diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 6a7bb9e06..4bf31f3fc 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -407,6 +407,13 @@
   ],
   whitelist: []
 
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Http,
+  method: :purge,
+  headers: [],
+  options: []
+
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script, script_path: nil
+
 config :pleroma, :chat, enabled: true
 
 config :phoenix, :format_encoders, json: Jason
diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index b21d7840c..f9523936a 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -1650,6 +1650,31 @@
           "The base URL to access a user-uploaded file. Useful when you want to proxy the media files via another host/CDN fronts.",
         suggestions: ["https://example.com"]
       },
+      %{
+        key: :invalidation,
+        type: :keyword,
+        descpiption: "",
+        suggestions: [
+          enabled: true,
+          provider: Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script
+        ],
+        children: [
+          %{
+            key: :enabled,
+            type: :boolean,
+            description: "Enables invalidate media cache"
+          },
+          %{
+            key: :provider,
+            type: :module,
+            description: "Module which will be used to cache purge.",
+            suggestions: [
+              Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script,
+              Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Http
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      },
       %{
         key: :proxy_opts,
         type: :keyword,
@@ -1722,6 +1747,45 @@
       }
     ]
   },
+  %{
+    group: :pleroma,
+    key: Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Http,
+    type: :group,
+    description: "HTTP invalidate settings",
+    children: [
+      %{
+        key: :method,
+        type: :atom,
+        description: "HTTP method of request. Default: :purge"
+      },
+      %{
+        key: :headers,
+        type: {:list, :tuple},
+        description: "HTTP headers of request.",
+        suggestions: [{"x-refresh", 1}]
+      },
+      %{
+        key: :options,
+        type: :keyword,
+        description: "Request options.",
+        suggestions: [params: %{ts: "xxx"}]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  %{
+    group: :pleroma,
+    key: Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script,
+    type: :group,
+    description: "Script invalidate settings",
+    children: [
+      %{
+        key: :script_path,
+        type: :string,
+        description: "Path to shell script. Which will run purge cache.",
+        suggestions: ["./installation/nginx-cache-purge.sh.example"]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   %{
     group: :pleroma,
     key: :gopher,
diff --git a/docs/API/admin_api.md b/docs/API/admin_api.md
index 92816baf9..c7f56cf5f 100644
--- a/docs/API/admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/API/admin_api.md
@@ -1224,4 +1224,66 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 - Response:
   - On success: `204`, empty response
   - On failure:
-    - 400 Bad Request `"Invalid parameters"` when `status` is missing
\ No newline at end of file
+    - 400 Bad Request `"Invalid parameters"` when `status` is missing
+
+## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches`
+
+### Get a list of all banned MediaProxy URLs in Cachex
+
+- Authentication: required
+- Params:
+- *optional* `page`: **integer** page number
+- *optional* `page_size`: **integer** number of log entries per page (default is `50`)
+
+- Response:
+
+``` json
+{
+  "urls": [
+    "http://example.com/media/a688346.jpg",
+    "http://example.com/media/fb1f4d.jpg"
+  ]
+}
+
+```
+
+## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/delete`
+
+### Remove a banned MediaProxy URL from Cachex
+
+- Authentication: required
+- Params:
+  - `urls` (array)
+
+- Response:
+
+``` json
+{
+  "urls": [
+    "http://example.com/media/a688346.jpg",
+    "http://example.com/media/fb1f4d.jpg"
+  ]
+}
+
+```
+
+## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/purge`
+
+### Purge a MediaProxy URL
+
+- Authentication: required
+- Params:
+  - `urls` (array)
+  - `ban` (boolean)
+
+- Response:
+
+``` json
+{
+  "urls": [
+    "http://example.com/media/a688346.jpg",
+    "http://example.com/media/fb1f4d.jpg"
+  ]
+}
+
+```
diff --git a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
index fad67fc4d..6ebdab546 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ This section describe PWA manifest instance-specific values. Currently this opti
 
 #### Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script
 
-This strategy allow perform external bash script to purge cache.
