diff --git a/changelog.d/instance-contact-account.add b/changelog.d/instance-contact-account.add
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e119446d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/instance-contact-account.add
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add contact account to InstanceView
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index 6c13bde31b..7a9c027de9 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@
           "https://status.pleroma.example.org"
         ]
       },
+      %{
+        key: :contact_username,
+        type: :string,
+        description: "Instance owner username",
+        suggestions: ["admin"]
+      },
       %{
         key: :limit,
         type: :integer,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
index e4c6c81e12..84e9a0d3cb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/instance_view.ex
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def render("show.json", _) do
         |> to_string,
       registrations: Keyword.get(instance, :registrations_open),
       approval_required: Keyword.get(instance, :account_approval_required),
+      contact_account: contact_account(Keyword.get(instance, :contact_username)),
       configuration: configuration(),
       # Extra (not present in Mastodon):
       max_toot_chars: Keyword.get(instance, :limit),
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def render("show2.json", _) do
       },
       contact: %{
         email: Keyword.get(instance, :email),
-        account: nil
+        account: contact_account(Keyword.get(instance, :contact_username))
       },
       # Extra (not present in Mastodon):
       pleroma: pleroma_configuration2(instance)
@@ -170,6 +171,22 @@ defp fields_limits do
     }
   end
 
+  defp contact_account(nil), do: nil
+
+  defp contact_account("@" <> username) do
+    contact_account(username)
+  end
+
+  defp contact_account(username) do
+    user = Pleroma.User.get_cached_by_nickname(username)
+
+    if user do
+      Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView.render("show.json", %{user: user, for: nil})
+    else
+      nil
+    end
+  end
+
   defp configuration do
     %{
       accounts: %{
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs
index 2243b0d4a7..353ed1a72e 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/instance_controller_test.exs
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ test "instance languages", %{conn: conn} do
              |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
   end
 
+  test "get instance contact information", %{conn: conn} do
+    user = insert(:user, %{local: true})
+
+    clear_config([:instance, :contact_username], user.nickname)
+
+    conn = get(conn, "/api/v1/instance")
+
+    assert result = json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 200)
+
+    assert result["contact_account"]["id"] == user.id
+  end
+
   test "get instance information v2", %{conn: conn} do
     clear_config([:auth, :oauth_consumer_strategies], [])