diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb
index a2ae658874..cc9788e964 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ class ActivityPub::Parser::StatusParser
   end
 
   def searchability_from_audience
-    if audience_searchable_by.nil?
-      nil
-    elsif audience_searchable_by.any? { |uri| ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.public_collection?(uri) }
+    return nil if audience_searchable_by.blank?
+
+    if audience_searchable_by.any? { |uri| ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.public_collection?(uri) }
       :public
     elsif audience_searchable_by.include?('kmyblue:Limited') || audience_searchable_by.include?('as:Limited')
       :limited
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class ActivityPub::Parser::StatusParser
       :public_unlisted
     elsif audience_searchable_by.include?(@account.followers_url)
       :private
-    else
+    elsif audience_searchable_by.include?(@account.uri) || audience_searchable_by.include?(@account.url)
       :direct
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/tag_manager.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/tag_manager.rb
index 84e5ea547d..6fe5db3769 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/tag_manager.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/tag_manager.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class ActivityPub::TagManager
       when 'limited'
         ['as:Limited', 'kmyblue:Limited']
       else
-        []
+        [account_url(status.account)]
       end
 
     searchable_by.concat(mentions_uris(status)).compact
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
index 474fad59d5..1440e3d8ae 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService < BaseService
   end
 
   def searchability_from_audience
-    if audience_searchable_by.nil?
+    if audience_searchable_by.blank?
       bio = searchability_from_bio
       return bio unless bio.nil?
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/create_spec.rb b/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/create_spec.rb
index a84eb887a1..03793c4475 100644
--- a/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/create_spec.rb
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::Activity::Create do
         end
 
         context 'with direct' do
-          let(:searchable_by) { '' }
+          let(:searchable_by) { 'https://example.com/actor' }
 
           it 'create status' do
             status = sender.statuses.first
@@ -642,6 +642,17 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::Activity::Create do
           end
         end
 
+        context 'with empty array' do
+          let(:searchable_by) { '' }
+
+          it 'create status' do
+            status = sender.statuses.first
+
+            expect(status).to_not be_nil
+            expect(status.searchability).to be_nil
+          end
+        end
+
         context 'with direct when not specify' do
           let(:searchable_by) { nil }
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/activitypub/tag_manager_spec.rb b/spec/lib/activitypub/tag_manager_spec.rb
index 0d9c23cb5e..2bc7820542 100644
--- a/spec/lib/activitypub/tag_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/activitypub/tag_manager_spec.rb
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::TagManager do
 
     it 'returns empty array for direct status' do
       status    = Fabricate(:status, searchability: :direct)
-      expect(subject.searchable_by(status)).to eq []
+      expect(subject.searchable_by(status)).to eq ["https://cb6e6126.ngrok.io/users/#{status.account.username}"]
     end
 
     it 'returns as:Limited array for limited status' do
diff --git a/spec/serializers/activitypub/note_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/activitypub/note_serializer_spec.rb
index 71e4d33305..f52b2a5104 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/activitypub/note_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/activitypub/note_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ describe ActivityPub::NoteSerializer do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when direct searchability' do
+    let(:searchability) { :direct }
+
+    it 'send as direct searchability' do
+      expect(subject['searchableBy']).to include "https://cb6e6126.ngrok.io/users/#{account.username}"
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'when has a reference' do
     let(:referred) { Fabricate(:status) }
 
diff --git a/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb
index e399daf2a7..5febc49e51 100644
--- a/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService do
     end
 
     context 'when direct' do
-      let(:searchable_by) { '' }
+      let(:searchable_by) { 'https://foo.test' }
 
       it 'searchability is direct' do
         expect(subject.searchability).to eq 'direct'
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when empty array' do
+      let(:searchable_by) { '' }
+
+      it 'searchability is direct' do
+        expect(subject.searchability).to eq 'direct'
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when default value' do
       let(:searchable_by) { nil }