diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 400e03a401..e0ee5607da 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -1328,10 +1328,11 @@ class Item
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!empty($source) && ($transmit || DI::config()->get('debug', 'store_source'))) {
+			Post\Activity::insert($item['uri-id'], $source);
+		}
+
 		if ($transmit) {
-			if (!empty($source)) {
-				Post\Activity::insert($item['uri-id'], $source);
-			}
 			Worker::add(['priority' => $priority, 'dont_fork' => true], 'Notifier', $notify_type, (int)$posted_item['uri-id'], (int)$posted_item['uid']);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php b/src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php
index 38304883a1..87f06b9f1d 100644
--- a/src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php
+++ b/src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php
@@ -21,12 +21,30 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Module\Moderation\Item;
 
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Core\Session\Capability\IHandleUserSessions;
 use Friendica\Model;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseModeration;
+use Friendica\Module\Response;
+use Friendica\Navigation\SystemMessages;
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class Source extends BaseModeration
 {
+	/** @var IManageConfigValues */
+	private $config;
+
+	public function __construct(IManageConfigValues $config, App\Page $page, App $app, SystemMessages $systemMessages, IHandleUserSessions $session, L10n $l10n, App\BaseURL $baseUrl, App\Arguments $args, LoggerInterface $logger, Profiler $profiler, Response $response, array $server, array $parameters = [])
+	{
+		parent::__construct($page, $app, $systemMessages, $session, $l10n, $baseUrl, $args, $logger, $profiler, $response, $server, $parameters);
+
+		$this->config = $config;
+	}
+
 	protected function content(array $request = []): string
 	{
 		parent::content();
@@ -36,6 +54,7 @@ class Source extends BaseModeration
 		$item_uri = '';
 		$item_id = '';
 		$terms = [];
+		$source = '';
 		if (!empty($guid)) {
 			$item = Model\Post::selectFirst(['id', 'uri-id', 'guid', 'uri'], ['guid' => $guid]);
 
@@ -43,26 +62,39 @@ class Source extends BaseModeration
 				$item_id = $item['id'];
 				$item_uri = $item['uri'];
 				$terms = Model\Tag::getByURIId($item['uri-id'], [Model\Tag::HASHTAG, Model\Tag::MENTION, Model\Tag::IMPLICIT_MENTION]);
+
+				$activity = Model\Post\Activity::getByURIId($item['uri-id']);
+				if (!empty($activity)) {
+					$source = $activity['activity'];
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('moderation/item/source.tpl');
 		return Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
-			'$title'       => $this->t('Item Source'),
-			'$guid'        => ['guid', $this->t('Item Guid'), $guid, ''],
-			'$item_uri'    => $item_uri,
-			'$item_id'     => $item_id,
-			'$terms'       => $terms,
-			'$itemidlbl'   => $this->t('Item Id'),
-			'$itemurilbl'  => $this->t('Item URI'),
-			'$submit'      => $this->t('Submit'),
-			'$termslbl'    => $this->t('Terms'),
-			'$taglbl'      => $this->t('Tag'),
-			'$typelbl'     => $this->t('Type'),
-			'$termlbl'     => $this->t('Term'),
-			'$urllbl'      => $this->t('URL'),
-			'$mentionlbl'  => $this->t('Mention'),
-			'$implicitlbl' => $this->t('Implicit Mention'),
+			'$l10n' => [
+				'title'       => $this->t('Item Source'),
+				'itemidlbl'   => $this->t('Item Id'),
+				'itemurilbl'  => $this->t('Item URI'),
+				'submit'      => $this->t('Submit'),
+				'termslbl'    => $this->t('Terms'),
+				'taglbl'      => $this->t('Tag'),
+				'typelbl'     => $this->t('Type'),
+				'termlbl'     => $this->t('Term'),
+				'urllbl'      => $this->t('URL'),
+				'mentionlbl'  => $this->t('Mention'),
+				'implicitlbl' => $this->t('Implicit Mention'),
+				'error'       => $this->t('Error'),
+				'notfound'    => $this->t('Item not found'),
+				'nosource'    => $this->t('No source recorded'),
+				'noconfig'    => !$this->config->get('debug', 'store_source') ? $this->t('Please make sure the <code>debug.store_source</code> config key is set in <code>config/local.config.php</code> for future items to have sources.') : '',
+			],
+			'$guid_field' => ['guid', $this->t('Item Guid'), $guid, ''],
+			'$guid'       => $guid,
+			'$item_uri'   => $item_uri,
+			'$item_id'    => $item_id,
+			'$terms'      => $terms,
+			'$source'     => $source,
 		]);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/static/defaults.config.php b/static/defaults.config.php
