diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts
index 52592c47c6..f955329fd1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class ActivityPubServerService {
 		let signature;
 
 		try {
-			signature = httpSignature.parseRequest(request.raw, { 'headers': [] });
+			signature = httpSignature.parseRequest(request.raw, { 'headers': ['(request-target)', 'host', 'date'], authorizationHeaderName: 'signature' });
 		} catch (e) {
 			// not signed, or malformed signature: refuse
 			this.authlogger.warn(`${request.id} ${request.url} not signed, or malformed signature: refuse`);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class ActivityPubServerService {
 		let signature;
 
 		try {
-			signature = httpSignature.parseRequest(request.raw, { 'headers': [] });
+			signature = httpSignature.parseRequest(request.raw, { 'headers': ['(request-target)', 'digest', 'host', 'date'], authorizationHeaderName: 'signature' });
 		} catch (e) {
 			reply.code(401);
 			return;