diff --git a/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/composite_handler.rs b/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/composite_handler.rs
index 85203f0..23b6d44 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/composite_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/composite_handler.rs
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ impl ApObjectHandler for CompositeObjectHandler {
         actor_url: &Url,
         object: serde_json::Value,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let is_watchlist = object.get("watchlistEntry").and_then(|v| v.as_bool()) == Some(true)
+            || (object.get("movieTitle").is_some() && object.get("rating").is_none());
         if object.get("rating").is_some() {
             self.review.on_create(ap_id, actor_url, object).await
-        } else if object.get("movieTitle").is_some() {
+        } else if is_watchlist {
             self.watchlist.on_create(ap_id, actor_url, object).await
         } else {
             tracing::debug!(ap_id = %ap_id, "ignoring Create for unknown object type");
diff --git a/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/event_handler.rs b/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/event_handler.rs
index 0a83a64..9862495 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/event_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/event_handler.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl ActivityPubEventHandler {
         let json = serde_json::to_value(obj)?;
 
         self.ap_service
-            .broadcast_add_to_followers(user_id.value(), ap_id, json)
+            .broadcast_to_followers(user_id.value(), ap_id, json)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ impl ActivityPubEventHandler {
         use crate::urls::watchlist_entry_url;
         let ap_id = watchlist_entry_url(&self.base_url, user_id.value(), movie_id.value());
         self.ap_service
-            .broadcast_undo_add_to_followers(user_id.value(), ap_id)
+            .broadcast_delete_to_followers(user_id.value(), ap_id)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/objects.rs b/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/objects.rs
index 3ebb6c7..1a18b23 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/objects.rs
+++ b/crates/adapters/activitypub/src/objects.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ pub struct WatchlistObject {
     pub(crate) poster_url: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub(crate) tag: Vec<ApHashtag>,
+    /// Discriminator so Movies Diary instances distinguish this from a review Note.
+    /// Non-Movies-Diary apps ignore unknown fields.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub(crate) watchlist_entry: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn watchlist_to_ap_object(
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ pub fn watchlist_to_ap_object(
         external_metadata_id,
         poster_url,
         tag,
+        watchlist_entry: true,
     }
 }