diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/Channels/PublicChannel.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/Channels/PublicChannel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12705078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/Channels/PublicChannel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Renderers;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database.Tables;
+
+namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Streaming.Channels;
+
+public class PublicChannel(
+	WebSocketConnection connection,
+	string name,
+	bool local,
+	bool remote,
+	bool onlyMedia
+) : IChannel
+{
+	public string       Name         => name;
+	public List<string> Scopes       => ["read:statuses"];
+	public bool         IsSubscribed { get; private set; }
+
+	public Task Subscribe(StreamingRequestMessage _)
+	{
+		if (IsSubscribed) return Task.CompletedTask;
+		IsSubscribed = true;
+
+		connection.EventService.NotePublished += OnNotePublished;
+		connection.EventService.NoteUpdated   += OnNoteUpdated;
+		connection.EventService.NoteDeleted   += OnNoteDeleted;
+		return Task.CompletedTask;
+	}
+
+	private bool IsApplicable(Note note)
+	{
+		if (note.Visibility != Note.NoteVisibility.Public) return false;
+		if (!local && note.UserHost == null) return false;
+		if (!remote && note.UserHost != null) return false;
+		if (onlyMedia && note.FileIds.Count == 0) return false;
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	private async void OnNotePublished(object? _, Note note)
+	{
+		if (!IsApplicable(note)) return;
+		var provider = connection.ScopeFactory.CreateScope().ServiceProvider;
+		var renderer = provider.GetRequiredService<NoteRenderer>();
+		var rendered = await renderer.RenderAsync(note, connection.Token.User);
+		var message = new StreamingUpdateMessage
+		{
+			Stream = [Name], Event = "update", Payload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(rendered)
+		};
+		await connection.SendMessageAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+	}
+
+	private async void OnNoteUpdated(object? _, Note note)
+	{
+		if (!IsApplicable(note)) return;
+		var provider = connection.ScopeFactory.CreateScope().ServiceProvider;
+		var renderer = provider.GetRequiredService<NoteRenderer>();
+		var rendered = await renderer.RenderAsync(note, connection.Token.User);
+		var message = new StreamingUpdateMessage
+		{
+			Stream = [Name], Event = "status.update", Payload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(rendered)
+		};
+		await connection.SendMessageAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+	}
+
+	private async void OnNoteDeleted(object? _, Note note)
+	{
+		if (!IsApplicable(note)) return;
+		var message = new StreamingUpdateMessage { Stream = [Name], Event = "delete", Payload = note.Id };
+		await connection.SendMessageAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+	}
+
+	public Task Unsubscribe(StreamingRequestMessage _)
+	{
+		if (!IsSubscribed) return Task.CompletedTask;
+		IsSubscribed = false;
+		Dispose();
+		return Task.CompletedTask;
+	}
+
+	public void Dispose()
+	{
+		connection.EventService.NotePublished -= OnNotePublished;
+		connection.EventService.NoteUpdated   -= OnNoteUpdated;
+		connection.EventService.NoteDeleted   -= OnNoteDeleted;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/Channels/UserChannel.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/Channels/UserChannel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77a371ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/Channels/UserChannel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Renderers;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database.Tables;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Streaming.Channels;
+
+public class UserChannel(WebSocketConnection connection, bool notificationsOnly) : IChannel
+{
+	public string       Name         => notificationsOnly ? "user:notification" : "user";
+	public List<string> Scopes       => ["read:statuses", "read:notifications"];
+	public bool         IsSubscribed { get; private set; }
+
+	private List<string> _followedUsers = [];
+
+	public async Task Subscribe(StreamingRequestMessage _)
+	{
+		if (IsSubscribed) return;
+		IsSubscribed = true;
+
+		var provider = connection.ScopeFactory.CreateScope().ServiceProvider;
+		var db       = provider.GetRequiredService<DatabaseContext>();
+
+		_followedUsers = await db.Users.Where(p => p == connection.Token.User)
+		                         .SelectMany(p => p.Following)
+		                         .Select(p => p.Id)
+		                         .ToListAsync();
+
+		if (!notificationsOnly)
+		{
+			connection.EventService.NotePublished += OnNotePublished;
+			connection.EventService.NoteUpdated   += OnNoteUpdated;
+			connection.EventService.NoteDeleted   += OnNoteDeleted;
+		}
+
+		connection.EventService.Notification += OnNotification;
+	}
+
+	private bool IsApplicable(Note note) => _followedUsers.Prepend(connection.Token.User.Id).Contains(note.UserId);
+	private bool IsApplicable(Notification notification) => notification.NotifieeId == connection.Token.User.Id;
+
+	private async void OnNotePublished(object? _, Note note)
+	{
+		if (!IsApplicable(note)) return;
+		var provider = connection.ScopeFactory.CreateScope().ServiceProvider;
+		var renderer = provider.GetRequiredService<NoteRenderer>();
+		var rendered = await renderer.RenderAsync(note, connection.Token.User);
+		var message = new StreamingUpdateMessage
+		{
