diff --git a/src/Vervis/API.hs b/src/Vervis/API.hs
index 6c85240..17bcdb7 100644
--- a/src/Vervis/API.hs
+++ b/src/Vervis/API.hs
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ createNoteC host (Note mluNote luAttrib aud muParent muContext mpublished source
                         , noteSource    = source
                         , noteContent   = content
                         }
+                    , createTarget = Nothing
                     }
                 }
             tempUri = topLocalURI
diff --git a/src/Vervis/Federation.hs b/src/Vervis/Federation.hs
index d9629c7..edab3c8 100644
--- a/src/Vervis/Federation.hs
+++ b/src/Vervis/Federation.hs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ handleSharerInbox now shrRecip (ActivityAuthRemote author) body =
     case activitySpecific $ actbActivity body of
         AcceptActivity accept ->
             sharerAcceptF shrRecip now author body accept
-        CreateActivity (Create obj) ->
+        CreateActivity (Create obj _target) ->
             case obj of
                 CreateNote note ->
                     sharerCreateNoteF now shrRecip author body note
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ handleProjectInbox now shrRecip prjRecip auth body = do
             ActivityAuthLocal local -> throwE $ errorLocalForwarded local
             ActivityAuthRemote ra -> return ra
     case activitySpecific $ actbActivity body of
-        CreateActivity (Create obj) ->
+        CreateActivity (Create obj _target) ->
             case obj of
                 CreateNote note ->
                     projectCreateNoteF now shrRecip prjRecip remoteAuthor body note
diff --git a/src/Vervis/Migration.hs b/src/Vervis/Migration.hs
index bb9782b..0e1e0ec 100644
--- a/src/Vervis/Migration.hs
+++ b/src/Vervis/Migration.hs
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ changes hLocal ctx =
                                             , noteSource    = msg
                                             , noteContent   = contentHtml
                                             }
+                                        , createTarget = Nothing
                                         }
                                     }
                                 tempUri = topLocalURI
diff --git a/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs b/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs
index 1354e3b..42b9659 100644
--- a/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs
+++ b/src/Web/ActivityPub.hs
@@ -1086,20 +1086,22 @@ instance ActivityPub CreateObject where
 
 data Create u = Create
     { createObject :: CreateObject u
+    , createTarget :: Maybe (ObjURI u)
     }
 
 parseCreate :: UriMode u => Object -> Authority u -> LocalURI -> Parser (Create u)
 parseCreate o a luActor = do
     obj <- withAuthorityT a $ parseObject =<< o .: "object"
     unless (luActor == attrib obj) $ fail "Create actor != object attrib"
-    return $ Create obj
+    Create obj <$> o .:? "target"
     where
     attrib (CreateNote note)     = noteAttrib note
     attrib (CreateTicket ticket) = ticketAttributedTo ticket
 
 encodeCreate :: UriMode u => Authority u -> LocalURI -> Create u -> Series
-encodeCreate authority actor (Create obj) =
-    "object" `pair` pairs (toSeries authority obj)
+encodeCreate authority actor (Create obj target)
+    =  "object" `pair` pairs (toSeries authority obj)
+    <> "target" .=?    target
 
 data Follow u = Follow
     { followObject  :: ObjURI u