diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
index 85ec4872c..8f37ba599 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export async function createPerson(uri: string, resolver?: Resolver): Promise<Us
 				description: person.summary ? htmlToMfm(truncate(person.summary, summaryLength), person.tag) : null,
 				url: getOneApHrefNullable(person.url),
 				fields,
-				pronouns: person['vcard:Gender'] || null,
+				pronouns: person['vcard:Nickname'] || null,
 				birthday: bday ? bday[0] : null,
 				location: person['vcard:Address'] || null,
 				userHost: host,
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export async function updatePerson(uri: string, resolver?: Resolver | null, hint
 		url: getOneApHrefNullable(person.url),
 		fields,
 		description: person.summary ? htmlToMfm(truncate(person.summary, summaryLength), person.tag) : null,
-		pronouns: person['vcard:Gender'] || null,
+		pronouns: person['vcard:Nickname'] || null,
 		birthday: bday ? bday[0] : null,
 		location: person['vcard:Address'] || null,
 	});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts
index 76839b738..a8053b32e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/renderer/person.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export async function renderPerson(user: ILocalUser) {
 	} as any;
 
 	if (profile?.pronouns) {
-		person['vcard:Gender'] = profile.pronouns;
+		person['vcard:Nickname'] = profile.pronouns;
 	}
 
 	if (profile?.birthday) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/type.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/type.ts
index 84d0eba06..f2c84c444 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/type.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/type.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export interface IActor extends IObject {
 	endpoints?: {
 		sharedInbox?: string;
 	};
-	'vcard:Gender'?: string;
+	'vcard:Nickname'?: string;
 	'vcard:bday'?: string;
 	'vcard:Address'?: string;
 }