diff --git a/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts b/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
index 8605f3dfc..2700e8dc7 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
   asyncMiddleware,
   asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware,
   authenticate,
-  commonVideosFiltersValidator, optionalAuthenticate,
+  commonVideosFiltersValidator,
+  optionalAuthenticate,
   paginationValidator,
   setDefaultPagination,
   setDefaultSort
@@ -31,15 +32,8 @@ import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/vid
 import { processImage } from '../../helpers/image-utils'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { UserModel } from '../../models/account/user'
-import {
-  sendCreateVideoPlaylist,
-  sendDeleteVideoPlaylist,
-  sendUpdateVideoPlaylist
-} from '../../lib/activitypub/send'
-import {
-  getVideoPlaylistActivityPubUrl,
-  getVideoPlaylistElementActivityPubUrl
-} from '../../lib/activitypub/url'
+import { sendCreateVideoPlaylist, sendDeleteVideoPlaylist, sendUpdateVideoPlaylist } from '../../lib/activitypub/send'
+import { getVideoPlaylistActivityPubUrl, getVideoPlaylistElementActivityPubUrl } from '../../lib/activitypub/url'
 import { VideoPlaylistUpdate } from '../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-update.model'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from '../../models/video/video-playlist-element'
@@ -233,8 +227,6 @@ async function updateVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
       }
 
       const playlistUpdated = await videoPlaylistInstance.save(sequelizeOptions)
-      // We need more attributes for the federation
-      playlistUpdated.OwnerAccount = await AccountModel.load(playlistUpdated.OwnerAccount.id, t)
 
       const isNewPlaylist = wasPrivatePlaylist && playlistUpdated.privacy !== VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PRIVATE
 
@@ -305,8 +297,6 @@ async function addVideoInPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
       }
     }
 
-    // We need more attributes for the federation
-    videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount = await AccountModel.load(videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount.id, t)
     await sendUpdateVideoPlaylist(videoPlaylist, t)
 
     return playlistElement
@@ -332,8 +322,6 @@ async function updateVideoPlaylistElement (req: express.Request, res: express.Re
 
     const element = await videoPlaylistElement.save({ transaction: t })
 
-    // We need more attributes for the federation
-    videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount = await AccountModel.load(videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount.id, t)
     await sendUpdateVideoPlaylist(videoPlaylist, t)
 
     return element
@@ -355,8 +343,6 @@ async function removeVideoFromPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Respo
     // Decrease position of the next elements
     await VideoPlaylistElementModel.increasePositionOf(videoPlaylist.id, positionToDelete, null, -1, t)
 
-    // We need more attributes for the federation
-    videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount = await AccountModel.load(videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount.id, t)
     await sendUpdateVideoPlaylist(videoPlaylist, t)
 
     logger.info('Video playlist element %d of playlist %s deleted.', videoPlaylistElement.position, videoPlaylist.uuid)
@@ -398,8 +384,6 @@ async function reorderVideosPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Respons
     // Decrease positions of elements after the old position of our ordered elements (decrease)
     await VideoPlaylistElementModel.increasePositionOf(videoPlaylist.id, oldPosition, null, -reorderLength, t)
 
-    // We need more attributes for the federation
-    videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount = await AccountModel.load(videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount.id, t)
     await sendUpdateVideoPlaylist(videoPlaylist, t)
   })
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-playlists.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-playlists.ts
index c217a39bf..e0eb423d7 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-playlists.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-playlists.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ function isVideoPlaylistTypeValid (value: any) {
   return exists(value) && VIDEO_PLAYLIST_TYPES[ value ] !== undefined
 }
 
-async function isVideoPlaylistExist (id: number | string, res: express.Response) {
-  const videoPlaylist = await VideoPlaylistModel.loadWithAccountAndChannel(id, undefined)
+async function isVideoPlaylistExist (id: number | string, res: express.Response, fetchType: 'summary' | 'all' = 'summary') {
+  const videoPlaylist = fetchType === 'summary'
+    ? await VideoPlaylistModel.loadWithAccountAndChannelSummary(id, undefined)
+    : await VideoPlaylistModel.loadWithAccountAndChannel(id, undefined)
 
   if (!videoPlaylist) {
     res.status(404)
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts
index 796c63748..fa26e2336 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsUpdateValidator = getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes().concat([
 
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
+    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res, 'all')) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
     const videoPlaylist = res.locals.videoPlaylist
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsAddVideoValidator = [
 
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
-    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res)) return
+    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res, 'all')) return
     if (!await isVideoExist(req.body.videoId, res, 'only-video')) return
 
     const videoPlaylist: VideoPlaylistModel = res.locals.videoPlaylist
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsUpdateOrRemoveVideoValidator = [
 