+This strategy allow perform external shell script to purge cache.
 Urls of attachments pass to script as arguments.
 
 * `script_path`: path to external script.
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script,
 This strategy allow perform custom http request to purge cache.
 
 * `method`: http method. default is `purge`
-* `headers`: http headers. default is empty
-* `options`: request options. default is empty
+* `headers`: http headers.
+* `options`: request options.
 
 Example:
 ```elixir
diff --git a/installation/nginx-cache-purge.sh.example b/installation/nginx-cache-purge.sh.example
index b2915321c..5f6cbb128 100755
--- a/installation/nginx-cache-purge.sh.example
+++ b/installation/nginx-cache-purge.sh.example
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CACHE_DIRECTORY="/tmp/pleroma-media-cache"
 ## $3 - (optional) the number of parallel processes to run for grep.
 get_cache_files() {
     local max_parallel=${3-16}
-    find $2 -maxdepth 2 -type d | xargs -P $max_parallel -n 1 grep -E Rl "^KEY:.*$1" | sort -u
+    find $2 -maxdepth 2 -type d | xargs -P $max_parallel -n 1 grep -E -Rl "^KEY:.*$1" | sort -u
 }
 
 ## Removes an item from the given cache zone.
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ purge() {
 
 }
 
-purge $1
+purge $@
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/application.ex b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
index 9d3d92b38..4a21bf138 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/application.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ defp cachex_children do
       build_cachex("idempotency", expiration: idempotency_expiration(), limit: 2500),
       build_cachex("web_resp", limit: 2500),
       build_cachex("emoji_packs", expiration: emoji_packs_expiration(), limit: 10),
-      build_cachex("failed_proxy_url", limit: 2500)
+      build_cachex("failed_proxy_url", limit: 2500),
+      build_cachex("banned_urls", default_ttl: :timer.hours(24 * 30), limit: 5_000)
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/plugs/uploaded_media.ex b/lib/pleroma/plugs/uploaded_media.ex
index 94147e0c4..40984cfc0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/plugs/uploaded_media.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/plugs/uploaded_media.ex
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Plugs.UploadedMedia do
   import Pleroma.Web.Gettext
   require Logger
 
+  alias Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy
+
   @behaviour Plug
   # no slashes
   @path "media"
@@ -35,8 +37,7 @@ def call(%{request_path: <<"/", @path, "/", file::binary>>} = conn, opts) do
         %{query_params: %{"name" => name}} = conn ->
           name = String.replace(name, "\"", "\\\"")
 
-          conn
-          |> put_resp_header("content-disposition", "filename=\"#{name}\"")
+          put_resp_header(conn, "content-disposition", "filename=\"#{name}\"")
 
         conn ->
           conn
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ def call(%{request_path: <<"/", @path, "/", file::binary>>} = conn, opts) do
 
     with uploader <- Keyword.fetch!(config, :uploader),
          proxy_remote = Keyword.get(config, :proxy_remote, false),
-         {:ok, get_method} <- uploader.get_file(file) do
+         {:ok, get_method} <- uploader.get_file(file),
+         false <- media_is_banned(conn, get_method) do
       get_media(conn, get_method, proxy_remote, opts)
     else
       _ ->
@@ -59,6 +61,14 @@ def call(%{request_path: <<"/", @path, "/", file::binary>>} = conn, opts) do
 
   def call(conn, _opts), do: conn
 
+  defp media_is_banned(%{request_path: path} = _conn, {:static_dir, _}) do
+    MediaProxy.in_banned_urls(Pleroma.Web.base_url() <> path)
+  end
+
+  defp media_is_banned(_, {:url, url}), do: MediaProxy.in_banned_urls(url)
+
+  defp media_is_banned(_, _), do: false
+
   defp get_media(conn, {:static_dir, directory}, _, opts) do
     static_opts =
       Map.get(opts, :static_plug_opts)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/media_proxy_cache_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/media_proxy_cache_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2759d59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/media_proxy_cache_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.MediaProxyCacheController do
