diff --git a/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php b/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
index 177d648081..44a6189d9d 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
@@ -1748,6 +1748,27 @@ class BBCode
 					}
 				}
 
+				// Handle mentions and hashtag links
+				if ($simple_html == self::DIASPORA) {
+					// The ! is converted to @ since Diaspora only understands the @
+					$text = preg_replace("/([@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism",
+						'@<a href="$2">$3</a>',
+						$text);
+				} elseif (in_array($simple_html, [self::OSTATUS, self::ACTIVITYPUB])) {
+					$text = preg_replace("/([@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism",
+						'<span class="h-card"><a href="$2" class="u-url mention">$1<span>$3</span></a></span>',
+						$text);
+					$text = preg_replace("/([#])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism",
+						'<a href="$2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">$1<span>$3</span></a>',
+						$text);
+				} elseif (in_array($simple_html, [self::INTERNAL, self::EXTERNAL, self::API])) {
+					$text = preg_replace("/([@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism",
+						'<bdi>$1<a href="$2" class="userinfo mention" title="$3">$3</a></bdi>',
+						$text);
+				} else {
+					$text = preg_replace("/([#@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism", '$1$3', $text);
+				}
+				
 				if (!$for_plaintext) {
 					if (in_array($simple_html, [self::OSTATUS, self::API, self::ACTIVITYPUB])) {
 						$text = preg_replace_callback("/\[url\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism", 'self::convertUrlForActivityPubCallback', $text);
@@ -1758,24 +1779,6 @@ class BBCode
 					$text = preg_replace_callback("&\[url=([^\[\]]*)\]\[img\](.*)\[\/img\]\[\/url\]&Usi", 'self::removePictureLinksCallback', $text);
 				}
 
-				// Remove all hashtag addresses
-				if ($simple_html && !in_array($simple_html, [self::DIASPORA, self::OSTATUS, self::ACTIVITYPUB])) {
-					$text = preg_replace("/([#@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism", '$1$3', $text);
-				} elseif ($simple_html == self::DIASPORA) {
-					// The ! is converted to @ since Diaspora only understands the @
-					$text = preg_replace("/([@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism",
-						'@<a href="$2">$3</a>',
-						$text);
-				} elseif (in_array($simple_html, [self::OSTATUS, self::ACTIVITYPUB])) {
-					$text = preg_replace("/([@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism",
-						'$1<span class="vcard"><a href="$2" class="url u-url mention" title="$3"><span class="fn nickname mention">$3</span></a></span>',
-						$text);
-				} elseif (!$simple_html) {
-					$text = preg_replace("/([@!])\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism",
-						'<bdi>$1<a href="$2" class="userinfo mention" title="$3">$3</a></bdi>',
-						$text);
-				}
-
 				// Bookmarks in red - will be converted to bookmarks in friendica
 				$text = preg_replace("/#\^\[url\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism", '[bookmark=$1]$1[/bookmark]', $text);
 				$text = preg_replace("/#\^\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism", '[bookmark=$1]$2[/bookmark]', $text);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index a65ebc8cda..53c060e87d 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -1356,12 +1356,12 @@ class Transmitter
 			return '';
 		}
 
-		$data = Contact::getByURL($match[1], false, ['url', 'alias', 'nick']);
+		$data = Contact::getByURL($match[1], false, ['url', 'nick']);
 		if (empty($data['nick'])) {
 			return $match[0];
 		}
 
-		return '[url=' . $data['url'] . ']@' . $data['nick'] . '[/url]';
+		return '@[url=' . $data['url'] . ']' . $data['nick'] . '[/url]';
 	}
 
 	/**