diff --git a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
index 2681d7671..0f4be3b78 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
@@ -43,17 +43,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Constants do
     ]
   )
 
-  const(updatable_object_types,
-    do: [
-      "Note",
-      "Question",
-      "Audio",
-      "Video",
-      "Event",
-      "Article",
-      "Page"
-    ]
-  )
+  @updatable_object_types [
+    "Note",
+    "Question",
+    "Audio",
+    "Video",
+    "Event",
+    "Article",
+    "Page"
+  ]
+
+  const(updatable_object_types, do: @updatable_object_types)
+
+  const(object_types, do: @updatable_object_types ++ ["Answer"])
 
   const(actor_types,
     do: [
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy.ex
index 02c9b18ed..1cdb507f0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy.ex
@@ -11,12 +11,36 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ObjectAgePolicy do
   @moduledoc "Filter activities depending on their age"
   @behaviour Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.Policy
 
-  defp check_date(%{"object" => %{"published" => published}} = message) do
+  defp update_to_cc(message, to, cc) do
+    message =
+      message
+      |> Map.put("to", to)
+      |> Map.put("cc", cc)
+
+    if Map.has_key?(message, "object") do
+      message
+      |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "to"], to)
+      |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "cc"], cc)
+    else
+      message
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp check_date(%{"object" => %{"published" => _} = object} = activity) do
+    with {:ok, object} <- check_date(object) do
+      activity = activity |> Map.put("object", object)
+      {:ok, activity}
+    else
+      e -> e
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp check_date(%{"published" => published} = object) do
     with %DateTime{} = now <- DateTime.utc_now(),
          {:ok, %DateTime{} = then, _} <- DateTime.from_iso8601(published),
          max_ttl <- Config.get([:mrf_object_age, :threshold]),
          {:ttl, false} <- {:ttl, DateTime.diff(now, then) > max_ttl} do
-      {:ok, message}
+      {:ok, object}
     else
       {:ttl, true} ->
         {:reject, nil}
@@ -47,10 +71,7 @@ defp check_delist(message, actions) do
 
         message =
           message
-          |> Map.put("to", to)
-          |> Map.put("cc", cc)
-          |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "to"], to)
-          |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "cc"], cc)
+          |> update_to_cc(to, cc)
 
         {:ok, message}
       else
@@ -70,10 +91,7 @@ defp check_strip_followers(message, actions) do
 
         message =
           message
-          |> Map.put("to", to)
-          |> Map.put("cc", cc)
-          |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "to"], to)
-          |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "cc"], cc)
+          |> update_to_cc(to, cc)
 
         {:ok, message}
       else
@@ -85,11 +103,18 @@ defp check_strip_followers(message, actions) do
     end
   end
 
-  @impl true
-  def filter(%{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"published" => _}} = message) do
+  defp maybe_check_reject(message, _actions, false) do
+    {:ok, message}
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_check_reject(message, actions, true) do
+    check_reject(message, actions)
+  end
+
+  defp check(message, allow_reject) do
     with actions <- Config.get([:mrf_object_age, :actions]),
          {:reject, _} <- check_date(message),
-         {:ok, message} <- check_reject(message, actions),
+         {:ok, message} <- maybe_check_reject(message, actions, allow_reject),
          {:ok, message} <- check_delist(message, actions),
          {:ok, message} <- check_strip_followers(message, actions) do
       {:ok, message}
@@ -99,6 +124,17 @@ def filter(%{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"published" => _}} = message) do
     end
   end
 
+  @impl true
+  def filter(%{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"published" => _}} = message) do
+    check(message, true)
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def filter(%{"type" => type, "published" => _} = message)
+      when type in Pleroma.Constants.object_types() do
+    check(message, false)
+  end
+
   @impl true
   def filter(message), do: {:ok, message}
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy_test.exs
index 2f649a0a4..1d571bb46 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/object_age_policy_test.exs
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ test "it rejects an old post" do
       assert match?({:reject, _}, ObjectAgePolicy.filter(data))
     end
 
+    test "it doesn't reject a fetched post" do
+      clear_config([:mrf_object_age, :actions], [:reject])
+
+      data = get_old_message()
+      object = data["object"]
+
+      assert match?({:ok, _}, ObjectAgePolicy.filter(object))
+    end
+
     test "it allows a new post" do
       clear_config([:mrf_object_age, :actions], [:reject])