diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index 8f98abd306..fe42c074a0 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -798,6 +798,8 @@ class Notice extends Managed_DataObject
         if (!$actor->hasRight(Right::PUBLICNOTICE) ||
             ($source && $autosource && in_array($source, $autosource))) {
             $stored->is_local = Notice::LOCAL_NONPUBLIC;
+        } else {
+            $notice->is_local = $is_local;
         }
 
         // Maybe a missing act-time should be fatal if the actor is not local?