diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index 7af734ce9..6cc6fccea 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -2695,4 +2695,26 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
 
 		return $this->json($ids);
 	}
+
+
+   /**
+	* GET /api/v1/preferences
+	*
+	*
+	* @return array
+	*/
+	public function getPreferences(Request $request)
+	{
+		abort_if(!$request->user(), 403);
+		$pid = $request->user()->profile_id;
+		$account = AccountService::get($pid);
+
+		return $this->json([
+			'posting:default:visibility'		=>  $account['locked'] ? 'private' : 'public',
+			'posting:default:sensitive'			=>  false,
+			'posting:default:language'			=>  null,
+			'reading:expand:media'				=>  'default',
+			'reading:expand:spoilers'			=>  false
+		]);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 159d74718..0205df0b2 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'api'], function() use($middleware) {
 		Route::get('timelines/public', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@timelinePublic')->middleware($middleware);
 		Route::get('timelines/tag/{hashtag}', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@timelineHashtag');
 		Route::get('discover/posts', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@discoverPosts')->middleware($middleware);
+
+		Route::get('preferences', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@getPreferences')->middleware($middleware);
 	});
 
 	Route::group(['prefix' => 'v2'], function() use($middleware) {