+  use Pleroma.Web, :controller
+
+  alias Pleroma.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Admin, as: Spec
+  alias Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy
+
+  plug(Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.CastAndValidate)
+
+  plug(
+    OAuthScopesPlug,
+    %{scopes: ["read:media_proxy_caches"], admin: true} when action in [:index]
+  )
+
+  plug(
+    OAuthScopesPlug,
+    %{scopes: ["write:media_proxy_caches"], admin: true} when action in [:purge, :delete]
+  )
+
+  action_fallback(Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.FallbackController)
+
+  defdelegate open_api_operation(action), to: Spec.MediaProxyCacheOperation
+
+  def index(%{assigns: %{user: _}} = conn, params) do
+    cursor =
+      :banned_urls_cache
+      |> :ets.table([{:traverse, {:select, Cachex.Query.create(true, :key)}}])
+      |> :qlc.cursor()
+
+    urls =
+      case params.page do
+        1 ->
+          :qlc.next_answers(cursor, params.page_size)
+
+        _ ->
+          :qlc.next_answers(cursor, (params.page - 1) * params.page_size)
+          :qlc.next_answers(cursor, params.page_size)
+      end
+
+    :qlc.delete_cursor(cursor)
+
+    render(conn, "index.json", urls: urls)
+  end
+
+  def delete(%{assigns: %{user: _}, body_params: %{urls: urls}} = conn, _) do
+    MediaProxy.remove_from_banned_urls(urls)
+    render(conn, "index.json", urls: urls)
+  end
+
+  def purge(%{assigns: %{user: _}, body_params: %{urls: urls, ban: ban}} = conn, _) do
+    MediaProxy.Invalidation.purge(urls)
+
+    if ban do
+      MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls(urls)
+    end
+
+    render(conn, "index.json", urls: urls)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/media_proxy_cache_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/media_proxy_cache_view.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c97400beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/media_proxy_cache_view.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.MediaProxyCacheView do
+  use Pleroma.Web, :view
+
+  def render("index.json", %{urls: urls}) do
+    %{urls: urls}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/admin/media_proxy_cache_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/admin/media_proxy_cache_operation.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0358cfbad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/admin/media_proxy_cache_operation.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Admin.MediaProxyCacheOperation do
+  alias OpenApiSpex.Operation
+  alias OpenApiSpex.Schema
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Schemas.ApiError
+
+  import Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Helpers
+
+  def open_api_operation(action) do
+    operation = String.to_existing_atom("#{action}_operation")
+    apply(__MODULE__, operation, [])
+  end
+
+  def index_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["Admin", "MediaProxyCache"],
+      summary: "Fetch a paginated list of all banned MediaProxy URLs in Cachex",
+      operationId: "AdminAPI.MediaProxyCacheController.index",
+      security: [%{"oAuth" => ["read:media_proxy_caches"]}],
+      parameters: [
+        Operation.parameter(
+          :page,
+          :query,
+          %Schema{type: :integer, default: 1},
+          "Page"
+        ),
+        Operation.parameter(
+          :page_size,
+          :query,
+          %Schema{type: :integer, default: 50},
+          "Number of statuses to return"
+        )
+      ],
+      responses: %{
+        200 => success_response()
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
+  def delete_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["Admin", "MediaProxyCache"],
+      summary: "Remove a banned MediaProxy URL from Cachex",
+      operationId: "AdminAPI.MediaProxyCacheController.delete",
+      security: [%{"oAuth" => ["write:media_proxy_caches"]}],
+      requestBody:
+        request_body(
+          "Parameters",
+          %Schema{
+            type: :object,
+            required: [:urls],
+            properties: %{
+              urls: %Schema{type: :array, items: %Schema{type: :string, format: :uri}}
+            }
+          },
+          required: true
+        ),
+      responses: %{
+        200 => success_response(),
