diff --git a/apb/src/types/object/mod.rs b/apb/src/types/object/mod.rs
index 6af39ad1..7abdeaa8 100644
--- a/apb/src/types/object/mod.rs
+++ b/apb/src/types/object/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ pub trait Object : Base {
 	fn bcc(&self) -> Node<Self::Link> { Node::Empty }
 	fn media_type(&self) -> Option<&str> { None } // also in link
 	fn duration(&self) -> Option<&str> { None } // TODO how to parse xsd:duration ?
+
+	// TODO i really need this but it isn't part of AP!
+	fn sensitive(&self) -> Option<bool> { None }
 }
 
 pub trait ObjectMut : BaseMut {
@@ -102,6 +105,8 @@ pub trait ObjectMut : BaseMut {
 	fn set_bcc(self, val: Node<Self::Link>) -> Self;
 	fn set_media_type(self, val: Option<&str>) -> Self; // also in link
 	fn set_duration(self, val: Option<&str>) -> Self; // TODO how to parse xsd:duration ?
+
+	fn set_sensitive(self, val: Option<bool>) -> Self;
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unstructured")]
@@ -139,6 +144,8 @@ impl Object for serde_json::Value {
 	crate::getter! { duration -> &str }
 	crate::getter! { url -> node Self::Link }
 
+	crate::getter! { sensitive -> bool }
+
 	// TODO Mastodon doesn't use a "context" field on the object but makes up a new one!!
 	fn context(&self) -> Node<<Self as Object>::Object> {
 		match self.get("context") {
@@ -186,4 +193,6 @@ impl ObjectMut for serde_json::Value {
 	crate::setter! { duration -> &str }
 	crate::setter! { url -> node Self::Link }
 	crate::setter! { context -> node <Self as Object>::Object }
+
+	crate::setter! { sensitive -> bool }
 }
diff --git a/src/migrations/m20240424_000001_add_sensitive_field.rs b/src/migrations/m20240424_000001_add_sensitive_field.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ec8fbd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/m20240424_000001_add_sensitive_field.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use sea_orm_migration::prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(DeriveMigrationName)]
+pub struct Migration;
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
+	async fn up(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+		manager
+			.alter_table(
+				Table::alter()
+					.table(Objects::Table)
+					.add_column(
+						ColumnDef::new(Objects::Sensitive)
+							.boolean()
+							.not_null()
+							.default(false)
+					)
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	async fn down(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+		manager
+			.alter_table(
+				Table::alter()
+					.table(Objects::Table)
+					.drop_column(Objects::Sensitive)
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+#[derive(DeriveIden)]
+enum Objects {
+	Table,
+	Sensitive,
+}
+
diff --git a/src/migrations/mod.rs b/src/migrations/mod.rs
index 9396eba3..9b0f2e87 100644
--- a/src/migrations/mod.rs
+++ b/src/migrations/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod m20240325_000001_add_deliveries;
 mod m20240325_000002_add_system_key;
 mod m20240418_000001_add_statuses_and_reply_to;
 mod m20240421_000001_add_attachments;
+mod m20240424_000001_add_sensitive_field;
 
 pub struct Migrator;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ impl MigratorTrait for Migrator {
 			Box::new(m20240325_000002_add_system_key::Migration),
 			Box::new(m20240418_000001_add_statuses_and_reply_to::Migration),
 			Box::new(m20240421_000001_add_attachments::Migration),
+			Box::new(m20240424_000001_add_sensitive_field::Migration),
 		]
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/model/object.rs b/src/model/object.rs
index 1101a510..3087b120 100644
--- a/src/model/object.rs
+++ b/src/model/object.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ pub struct Model {
 	pub to: Audience,
 	pub bto: Audience,
 	pub published: ChronoDateTimeUtc,
+
+	pub sensitive: bool,
 }
 
 impl Model {
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ impl Model {
 			bto: object.bto().into(),
 			cc: object.cc().into(),
 			bcc: object.bcc().into(),
+
+			sensitive: object.sensitive().unwrap_or(false),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ impl Model {
 			.set_bto(apb::Node::Empty)
 			.set_cc(apb::Node::links(self.cc.0.clone()))
 			.set_bcc(apb::Node::Empty)
+			.set_sensitive(Some(self.sensitive))
 	}
 }