diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py
index 5efebf1ec..2a09b352b 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ class ActorViewSet(FederationMixin, mixins.RetrieveModelMixin, viewsets.GenericV
     queryset = models.Actor.objects.local().select_related("user")
     serializer_class = serializers.ActorSerializer
 
+    def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        instance = self.get_object()
+        if utils.should_redirect_ap_to_html(request.headers.get("accept")):
+            if instance.get_channel():
+                return redirect_to_html(instance.channel.get_absolute_url())
+            return redirect_to_html(instance.get_absolute_url())
+
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(instance)
+        return response.Response(serializer.data)
+
     @action(methods=["get", "post"], detail=True)
     def inbox(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         inbox_actor = self.get_object()
@@ -222,7 +232,7 @@ class MusicLibraryViewSet(
     def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         lb = self.get_object()
         if utils.should_redirect_ap_to_html(request.headers.get("accept")):
-            # XXX: implement this for actors, albums, tracks, artists
+            # XXX: implement this for albums, tracks, artists
             return redirect_to_html(lb.get_absolute_url())
         conf = {
             "id": lb.get_federation_id(),
diff --git a/api/tests/federation/test_views.py b/api/tests/federation/test_views.py
index bd778778f..ee16fc00e 100644
--- a/api/tests/federation/test_views.py
+++ b/api/tests/federation/test_views.py
@@ -387,3 +387,43 @@ def test_music_library_retrieve_redirects_to_html_if_header_set(
     )
     assert response.status_code == 302
     assert response["Location"] == expected_url
+
+
+def test_actor_retrieve_redirects_to_html_if_header_set(
+    factories, api_client, settings
+):
+    actor = factories["federation.Actor"](local=True)
+
+    url = reverse(
+        "federation:actors-detail",
+        kwargs={"preferred_username": actor.preferred_username},
+    )
+    response = api_client.get(url, HTTP_ACCEPT="text/html")
+    expected_url = utils.join_url(
+        settings.FUNKWHALE_URL,
+        utils.spa_reverse(
+            "actor_detail", kwargs={"username": actor.preferred_username}
+        ),
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 302
+    assert response["Location"] == expected_url
+
+
+def test_channel_actor_retrieve_redirects_to_html_if_header_set(
+    factories, api_client, settings
+):
+    channel = factories["audio.Channel"](local=True)
+
+    url = reverse(
+        "federation:actors-detail",
+        kwargs={"preferred_username": channel.actor.preferred_username},
+    )
+    response = api_client.get(url, HTTP_ACCEPT="text/html")
+    expected_url = utils.join_url(
+        settings.FUNKWHALE_URL,
+        utils.spa_reverse(
+            "channel_detail", kwargs={"username": channel.actor.preferred_username}
+        ),
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 302
+    assert response["Location"] == expected_url