diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index b7a602b8ff..65cebe784c 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ const MASTODON_STATUS_FAVORITEDBY_URL = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/favourited
 const MASTODON_STATUS_REBLOGGEDBY_URL = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/reblogged_by`
 const MASTODON_PROFILE_UPDATE_URL = '/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials'
 const MASTODON_REPORT_USER_URL = '/api/v1/reports'
+const MASTODON_PIN_OWN_STATUS = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/pin`
+const MASTODON_UNPIN_OWN_STATUS = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/unpin`
 
 import { each, map, concat, last } from 'lodash'
 import { parseStatus, parseUser, parseNotification, parseAttachment } from '../entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js'
@@ -210,6 +212,22 @@ const unfollowUser = ({id, credentials}) => {
   }).then((data) => data.json())
 }
 
+const pinOwnStatus = ({ id, credentials }) => {
+  let url = MASTODON_PIN_OWN_STATUS(id)
+  return fetch(url, {
+    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
+    method: 'POST'
+  }).then((data) => data.json())
+}
+
+const unpinOwnStatus = ({ id, credentials }) => {
+  let url = MASTODON_UNPIN_OWN_STATUS(id)
+  return fetch(url, {
+    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
+    method: 'POST'
+  }).then((data) => data.json())
+}
+
 const blockUser = ({id, credentials}) => {
   return fetch(MASTODON_BLOCK_USER_URL(id), {
     headers: authHeaders(credentials),
@@ -715,6 +733,8 @@ const apiService = {
   fetchFollowers,
   followUser,
   unfollowUser,
+  pinOwnStatus,
+  unpinOwnStatus,
   blockUser,
   unblockUser,
   fetchUser,
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index c2b93de4e7..816e73c1cc 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     return apiService.unfollowUser({credentials, id})
   }
 
+  const pinOwnStatus = (id) => {
+    return apiService.pinOwnStatus({credentials, id})
+  }
+
+  const unpinOwnStatus = (id) => {
+    return apiService.unpinOwnStatus({ credentials, id })
+  }
+
   const blockUser = (id) => {
     return apiService.blockUser({credentials, id})
   }
@@ -130,6 +138,8 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     fetchFollowers,
     followUser,
     unfollowUser,
+    pinOwnStatus,
+    unpinOwnStatus,
     blockUser,
     unblockUser,
     fetchUser,