diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts
index 5c26cdd737..2c38b517f5 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts
@@ -117,4 +117,14 @@ export class ActivityPubAPI {
         const json = await this.fetchJSON(new URL(url));
         return json as Actor;
     }
+
+    async like(id: string): Promise<void> {
+        const url = new URL(`.ghost/activitypub/actions/like/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, this.apiUrl);
+        await this.fetchJSON(url, 'POST');
+    }
+
+    async unlike(id: string): Promise<void> {
+        const url = new URL(`.ghost/activitypub/actions/unlike/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, this.apiUrl);
+        await this.fetchJSON(url, 'POST');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/feed/FeedItem.tsx b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/feed/FeedItem.tsx
index 5b529ac4a1..80b12bcc4a 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/feed/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/feed/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import getRelativeTimestamp from '../../utils/get-relative-timestamp';
 import getUsername from '../../utils/get-username';
 import {ActorProperties, ObjectProperties} from '@tryghost/admin-x-framework/api/activitypub';
 import {Button, Heading, Icon} from '@tryghost/admin-x-design-system';
+import {useLikeMutationForUser, useUnlikeMutationForUser} from '../../hooks/useActivityPubQueries';
 
 export function renderFeedAttachment(object: ObjectProperties, layout: string) {
     let attachment;
@@ -135,20 +136,16 @@ const FeedItemStats: React.FC<{
 }> = ({object, likeCount, commentCount, onLikeClick, onCommentClick}) => {
     const [isClicked, setIsClicked] = useState(false);
     const [isLiked, setIsLiked] = useState(object.liked);
+    const likeMutation = useLikeMutationForUser('index');
+    const unlikeMutation = useUnlikeMutationForUser('index');
 
     const handleLikeClick = async () => {
         setIsClicked(true);
-        let req;
         if (!isLiked) {
-            req = fetch(`/.ghost/activitypub/actions/like/${encodeURIComponent(object.id)}`, {
-                method: 'POST'
-            });
+            likeMutation.mutate(object.id);
         } else {
-            req = fetch(`/.ghost/activitypub/actions/unlike/${encodeURIComponent(object.id)}`, {
-                method: 'POST'
-            });
+            unlikeMutation.mutate(object.id);
         }
-        await req;
         setIsLiked(!isLiked);
 
         setIsClicked(false); // Reset the animation class after request completed
@@ -389,4 +386,4 @@ const FeedItem: React.FC<FeedItemProps> = ({actor, object, layout, type, last})
     return (<></>);
 };
 
-export default FeedItem;
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+export default FeedItem;
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/hooks/useActivityPubQueries.ts b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/hooks/useActivityPubQueries.ts
index b1140e14b9..c1589c7161 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/hooks/useActivityPubQueries.ts
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/hooks/useActivityPubQueries.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {ActivityPubAPI} from '../api/activitypub';
 import {useBrowseSite} from '@tryghost/admin-x-framework/api/site';
-import {useQuery} from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import {useMutation, useQuery} from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
 const useSiteUrl = () => {
     const site = useBrowseSite();
@@ -15,6 +15,26 @@ function createActivityPubAPI(handle: string, siteUrl: string) {
     );
 }
 
+export function useLikeMutationForUser(handle: string) {
+    const siteUrl = useSiteUrl();
+    const api = createActivityPubAPI(handle, siteUrl);
+    return useMutation({
+        mutationFn(id: string) {
+            return api.like(id);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export function useUnlikeMutationForUser(handle: string) {
+    const siteUrl = useSiteUrl();
+    const api = createActivityPubAPI(handle, siteUrl);
+    return useMutation({
+        mutationFn(id: string) {
+            return api.unlike(id);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 export function useFollowersCountForUser(handle: string) {
     const siteUrl = useSiteUrl();
     const api = createActivityPubAPI(handle, siteUrl);
@@ -58,4 +78,4 @@ export function useFollowersForUser(handle: string) {
             return api.getFollowers();
         }
     });
-}
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+}