diff --git a/internal/api/model/instancev1.go b/internal/api/model/instancev1.go
index bec719941..b402cdefe 100644
--- a/internal/api/model/instancev1.go
+++ b/internal/api/model/instancev1.go
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ type InstanceV1 struct {
 	// URLs of interest for client applications.
 	URLs InstanceV1URLs `json:"urls,omitempty"`
 	// Statistics about the instance: number of posts, accounts, etc.
-	Stats map[string]int `json:"stats,omitempty"`
+	// Values are pointers because we don't want to skip 0 values when
+	// rendering stats via web templates.
+	Stats map[string]*int `json:"stats,omitempty"`
 	// URL of the instance avatar/banner image.
 	// example: https://example.org/files/instance/thumbnail.jpeg
 	Thumbnail string `json:"thumbnail"`
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
index f92f0bb65..592f36010 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
@@ -1024,24 +1024,24 @@ func (c *Converter) InstanceToAPIV1Instance(ctx context.Context, i *gtsmodel.Ins
 	instance.URLs.StreamingAPI = "wss://" + i.Domain
 
 	// statistics
-	stats := make(map[string]int, 3)
+	stats := make(map[string]*int, 3)
 	userCount, err := c.state.DB.CountInstanceUsers(ctx, i.Domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("InstanceToAPIV1Instance: db error getting counting instance users: %w", err)
 	}
-	stats["user_count"] = userCount
+	stats["user_count"] = util.Ptr(userCount)
 
 	statusCount, err := c.state.DB.CountInstanceStatuses(ctx, i.Domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("InstanceToAPIV1Instance: db error getting counting instance statuses: %w", err)
 	}
-	stats["status_count"] = statusCount
+	stats["status_count"] = util.Ptr(statusCount)
 
 	domainCount, err := c.state.DB.CountInstanceDomains(ctx, i.Domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("InstanceToAPIV1Instance: db error getting counting instance domains: %w", err)
 	}
-	stats["domain_count"] = domainCount
+	stats["domain_count"] = util.Ptr(domainCount)
 	instance.Stats = stats
 
 	// thumbnail
diff --git a/web/template/page_header.tmpl b/web/template/page_header.tmpl
index dc727d144..5a2956883 100644
--- a/web/template/page_header.tmpl
+++ b/web/template/page_header.tmpl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Instance Logo
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "strapUsers" -}}
-{{- with .instance.Stats.user_count -}}
+{{- with deref .instance.Stats.user_count -}}
     {{- if eq . 1 -}}
         <span class="count">{{- . -}}</span> user
     {{- else -}}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Instance Logo
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "strapPosts" -}}
-{{- with .instance.Stats.status_count -}}
+{{- with deref .instance.Stats.status_count -}}
     {{- if eq . 1 -}}
         <span class="count">{{- . -}}</span> post
     {{- else -}}
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Instance Logo
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "strapInstances" -}}
-{{- with .instance.Stats.domain_count -}}
+{{- with deref .instance.Stats.domain_count -}}
     {{- if eq . 1 -}}
         <span class="count">{{- . -}}</span> other instance
     {{- else -}}