diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts
index ed97908f66..a342bc1912 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export class NoteCreateService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 	}
 
 	@bindThis
-	public async create(user: MiUser & {
+	public async  create(user: MiUser & {
 		id: MiUser['id'];
 		username: MiUser['username'];
 		host: MiUser['host'];
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ export class NoteCreateService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 				await this.notesRepository.insert(insert);
 			}
 
-			return insert;
+			// Re-fetch note to get the default values of null / unset fields.
+			return await this.notesRepository.findOneByOrFail({ id: insert.id });
 		} catch (e) {
 			// duplicate key error
 			if (isDuplicateKeyValueError(e)) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/NoteEditService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/NoteEditService.ts
index 332560154d..e9637c56c7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/NoteEditService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/NoteEditService.ts
@@ -574,12 +574,15 @@ export class NoteEditService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 				await this.notesRepository.update(oldnote.id, note);
 			}
 
+			// Re-fetch note to get the default values of null / unset fields.
+			const edited = await this.notesRepository.findOneByOrFail({ id: note.id });
+
 			setImmediate('post edited', { signal: this.#shutdownController.signal }).then(
-				() => this.postNoteEdited(note, oldnote, user, data, silent, tags!, mentionedUsers!),
+				() => this.postNoteEdited(edited, oldnote, user, data, silent, tags!, mentionedUsers!),
 				() => { /* aborted, ignore this */ },
 			);
 
-			return note;
+			return edited;
 		} else {
 			return oldnote;
 		}