diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e581849395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Api::V1::Statuses::FavouritedByAccountsController < Api::BaseController
+  include Authorization
+
+  before_action :authorize_if_got_token
+  before_action :set_status
+  after_action :insert_pagination_headers
+
+  respond_to :json
+
+  def index
+    @accounts = load_accounts
+    render 'api/v1/statuses/accounts'
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def load_accounts
+    default_accounts.merge(paginated_favourites).to_a
+  end
+
+  def default_accounts
+    Account
+      .includes(:favourites)
+      .references(:favourites)
+      .where(favourites: { status_id: @status.id })
+  end
+
+  def paginated_favourites
+    Favourite.paginate_by_max_id(
+      limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT),
+      params[:max_id],
+      params[:since_id]
+    )
+  end
+
+  def insert_pagination_headers
+    set_pagination_headers(next_path, prev_path)
+  end
+
+  def next_path
+    if records_continue?
+      api_v1_status_favourited_by_index_url pagination_params(max_id: pagination_max_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def prev_path
+    unless @accounts.empty?
+      api_v1_status_favourited_by_index_url pagination_params(since_id: pagination_since_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def pagination_max_id
+    @accounts.last.favourites.last.id
+  end
+
+  def pagination_since_id
+    @accounts.first.favourites.first.id
+  end
+
+  def records_continue?
+    @accounts.size == limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT)
+  end
+
+  def set_status
+    @status = Status.find(params[:status_id])
+    authorize @status, :show?
+  rescue Mastodon::NotPermittedError
+    # Reraise in order to get a 404 instead of a 403 error code
+    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+  end
+
+  def authorize_if_got_token
+    request_token = Doorkeeper::OAuth::Token.from_request(request, *Doorkeeper.configuration.access_token_methods)
+    doorkeeper_authorize! :read if request_token
+  end
+
+  def pagination_params(core_params)
+    params.permit(:limit).merge(core_params)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43593d3c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Api::V1::Statuses::RebloggedByAccountsController < Api::BaseController
+  include Authorization
+
+  before_action :authorize_if_got_token
+  before_action :set_status
+  after_action :insert_pagination_headers
+
+  respond_to :json
+
+  def index
+    @accounts = load_accounts
+    render 'api/v1/statuses/accounts'
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def load_accounts
+    default_accounts.merge(paginated_statuses).to_a
+  end
+
+  def default_accounts
+    Account.includes(:statuses).references(:statuses)
+  end
+
+  def paginated_statuses
+    Status.where(reblog_of_id: @status.id).paginate_by_max_id(
+      limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT),
+      params[:max_id],
+      params[:since_id]
+    )
+  end
+
+  def insert_pagination_headers
+    set_pagination_headers(next_path, prev_path)
+  end
+
+  def next_path
+    if records_continue?
+      api_v1_status_reblogged_by_index_url pagination_params(max_id: pagination_max_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def prev_path
+    unless @accounts.empty?
+      api_v1_status_reblogged_by_index_url pagination_params(since_id: pagination_since_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def pagination_max_id
+    @accounts.last.statuses.last.id
+  end
+
+  def pagination_since_id
+    @accounts.first.statuses.first.id
+  end
+
+  def records_continue?
+    @accounts.size == limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT)
+  end
+
+  def set_status
+    @status = Status.find(params[:status_id])
+    authorize @status, :show?
+  rescue Mastodon::NotPermittedError
+    # Reraise in order to get a 404 instead of a 403 error code
+    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+  end
+
+  def authorize_if_got_token
+    request_token = Doorkeeper::OAuth::Token.from_request(request, *Doorkeeper.configuration.access_token_methods)
+    doorkeeper_authorize! :read if request_token
+  end
+
+  def pagination_params(core_params)
+    params.permit(:limit).merge(core_params)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
index 53fb1619e7..7227a65366 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ class Api::V1::StatusesController < Api::BaseController
 
