diff --git a/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts
index 3326b2208..f022e432c 100644
--- a/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ const preprocessAccount = v.transform((account: any) => {
 
       'location',
     ])),
+    ...(pick(account.akkoma || {}, [
+      'permit_followback',
+    ])),
     is_cat: isCat,
     speak_as_cat: speakAsCat,
     ...(pick(account.other_settings || {}), ['birthday', 'location']),
@@ -149,6 +152,8 @@ const baseAccountSchema = v.object({
   location: v.fallback(v.optional(v.string()), undefined),
   local: v.fallback(v.optional(v.boolean()), false),
 
+  permit_followback: v.fallback(v.optional(v.boolean()), undefined),
+
   avatar_description: v.fallback(v.string(), ''),
   custom_css: v.fallback(v.string(), ''),
   enable_rss: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),