index 83c0d371fe..ea9fca2f56 100644
--- a/static/defaults.config.php
+++ b/static/defaults.config.php
@@ -731,6 +731,10 @@ return [
 		// ap_log_failure (Boolean)
 		// Logs every ActivityPub activity that couldn't be compacted
 		'ap_log_failure' => false,
+
+		// store_source (Boolean)
+		// Store the source of any post that arrived
+		'store_source' => false,
 	],
 	'smarty3' => [
 		// config_dir (String)
diff --git a/view/lang/C/messages.po b/view/lang/C/messages.po
index be52318680..b163b47af4 100644
--- a/view/lang/C/messages.po
+++ b/view/lang/C/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: 2022.12-dev\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-11-08 04:31-0500\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-11-08 09:11-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ msgid "Permission denied."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: mod/editpost.php:45 mod/editpost.php:55
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:88
 msgid "Item not found"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/Module/Delegation.php:147 src/Module/FriendSuggest.php:145
 #: src/Module/Install.php:252 src/Module/Install.php:294
 #: src/Module/Install.php:331 src/Module/Invite.php:178
-#: src/Module/Item/Compose.php:189 src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:58
+#: src/Module/Item/Compose.php:189 src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:79
 #: src/Module/Profile/Profile.php:246 src/Module/Profile/UnkMail.php:156
 #: src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php:231 src/Object/Post.php:986
 #: view/theme/duepuntozero/config.php:85 view/theme/frio/config.php:171
@@ -1947,7 +1948,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "show more"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Content/Item.php:294 src/Model/Item.php:2870
+#: src/Content/Item.php:294 src/Model/Item.php:2871
 msgid "event"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1956,7 +1957,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "status"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Content/Item.php:303 src/Model/Item.php:2872
+#: src/Content/Item.php:303 src/Model/Item.php:2873
 #: src/Module/Post/Tag/Add.php:123
 msgid "photo"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2338,8 +2339,8 @@ msgid ""
 "<a href=\"%1$s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">%2$s</a> %3$s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Content/Text/BBCode.php:1245 src/Model/Item.php:3482
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3488 src/Model/Item.php:3489
+#: src/Content/Text/BBCode.php:1245 src/Model/Item.php:3483
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3489 src/Model/Item.php:3490
 msgid "Link to source"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -3484,66 +3485,66 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Edit groups"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:1982
+#: src/Model/Item.php:1983
 #, php-format
 msgid "Detected languages in this post:\\n%s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:2874
+#: src/Model/Item.php:2875
 msgid "activity"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:2876
+#: src/Model/Item.php:2877
 msgid "comment"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:2879
+#: src/Model/Item.php:2880
 msgid "post"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3020
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3021
 #, php-format
 msgid "Content warning: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3394
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3395
 msgid "bytes"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3425
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3426
 #, php-format
 msgid "%2$s (%3$d%%, %1$d vote)"
 msgid_plural "%2$s (%3$d%%, %1$d votes)"
 msgstr[0] ""
 msgstr[1] ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3427
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3428
 #, php-format
 msgid "%2$s (%1$d vote)"
 msgid_plural "%2$s (%1$d votes)"
 msgstr[0] ""
 msgstr[1] ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3432
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3433
 #, php-format
 msgid "%d voter. Poll end: %s"
 msgid_plural "%d voters. Poll end: %s"
 msgstr[0] ""
 msgstr[1] ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3434
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3435
 #, php-format
 msgid "%d voter."
 msgid_plural "%d voters."
