diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php
index 0df60d2c97..7c6a53e19a 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Post;
+use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseApi;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\BadRequestException;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException;
@@ -80,6 +81,21 @@ class Retweet extends BaseApi
 					'app'  => $request['source'] ?? '',
 				];
 
+				$owner = User::getOwnerDataById($uid);
+
+				$item['allow_cid'] = $owner['allow_cid'];
+				$item['allow_gid'] = $owner['allow_gid'];
+				$item['deny_cid']  = $owner['deny_cid'];
+				$item['deny_gid']  = $owner['deny_gid'];
+
+				if (!empty($item['allow_cid'] . $item['allow_gid'] . $item['deny_cid'] . $item['deny_gid'])) {
+					$item['private'] = Item::PRIVATE;
+				} elseif (DI::pConfig()->get($uid, 'system', 'unlisted')) {
+					$item['private'] = Item::UNLISTED;
+				} else {
+					$item['private'] = Item::PUBLIC;
+				}
+
 				if (empty($item['app']) && !empty(self::getCurrentApplication()['name'])) {
 					$item['app'] = self::getCurrentApplication()['name'];
 				}
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Update.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Update.php
index be55cc4146..b15b7f189c 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Update.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Update.php
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class Update extends BaseApi
 				// output the post that we just posted.
 				$status_info = DI::twitterStatus()->createFromUriId($item['uri-id'], $uid, $request['include_entities'])->toArray();
 				DI::apiResponse()->exit('status', ['status' => $status_info], $this->parameters['extension'] ?? null, Contact::getPublicIdByUserId($uid));
+				return;
 			}
 		}
 		DI::mstdnError()->InternalError();