diff --git a/packages/pl-api/lib/features.ts b/packages/pl-api/lib/features.ts
index 76cca9fc5..a3b4d724b 100644
--- a/packages/pl-api/lib/features.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-api/lib/features.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ const PIXELFED = 'Pixelfed';
  */
 const PLEROMA = 'Pleroma';
 
+/**
+ * Sharkey, a Sharkish microblogging platform.
+ *
+ * @category Software
+ * @see {@link https://activitypub.software/TransFem-org/Sharkey}
+ */
+const SHARKEY = 'Sharkey';
+
 /**
  * snac, a simple, minimalistic ActivityPub instance written in portable C
  *
@@ -215,6 +223,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === GOTOSOCIAL,
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === MITRA,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       instance.api_versions['profile_directory.pleroma.pl-api'] >= 1,
     ]),
 
@@ -259,6 +268,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === MITRA,
       v.software === PLEROMA && gte(v.version, '2.5.0'),
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === SNAC,
       v.software === TAKAHE && gte(v.version, '0.6.1'),
       v.software === TOKI,
@@ -426,6 +436,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === MITRA && gte(v.version, '3.3.0'),
       v.software === PIXELFED,
       v.software === PLEROMA,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === TAKAHE && gte(v.version, '0.9.0'),
       v.software === TOKI,
     ]),
@@ -487,6 +498,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === PIXELFED,
       v.software === PLEROMA,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === TAKAHE,
     ]),
 
@@ -741,6 +753,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === ICESHRIMP_NET,
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === MITRA && gte(v.version, '4.5.0'),
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === TAKAHE && gte(v.version, '0.6.1'),
       v.software === TOKI,
       instance.api_versions['exposable_reactions.pleroma.pl-api'] >= 1,
@@ -778,6 +791,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === AKKOMA,
       v.software === GOTOSOCIAL,
       v.software === PLEROMA,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
     ]),
 
     /**
@@ -1008,6 +1022,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === MITRA,
       v.software === PLEROMA,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === SNAC,
     ]),
 
@@ -1169,6 +1184,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === MITRA,
       v.software === PIXELFED,
       v.software === PLEROMA,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === TAKAHE,
     ]),
 
@@ -1312,12 +1328,13 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
      */
     polls: any([
       v.software === FIREFISH,
+      v.software === GOTOSOCIAL,
       v.software === ICESHRIMP,
       v.software === ICESHRIMP_NET,
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === MITRA && gte(v.version, '3.15.0'),
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === TAKAHE && gte(v.version, '0.8.0'),
-      v.software === GOTOSOCIAL,
       instance.api_versions['polls.pleroma.pl-api'] >= 1,
     ]),
 
@@ -1327,10 +1344,11 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
      */
     postLanguages: any([
       v.software === AKKOMA,
+      v.software === GOTOSOCIAL,
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === MITRA && gte(v.version, '3.23.0'),
       v.software === PLEROMA && gte(v.version, '2.9.0'),
-      v.software === GOTOSOCIAL,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
     ]),
 
     /**
@@ -1369,6 +1387,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === MITRA,
       v.software === PLEROMA,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       v.software === SNAC,
       v.software === TAKAHE && gte(v.version, '0.7.0'),
     ]),
@@ -1411,6 +1430,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
     quotePosts: any([
       v.software === ICESHRIMP_NET,
       v.software === FRIENDICA && gte(v.version, '2023.3.0'),
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       instance.api_versions['quote_posting.pleroma.pl-api'] >= 1,
       instance.feature_quote === true,
     ]),
@@ -1496,9 +1516,10 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === AKKOMA,
       v.software === FIREFISH,
       v.software === FRIENDICA,
+      v.software === GOTOSOCIAL && gte(v.version, '0.18.0'),
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === PLEROMA,
-      v.software === GOTOSOCIAL && gte(v.version, '0.18.0'),
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
     ]),
 
     /**
@@ -1645,6 +1666,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === FRIENDICA,
       v.software === ICESHRIMP,
       v.software === MASTODON,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
       instance.api_versions['v2_suggestions.pleroma.pl-api'] >= 1,
     ]),
 
@@ -1675,6 +1697,7 @@ const getFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
       v.software === ICESHRIMP,
       v.software === MASTODON,
       v.software === PIXELFED,
+      v.software === SHARKEY,
     ]),
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/pl-api/package.json b/packages/pl-api/package.json
index 3756b2de7..6ad541ae8 100644
--- a/packages/pl-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/pl-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pl-api",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.80",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.81",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://codeberg.org/mkljczk/pl-fe/src/branch/develop/packages/pl-api",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/package.json b/packages/pl-fe/package.json
index 42f11f1d5..d744e6bb3 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/package.json
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/package.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "multiselect-react-dropdown": "^2.0.25",
     "mutative": "^1.1.0",
     "path-browserify": "^1.0.1",
-    "pl-api": "^1.0.0-rc.80",
+    "pl-api": "^1.0.0-rc.81",
     "postcss": "^8.5.3",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
     "punycode": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-features.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-features.ts
index 0b6560f76..2b7759143 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-features.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-features.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 import { Features } from 'pl-api';
 
 import { useAppSelector } from './use-app-selector';
-import { useInstance } from './use-instance';
 
 /** Get features for the current instance. */
-const useFeatures = (): Features => {
-  useInstance();
-  const features = useAppSelector(state => state.auth.client.features);
-
-  return features;
-};
+const useFeatures = (): Features => useAppSelector(state => state.auth.client.features);
 
 export { useFeatures };
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/yarn.lock b/packages/pl-fe/yarn.lock
index 9eecd198f..cd85758df 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/yarn.lock
@@ -6875,10 +6875,10 @@ pkg-dir@^4.1.0:
   dependencies:
     find-up "^4.0.0"
 
-pl-api@^1.0.0-rc.80:
-  version "1.0.0-rc.80"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pl-api/-/pl-api-1.0.0-rc.80.tgz#669cc9c8747e03c78314a6a2f8290a32db620623"
-  integrity sha512-4rJRk+xkoPPRMMdLn7+h7zRA/N07Ho5oEEkE92pSx7HA/CxwFPGOXA1VttJ6p6my27zxPIduMM2RHwCLYbUfVA==
+pl-api@^1.0.0-rc.81:
+  version "1.0.0-rc.81"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pl-api/-/pl-api-1.0.0-rc.81.tgz#51c64c5ccf5749f56d1df63748ae9c664032b390"
+  integrity sha512-ZRwYel2XhT+4z3X33b5jydiqDP9RjK9hPwngqvaWT7Nm6m+GrtljLa1X5S0GN622/7Ko2oGZYGMVzGt0nB0knQ==
   dependencies:
     blurhash "^2.0.5"
     http-link-header "^1.1.3"