diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ForumSectionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumSectionController.php
index fd298b4da..21be099fe 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ForumSectionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumSectionController.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use App\Helpers\JSONResult;
 use App\Http\Requests\PostThread;
 use App\Http\Resources\ForumSectionResource;
+use App\Http\Resources\ForumThreadResource;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public function details(ForumSection $section) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the threads of a section
+     * Returns the threads of a section.
      *
      * @param Request $request
      * @param ForumSection $section
@@ -72,30 +73,11 @@ public function threads(Request $request, ForumSection $section) {
 
         $threads = $threads->paginate(ForumSection::THREADS_PER_PAGE);
 
-        // Format the threads
-        $displayThreads = [];
-
-        foreach($threads as $thread)
-            $displayThreads[] = [
-                'id'                => $thread->id,
-                'title'             => $thread->title,
-                'content_teaser'    =>
-                    substr(strip_tags($thread->content), 0, 100) .
-                    ((strlen($thread->content) > 100) ? '...' : '')
-                ,
-                'locked'            => (bool) $thread->locked,
-                'poster_user_id'    => $thread->user->id,
-                'poster_username'   => $thread->user->username,
-                'creation_date'     => $thread->created_at->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
-                'reply_count'       => $thread->replies->count(),
-                'score'             => $thread->likesDiffDislikesCount
-            ];
-
         // Show threads in response
         return JSONResult::success([
             'page'          => (int) $givenPage,
             'thread_pages'  => $section->getPageCount(),
-            'threads'       => $displayThreads
+            'threads'       => ForumThreadResource::collection($threads)
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/ForumThreadResource.php b/app/Http/Resources/ForumThreadResource.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..358847602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/ForumThreadResource.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Resources;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+
+class ForumThreadResource extends JsonResource
+{
+    /**
+     * Transform the resource into an array.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function toArray($request)
+    {
+        $resource = [
+            'id'                => $this->id,
+            'title'             => $this->title,
+            'content'           => $this->content,
+            'locked'            => (bool) $this->locked,
+            'poster_user_id'    => $this->user->id,
+            'poster_username'   => $this->user->username,
+            'creation_date'     => $this->created_at->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            'reply_count'       => $this->replies->count(),
+            'score'             => $this->likesDiffDislikesCount
+        ];
+
+        if(Auth::check())
+            $resource = array_merge($resource, $this->getUserSpecificDetails());
+
+        return $resource;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the user specific details for the resource.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getUserSpecificDetails() {
+        $user = Auth::user();
+
+        return [
+            'current_user' => [
+                'like_action' => $user->likeAction($this->resource)
+            ]
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/public/openapi.json b/public/openapi.json
index 40a300c43..d6d4c2da5 100644
--- a/public/openapi.json
+++ b/public/openapi.json
@@ -1104,6 +1104,12 @@
     },
     "/forum-sections/{sectionID}/threads": {
       "get": {
+        "security": [
+          {},
+          {
+            "kurozoraBearer": []
+          }
+        ],
         "tags": [
           "forum-sections"
         ],
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index fa74c07f2..69bcd968f 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@
 
         Route::get('/{section}', [ForumSectionController::class, 'details']);
 
-        Route::get('/{section}/threads', [ForumSectionController::class, 'threads']);
+        Route::get('/{section}/threads', [ForumSectionController::class, 'threads'])
+            ->middleware('kurozora.userauth:optional');
 
         Route::post('/{section}/threads', [ForumSectionController::class, 'postThread'])
             ->middleware('kurozora.userauth');