diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/sources_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/sources_controller_spec.rb
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index fbe6fa0be6c..00000000000
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses/sources_controller_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-describe Api::V1::Statuses::SourcesController do
-  render_views
-
-  let(:user)  { Fabricate(:user) }
-  let(:app)   { Fabricate(:application, name: 'Test app', website: 'http://testapp.com') }
-  let(:token) { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: 'read:statuses', application: app) }
-
-  context 'with an oauth token' do
-    before do
-      allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
-    end
-
-    describe 'GET #show' do
-      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: user.account) }
-
-      before do
-        get :show, params: { status_id: status.id }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns http success' do
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/sources_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/sources_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..723b81905e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses/sources_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Sources' do
+  let(:user)    { Fabricate(:user) }
+  let(:scopes)  { 'read:statuses' }
+  let(:token)   { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
+  let(:headers) { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
+
+  describe 'GET /api/v1/statuses/:status_id/source' do
+    subject do
+      get "/api/v1/statuses/#{status.id}/source", headers: headers
+    end
+
+    let(:status) { Fabricate(:status) }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'forbidden for wrong scope', 'write write:statuses'
+
+    context 'with public status' do
+      it 'returns the source properties of the status', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(body_as_json).to eq({
+          id: status.id.to_s,
+          text: status.text,
+          spoiler_text: status.spoiler_text,
+        })
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with private status of non-followed account' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, visibility: :private) }
+
+      it 'returns http not found' do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with private status of followed account' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, visibility: :private) }
+
+      before do
+        user.account.follow!(status.account)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns the source properties of the status', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(body_as_json).to eq({
+          id: status.id.to_s,
+          text: status.text,
+          spoiler_text: status.spoiler_text,
+        })
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'without an authorization header' do
+      let(:headers) { {} }
+
+      it 'returns http unauthorized' do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(401)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end