+        400 => Operation.response("Error", "application/json", ApiError)
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
+  def purge_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["Admin", "MediaProxyCache"],
+      summary: "Purge and optionally ban a MediaProxy URL",
+      operationId: "AdminAPI.MediaProxyCacheController.purge",
+      security: [%{"oAuth" => ["write:media_proxy_caches"]}],
+      requestBody:
+        request_body(
+          "Parameters",
+          %Schema{
+            type: :object,
+            required: [:urls],
+            properties: %{
+              urls: %Schema{type: :array, items: %Schema{type: :string, format: :uri}},
+              ban: %Schema{type: :boolean, default: true}
+            }
+          },
+          required: true
+        ),
+      responses: %{
+        200 => success_response(),
+        400 => Operation.response("Error", "application/json", ApiError)
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
+  defp success_response do
+    Operation.response("Array of banned MediaProxy URLs in Cachex", "application/json", %Schema{
+      type: :object,
+      properties: %{
+        urls: %Schema{
+          type: :array,
+          items: %Schema{
+            type: :string,
+            format: :uri,
+            description: "MediaProxy URLs"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidation.ex
index c037ff13e..5808861e6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidation.ex
@@ -5,22 +5,34 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation do
   @moduledoc false
 
-  @callback purge(list(String.t()), map()) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, String.t()}
+  @callback purge(list(String.t()), Keyword.t()) :: {:ok, list(String.t())} | {:error, String.t()}
 
   alias Pleroma.Config
+  alias Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy
 
-  @spec purge(list(String.t())) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, String.t()}
+  @spec enabled?() :: boolean()
+  def enabled?, do: Config.get([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :enabled])
+
+  @spec purge(list(String.t()) | String.t()) :: {:ok, list(String.t())} | {:error, String.t()}
   def purge(urls) do
-    [:media_proxy, :invalidation, :enabled]
-    |> Config.get()
-    |> do_purge(urls)
+    prepared_urls = prepare_urls(urls)
+
+    if enabled?() do
+      do_purge(prepared_urls)
+    else
+      {:ok, prepared_urls}
+    end
   end
 
-  defp do_purge(true, urls) do
+  defp do_purge(urls) do
     provider = Config.get([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :provider])
     options = Config.get(provider)
     provider.purge(urls, options)
   end
 
-  defp do_purge(_, _), do: :ok
+  def prepare_urls(urls) do
+    urls
+    |> List.wrap()
+    |> Enum.map(&MediaProxy.url/1)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http.ex
index 07248df6e..bb81d8888 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http.ex
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Http do
   require Logger
 
   @impl Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation
-  def purge(urls, opts) do
-    method = Map.get(opts, :method, :purge)
-    headers = Map.get(opts, :headers, [])
-    options = Map.get(opts, :options, [])
+  def purge(urls, opts \\ []) do
+    method = Keyword.get(opts, :method, :purge)
+    headers = Keyword.get(opts, :headers, [])
+    options = Keyword.get(opts, :options, [])
 
     Logger.debug("Running cache purge: #{inspect(urls)}")
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def purge(urls, opts) do
       end
     end)
 
-    {:ok, "success"}
+    {:ok, urls}
   end
 
   defp do_purge(method, url, headers, options) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script.ex
index 6be782132..d32ffc50b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script.ex
@@ -10,32 +10,34 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script do
   require Logger
 
   @impl Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation
-  def purge(urls, %{script_path: script_path} = _options) do
+  def purge(urls, opts \\ []) do
     args =
       urls
       |> List.wrap()
       |> Enum.uniq()
       |> Enum.join(" ")
 
-    path = Path.expand(script_path)
-
-    Logger.debug("Running cache purge: #{inspect(urls)}, #{path}")
