diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index 6c670f6a0..100028459 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -2796,7 +2796,8 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
                         return false;
                     }
 
-                    $status['account'] = $account;
+                    // Not $status['account'] = $account: $account is resolved from
+                    // the row, StatusService picks the right one per client
 
                     if ($pid) {
                         $status['favourited'] = (bool) LikeService::liked($pid, $s['id']);
@@ -2874,7 +2875,8 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
                         return false;
                     }
 
-                    $status['account'] = $account;
+                    // Not $status['account'] = $account: $account is resolved from
+                    // the row, StatusService picks the right one per client
 
                     if ($pid) {
                         $status['favourited'] = (bool) LikeService::liked($pid, $s['id']);
diff --git a/app/Services/StatusService.php b/app/Services/StatusService.php
index e155b0577..83b161401 100644
--- a/app/Services/StatusService.php
+++ b/app/Services/StatusService.php
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ class StatusService
             unset($res['_pid']);
         }
 
+        // A client that resolves reblogs declares include_reblogs; one that
+        // only reads the top level renders a boost as an empty card, so give it
+        // the shared status there instead.
+        if (! $mastodonMode
+            && request()->has('_pe')
+            && ! request()->filled('include_reblogs')
+            && ! empty($res['reblog'])) {
+            foreach (['account', 'content', 'content_text', 'emojis', 'media_attachments'] as $key) {
+                if (array_key_exists($key, $res['reblog'])) {
+                    $res[$key] = $res['reblog'][$key];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         return $res;
     }