diff --git a/src/search.js b/src/search.js
index 5e9b3c8e47..1609bea31f 100644
--- a/src/search.js
+++ b/src/search.js
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ async function fetchRemoteObject(data) {
 			} else if (activitypub._constants.acceptableActorTypes.has(type)) {
 				data.searchIn = 'users';
 				return await user.search(data);
+			} else if (type === 'Conversation') {
+				({ tid } = await activitypub.notes.assert(uid, id));
+				id = await topics.getTopicField(tid, 'mainPid');
 			}
 		}