diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InternalApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InternalApiController.php
index d031adef4..5fdf08f62 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InternalApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InternalApiController.php
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class InternalApiController extends Controller
     public function composePost(Request $request)
     {
         $this->validate($request, [
-            'caption' => 'nullable|string',
+            'caption' => 'nullable|string|max:'.config('pixelfed.max_caption_length', 500),
             'media.*'   => 'required',
             'media.*.id' => 'required|integer|min:1',
             'media.*.filter_class' => 'nullable|alpha_dash|max:30',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php
index 2b5e0e39f..dce50d009 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PublicApiController.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class PublicApiController extends Controller
             if($request->filled('min_id')) {
                 $replies = $status->comments()
                 ->whereNull('reblog_of_id')
-                ->select('id', 'caption', 'rendered', 'profile_id', 'in_reply_to_id', 'type', 'reply_count', 'created_at')
+                ->select('id', 'caption', 'is_nsfw', 'rendered', 'profile_id', 'in_reply_to_id', 'type', 'reply_count', 'created_at')
                 ->where('id', '>=', $request->min_id)
                 ->orderBy('id', 'desc')
                 ->paginate($limit);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class PublicApiController extends Controller
             if($request->filled('max_id')) {
                 $replies = $status->comments()
                 ->whereNull('reblog_of_id')
-                ->select('id', 'caption', 'rendered', 'profile_id', 'in_reply_to_id', 'type', 'reply_count', 'created_at')
+                ->select('id', 'caption', 'is_nsfw', 'rendered', 'profile_id', 'in_reply_to_id', 'type', 'reply_count', 'created_at')
                 ->where('id', '<=', $request->max_id)
                 ->orderBy('id', 'desc')
                 ->paginate($limit);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class PublicApiController extends Controller
         } else {
             $replies = $status->comments()
             ->whereNull('reblog_of_id')
-            ->select('id', 'caption', 'rendered', 'profile_id', 'in_reply_to_id', 'type', 'reply_count', 'created_at')
+            ->select('id', 'caption', 'is_nsfw', 'rendered', 'profile_id', 'in_reply_to_id', 'type', 'reply_count', 'created_at')
             ->orderBy('id', 'desc')
             ->paginate($limit);
         }