   before_action :authorize_if_got_token, except:            [:create, :destroy, :reblog, :unreblog, :favourite, :unfavourite, :mute, :unmute]
   before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :write }, only:  [:create, :destroy, :reblog, :unreblog, :favourite, :unfavourite, :mute, :unmute]
-  before_action :require_user!, except:  [:show, :context, :card, :reblogged_by, :favourited_by]
-  before_action :set_status, only:       [:show, :context, :card, :reblogged_by, :favourited_by, :mute, :unmute]
+  before_action :require_user!, except:  [:show, :context, :card]
+  before_action :set_status, only:       [:show, :context, :card, :mute, :unmute]
   before_action :set_conversation, only: [:mute, :unmute]
 
   respond_to :json
@@ -33,36 +33,6 @@ class Api::V1::StatusesController < Api::BaseController
     render_empty if @card.nil?
   end
 
-  def reblogged_by
-    @accounts = Account.includes(:statuses)
-                       .references(:statuses)
-                       .merge(Status.where(reblog_of_id: @status.id)
-                                    .paginate_by_max_id(limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT), params[:max_id], params[:since_id]))
-                       .to_a
-
-    next_path = reblogged_by_api_v1_status_url(pagination_params(max_id: @accounts.last.statuses.last.id))     if @accounts.size == limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT)
-    prev_path = reblogged_by_api_v1_status_url(pagination_params(since_id: @accounts.first.statuses.first.id)) unless @accounts.empty?
-
-    set_pagination_headers(next_path, prev_path)
-
-    render :accounts
-  end
-
-  def favourited_by
-    @accounts = Account.includes(:favourites)
-                       .references(:favourites)
-                       .where(favourites: { status_id: @status.id })
-                       .merge(Favourite.paginate_by_max_id(limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT), params[:max_id], params[:since_id]))
-                       .to_a
-
-    next_path = favourited_by_api_v1_status_url(pagination_params(max_id: @accounts.last.favourites.last.id))     if @accounts.size == limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT)
-    prev_path = favourited_by_api_v1_status_url(pagination_params(since_id: @accounts.first.favourites.first.id)) unless @accounts.empty?
-
-    set_pagination_headers(next_path, prev_path)
-
-    render :accounts
-  end
-
   def create
     @status = PostStatusService.new.call(current_user.account,
                                          status_params[:status],
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index f5fc2b5d68..d0236a43ac 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -128,11 +128,16 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     # JSON / REST API
     namespace :v1 do
       resources :statuses, only: [:create, :show, :destroy] do
+        scope module: :statuses do
+          with_options only: :index do
+            resources :reblogged_by, controller: :reblogged_by_accounts
+            resources :favourited_by, controller: :favourited_by_accounts
+          end
+        end
+
         member do
           get :context
           get :card
-          get :reblogged_by
-          get :favourited_by
 
