diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index 2ca98210d..b9011e595 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -3010,9 +3010,10 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
 				$status->caption = $content;
 				$status->rendered = $rendered;
 				$status->profile_id = $user->profile_id;
-				$status->scope = 'draft';
 				$status->is_nsfw = $cw;
 				$status->cw_summary = $spoilerText;
+				$status->scope = 'draft';
+				$status->visibility = 'draft';
 				if($request->has('place_id')) {
 					$status->place_id = $request->input('place_id');
 				}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
index 441223679..16192682c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ class ComposeController extends Controller
 		$status->caption = strip_tags($request->caption);
 		$status->rendered = Autolink::create()->autolink($status->caption);
 		$status->scope = 'draft';
+		$status->visibility = 'draft';
 		$status->profile_id = $profile->id;
 		$status->save();