diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eef3c53b8..e2737611c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Follow/Block/Mute imports now spin off into *n* tasks to avoid the oban timeout
 - Transient activities recieved from remote servers are no longer persisted in the database
 - Overhauled static-fe view for logged-out users
+- Blocked instances will now not be sent _any_ requests, even fetch ones that would get rejected by MRF anyhow
 
 ## Removed
 - FollowBotPolicy
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index cde4e5039..8309ef64a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
 
   # Note: will create a Create activity, which we need internally at the moment.
   def fetch_object_from_id(id, options \\ []) do
-    with {_, nil} <- {:fetch_object, Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(id)},
+    with %URI{} = uri <- URI.parse(id),
+         # If we have instance restrictions, apply them here to prevent fetching from unwanted instances
+         {:ok, nil} <- Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy.check_reject(uri),
+         {:ok, _} <- Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy.check_accept(uri),
+         {_, nil} <- {:fetch_object, Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(id)},
          {_, true} <- {:allowed_depth, Federator.allowed_thread_distance?(options[:depth])},
          {_, {:ok, data}} <- {:fetch, fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id)},
          {_, nil} <- {:normalize, Object.normalize(data, fetch: false)},
@@ -155,6 +159,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
       {:fetch, {:error, error}} ->
         {:error, error}
 
+      {:reject, reason} ->
+        {:reject, reason}
+
       e ->
         e
     end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
index f7eb0f159..ba54eb674 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy do
 
   require Pleroma.Constants
 
-  defp check_accept(%{host: actor_host} = _actor_info) do
+  def check_accept(%{host: actor_host} = _actor_info) do
     accepts =
       instance_list(:accept)
       |> MRF.subdomains_regex()
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy do
     end
   end
 
-  defp check_reject(%{host: actor_host} = _actor_info) do
+  def check_reject(%{host: actor_host} = _actor_info) do
     rejects =
       instance_list(:reject)
       |> MRF.subdomains_regex()
diff --git a/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs b/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs
index 22192d98f..c76a09fd7 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs
@@ -161,6 +161,28 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.FetcherTest do
                )
     end
 
+    test "does not fetch anything from a rejected instance" do
+      clear_config([:mrf_simple, :reject], [{"evil.example.org", "i said so"}])
+
+      assert {:reject, _} =
+               Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id("http://evil.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367")
+    end
+
+    test "does not fetch anything if mrf_simple accept is on" do
+      clear_config([:mrf_simple, :accept], [{"mastodon.example.org", "i said so"}])
+      clear_config([:mrf_simple, :reject], [])
+
+      assert {:reject, _} =
+               Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id(
+                 "http://notlisted.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367"
+               )
+
+      assert {:ok, _object} =
+               Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id(
+                 "http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367"
+               )
+    end
+
     test "it resets instance reachability on successful fetch" do
       id = "http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367"
       Instances.set_consistently_unreachable(id)