+			Stream = [Name], Event = "update", Payload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(rendered)
+		};
+		await connection.SendMessageAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+	}
+
+	private async void OnNoteUpdated(object? _, Note note)
+	{
+		if (!IsApplicable(note)) return;
+		var provider = connection.ScopeFactory.CreateScope().ServiceProvider;
+		var renderer = provider.GetRequiredService<NoteRenderer>();
+		var rendered = await renderer.RenderAsync(note, connection.Token.User);
+		var message = new StreamingUpdateMessage
+		{
+			Stream = [Name], Event = "status.update", Payload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(rendered)
+		};
+		await connection.SendMessageAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+	}
+
+	private async void OnNoteDeleted(object? _, Note note)
+	{
+		if (!IsApplicable(note)) return;
+		var message = new StreamingUpdateMessage { Stream = [Name], Event = "delete", Payload = note.Id };
+		await connection.SendMessageAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+	}
+
+	private async void OnNotification(object? _, Notification notification)
+	{
+		if (!IsApplicable(notification)) return;
+		var provider = connection.ScopeFactory.CreateScope().ServiceProvider;
+		var renderer = provider.GetRequiredService<NotificationRenderer>();
+		var rendered = await renderer.RenderAsync(notification, connection.Token.User);
+		var message = new StreamingUpdateMessage
+		{
+			Stream = [Name], Event = "notification", Payload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(rendered)
+		};
+		await connection.SendMessageAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+	}
+
+	public Task Unsubscribe(StreamingRequestMessage _)
+	{
+		if (!IsSubscribed) return Task.CompletedTask;
+		IsSubscribed = false;
+		Dispose();
+		return Task.CompletedTask;
+	}
+
+	public void Dispose()
+	{
+		if (!notificationsOnly)
+		{
+			connection.EventService.NotePublished -= OnNotePublished;
+			connection.EventService.NoteUpdated   -= OnNoteUpdated;
+			connection.EventService.NoteDeleted   -= OnNoteDeleted;
+		}
+
+		connection.EventService.Notification -= OnNotification;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/StreamingRequestMessage.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/StreamingRequestMessage.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fc2310e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/StreamingRequestMessage.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using J = System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonPropertyNameAttribute;
+
+namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Streaming;
+
+public class StreamingRequestMessage
+{
+	[J("type")]   public required string  Type   { get; set; }
+	[J("stream")] public required string  Stream { get; set; }
+	[J("list")]   public          string? List   { get; set; }
+	[J("tag")]    public          string? Tag    { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class StreamingUpdateMessage
+{
+	[J("stream")]  public required List<string> Stream  { get; set; }
+	[J("event")]   public required string       Event   { get; set; }
+	[J("payload")] public required string       Payload { get; set; }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/WebSocketConnection.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/WebSocketConnection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc2113c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/WebSocketConnection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+using System.Net.WebSockets;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Streaming.Channels;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database.Tables;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Helpers;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Services;
+
+namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Streaming;
+
+public sealed class WebSocketConnection(
+	WebSocket socket,
+	OauthToken token,
+	EventService eventSvc,
+	IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+	CancellationToken ct
+) : IDisposable
+{
+	public readonly  OauthToken           Token        = token;
+	public readonly  List<IChannel>       Channels     = [];
+	public readonly  EventService         EventService = eventSvc;
+	public readonly  IServiceScopeFactory ScopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+	private readonly SemaphoreSlim        _lock        = new(1);
+
+	public void InitializeStreamingWorker()
+	{
+		Channels.Add(new UserChannel(this, true));
+		Channels.Add(new UserChannel(this, false));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public", true, true, false));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public:media", true, true, true));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public:allow_local_only", true, true, false));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public:allow_local_only:media", true, true, true));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public:local", true, false, false));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public:local:media", true, false, true));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public:remote", false, true, false));
+		Channels.Add(new PublicChannel(this, "public:remote:media", false, true, true));
+	}
+
+	public void Dispose()
+	{
+		foreach (var channel in Channels)
+			channel.Dispose();
+	}
+
+	public async Task HandleSocketMessageAsync(string payload)
+	{
+		StreamingRequestMessage? message = null;
+		try
+		{
