diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 03c9300f2..4941280fc 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ from person import removeAccount
 from person import canRemovePost
 from person import personSnooze
 from person import personUnsnooze
+from posts import outboxMessageCreateWrap
+from posts import getPinnedPostAsJson
 from posts import pinPost
 from posts import jsonPinPost
 from posts import undoPinnedPost
@@ -10150,7 +10152,34 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         if '/users/' in self.path:
             usersInPath = True
 
-        if usersInPath and self.path.endswith('/collections/featured'):
+        if not htmlGET and \
+           usersInPath and self.path.endswith('/pinned'):
+            nickname = self.path.split('/users/')[1]
+            if '/' in nickname:
+                nickname = nickname.split('/')[0]
+            pinnedPostJson = \
+                getPinnedPostAsJson(self.server.baseDir,
+                                    self.server.httpPrefix,
+                                    nickname, self.server.domain,
+                                    self.server.domainFull)
+            messageJson = {}
+            if pinnedPostJson:
+                messageJson = \
+                    outboxMessageCreateWrap(self.server.httpPrefix,
+                                            nickname,
+                                            self.server.domain,
+                                            self.server.port,
+                                            pinnedPostJson)
+            msg = json.dumps(messageJson,
+                             ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8')
+            msglen = len(msg)
+            self._set_headers('application/json',
+                              msglen, None, callingDomain)
+            self._write(msg)
+            return
+
+        if not htmlGET and \
+           usersInPath and self.path.endswith('/collections/featured'):
             nickname = self.path.split('/users/')[1]
             if '/' in nickname:
                 nickname = nickname.split('/')[0]
@@ -10162,7 +10191,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                         self.server.domainFull)
             return
 
-        if usersInPath and self.path.endswith('/collections/featuredTags'):
+        if not htmlGET and \
+           usersInPath and self.path.endswith('/collections/featuredTags'):
             self._getFeaturedTagsCollection(callingDomain,
                                             self.path,
                                             self.server.httpPrefix,
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index c98806837..d0ce828df 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1298,14 +1298,13 @@ def undoPinnedPost(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> None:
         os.remove(pinnedFilename)
 
 
-def jsonPinPost(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
-                nickname: str, domain: str,
-                domainFull: str) -> {}:
-    """Returns a pinned post as json
+def getPinnedPostAsJson(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
+                        nickname: str, domain: str,
+                        domainFull: str) -> {}:
+    """Returns the pinned profile post as json
     """
     accountDir = baseDir + '/accounts/' + nickname + '@' + domain
     pinnedFilename = accountDir + '/pinToProfile.txt'
-    itemsList = []
     pinnedPostJson = {}
     actor = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + '/users/' + nickname
     if os.path.isfile(pinnedFilename):
@@ -1338,7 +1337,23 @@ def jsonPinPost(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
                 'type': 'Note',
                 'url': actor.replace('/users/', '/@') + '/pinned'
             }
-            itemsList = [pinnedPostJson]
+    return pinnedPostJson
+
+
+def jsonPinPost(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
+                nickname: str, domain: str,
+                domainFull: str) -> {}:
+    """Returns a pinned post as json
+    """
+    pinnedPostJson = \
+        getPinnedPostAsJson(baseDir, httpPrefix,
+                            nickname, domain,
+                            domainFull)
+    itemsList = []
+    if pinnedPostJson:
+        itemsList = [pinnedPostJson]
+
+    actor = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + '/users/' + nickname
     return {
         '@context': [
             'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',