diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
index 3d52c9a56..43c7bb1fe 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class ActivityPub::Activity::Create < ActivityPub::Activity
-  include FormattingHelper
-
   def perform
     @account.schedule_refresh_if_stale!
 
@@ -99,9 +97,9 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Create < ActivityPub::Activity
       uri: @status_parser.uri,
       url: @status_parser.url || @status_parser.uri,
       account: @account,
-      text: converted_object_type? ? converted_text : (@status_parser.text || ''),
+      text: @status_parser.processed_text,
       language: @status_parser.language,
-      spoiler_text: converted_object_type? ? '' : (@status_parser.spoiler_text || ''),
+      spoiler_text: @status_parser.processed_spoiler_text,
       created_at: @status_parser.created_at,
       edited_at: @status_parser.edited_at && @status_parser.edited_at != @status_parser.created_at ? @status_parser.edited_at : nil,
       override_timestamps: @options[:override_timestamps],
@@ -405,18 +403,6 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Create < ActivityPub::Activity
     value_or_id(@object['inReplyTo'])
   end
 
-  def converted_text
-    [formatted_title, @status_parser.spoiler_text.presence, formatted_url].compact.join("\n\n")
-  end
-
-  def formatted_title
-    "<h2>#{@status_parser.title}</h2>" if @status_parser.title.present?
-  end
-
-  def formatted_url
-    linkify(@status_parser.url || @status_parser.uri)
-  end
-
   def unsupported_media_type?(mime_type)
     mime_type.present? && !MediaAttachment.supported_mime_types.include?(mime_type)
   end
diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb
index 15025ca5e..f158626db 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Update < ActivityPub::Activity
 
     if equals_or_includes_any?(@object['type'], %w(Application Group Organization Person Service))
       update_account
-    elsif equals_or_includes_any?(@object['type'], %w(Note Question))
+    elsif supported_object_type? || converted_object_type?
       update_status
-    elsif converted_object_type?
-      Status.find_by(uri: object_uri, account_id: @account.id)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb
index 57e6cb926..83f03756e 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/parser/status_parser.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class ActivityPub::Parser::StatusParser
+  include FormattingHelper
   include JsonLdHelper
 
   NORMALIZED_LOCALE_NAMES = LanguagesHelper::SUPPORTED_LOCALES.keys.index_by(&:downcase).freeze
@@ -44,6 +45,16 @@ class ActivityPub::Parser::StatusParser
     end
   end
 
+  def processed_text
+    return text || '' unless converted_object_type?
+
+    [
+      title.presence && "<h2>#{title}</h2>",
+      spoiler_text.presence,
+      linkify(url || uri),
+    ].compact.join("\n\n")
+  end
+
   def spoiler_text
     if @object['summary'].present?
       @object['summary']
@@ -52,6 +63,12 @@ class ActivityPub::Parser::StatusParser
     end
   end
 
+  def processed_spoiler_text
+    return '' if converted_object_type?
+
+    spoiler_text || ''
+  end
+
   def title
     if @object['name'].present?
       @object['name']
@@ -145,6 +162,10 @@ class ActivityPub::Parser::StatusParser
     as_array(@object['quoteAuthorization']).first
   end
 
+  def converted_object_type?
+    equals_or_includes_any?(@object['type'], ActivityPub::Activity::CONVERTED_TYPES)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def quote_subpolicy(subpolicy)
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb
index 7e2673425..1cdf0b483 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService < BaseService
     @request_id                = request_id
     @quote                     = nil
 
-    # Only native types can be updated at the moment
     return @status if !expected_type? || already_updated_more_recently?
 
     if @status_parser.edited_at.present? && (@status.edited_at.nil? || @status_parser.edited_at > @status.edited_at)
@@ -170,8 +169,8 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService < BaseService
   end
 
   def update_immediate_attributes!
-    @status.text         = @status_parser.text || ''
-    @status.spoiler_text = @status_parser.spoiler_text || ''
+    @status.text         = @status_parser.processed_text
+    @status.spoiler_text = @status_parser.processed_spoiler_text
     @status.sensitive    = @account.sensitized? || @status_parser.sensitive || false
     @status.language     = @status_parser.language
 
