diff --git a/src/middleware/maintenance.js b/src/middleware/maintenance.js
index 2e56fff8b6..73d0c077d6 100644
--- a/src/middleware/maintenance.js
+++ b/src/middleware/maintenance.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const meta = require('../meta');
 const user = require('../user');
 const groups = require('../groups');
 const helpers = require('./helpers');
+const controllerHelpers = require('../controllers/helpers');
 
 module.exports = function (middleware) {
 	middleware.maintenanceMode = helpers.try(async (req, res, next) => {
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 			return next();
 		}
 
+		if (req.originalUrl.startsWith(`${nconf.get('relative_path')}/api/v3/`)) {
+			return controllerHelpers.formatApiResponse(meta.config.maintenanceModeStatus, res);
+		}
+
 		res.status(meta.config.maintenanceModeStatus);
 
 		const data = {