diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index cfb5999..3a5588b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ type (
 		Federation   bool `ini:"federation"`
 		PublicStats  bool `ini:"public_stats"`
 		Monetization bool `ini:"monetization"`
+		NotesOnly    bool `ini:"notes_only"`
 
 		// Access
 		Private bool `ini:"private"`
diff --git a/posts.go b/posts.go
index d5f34bc..0fe29b9 100644
--- a/posts.go
+++ b/posts.go
@@ -1131,7 +1131,12 @@ func (p *PublicPost) CanonicalURL(hostName string) string {
 
 func (p *PublicPost) ActivityObject(app *App) *activitystreams.Object {
 	cfg := app.cfg
-	o := activitystreams.NewArticleObject()
+	var o *activitystreams.Object
+	if cfg.App.NotesOnly || strings.Index(p.Content, "\n\n") == -1 {
+		o = activitystreams.NewNoteObject()
+	} else {
+		o = activitystreams.NewArticleObject()
+	}
 	o.ID = p.Collection.FederatedAPIBase() + "api/posts/" + p.ID
 	o.Published = p.Created
 	o.URL = p.CanonicalURL(cfg.App.Host)