-
-    case do_purge(path, [args]) do
-      {result, exit_status} when exit_status > 0 ->
-        Logger.error("Error while cache purge: #{inspect(result)}")
-        {:error, inspect(result)}
-
-      _ ->
-        {:ok, "success"}
-    end
+    opts
+    |> Keyword.get(:script_path)
+    |> do_purge([args])
+    |> handle_result(urls)
   end
 
-  def purge(_, _), do: {:error, "not found script path"}
-
-  defp do_purge(path, args) do
+  defp do_purge(script_path, args) when is_binary(script_path) do
+    path = Path.expand(script_path)
+    Logger.debug("Running cache purge: #{inspect(args)}, #{inspect(path)}")
     System.cmd(path, args)
   rescue
-    error -> {inspect(error), 1}
+    error -> error
+  end
+
+  defp do_purge(_, _), do: {:error, "not found script path"}
+
+  defp handle_result({_result, 0}, urls), do: {:ok, urls}
+  defp handle_result({:error, error}, urls), do: handle_result(error, urls)
+
+  defp handle_result(error, _) do
+    Logger.error("Error while cache purge: #{inspect(error)}")
+    {:error, inspect(error)}
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy.ex
index b2b524524..077fabe47 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy.ex
@@ -6,20 +6,53 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy do
   alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.Upload
   alias Pleroma.Web
+  alias Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation
 
   @base64_opts [padding: false]
 
+  @spec in_banned_urls(String.t()) :: boolean()
+  def in_banned_urls(url), do: elem(Cachex.exists?(:banned_urls_cache, url(url)), 1)
+
+  def remove_from_banned_urls(urls) when is_list(urls) do
+    Cachex.execute!(:banned_urls_cache, fn cache ->
+      Enum.each(Invalidation.prepare_urls(urls), &Cachex.del(cache, &1))
+    end)
+  end
+
+  def remove_from_banned_urls(url) when is_binary(url) do
+    Cachex.del(:banned_urls_cache, url(url))
+  end
+
+  def put_in_banned_urls(urls) when is_list(urls) do
+    Cachex.execute!(:banned_urls_cache, fn cache ->
+      Enum.each(Invalidation.prepare_urls(urls), &Cachex.put(cache, &1, true))
+    end)
+  end
+
+  def put_in_banned_urls(url) when is_binary(url) do
+    Cachex.put(:banned_urls_cache, url(url), true)
+  end
+
   def url(url) when is_nil(url) or url == "", do: nil
   def url("/" <> _ = url), do: url
 
   def url(url) do
-    if disabled?() or local?(url) or whitelisted?(url) do
+    if disabled?() or not url_proxiable?(url) do
       url
     else
       encode_url(url)
     end
   end
 
+  @spec url_proxiable?(String.t()) :: boolean()
+  def url_proxiable?(url) do
+    if local?(url) or whitelisted?(url) do
+      false
+    else
+      true
+    end
+  end
+
   defp disabled?, do: !Config.get([:media_proxy, :enabled], false)
 
   defp local?(url), do: String.starts_with?(url, Pleroma.Web.base_url())
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller.ex
index 4657a4383..9a64b0ef3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller.ex
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ def remote(conn, %{"sig" => sig64, "url" => url64} = params) do
     with config <- Pleroma.Config.get([:media_proxy], []),
          true <- Keyword.get(config, :enabled, false),
          {:ok, url} <- MediaProxy.decode_url(sig64, url64),
+         {_, false} <- {:in_banned_urls, MediaProxy.in_banned_urls(url)},
          :ok <- filename_matches(params, conn.request_path, url) do
       ReverseProxy.call(conn, url, Keyword.get(config, :proxy_opts, @default_proxy_opts))
     else
-      false ->
+      error when error in [false, {:in_banned_urls, true}] ->
         send_resp(conn, 404, Plug.Conn.Status.reason_phrase(404))
 
       {:error, :invalid_signature} ->
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 57570b672..eda74a171 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
     post("/oauth_app", OAuthAppController, :create)
     patch("/oauth_app/:id", OAuthAppController, :update)
     delete("/oauth_app/:id", OAuthAppController, :delete)
+
+    get("/media_proxy_caches", MediaProxyCacheController, :index)
+    post("/media_proxy_caches/delete", MediaProxyCacheController, :delete)
+    post("/media_proxy_caches/purge", MediaProxyCacheController, :purge)
   end
 
