diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex
index a2e0bac85e..51e58640e3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ defp validate_data(cng) do
     |> validate_required([:id, :type, :actor, :to, :target])
     |> validate_inclusion(:type, ["Bite"])
     |> validate_actor_presence()
-    |> validate_actor_presence(field_name: :target)
+    |> validate_object_or_user_presence(field_name: :target)
   end
 
   def cast_and_validate(data) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index f130f1e484..8f242c58e2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -487,8 +487,35 @@ def handle_incoming(
     end
   end
 
+  def handle_incoming(
+        %{"type" => "Bite", "target" => target_id} = data,
+        options
+      ) do
+    target_id =
+      cond do
+        %User{ap_id: actor_id} = User.get_by_ap_id(target_id) ->
+          actor_id
+
+        %Object{data: data} = Object.get_by_ap_id(target_id)
+        when is_binary(data["actor"]) or is_binary(data["attributedTo"]) ->
+          data["actor"] || data["attributedTo"]
+
+        _ ->
+          target_id
+      end
+
+    with data = Map.put(data, "target", target_id),
+         :ok <- ObjectValidator.fetch_actor_and_object(data),
+         {:ok, activity, _meta} <-
+           Pipeline.common_pipeline(data, local: false) do
+      {:ok, activity}
+    else
+      e -> {:error, e}
+    end
+  end
+
   def handle_incoming(%{"type" => type} = data, _options)
-      when type in ~w{Like EmojiReact Announce Add Remove Bite} do
+      when type in ~w{Like EmojiReact Announce Add Remove} do
     with :ok <- ObjectValidator.fetch_actor_and_object(data),
          {:ok, activity, _meta} <-
            Pipeline.common_pipeline(data, local: false) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index dac42b7948..65cdbdc55d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -984,9 +984,10 @@ defp maybe_exclude_activity_id(query, %Activity{id: activity_id}) do
   end
 
   defp exclude_rejected(query) do
-    rejected_activities = "Reject"
-    |> Activity.Queries.by_type()
-    |> select([a], fragment("?->>'object'", a.data))
+    rejected_activities =
+      "Reject"
+      |> Activity.Queries.by_type()
+      |> select([a], fragment("?->>'object'", a.data))
 
     query
     |> where([a], fragment("?->>'id'", a.data) not in subquery(rejected_activities))
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex
index 48552a8dac..b9b1310103 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.BiteController do
 
   plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["write:bites"]} when action == :bite)
 
-  plug(RateLimiter, [name: :bites])
+  plug(RateLimiter, name: :bites)
 
   plug(:assign_account_by_id)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller_test.exs
index dff5d01a65..96cd38e762 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller_test.exs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test "bites a user", %{conn: conn} do
       |> post("/api/v1/bite?id=#{bitten_id}")
       |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
 
-      assert response == %{}
+    assert response == %{}
   end
 
   test "self harm is not supported", %{conn: conn, user: %{id: self_id}} do
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ test "self harm is not supported", %{conn: conn, user: %{id: self_id}} do
       |> post("/api/v1/bite?id=#{self_id}")
       |> json_response_and_validate_schema(400)
 
-      assert %{"error" => "Can not bite yourself"} = response
+    assert %{"error" => "Can not bite yourself"} = response
   end
 end