diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
index a026e8fb2..d27736624 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
@@ -258,9 +258,15 @@ class ActorSerializer(jsonld.JsonLdSerializer):
     )
     attributedTo = serializers.URLField(max_length=500, required=False)
 
-    tags = serializers.ListField(
-        child=TagSerializer(), min_length=0, required=False, allow_null=True
-    )
+    tags = serializers.ListField(min_length=0, required=False, allow_null=True)
+
+    def validate_tags(self, tags):
+        valid_tags = []
+        for tag in tags:
+            s = TagSerializer(data=tag)
+            if s.is_valid():
+                valid_tags.append(s.validated_data)
+        return valid_tags
 
     category = serializers.CharField(required=False)
     # languages = serializers.Char(
diff --git a/api/tests/federation/test_third_party_activitypub.py b/api/tests/federation/test_third_party_activitypub.py
index f50c36ddb..1e18feda5 100644
--- a/api/tests/federation/test_third_party_activitypub.py
+++ b/api/tests/federation/test_third_party_activitypub.py
@@ -4,6 +4,75 @@ from funkwhale_api.federation import routes
 from funkwhale_api.federation import serializers
 
 
+def test_pleroma_actor_from_ap_with_tags(factories):
+
+    payload = {
+        "@context": [
+            "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+            "https://test.federation/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld",
+            {"@language": "und"},
+        ],
+        "endpoints": {
+            "oauthAuthorizationEndpoint": "https://test.federation/oauth/authorize",
+            "oauthRegistrationEndpoint": "https://test.federation/api/v1/apps",
+            "oauthTokenEndpoint": "https://test.federation/oauth/token",
+            "sharedInbox": "https://test.federation/inbox",
+            "uploadMedia": "https://test.federation/api/ap/upload_media",
+        },
+        "followers": "https://test.federation/internal/fetch/followers",
+        "following": "https://test.federation/internal/fetch/following",
+        "id": "https://test.federation/internal/fetch",
+        "inbox": "https://test.federation/internal/fetch/inbox",
+        "invisible": True,
+        "manuallyApprovesFollowers": False,
+        "name": "Pleroma",
+        "preferredUsername": "internal.fetch",
+        "publicKey": {
+            "id": "https://test.federation/internal/fetch#main-key",
+            "owner": "https://test.federation/internal/fetch",
+            "publicKeyPem": "PEM",
+        },
+        "summary": "An internal service actor for this Pleroma instance.  No user-serviceable parts inside.",
+        "type": "Application",
+        "url": "https://test.federation/internal/fetch",
+        "tag": [
+            {
+                "type": "Hashtag",
+                "href": "https://test.federation/explore/funkwhale",
+                "name": "#funkwhale",
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "Emoji",
+                "id": "https://test.federation/emoji/test/custom.png",
+                "name": ":custom:",
+            },
+        ],
+    }
+
+    serializer = serializers.ActorSerializer(data=payload)
+    assert serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+    actor = serializer.save()
+
+    assert actor.fid == payload["id"]
+    assert actor.url == payload["url"]
+    assert actor.inbox_url == payload["inbox"]
+    assert actor.shared_inbox_url == payload["endpoints"]["sharedInbox"]
+    assert actor.outbox_url is None
+    assert actor.following_url == payload["following"]
+    assert actor.followers_url == payload["followers"]
+    assert actor.followers_url == payload["followers"]
+    assert actor.type == payload["type"]
+    assert actor.preferred_username == payload["preferredUsername"]
+    assert actor.name == payload["name"]
+    assert actor.summary_obj.text == payload["summary"]
+    assert actor.summary_obj.content_type == "text/html"
+    assert actor.fid == payload["url"]
+    assert actor.manually_approves_followers is payload["manuallyApprovesFollowers"]
+    assert actor.private_key is None
+    assert actor.public_key == payload["publicKey"]["publicKeyPem"]
+    assert actor.domain_id == "test.federation"
+
+
 def test_pleroma_actor_from_ap(factories):
 
     payload = {
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1342.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1342.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48adfbbf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/1342.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed follows from Pleroma with custom Emoji as Tag by ignoring not supported tag types #1342