diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb
index bb6df90b7..e84f3bd61 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class REST::StatusSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
     current_user? &&
       current_user.account_id == object.account_id &&
       !object.reblog? &&
-      %w(public unlisted).include?(object.visibility)
+      %w(public unlisted private).include?(object.visibility)
   end
 
   def source_requested?