diff --git a/Code/ActivityStreams/ASObject.php b/Code/ActivityStreams/ASObject.php
index d4ef10629..ede21c54a 100644
--- a/Code/ActivityStreams/ASObject.php
+++ b/Code/ActivityStreams/ASObject.php
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ class ASObject
     public $canSearch;
     public $commentPolicy;
 
+    public function __construct($array = null)
+    {
+        if ($array && is_array($array)) {
+            foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
+                if ($key === '@context') {
+                    $key = 'ldcontext';
+                }
+                if (property_exists($this,$key)) {
+                    $this->{$key} = $value;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     /**
      * @return mixed
      */