           post :reblog
           post :unreblog
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1acb990a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::FavouritedByAccountsController, type: :controller do
+  render_views
+
+  let(:user)  { Fabricate(:user, account: Fabricate(:account, username: 'alice')) }
+  let(:app)   { Fabricate(:application, name: 'Test app', website: 'http://testapp.com') }
+  let(:token) { double acceptable?: true, resource_owner_id: user.id, application: app }
+
+  context 'with an oauth token' do
+    before do
+      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
+    end
+
+    describe 'GET #index' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account) }
+
+      before do
+        Fabricate(:favourite, status: status)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns http success' do
+        get :index, params: { status_id: status.id, limit: 1 }
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        expect(response.headers['Link'].links.size).to eq(2)
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  context 'without an oauth token' do
+    before do
+      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { nil }
+    end
+
+    context 'with a private status' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account, visibility: :private) }
+
+      describe 'GET #index' do
+        before do
+          Fabricate(:favourite, status: status)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns http unautharized' do
+          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(:missing)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with a public status' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account, visibility: :public) }
+
+      describe 'GET #index' do
+        before do
+          Fabricate(:favourite, status: status)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns http success' do
+          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5624023f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Api::V1::Statuses::RebloggedByAccountsController, type: :controller do
+  render_views
+
+  let(:user)  { Fabricate(:user, account: Fabricate(:account, username: 'alice')) }
+  let(:app)   { Fabricate(:application, name: 'Test app', website: 'http://testapp.com') }
+  let(:token) { double acceptable?: true, resource_owner_id: user.id, application: app }
+
+  context 'with an oauth token' do
+    before do
+      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
+    end
+
+    describe 'GET #index' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account) }
+
+      before do
+        Fabricate(:status, reblog_of_id: status.id)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns http success' do
+        get :index, params: { status_id: status.id, limit: 1 }
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        expect(response.headers['Link'].links.size).to eq(2)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'without an oauth token' do
+    before do
+      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { nil }
+    end
+
+    context 'with a private status' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account, visibility: :private) }
+
+      describe 'GET #index' do
+        before do
+          Fabricate(:status, reblog_of_id: status.id)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns http unautharized' do
+          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(:missing)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with a public status' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account, visibility: :public) }
+
+      describe 'GET #index' do
+        before do
+          Fabricate(:status, reblog_of_id: status.id)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns http success' do
+          get :index, params: { status_id: status.id }
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb
index ac3b2dc7d6..8754c03a24 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb
@@ -34,32 +34,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::StatusesController, type: :controller do
       end
     end
 
-    describe 'GET #reblogged_by' do
-      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account) }
-
-      before do
-        post :reblog, params: { id: status.id }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns http success' do
-        get :reblogged_by, params: { id: status.id }
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe 'GET #favourited_by' do
-      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account) }
-
-      before do
-        post :favourite, params: { id: status.id }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns http success' do
-        get :favourited_by, params: { id: status.id }
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
-      end
-    end
-
     describe 'POST #create' do
       before do
         post :create, params: { status: 'Hello world' }
@@ -250,28 +224,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::StatusesController, type: :controller do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:missing)
         end
       end
-
-      describe 'GET #reblogged_by' do
-        before do
-          post :reblog, params: { id: status.id }
-        end
-
-        it 'returns http unautharized' do
-          get :reblogged_by, params: { id: status.id }
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:missing)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe 'GET #favourited_by' do
-        before do
-          post :favourite, params: { id: status.id }
-        end
-
-        it 'returns http unautharized' do
-          get :favourited_by, params: { id: status.id }
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:missing)
-        end
-      end
     end
 
     context 'with a public status' do
@@ -301,28 +253,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::StatusesController, type: :controller do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
         end
       end
-
-      describe 'GET #reblogged_by' do
-        before do
-          post :reblog, params: { id: status.id }
-        end
-
-        it 'returns http success' do
-          get :reblogged_by, params: { id: status.id }
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe 'GET #favourited_by' do
-        before do
-          post :favourite, params: { id: status.id }
-        end
-
-        it 'returns http success' do
-          get :favourited_by, params: { id: status.id }
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/routing/api_routing_spec.rb b/spec/routing/api_routing_spec.rb
index 6dfd074a08..6c093f19dd 100644
--- a/spec/routing/api_routing_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/routing/api_routing_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,19 @@ describe 'API routes' do
         to route_to('api/v1/accounts/relationships#index')
     end
   end
-  
+
+  describe 'Statuses routes' do
+    it 'routes reblogged_by' do
+      expect(get('/api/v1/statuses/123/reblogged_by')).
+        to route_to('api/v1/statuses/reblogged_by_accounts#index', status_id: '123')
+    end
+
+    it 'routes favourited_by' do
+      expect(get('/api/v1/statuses/123/favourited_by')).
+        to route_to('api/v1/statuses/favourited_by_accounts#index', status_id: '123')
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'Timeline routes' do
     it 'routes to home timeline' do
       expect(get('/api/v1/timelines/home')).