diff --git a/activitypub/apmodels/actor.go b/activitypub/apmodels/actor.go
index 9b335d59e..5a00aa188 100644
--- a/activitypub/apmodels/actor.go
+++ b/activitypub/apmodels/actor.go
@@ -78,6 +78,25 @@ func MakeActorFromService(service vocab.ActivityStreamsService) ActivityPubActor
 	return apActor
 }
 
+// MakeActorFromApplication takes a full ActivityPub application and returns
+// our internal representation of an actor.
+func MakeActorFromApplication(application vocab.ActivityStreamsApplication) ActivityPubActor {
+	apActor := ActivityPubActor{
+		ActorIri:                application.GetJSONLDId().Get(),
+		Inbox:                   application.GetActivityStreamsInbox().GetIRI(),
+		Name:                    application.GetActivityStreamsName().Begin().GetXMLSchemaString(),
+		Username:                application.GetActivityStreamsPreferredUsername().GetXMLSchemaString(),
+		FullUsername:            GetFullUsernameFromApplication(application),
+		W3IDSecurityV1PublicKey: application.GetW3IDSecurityV1PublicKey(),
+	}
+
+	if application.GetActivityStreamsIcon() != nil && application.GetActivityStreamsIcon().Len() > 0 && application.GetActivityStreamsIcon().At(0).GetActivityStreamsImage() != nil {
+		apActor.Image = application.GetActivityStreamsIcon().At(0).GetActivityStreamsImage().GetActivityStreamsUrl().Begin().GetIRI()
+	}
+
+	return apActor
+}
+
 // MakeActorPropertyWithID will return an actor property filled with the provided IRI.
 func MakeActorPropertyWithID(idIRI *url.URL) vocab.ActivityStreamsActorProperty {
 	actor := streams.NewActivityStreamsActorProperty()
@@ -238,6 +257,15 @@ func GetFullUsernameFromService(person vocab.ActivityStreamsService) string {
 	return fullUsername
 }
 
+// GetFullUsernameFromApplication will return the user@host.tld formatted user given a service object.
+func GetFullUsernameFromApplication(person vocab.ActivityStreamsApplication) string {
+	hostname := person.GetJSONLDId().GetIRI().Hostname()
+	username := person.GetActivityStreamsPreferredUsername().GetXMLSchemaString()
+	fullUsername := fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", username, hostname)
+
+	return fullUsername
+}
+
 func addMetadataLinkToProfile(profile vocab.ActivityStreamsService, name string, url string) {
 	attachments := profile.GetActivityStreamsAttachment()
 	if attachments == nil {
diff --git a/activitypub/resolvers/resolve.go b/activitypub/resolvers/resolve.go
index dc0d00396..df7fa4df8 100644
--- a/activitypub/resolvers/resolve.go
+++ b/activitypub/resolvers/resolve.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func ResolveIRI(c context.Context, iri string, callbacks ...interface{}) error {
 func GetResolvedActorFromActorProperty(actor vocab.ActivityStreamsActorProperty) (apmodels.ActivityPubActor, error) {
 	var err error
 	var apActor apmodels.ActivityPubActor
+	resolved := false
 
 	personCallback := func(c context.Context, person vocab.ActivityStreamsPerson) error {
 		apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromPerson(person)
@@ -87,39 +88,77 @@ func GetResolvedActorFromActorProperty(actor vocab.ActivityStreamsActorProperty)
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	applicationCallback := func(c context.Context, s vocab.ActivityStreamsApplication) error {
+		apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromApplication(s)
+		resolved = true
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	for iter := actor.Begin(); iter != actor.End(); iter = iter.Next() {
 		if iter.IsIRI() {
 			iri := iter.GetIRI()
-			if e := ResolveIRI(context.Background(), iri.String(), personCallback, serviceCallback); e != nil {
+			if e := ResolveIRI(context.Background(), iri.String(), personCallback, serviceCallback, applicationCallback); e != nil {
 				err = e
 			}
 		} else if iter.IsActivityStreamsPerson() {
 			person := iter.GetActivityStreamsPerson()
 			apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromPerson(person)
+			resolved = true
+		} else if iter.IsActivityStreamsService() {
+			person := iter.GetActivityStreamsService()
+			apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromService(person)
+			resolved = true
+		} else if iter.IsActivityStreamsApplication() {
+			person := iter.GetActivityStreamsApplication()
+			apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromApplication(person)
+			resolved = true
 		}
 	}
 
-	return apActor, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to resolve actor from actor property")
+	if err != nil {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "error resolving actor from property value")
+	}
+
+	if !resolved {
+		err = errors.New("error resolving actor from property value")
+	}
+	return apActor, err
 }
 
 // GetResolvedActorFromIRI will resolve an IRI string to a fully populated actor.
 func GetResolvedActorFromIRI(personOrServiceIRI string) (apmodels.ActivityPubActor, error) {
 	var err error
 	var apActor apmodels.ActivityPubActor
-
+	resolved := false
 	personCallback := func(c context.Context, person vocab.ActivityStreamsPerson) error {
 		apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromPerson(person)
+		resolved = true
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	serviceCallback := func(c context.Context, s vocab.ActivityStreamsService) error {
 		apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromService(s)
+		resolved = true
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if e := ResolveIRI(context.Background(), personOrServiceIRI, personCallback, serviceCallback); e != nil {
+	applicationCallback := func(c context.Context, s vocab.ActivityStreamsApplication) error {
+		apActor = apmodels.MakeActorFromApplication(s)
+		resolved = true
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if e := ResolveIRI(context.Background(), personOrServiceIRI, personCallback, serviceCallback, applicationCallback); e != nil {
 		err = e
 	}
 
-	return apActor, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to resolve actor from IRI string: "+personOrServiceIRI)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "error resolving actor from property value")
+	}
+
+	if !resolved {
+		err = errors.New("error resolving actor from property value")
+	}
+
+	return apActor, err
 }