diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb
index a3c4008e64..259d07be87 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::CredentialsController < Api::BaseController
   private
 
   def account_params
-    params.permit(:display_name, :note, :avatar, :header, :locked, fields_attributes: [:name, :value])
+    params.permit(:display_name, :note, :avatar, :header, :locked, :bot, fields_attributes: [:name, :value])
   end
 
   def user_settings_params
diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb
index 5d81668dea..1b01fc75f0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Settings::ProfilesController < ApplicationController
   private
 
   def account_params
-    params.require(:account).permit(:display_name, :note, :avatar, :header, :locked, fields_attributes: [:name, :value])
+    params.require(:account).permit(:display_name, :note, :avatar, :header, :locked, :bot, fields_attributes: [:name, :value])
   end
 
   def set_account
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js
index 47915e6fb8..7358053da0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export default class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const content         = { __html: account.get('note_emojified') };
     const displayNameHtml = { __html: account.get('display_name_html') };
     const fields          = account.get('fields');
+    const badge           = account.get('bot') ? (<div className='roles'><div className='account-role bot'><FormattedMessage id='account.badges.bot' defaultMessage='Bot' /></div></div>) : null;
 
     return (
       <div className={classNames('account__header', { inactive: !!account.get('moved') })} style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${account.get('header')})` }}>
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ export default class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
           <span className='account__header__display-name' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={displayNameHtml} />
           <span className='account__header__username'>@{account.get('acct')} {lockedIcon}</span>
+
+          {badge}
+
           <div className='account__header__content' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} />
 
           {fields.size > 0 && (
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 3e2a1ae104..158bf68511 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -5159,6 +5159,12 @@ noscript {
   }
 }
 
+.account__header .roles {
+  margin-top: 20px;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  padding: 0 15px;
+}
+
 .account__header .account__header__fields {
   font-size: 14px;
   line-height: 20px;
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/forms.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/forms.scss
index f978901870..de16784a87 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/forms.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/forms.scss
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ code {
       align-items: flex-start;
     }
 
+    &.file .label_input {
+      flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    }
+
     &.select .label_input {
       align-items: initial;
     }
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 4467d1512a..2b3ef5cdc1 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #  moved_to_account_id     :bigint(8)
 #  featured_collection_url :string
 #  fields                  :jsonb
+#  actor_type              :string
 #
 
 class Account < ApplicationRecord
@@ -149,6 +150,16 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
     moved_to_account_id.present?
   end
 
+  def bot?
+    %w(Application Service).include? actor_type
+  end
+
+  alias bot bot?
+
+  def bot=(val)
+    self.actor_type = ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(val) ? 'Service' : 'Person'
+  end
+
   def acct
     local? ? username : "#{username}@#{domain}"
   end
diff --git a/app/serializers/activitypub/actor_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/activitypub/actor_serializer.rb
index fcf3bdf175..41c9aa44e8 100644
--- a/app/serializers/activitypub/actor_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/activitypub/actor_serializer.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ActorSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   end
 
   def type
-    'Person'
+    object.bot? ? 'Service' : 'Person'
   end
 
   def following
diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb
index 8761bbb5e7..6adcd70390 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/account_serializer.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class REST::AccountSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   include RoutingHelper
 
-  attributes :id, :username, :acct, :display_name, :locked, :created_at,
+  attributes :id, :username, :acct, :display_name, :locked, :bot, :created_at,
              :note, :url, :avatar, :avatar_static, :header, :header_static,
              :followers_count, :following_count, :statuses_count
 
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
index f67ebb443a..cc416b6717 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService < BaseService
     @account.note                    = @json['summary'] || ''
     @account.locked                  = @json['manuallyApprovesFollowers'] || false
     @account.fields                  = property_values || {}
+    @account.actor_type              = @json['type']
   end
 
   def set_fetchable_attributes!
diff --git a/app/views/accounts/_header.html.haml b/app/views/accounts/_header.html.haml
index 13dcaf616a..4098d6778a 100644
--- a/app/views/accounts/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/accounts/_header.html.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
         %span>< @#{account.local_username_and_domain}
         = fa_icon('lock') if account.locked?
 
-    - if Setting.show_staff_badge
+    - if account.bot?
+      .roles
+        .account-role.bot
+          = t 'accounts.roles.bot'
+    - elsif Setting.show_staff_badge
       - if account.user_admin?
         .roles
           .account-role.admin
diff --git a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
index f28834d72e..a84f8a7da7 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   .fields-group
     = f.input :locked, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.locked')
 
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :bot, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.bot')
+
   .fields-group
     .input.with_block_label
       %label= t('simple_form.labels.defaults.fields')
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index e18354eac4..5369311ac5 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ en:
     reserved_username: The username is reserved
     roles:
       admin: Admin
+      bot: Bot
       moderator: Mod
     unfollow: Unfollow
   admin:
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
index 7ba32906d4..495c6166b4 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ en:
     hints:
       defaults:
         avatar: PNG, GIF or JPG. At most 2MB. Will be downscaled to 400x400px
+        bot: Warns people that the account does not represent a person
         digest: Only sent after a long period of inactivity and only if you have received any personal messages in your absence
         display_name:
           one: <span class="name-counter">1</span> character left
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ en:
           value: Content
       defaults:
         avatar: Avatar
+        bot: This is a bot account
         confirm_new_password: Confirm new password
         confirm_password: Confirm password
         current_password: Current password
diff --git a/db/migrate/20180506221944_add_actor_type_to_accounts.rb b/db/migrate/20180506221944_add_actor_type_to_accounts.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cfed640f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20180506221944_add_actor_type_to_accounts.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddActorTypeToAccounts < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def change
+    add_column :accounts, :actor_type, :string
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 566a320d87..f7fa24b835 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2018_04_16_210259) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2018_05_06_221944) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2018_04_16_210259) do
     t.bigint "moved_to_account_id"
     t.string "featured_collection_url"
     t.jsonb "fields"
+    t.string "actor_type"
     t.index "(((setweight(to_tsvector('simple'::regconfig, (display_name)::text), 'A'::\"char\") || setweight(to_tsvector('simple'::regconfig, (username)::text), 'B'::\"char\")) || setweight(to_tsvector('simple'::regconfig, (COALESCE(domain, ''::character varying))::text), 'C'::\"char\")))", name: "search_index", using: :gin
     t.index "lower((username)::text), lower((domain)::text)", name: "index_accounts_on_username_and_domain_lower"
     t.index ["uri"], name: "index_accounts_on_uri"