diff --git a/routers/api/v1/user/star.go b/routers/api/v1/user/star.go
index 2659789ddd..a07407ffc3 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/user/star.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/user/star.go
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ package user
 import (
 	std_context "context"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/forgefed"
 	access_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm/access"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/activitypub"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/convert"
@@ -160,6 +164,32 @@ func Star(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "StarRepo", err)
 		return
 	}
+	if setting.Federation.Enabled {
+
+		likeActivity, err := forgefed.NewForgeLike(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "StarRepo", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		json, err := likeActivity.MarshalJSON()
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "StarRepo", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		apclient, err := activitypub.NewClient(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctx.Doer.APAPIURL())
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "StarRepo", err)
+			return
+		}
+		// ToDo: Change this to the standalone table of FederatedRepos
+		for _, target := range strings.Split(ctx.Repo.Repository.FederationRepos, ";") {
+			apclient.Post([]byte(json), target)
+		}
+
+		// Send to list of federated repos
+	}
 	ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
 }