diff --git a/docs/api/swagger.yaml b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
index 924dcffdb..955d332a3 100644
--- a/docs/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -11347,7 +11347,7 @@ paths:
                     description: internal server error
             security:
                 - OAuth2 Bearer:
-                    - write:statuses
+                    - write:favourites
             summary: Star/like/favourite the given status, if permitted.
             tags:
                 - statuses
diff --git a/internal/api/client/statuses/statusfave.go b/internal/api/client/statuses/statusfave.go
index 54d717ddd..592eb86b2 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/statuses/statusfave.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/statuses/statusfave.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import (
 //
 //	security:
 //	- OAuth2 Bearer:
-//		- write:statuses
+//		- write:favourites
 //
 //	responses:
 //		'200':
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ import (
 func (m *Module) StatusFavePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	authed, errWithCode := apiutil.TokenAuth(c,
 		true, true, true, true,
-		apiutil.ScopeWriteStatuses,
+		apiutil.ScopeWriteFavourites,
 	)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
 		apiutil.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGetV1)