diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index e6b2cb93f4..e416126a4a 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -281,10 +281,16 @@ function item_process(array $post, array $request, bool $preview, string $return
 
 	$eventDispatcher = DI::eventDispatcher();
 
-	$post = $eventDispatcher->dispatch(
-		new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL, $post)
+	$hook_data = [
+		'item' => $post,
+	];
+
+	$hook_data = $eventDispatcher->dispatch(
+		new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL, $hook_data)
 	)->getArray();
 
+	$post = $hook_data['item'] ?? $post;
+
 	unset($post['edit']);
 	unset($post['self']);
 	unset($post['api_source']);
diff --git a/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php b/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php
index e287cdd767..e5a7dd01ab 100644
--- a/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php
+++ b/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 			ArrayFilterEvent::FEATURE_ENABLED                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::FEATURE_GET                     => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL_START         => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
-			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL               => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
+			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL               => 'onInsertPostLocalEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL_END           => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_REMOTE              => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_REMOTE_END          => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
@@ -183,6 +183,20 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Map the INSERT_POST_LOCAL event to `post_local` hook
+	 */
+	public static function onInsertPostLocalEvent(ArrayFilterEvent $event): void
+	{
+		$data = $event->getArray();
+
+		$item = (array) $data['item'] ?? [];
+
+		$data['item'] = static::callHook($event->getName(), $item);
+
+		$event->setArray($data);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Map the PREPARE_POST_START event to `prepare_body_init` hook
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 3edd6950e7..651b812f3d 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -845,10 +845,16 @@ class Item
 				$dummy_session = false;
 			}
 
-			$item = $eventDispatcher->dispatch(
-				new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL, $item)
+			$hook_data = [
+				'item' => $item,
+			];
+
+			$hook_data = $eventDispatcher->dispatch(
+				new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL, $hook_data)
 			)->getArray();
 
+			$item = $hook_data['item'] ?? $item;
+
 			if ($dummy_session) {
 				unset($_SESSION['authenticated']);
 				unset($_SESSION['uid']);
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 7a900b9bc4..a647a58c78 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use Friendica\AppHelper;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Content\Widget\ContactBlock;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache\Enum\Duration;
-use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Search;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php b/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php
index 1a28e09161..17f9e1084d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 			ArrayFilterEvent::FEATURE_ENABLED                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::FEATURE_GET                     => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL_START         => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
-			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL               => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
+			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL               => 'onInsertPostLocalEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL_END           => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_REMOTE              => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_REMOTE_END          => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
@@ -193,6 +193,28 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 		HookEventBridge::onCollectRoutesEvent($event);
 	}
 
+	public function testOnInsertPostLocalEventCallsHookWithCorrectValue(): void
+	{
+		$event = new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::INSERT_POST_LOCAL, ['item' => ['id' => -1]]);
+
+		$reflectionProperty = new \ReflectionProperty(HookEventBridge::class, 'mockedCallHook');
+		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
+
+		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, function (string $name, array $data): array {
+			$this->assertSame('post_local', $name);
+			$this->assertSame(['id' => -1], $data);
+
+			return ['id' => 123];
+		});
+
+		HookEventBridge::onInsertPostLocalEvent($event);
+
+		$this->assertSame(
+			['item' => ['id' => 123]],
+			$event->getArray(),
+		);
+	}
+
 	public function testOnPreparePostStartEventCallsHookWithCorrectValue(): void
 	{
 		$event = new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::PREPARE_POST_START, ['item' => ['id' => -1]]);