+			message = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<StreamingRequestMessage>(payload);
+		}
+		catch
+		{
+			// ignored
+		}
+
+		if (message == null)
+		{
+			await CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.InvalidPayloadData);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		switch (message.Type)
+		{
+			case "subscribe":
+			{
+				var channel = Channels.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == message.Stream && !p.IsSubscribed);
+				if (channel == null) return;
+				if (channel.Scopes.Except(MastodonOauthHelpers.ExpandScopes(Token.Scopes)).Any())
+					await CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.PolicyViolation);
+				else
+					await channel.Subscribe(message);
+				break;
+			}
+			case "unsubscribe":
+			{
+				var channel = Channels.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == message.Stream && p.IsSubscribed);
+				if (channel != null) await channel.Unsubscribe(message);
+				break;
+			}
+			default:
+			{
+				await CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.InvalidPayloadData);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public async Task SendMessageAsync(string message)
+	{
+		await _lock.WaitAsync(ct);
+		try
+		{
+			var buffer = new ArraySegment<byte>(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(message));
+			await socket.SendAsync(buffer, WebSocketMessageType.Text, true, ct);
+		}
+		finally
+		{
+			_lock.Release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public async Task CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus status)
+	{
+		Dispose();
+		await socket.CloseAsync(status, null, ct);
+	}
+}
+
+public interface IChannel
+{
+	public string       Name         { get; }
+	public List<string> Scopes       { get; }
+	public bool         IsSubscribed { get; }
+	public Task         Subscribe(StreamingRequestMessage message);
+	public Task         Unsubscribe(StreamingRequestMessage message);
+	public void         Dispose();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/WebSocketHandler.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/WebSocketHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd3f1cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Streaming/WebSocketHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System.Net.WebSockets;
+using System.Text;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database.Tables;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Services;
+
+namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Streaming;
+
+public static class WebSocketHandler
+{
+	public static async Task HandleConnectionAsync(
+		WebSocket socket, OauthToken token, EventService eventSvc, IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+		CancellationToken ct
+	)
+	{
+		using var connection = new WebSocketConnection(socket, token, eventSvc, scopeFactory, ct);
+		var       buffer     = new byte[256];
+
+		WebSocketReceiveResult? res = null;
+
+		connection.InitializeStreamingWorker();
+
+		while ((!res?.CloseStatus.HasValue ?? true) &&
+		       !ct.IsCancellationRequested &&
+		       socket.State is WebSocketState.Open)
+		{
+			res = await socket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer), ct);
+
+			if (res.Count > buffer.Length)
+			{
+				await socket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.MessageTooBig, null, ct);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (res.MessageType == WebSocketMessageType.Text)
+				await connection.HandleSocketMessageAsync(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, res.Count));
+			else if (res.MessageType == WebSocketMessageType.Binary)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (socket.State is not WebSocketState.Open and not WebSocketState.CloseReceived)
+			return;
+
+		if (res?.CloseStatus != null)
+			await socket.CloseAsync(res.CloseStatus.Value, res.CloseStatusDescription, ct);
+		else if (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+			await socket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.InvalidMessageType, null, ct);
+		else
+			await socket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.EndpointUnavailable, null, ct);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/WebSocketController.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/WebSocketController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91b61515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/WebSocketController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System.Net.WebSockets;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Attributes;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon.Streaming;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database.Tables;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Middleware;
+using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Controllers.Mastodon;
+
+[MastodonApiController]
+public class WebSocketController(
+	IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime,
+	DatabaseContext db,
+	EventService eventSvc,
+	IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+	ILogger<WebSocketController> logger
+) : ControllerBase
+{
+	[Route("/api/v1/streaming")]
+	[ApiExplorerSettings(IgnoreApi = true)]
+	public async Task GetStreamingSocket()
+	{
+		if (!HttpContext.WebSockets.IsWebSocketRequest)
+			throw GracefulException.BadRequest("Not a WebSocket request");
+
+		var ct = appLifetime.ApplicationStopping;
+		var accessToken = HttpContext.WebSockets.WebSocketRequestedProtocols.FirstOrDefault() ??
