- a/test/federation/activity_pub/types/events_test.exs
+++ b/test/federation/activity_pub/types/events_test.exs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.EventsTest do
                    "name" => @event_title,
                    "repliesModerationOption" => nil,
                    "startTime" => @event_begins_on,
+                   "status" => "CONFIRMED",
                    "tag" => [],
                    "to" => [@ap_public],
                    "type" => "Event"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.EventsTest do
                    "name" => @event_title,
                    "repliesModerationOption" => nil,
                    "startTime" => @event_begins_on,
+                   "status" => "CONFIRMED",
                    "tag" => [],
                    "to" => [^followers_url],
                    "type" => "Event"
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.EventsTest do
                    "name" => @event_title,
                    "repliesModerationOption" => nil,
                    "startTime" => @event_begins_on,
+                   "status" => "CONFIRMED",
                    "tag" => [],
                    "to" => [@ap_public],
                    "type" => "Event"
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.EventsTest do
                    "name" => @event_updated_title,
                    "repliesModerationOption" => nil,
                    "startTime" => @event_begins_on,
+                   "status" => "CONFIRMED",
                    "tag" => [],
                    "to" => [@ap_public],
                    "type" => "Event"
@@ -260,6 +264,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.EventsTest do
                    "name" => @event_updated_title,
                    "repliesModerationOption" => nil,
                    "startTime" => @event_begins_on,
+                   "status" => "CONFIRMED",
                    "tag" => [],
                    "to" => [@ap_public],
                    "type" => "Event"
@@ -320,6 +325,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Types.EventsTest do
                    "name" => @event_updated_title,
                    "repliesModerationOption" => nil,
                    "startTime" => @event_begins_on,
+                   "status" => "CONFIRMED",
                    "tag" => [],
                    "to" => [@ap_public],
                    "type" => "Event"