 msgstr[0] ""
 msgstr[1] ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3436
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3437
 #, php-format
 msgid "Poll end: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Model/Item.php:3470 src/Model/Item.php:3471
+#: src/Model/Item.php:3471 src/Model/Item.php:3472
 msgid "View on separate page"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -5747,7 +5748,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Delete Item"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/BaseModeration.php:120 src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:51
+#: src/Module/BaseModeration.php:120 src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:76
 msgid "Item Source"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -6613,7 +6614,8 @@ msgid "Result Item"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/Module/Debug/ActivityPubConversion.php:129
-#: src/Module/Debug/Babel.php:293 src/Module/Security/TwoFactor/Verify.php:98
+#: src/Module/Debug/Babel.php:293 src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:87
+#: src/Module/Security/TwoFactor/Verify.php:98
 msgid "Error"
 msgid_plural "Errors"
 msgstr[0] ""
@@ -7819,49 +7821,59 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "The GUID of the item you want to delete."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:52
-msgid "Item Guid"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:56
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:77
 msgid "Item Id"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:57
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:78
 msgid "Item URI"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:59
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:80
 msgid "Terms"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:60
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:81
 msgid "Tag"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:61
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:82
 #: src/Module/Moderation/Users/Active.php:126
 #: src/Module/Moderation/Users/Blocked.php:126
 #: src/Module/Moderation/Users/Index.php:140
 msgid "Type"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:62
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:83
 msgid "Term"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:63
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:84
 msgid "URL"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:64
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:85
 msgid "Mention"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:65
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:86
 msgid "Implicit Mention"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:89
+msgid "No source recorded"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:90
+msgid ""
+"Please make sure the <code>debug.store_source</code> config key is set in "
+"<code>config/local.config.php</code> for future items to have sources."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/Module/Moderation/Item/Source.php:92
+msgid "Item Guid"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/Module/Moderation/Summary.php:53
 msgid "Normal Account"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/view/templates/moderation/item/source.tpl b/view/templates/moderation/item/source.tpl
index 41e613b49c..d56bbeacf6 100644
--- a/view/templates/moderation/item/source.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/moderation/item/source.tpl
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 <div id="source" class="generic-page-wrapper">
-	<h2>{{$title}}</h2>
-	<form action="admin/item/source" method="get" class="panel panel-default">
+	<h2>{{$l10n.title}}</h2>
+	<form action="moderation/item/source" method="get" class="panel panel-default">
 		<div class="panel-body">
 			<div class="form-group">
-				{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$guid}}
+				{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$guid_field}}
 			</div>
-			<p><button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">{{$submit}}</button></p>
+			<p><button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">{{$l10n.submit}}</button></p>
 		</div>
 	</form>
 
-	{{if $source}}
+{{if $guid}}
 	<div class="itemsource-results">
+	{{if $item_id}}
 		<div class="panel panel-default">
 			<div class="panel-heading">
-				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$itemidlbl}}</h3>
+				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$l10n.itemidlbl}}</h3>
 			</div>
 			<div class="panel-body">
 				{{$item_id}}
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 		</div>
 		<div class="panel panel-default">
 			<div class="panel-heading">
-				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$itemurilbl}}</h3>
+				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$l10n.itemurilbl}}</h3>
 			</div>
 			<div class="panel-body">
 				{{$item_uri}}
@@ -29,21 +30,27 @@
 		</div>
 		<div class="panel panel-default">
 			<div class="panel-heading">
-				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$termslbl}}</h3>
+				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$l10n.termslbl}}</h3>
 			</div>
 			<div class="panel-body">
 				<table class="table table-condensed table-striped">
 					<tr>
-						<th>{{$typelbl}}</th>
-						<th>{{$termlbl}}</th>
-						<th>{{$urllbl}}</th>
+						<th>{{$l10n.typelbl}}</th>
+						<th>{{$l10n.termlbl}}</th>
+						<th>{{$l10n.urllbl}}</th>
 					</tr>
-			{{foreach $terms as $term}}
+		{{foreach $terms as $term}}
 					<tr>
 						<td>
-				{{if $term.type == 1}}{{$tag}}{{/if}}
-				{{if $term.type == 2}}{{$mentionlbl}}{{/if}}
-				{{if $term.type == 8}}{{$implicitlbl}}{{/if}}
+			{{if $term.type == 1}}
+							{{$l10n.taglbl}}
+			{{/if}}
+			{{if $term.type == 2}}
+							{{$l10n.mentionlbl}}
+			{{/if}}
+			{{if $term.type == 8}}
+							{{$l10n.implicitlbl}}
+			{{/if}}
 						</td>
 						<td>
 							{{$term.name}}
@@ -52,16 +59,40 @@
 							{{$term.url}}
 						</td>
 					</tr>
-			{{/foreach}}
+		{{/foreach}}
 				</table>
 			</div>
 		</div>
+		{{if $source}}
 		<div class="panel panel-default">
 			<div class="panel-heading">
 				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$sourcelbl}}</h3>
 			</div>
 			<pre><code class="language-php">{{$source}}</code></pre>
 		</div>
+		{{else}}
+		<div class="panel panel-warning">
+			<div class="panel-heading">
+				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$l10n.error}}</h3>
+			</div>
+			<div class="panel-body">
+				<p>{{$l10n.nosource}}</p>
+			{{if $l10n.noconfig}}
+				<p>{{$l10n.noconfig nofilter}}</p>
+			{{/if}}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+        {{/if}}
+	{{else}}
+		<div class="panel panel-danger">
+			<div class="panel-heading">
+				<h3 class="panel-title">{{$l10n.error}}</h3>
+			</div>
+			<div class="panel-body">
+				{{$l10n.notfound}}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	{{/if}}
 	</div>
-</div>
 {{/if}}
+</div>