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
-    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res)) return
+    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res, 'all')) return
     if (!await isVideoExist(req.params.videoId, res, 'id')) return
 
     const videoPlaylist: VideoPlaylistModel = res.locals.videoPlaylist
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsReorderVideosValidator = [
 
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
-    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res)) return
+    if (!await isVideoPlaylistExist(req.params.playlistId, res, 'all')) return
 
     const videoPlaylist: VideoPlaylistModel = res.locals.videoPlaylist
     if (!checkUserCanManageVideoPlaylist(res.locals.oauth.token.User, videoPlaylist, UserRight.UPDATE_ANY_VIDEO_PLAYLIST, res)) return
diff --git a/server/models/account/account.ts b/server/models/account/account.ts
index 3fb766c8a..7cc40f631 100644
--- a/server/models/account/account.ts
+++ b/server/models/account/account.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {
   ForeignKey,
   HasMany,
   Is,
-  Model, Scopes,
+  Model,
+  Scopes,
   Table,
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import { VideoCommentModel } from '../video/video-comment'
 import { UserModel } from './user'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers'
 import { AvatarModel } from '../avatar/avatar'
-import { WhereOptions } from 'sequelize'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../video/video-playlist'
 
 export enum ScopeNames {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
   ]
 })
 @Scopes({
-  [ ScopeNames.SUMMARY ]: (whereActor?: WhereOptions<ActorModel>) => {
+  [ ScopeNames.SUMMARY ]: (whereActor?: Sequelize.WhereOptions<ActorModel>) => {
     return {
       attributes: [ 'id', 'name' ],
       include: [
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts b/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
index ce49f77ec..4d2ea0a66 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ enum ScopeNames {
   AVAILABLE_FOR_LIST = 'AVAILABLE_FOR_LIST',
   WITH_VIDEOS_LENGTH = 'WITH_VIDEOS_LENGTH',
   WITH_ACCOUNT_AND_CHANNEL_SUMMARY = 'WITH_ACCOUNT_AND_CHANNEL_SUMMARY',
-  WITH_ACCOUNT = 'WITH_ACCOUNT'
+  WITH_ACCOUNT = 'WITH_ACCOUNT',
+  WITH_ACCOUNT_AND_CHANNEL = 'WITH_ACCOUNT_AND_CHANNEL'
 }
 
 type AvailableForListOptions = {
@@ -89,6 +90,18 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
       }
     ]
   },
+  [ ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_AND_CHANNEL ]: {
+    include: [
+      {
+        model: () => AccountModel,
+        required: true
+      },
+      {
+        model: () => VideoChannelModel,
+        required: false
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   [ ScopeNames.AVAILABLE_FOR_LIST ]: (options: AvailableForListOptions) => {
     // Only list local playlists OR playlists that are on an instance followed by actorId
     const inQueryInstanceFollow = buildServerIdsFollowedBy(options.followerActorId)
@@ -317,7 +330,7 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model<VideoPlaylistModel> {
       .then(e => !!e)
   }
 
-  static loadWithAccountAndChannel (id: number | string, transaction: Sequelize.Transaction) {
+  static loadWithAccountAndChannelSummary (id: number | string, transaction: Sequelize.Transaction) {
     const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
 
     const query = {
@@ -330,6 +343,19 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model<VideoPlaylistModel> {
       .findOne(query)
   }
 
+  static loadWithAccountAndChannel (id: number | string, transaction: Sequelize.Transaction) {
+    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
+
+    const query = {
+      where,
+      transaction
+    }
+
+    return VideoPlaylistModel
+      .scope([ ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_AND_CHANNEL, ScopeNames.WITH_VIDEOS_LENGTH ])
+      .findOne(query)
+  }
+
   static loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount (url: string) {
     const query = {
       where: {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/index.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/index.ts
index a501a80b2..4be12ad15 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import './video-description'
 import './video-hls'
 import './video-imports'
 import './video-nsfw'
+import './video-playlists'
 import './video-privacy'
 import './video-schedule-update'
 import './video-transcoder'
diff --git a/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts b/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts
index 16b5165f1..54c6bccec 100644
--- a/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts
+++ b/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ async function uploadVideoAndGetId (options: { server: ServerInfo, videoName: st
   const videoAttrs: any = { name: options.videoName }
   if (options.nsfw) videoAttrs.nsfw = options.nsfw
 
-
   const res = await uploadVideo(options.server.url, options.token || options.server.accessToken, videoAttrs)
 
   return { id: res.body.video.id, uuid: res.body.video.uuid }