diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/public_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/public_controller.rb
index aabe2432..46f78f53 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/public_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/public_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Api::V1::Timelines::PublicController < Api::BaseController
+  before_action :require_user!, only: [:show]
   after_action :insert_pagination_headers, unless: -> { @statuses.empty? }
 
   respond_to :json
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb
index 9adc4ad2..b10b3de5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class Api::V1::Timelines::TagController < Api::BaseController
   before_action :load_tag
+  before_action :require_user!, only: [:show]
   after_action :insert_pagination_headers, unless: -> { @statuses.empty? }
 
   respond_to :json