   scope "/api/pleroma/emoji", Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/workers/attachments_cleanup_worker.ex b/lib/pleroma/workers/attachments_cleanup_worker.ex
index 49352db2a..8deeabda0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/workers/attachments_cleanup_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/workers/attachments_cleanup_worker.ex
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@ def perform(
         },
         _job
       ) do
-    hrefs =
-      Enum.flat_map(attachments, fn attachment ->
-        Enum.map(attachment["url"], & &1["href"])
-      end)
+    attachments
+    |> Enum.flat_map(fn item -> Enum.map(item["url"], & &1["href"]) end)
+    |> fetch_objects
+    |> prepare_objects(actor, Enum.map(attachments, & &1["name"]))
+    |> filter_objects
+    |> do_clean
 
-    names = Enum.map(attachments, & &1["name"])
+    {:ok, :success}
+  end
 
+  def perform(%{"op" => "cleanup_attachments", "object" => _object}, _job), do: {:ok, :skip}
+
+  defp do_clean({object_ids, attachment_urls}) do
     uploader = Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.Upload, :uploader])
 
     prefix =
@@ -39,68 +45,70 @@ def perform(
         "/"
       )
 
-    # find all objects for copies of the attachments, name and actor doesn't matter here
-    object_ids_and_hrefs =
-      from(o in Object,
-        where:
-          fragment(
-            "to_jsonb(array(select jsonb_array_elements((?)#>'{url}') ->> 'href' where jsonb_typeof((?)#>'{url}') = 'array'))::jsonb \\?| (?)",
-            o.data,
-            o.data,
-            ^hrefs
-          )
-      )
-      # The query above can be time consumptive on large instances until we
-      # refactor how uploads are stored
-      |> Repo.all(timeout: :infinity)
-      # we should delete 1 object for any given attachment, but don't delete
-      # files if there are more than 1 object for it
-      |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn %{
-                               id: id,
-                               data: %{
-                                 "url" => [%{"href" => href}],
-                                 "actor" => obj_actor,
-                                 "name" => name
-                               }
-                             },
-                             acc ->
-        Map.update(acc, href, %{id: id, count: 1}, fn val ->
-          case obj_actor == actor and name in names do
-            true ->
-              # set id of the actor's object that will be deleted
-              %{val | id: id, count: val.count + 1}
+    Enum.each(attachment_urls, fn href ->
+      href
+      |> String.trim_leading("#{base_url}/#{prefix}")
+      |> uploader.delete_file()
+    end)
 
-            false ->
-              # another actor's object, just increase count to not delete file
-              %{val | count: val.count + 1}
-          end
-        end)
-      end)
-      |> Enum.map(fn {href, %{id: id, count: count}} ->
-        # only delete files that have single instance
-        with 1 <- count do
-          href
-          |> String.trim_leading("#{base_url}/#{prefix}")
-          |> uploader.delete_file()
-
-          {id, href}
-        else
-          _ -> {id, nil}
-        end
-      end)
-
-    object_ids = Enum.map(object_ids_and_hrefs, fn {id, _} -> id end)
-
-    from(o in Object, where: o.id in ^object_ids)
-    |> Repo.delete_all()
-
-    object_ids_and_hrefs
-    |> Enum.filter(fn {_, href} -> not is_nil(href) end)
-    |> Enum.map(&elem(&1, 1))
-    |> Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.purge()
-
-    {:ok, :success}
+    delete_objects(object_ids)
   end
 
-  def perform(%{"op" => "cleanup_attachments", "object" => _object}, _job), do: {:ok, :skip}
+  defp delete_objects([_ | _] = object_ids) do
+    Repo.delete_all(from(o in Object, where: o.id in ^object_ids))
+  end
+
+  defp delete_objects(_), do: :ok
+
+  # we should delete 1 object for any given attachment, but don't delete
+  # files if there are more than 1 object for it
+  defp filter_objects(objects) do
+    Enum.reduce(objects, {[], []}, fn {href, %{id: id, count: count}}, {ids, hrefs} ->
+      with 1 <- count do
+        {ids ++ [id], hrefs ++ [href]}
+      else
+        _ -> {ids ++ [id], hrefs}
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp prepare_objects(objects, actor, names) do
+    objects