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService < BaseService
   end
 
   def expected_type?
-    equals_or_includes_any?(@json['type'], %w(Note Question))
+    equals_or_includes_any?(@json['type'], ActivityPub::Activity::SUPPORTED_TYPES) || equals_or_includes_any?(@json['type'], ActivityPub::Activity::CONVERTED_TYPES)
   end
 
   def record_previous_edit!
diff --git a/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/update_spec.rb b/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/update_spec.rb
index b829f3a5a..d905f68d8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/update_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/update_spec.rb
@@ -149,18 +149,17 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::Activity::Update do
 
       shared_examples 'updates counts' do
         it 'updates the reblog count' do
-          expect(status.untrusted_reblogs_count).to eq reblogs
+          expect { subject.perform }.to change { status.reload.untrusted_reblogs_count }.to(reblogs)
         end
 
         it 'updates the favourites count' do
-          expect(status.untrusted_favourites_count).to eq favourites
+          expect { subject.perform }.to change { status.reload.untrusted_favourites_count }.to(favourites)
         end
       end
 
       context 'with an implicit update' do
         before do
           status.update!(uri: ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(status))
-          subject.perform
         end
 
         it_behaves_like 'updates counts'
@@ -173,11 +172,89 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::Activity::Update do
 
         before do
           status.update!(uri: ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(status))
-          subject.perform
         end
 
         it_behaves_like 'updates counts'
       end
     end
+
+    context 'with an Article object' do
+      let(:updated) { nil }
+      let(:favourites) { 50 }
+      let(:reblogs) { 100 }
+
+      let!(:status) do
+        Fabricate(
+          :status,
+          uri: 'https://example.com/statuses/article',
+          account: sender,
+          text: "<h2>Future of the Fediverse</h2>\n\n<p>Guest article by John Mastodon</p><p>The fediverse is great reading this you will find out why!</p>"
+        )
+      end
+
+      let(:json) do
+        {
+          '@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
+          id: 'foo',
+          type: 'Update',
+          actor: sender.uri,
+          object: {
+            type: 'Article',
+            id: status.uri,
+            name: 'Future of the Fediverse',
+            summary: '<p>Guest article by Jane Mastodon</p><p>The fediverse is great reading this you will find out why!</p>',
+            content: 'Foo',
+            updated: updated,
+            likes: {
+              id: "#{status.uri}/likes",
+              type: 'Collection',
+              totalItems: favourites,
+            },
+            shares: {
+              id: "#{status.uri}/shares",
+              type: 'Collection',
+              totalItems: reblogs,
+            },
+          },
+        }.with_indifferent_access
+      end
+
+      shared_examples 'updates counts' do
+        it 'updates the reblog count' do
+          expect { subject.perform }.to change { status.reload.untrusted_reblogs_count }.to(reblogs)
+        end
+
+        it 'updates the favourites count' do
+          expect { subject.perform }.to change { status.reload.untrusted_favourites_count }.to(favourites)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with an implicit update' do
+        before do
+          status.update!(uri: ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(status))
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'updates counts'
+      end
+
+      context 'with an explicit update' do
+        let(:favourites) { 150 }
+        let(:reblogs) { 200 }
+        let(:updated) { Time.now.utc.iso8601 }
+
+        before do
+          status.update!(uri: ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(status))
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'updates counts'
+
+        it 'changes the contents as expected' do
+          expect { subject.perform }
+            .to(change { status.reload.text })
+
+          expect(status.text).to start_with("<h2>Future of the Fediverse</h2>\n\n<p>Guest article by Jane Mastodon</p><p>The fediverse is great reading this you will find out why!</p>")
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end