diff --git a/src/graphql-schema.js b/src/graphql-schema.js
index ce84dde36..e5da2ce54 100644
--- a/src/graphql-schema.js
+++ b/src/graphql-schema.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
 import { fixUrl } from './middleware/fixImageUrlsMiddleware'
 import { AuthenticationError } from 'apollo-server'
 import { neo4jgraphql } from 'neo4j-graphql-js'
+import as from 'activitystrea.ms'
+import request from 'request'
+
+const debug = require('debug')('backend:schema')
 
 export const typeDefs =
   fs.readFileSync(process.env.GRAPHQL_SCHEMA || path.join(__dirname, 'schema.graphql'))
@@ -163,10 +167,10 @@ export const resolvers = {
       return data
     },
     CreatePost: async (object, params, ctx, resolveInfo) => {
+      params.activityId = uuid()
       const result = await neo4jgraphql(object, params, ctx, resolveInfo, false)
-
       const session = ctx.driver.session()
-      await session.run(
+      const author = await session.run(
         'MATCH (author:User {id: $userId}), (post:Post {id: $postId}) ' +
         'MERGE (post)<-[:WROTE]-(author) ' +
         'RETURN author', {
@@ -174,7 +178,45 @@ export const resolvers = {
           postId: result.id
         })
       session.close()
-
+      const actorId = author.records[0]._fields[0].properties.actorId
+      const createActivity = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        as.create()
+          .id(`${actorId}/status/${params.activityId}`)
+          .actor(`${actorId}`)
+          .object(
+            as.article()
+              .id(`${actorId}/status/${result.id}`)
+              .content(result.content)
+              .to('https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public')
+              .attributedTo(`${actorId}`)
+          ).prettyWrite((err, doc) => {
+            if (err) {
+              reject(err)
+            } else {
+              debug(doc)
+              const parsedDoc = JSON.parse(doc)
+              parsedDoc.send = true
+              resolve(JSON.stringify(parsedDoc))
+            }
+          })
+      })
+      // try sending post via ActivityPub
+      await new Promise((resolve) => {
+        const url = new URL(actorId)
+        request(`${url.origin}/activitypub/inbox`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/activity+json'
+          },
+          body: createActivity
+        }, (err) => {
+          if (err) {
+            debug(`error = ${JSON.stringify(err, null, 2)}`)
+            resolve(err)
+          }
+          resolve(null)
+        })
+      })
       return result
     }