diff --git a/internal/federation/federatingdb/accept.go b/internal/federation/federatingdb/accept.go
index 82e590bfb..c2a743305 100644
--- a/internal/federation/federatingdb/accept.go
+++ b/internal/federation/federatingdb/accept.go
@@ -401,11 +401,17 @@ func (f *federatingDB) acceptOtherIRI(
 	// TODO: do something with type hinting here.
 	apObjectType := ap.ObjectUnknown
 
+	// Extract appropriate approvedByURI from the Accept.
+	approvedByURI, err := approvedByURI(acceptID, accept)
+	if err != nil {
+		return gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error())
+	}
+
 	// Pass to the processor and let them handle side effects.
 	f.state.Workers.Federator.Queue.Push(&messages.FromFediAPI{
 		APObjectType:   apObjectType,
 		APActivityType: ap.ActivityAccept,
-		APIRI:          acceptID,
+		APIRI:          approvedByURI,
 		APObject:       objectIRI,
 		Receiving:      receivingAcct,
 		Requesting:     requestingAcct,
diff --git a/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go b/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go
index cf93a5ec5..ce5b8b5d1 100644
--- a/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go
+++ b/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go
@@ -844,16 +844,16 @@ func (p *fediAPI) AcceptRemoteStatus(ctx context.Context, fMsg *messages.FromFed
 		return gtserror.Newf("%T not parseable as *url.URL", fMsg.APObject)
 	}
 
-	acceptIRI := fMsg.APIRI
-	if acceptIRI == nil {
-		return gtserror.New("acceptIRI was nil")
+	approvedByURI := fMsg.APIRI
+	if approvedByURI == nil {
+		return gtserror.New("approvedByURI was nil")
 	}
 
 	// Assume we're accepting a status; create a
 	// barebones status for dereferencing purposes.
 	bareStatus := &gtsmodel.Status{
 		URI:           objectIRI.String(),
-		ApprovedByURI: acceptIRI.String(),
+		ApprovedByURI: approvedByURI.String(),
 	}
 
 	// Call RefreshStatus() to process the provided
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ func (p *fediAPI) AcceptRemoteStatus(ctx context.Context, fMsg *messages.FromFed
 	}
 
 	// No error means it was indeed a remote status, and the
-	// given acceptIRI permitted it. Timeline and notify it.
+	// given approvedByURI permitted it. Timeline and notify it.
 	if err := p.surface.timelineAndNotifyStatus(ctx, status); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf(ctx, "error timelining and notifying status: %v", err)
 	}