+		                  throw GracefulException.BadRequest("Missing WebSocket protocol header");
+
+		using var webSocket = await HttpContext.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
+		try
+		{
+			var token = await Authenticate(accessToken);
+			await WebSocketHandler.HandleConnectionAsync(webSocket, token, eventSvc, scopeFactory, ct);
+		}
+		catch (Exception e)
+		{
+			if (e is WebSocketException)
+				logger.LogDebug("WebSocket connection {id} encountered an error: {error}",
+				                HttpContext.TraceIdentifier, e.Message);
+			else if (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+				throw;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private async Task<OauthToken> Authenticate(string token)
+	{
+		return await db.OauthTokens
+		               .Include(p => p.User)
+		               .ThenInclude(p => p.UserProfile)
+		               .Include(p => p.App)
+		               .FirstOrDefaultAsync(p => p.Token == token && p.Active) ??
+		       throw GracefulException.Unauthorized("This method requires an authenticated user");
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs
index 10189f7a..abfe585d 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ public static class ServiceExtensions
 			options.AddPolicy("mastodon", policy =>
 			{
 				policy.WithOrigins("*")
+				      .WithMethods("GET", "HEAD", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE", "CONNECT")
 				      .WithHeaders("Authorization", "Content-Type", "Idempotency-Key")
 				      .WithExposedHeaders("Link", "Connection", "Sec-Websocket-Accept", "Upgrade");
 			});
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/EventService.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/EventService.cs
index b415e7b9..e4d30fd0 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/EventService.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/EventService.cs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ public class EventService
 {
 	public event EventHandler<Note>?            NotePublished;
 	public event EventHandler<Note>?            NoteUpdated;
-	public event EventHandler<string>?          NoteDeleted;
+	public event EventHandler<Note>?            NoteDeleted;
 	public event EventHandler<NoteInteraction>? NoteLiked;
 	public event EventHandler<NoteInteraction>? NoteUnliked;
 	public event EventHandler<Notification>?    Notification;
 
 	public void RaiseNotePublished(object? sender, Note note) => NotePublished?.Invoke(sender, note);
 	public void RaiseNoteUpdated(object? sender, Note note)   => NoteUpdated?.Invoke(sender, note);
-	public void RaiseNoteDeleted(object? sender, Note note)   => NoteDeleted?.Invoke(sender, note.Id);
+	public void RaiseNoteDeleted(object? sender, Note note)   => NoteDeleted?.Invoke(sender, note);
 
 	public void RaiseNotification(object? sender, Notification notification) =>
 		Notification?.Invoke(sender, notification);
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Startup.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Startup.cs
index 2c8b37e0..b5089e8f 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Startup.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Startup.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ app.UseStaticFiles();
 app.UseRateLimiter();
 app.UseCors();
 app.UseAuthorization();
+app.UseWebSockets();
 app.UseCustomMiddleware();
 
 app.MapControllers();