diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/entities/NoteEntityService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/entities/NoteEntityService.ts
index 4e7ac59f41..95b464c56f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/entities/NoteEntityService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/entities/NoteEntityService.ts
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ export class NoteEntityService implements OnModuleInit {
 		me?: { id: MiUser['id'] } | null | undefined,
 		options?: {
 			detail?: boolean;
+			recurseReply?: boolean; // Defaults to the value of detail, which defaults to true.
+			recurseRenote?: boolean; // Defaults to the value of detail, which defaults to true.
 			skipHide?: boolean;
 			withReactionAndUserPairCache?: boolean;
 			bypassSilence?: boolean;
@@ -535,6 +537,8 @@ export class NoteEntityService implements OnModuleInit {
 			skipHide: false,
 			withReactionAndUserPairCache: false,
 		}, options);
+		opts.recurseRenote ??= opts.detail;
+		opts.recurseReply ??= opts.detail;
 
 		const meId = me ? me.id : null;
 		const note = typeof src === 'object' ? src : await this.noteLoader.load(src);
@@ -647,8 +651,9 @@ export class NoteEntityService implements OnModuleInit {
 			...(opts.detail ? {
 				clippedCount: note.clippedCount,
 				processErrors: note.processErrors,
+			} : {}),
 
-				reply: note.replyId ? this.pack(note.reply ?? opts._hint_?.notes.get(note.replyId) ?? note.replyId, me, {
+				reply: opts.recurseReply && note.replyId ? this.pack(note.reply ?? opts._hint_?.notes.get(note.replyId) ?? note.replyId, me, {
 					detail: false,
 					skipHide: opts.skipHide,
 					withReactionAndUserPairCache: opts.withReactionAndUserPairCache,
@@ -658,8 +663,11 @@ export class NoteEntityService implements OnModuleInit {
 					bypassSilence: bypassSilence || note.userId === note.replyUserId,
 				}) : undefined,
 
-				renote: note.renoteId ? this.pack(note.renote ?? opts._hint_?.notes.get(note.renoteId) ?? note.renoteId, me, {
-					detail: true,
+				// The renote target needs to be packed with the reply, but we *must not* recurse any further.
+				// Pass detail=false and recurseReply=true to make sure we only include the right data.
+				renote: opts.recurseRenote && note.renoteId ? this.pack(note.renote ?? opts._hint_?.notes.get(note.renoteId) ?? note.renoteId, me, {
+					detail: false,
+					recurseReply: true,
 					skipHide: opts.skipHide,
 					withReactionAndUserPairCache: opts.withReactionAndUserPairCache,
 					_hint_: options?._hint_,