diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index bdca40efbc..cc3c55a6be 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -390,11 +390,11 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
     return searchability if searchability
     return account.searchability if account.local? && account.searchability
 
-    'private'
+    'direct'
   end
 
   def compute_searchability_activitypub
-    return 'unlisted' if public_unlisted_visibility? && public_searchability?
+    return 'private' if public_unlisted_visibility? && public_searchability?
 
     compute_searchability
   end