diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index f51b59f24..fa4573b1b 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -726,6 +726,11 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 	unset($datarray['self']);
 	unset($datarray['api_source']);
 
+	$signed = Diaspora::createCommentSignature($author, $datarray);
+	if (!empty($signed)) {
+		$datarray['diaspora_signed_text'] = json_encode($signed);
+	}
+
 	$post_id = Item::insert($datarray);
 
 	if (!$post_id) {
@@ -764,9 +769,6 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 				'parent_uri'   => $parent_item['uri']
 			]);
 		}
-
-		// Store the comment signature information in case we need to relay to Diaspora
-		Diaspora::storeCommentSignature($datarray, $author, ($self ? $user['prvkey'] : false), $post_id);
 	} else {
 		if (($contact_record != $author) && !count($forum_contact)) {
 			notification([
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 298a8be00..c4985aa83 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -3113,7 +3113,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 
 		$signed = Diaspora::createLikeSignature($item_contact, $new_item);
 		if (!empty($signed)) {
-			$new_item['diaspora_signed_text'] = $signed;
+			$new_item['diaspora_signed_text'] = json_encode($signed);
 		}
 
 		$new_item_id = self::insert($new_item);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
index dee70f152..964499af1 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ class Processor
 			self::fetchMissingActivity($activity['reply-to-id'], $activity);
 		}
 
+		$item['diaspora_signed_text'] = defaults($activity, 'diaspora:comment', '');
+
 		self::postItem($activity, $item);
 	}
 
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ class Processor
 		$item['gravity'] = GRAVITY_ACTIVITY;
 		$item['object-type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE;
 
+		$item['diaspora_signed_text'] = defaults($activity, 'diaspora:like', '');
+
 		self::postItem($activity, $item);
 	}
 
@@ -260,7 +264,6 @@ class Processor
 		$item['tag'] = self::constructTagList($activity['tags'], $activity['sensitive']);
 		$item['app'] = $activity['generator'];
 		$item['plink'] = defaults($activity, 'alternate-url', $item['uri']);
-		$item['diaspora_signed_text'] = defaults($activity, 'diaspora:comment', '');
 
 		$item = self::constructAttachList($activity['attachments'], $item);
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
index e94940a39..8bc9d7646 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ class Receiver
 
 		$object_data['diaspora:guid'] = JsonLD::fetchElement($object, 'diaspora:guid');
 		$object_data['diaspora:comment'] = JsonLD::fetchElement($object, 'diaspora:comment');
+		$object_data['diaspora:like'] = JsonLD::fetchElement($object, 'diaspora:like');
 		$object_data['actor'] = $object_data['author'] = $actor;
 		$object_data['context'] = JsonLD::fetchElement($object, 'as:context');
 		$object_data['conversation'] = JsonLD::fetchElement($object, 'ostatus:conversation');
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index 8f01a5361..ed2a84e71 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -627,6 +627,9 @@ class Transmitter
 			$data['object'] = self::createActivityFromItem($item_id, true);
 		} else {
 			$data['diaspora:guid'] = $item['guid'];
+			if (!empty($item['signed_text'])) {
+				$data['diaspora:like'] = $item['signed_text'];
+			}
 			$data['object'] = $item['thr-parent'];
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index f04eaa2a4..9c48c1bf2 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -4150,23 +4150,27 @@ class Diaspora
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief Stores the signature for comments that are created on our system
+	 * @brief Creates the signature for Comments that are created on our system
 	 *
-	 * @param array  $item       The item array of the comment
-	 * @param array  $contact    The contact array of the item owner
-	 * @param string $uprvkey    The private key of the sender
-	 * @param int    $message_id The message id of the comment
+	 * @param array $contact The contact array of the comment
+	 * @param array $item Item array
 	 *
-	 * @return bool Success
+	 * @return array Signed content
 	 */
-	public static function storeCommentSignature(array $item, array $contact, $uprvkey, $message_id)
+	public static function createCommentSignature(array $contact, array $item)
 	{
-		if ($uprvkey == "") {
-			logger('No private key, so not storing comment signature', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+		// Is the contact the owner? Then fetch the private key
+		if (!$contact['self'] || ($contact['uid'] == 0)) {
+			logger("No owner post, so not storing signature", LOGGER_DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$contact["uprvkey"] = $uprvkey;
+		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['prvkey'], ['uid' => $contact["uid"]]);
+		if (!DBA::isResult($user)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$contact["uprvkey"] = $user['prvkey'];
 
 		$message = self::constructComment($item, $contact);
 		if ($message === false) {
@@ -4175,13 +4179,6 @@ class Diaspora
 
 		$message["author_signature"] = self::signature($contact, $message);
 
-		/*
-		 * Now store the signature more flexible to dynamically support new fields.
-		 * This will break Diaspora compatibility with Friendica versions prior to 3.5.
-		 */
-		DBA::insert('sign', ['iid' => $message_id, 'signed_text' => json_encode($message)]);
-
-		logger('Stored diaspora comment signature');
-		return true;
+		return $message;
 	}
 }