diff --git a/api_tests/src/private_community.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/private_community.spec.ts
index 76faf800f..564fed196 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/private_community.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/private_community.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import {
   resolveComment,
   likeComment,
   waitUntil,
+  gamma,
+  getPosts,
+  getComments,
 } from "./shared";
 
 beforeAll(setupLogins);
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ test("Follow a private community", async () => {
     await resolveCommunity(user, community.community_view.community.actor_id)
   ).community;
   expect(betaCommunity).toBeDefined();
+  expect(betaCommunity?.community.visibility).toBe('Private');
   const betaCommunityId = betaCommunity!.community.id;
   const follow_form: FollowCommunity = {
     community_id: betaCommunityId,
@@ -212,3 +216,136 @@ test("Reject follower", async () => {
     c => c.community_view.subscribed == "NotSubscribed",
   );
 });
+
+test("Follow a private community and receive activities", async () => {
+  // create private community
+  const community = await createCommunity(alpha, randomString(10), "Private");
+  expect(community.community_view.community.visibility).toBe("Private");
+  const alphaCommunityId = community.community_view.community.id;
+
+  // follow with users from beta and gamma
+  const user = await registerUser(beta, betaUrl);
+  const betaCommunity = (
+    await resolveCommunity(user, community.community_view.community.actor_id)
+  ).community;
+  expect(betaCommunity).toBeDefined();
+  const betaCommunityId = betaCommunity!.community.id;
+  const follow_form_beta: FollowCommunity = {
+    community_id: betaCommunityId,
+    follow: true,
+  };
+  await user.followCommunity(follow_form_beta);
+
+  const gammaCommunityId = (
+    await resolveCommunity(gamma, community.community_view.community.actor_id)
+  ).community!.community.id;
+  const follow_form_gamma: FollowCommunity = {
+    community_id: gammaCommunityId,
+    follow: true,
+  };
+  await gamma.followCommunity(follow_form_gamma);
+
+  // Wait for follow to federate, shown as pending
+  let pendingFollows1 = await waitUntil(
+    () => listCommunityPendingFollows(alpha),
+    f => f.items.length == 2,
+  );
+
+  // Approve the follow
+  const approve1 = await approveCommunityPendingFollow(
+    alpha,
+    alphaCommunityId,
+    pendingFollows1.items[0].person.id,
+  );
+  expect(approve1.success).toBe(true);
+  const approve2 = await approveCommunityPendingFollow(
+    alpha,
+    alphaCommunityId,
+    pendingFollows1.items[1].person.id,
+  );
+  expect(approve2.success).toBe(true);
+
+  // Follow is confirmed
+  // Follow is confirmed
+  await waitUntil(
+    () => getCommunity(user, betaCommunityId),
+    c => c.community_view.subscribed == "Subscribed",
+  );
+  await waitUntil(
+    () => getCommunity(gamma, gammaCommunityId),
+    c => c.community_view.subscribed == "Subscribed",
+  );
+
+  // create a post and comment from gamma
+  const post = await createPost(gamma, gammaCommunityId);
+  const post_id = post.post_view.post.id;
+  expect(post_id).toBeDefined();
+  const comment = await createComment(gamma, post_id);
+  const comment_id = comment.comment_view.comment.id;
+  expect(comment_id).toBeDefined();
+
+  // post and comment were federated to beta
+  let posts = await waitUntil(
+    () => getPosts(user, 'All', betaCommunityId),
+    c => c.posts.length == 1,
+  );
+  expect(posts.posts[0].post.ap_id).toBe(post.post_view.post.ap_id);
+  expect(posts.posts[0].post.name).toBe(post.post_view.post.name);
+  let comments = await waitUntil(
+    () => getComments(user, posts.posts[0].post.id),
+    c => c.comments.length == 1,
+  );
+  expect(comments.comments[0].comment.ap_id).toBe(comment.comment_view.comment.ap_id);
+  expect(comments.comments[0].comment.content).toBe(comment.comment_view.comment.content);
+});
+
+test("Fetch remote content in private community", async () => {
+  // create private community
+  const community = await createCommunity(alpha, randomString(10), "Private");
+  expect(community.community_view.community.visibility).toBe("Private");
+  const alphaCommunityId = community.community_view.community.id;
+
+  // create post and comment
+  const betaCommunityId = (
+    await resolveCommunity(beta, community.community_view.community.actor_id)
+  ).community!.community.id;
+  const post = await createPost(beta, betaCommunityId);
+  const post_id = post.post_view.post.id;
+  expect(post_id).toBeDefined();
+  const comment = await createComment(beta, post_id);
+  const comment_id = comment.comment_view.comment.id;
+  expect(comment_id).toBeDefined();
+
+  // user is not following the community and cannot view nor create posts
+  const user = await registerUser(gamma, betaUrl);
+  const gammaCommunityId = (
+    await resolveCommunity(user, community.community_view.community.actor_id)
+  ).community!.community.id;
+
+  // follow the community and approve
+  const follow_form: FollowCommunity = {
+    community_id: gammaCommunityId,
+    follow: true,
+  };
+  await user.followCommunity(follow_form);
+  const pendingFollows1 = await waitUntil(
+    () => listCommunityPendingFollows(alpha),
+    f => f.items.length == 1,
+  );
+  const approve = await approveCommunityPendingFollow(
+    alpha,
+    alphaCommunityId,
+    pendingFollows1.items[0].person.id,
+  );
+  expect(approve.success).toBe(true);
+
+  // now user can fetch posts and comments in community (using signed fetch), and create posts
+  await waitUntil(
+    () => resolvePost(user, post.post_view.post),
+    p => p?.post?.post.id != undefined,
+  );
+  const resolvedComment = (
+    await resolveComment(user, comment.comment_view.comment)
+  ).comment;
+  expect(resolvedComment?.comment.id).toBeDefined();
+});
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
index b31e4b74f..950f4861d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async fn can_accept_activity_in_community(
 ) -> LemmyResult<()> {
   if let Some(community) = community {
     // Local only community can't federate
-    if community.visibility != CommunityVisibility::Public {
+    if community.visibility == CommunityVisibility::LocalOnly {
       return Err(LemmyErrorType::NotFound.into());
     }
     if !community.local {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs
index 59b8fadbb..93c6e5c77 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn send_activity_in_community(
   context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> LemmyResult<()> {
   // If community is local only, don't send anything out
-  if community.visibility != CommunityVisibility::Public {
+  if community.visibility == CommunityVisibility::LocalOnly {
     return Ok(());
   }
 
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/comment.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/comment.rs
index 90ab0153f..cec56199d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/comment.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,12 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdateNote {
     // TODO: for compatibility with other projects, it would be much better to read this from cc or
     // tags
     let mentions = scrape_text_for_mentions(&comment.content);
-    send_local_notifs(mentions, comment.id, &actor, do_send_email, context, None).await?;
+
+    // TODO: this fails in local community comment as CommentView::read() returns nothing
+    //       without passing LocalUser
+    send_local_notifs(mentions, comment.id, &actor, do_send_email, context, None)
+      .await
+      .ok();
     Ok(())
   }
 }