+    |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn %{
+                             id: id,
+                             data: %{
+                               "url" => [%{"href" => href}],
+                               "actor" => obj_actor,
+                               "name" => name
+                             }
+                           },
+                           acc ->
+      Map.update(acc, href, %{id: id, count: 1}, fn val ->
+        case obj_actor == actor and name in names do
+          true ->
+            # set id of the actor's object that will be deleted
+            %{val | id: id, count: val.count + 1}
+
+          false ->
+            # another actor's object, just increase count to not delete file
+            %{val | count: val.count + 1}
+        end
+      end)
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp fetch_objects(hrefs) do
+    from(o in Object,
+      where:
+        fragment(
+          "to_jsonb(array(select jsonb_array_elements((?)#>'{url}') ->> 'href' where jsonb_typeof((?)#>'{url}') = 'array'))::jsonb \\?| (?)",
+          o.data,
+          o.data,
+          ^hrefs
+        )
+    )
+    # The query above can be time consumptive on large instances until we
+    # refactor how uploads are stored
+    |> Repo.all(timeout: :infinity)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/admin_api/controllers/media_proxy_cache_controller_test.exs b/test/web/admin_api/controllers/media_proxy_cache_controller_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ab6cb78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web/admin_api/controllers/media_proxy_cache_controller_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.MediaProxyCacheControllerTest do
+  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+  import Mock
+
+  alias Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy
+
+  setup do: clear_config([:media_proxy])
+
+  setup do
+    on_exit(fn -> Cachex.clear(:banned_urls_cache) end)
+  end
+
+  setup do
+    admin = insert(:user, is_admin: true)
+    token = insert(:oauth_admin_token, user: admin)
+
+    conn =
+      build_conn()
+      |> assign(:user, admin)
+      |> assign(:token, token)
+
+    Config.put([:media_proxy, :enabled], true)
+    Config.put([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :enabled], true)
+    Config.put([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :provider], MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script)
+
+    {:ok, %{admin: admin, token: token, conn: conn}}
+  end
+
+  describe "GET /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches" do
+    test "shows banned MediaProxy URLs", %{conn: conn} do
+      MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls([
+        "http://localhost:4001/media/a688346.jpg",
+        "http://localhost:4001/media/fb1f4d.jpg"
+      ])
+
+      MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls("http://localhost:4001/media/gb1f44.jpg")
+      MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls("http://localhost:4001/media/tb13f47.jpg")
+      MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls("http://localhost:4001/media/wb1f46.jpg")
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches?page_size=2")
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert response["urls"] == [
+               "http://localhost:4001/media/fb1f4d.jpg",
+               "http://localhost:4001/media/a688346.jpg"
+             ]
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches?page_size=2&page=2")
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert response["urls"] == [
+               "http://localhost:4001/media/gb1f44.jpg",
+               "http://localhost:4001/media/tb13f47.jpg"
+             ]
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches?page_size=2&page=3")
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert response["urls"] == ["http://localhost:4001/media/wb1f46.jpg"]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "POST /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/delete" do
+    test "deleted MediaProxy URLs from banned", %{conn: conn} do
+      MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls([
+        "http://localhost:4001/media/a688346.jpg",
+        "http://localhost:4001/media/fb1f4d.jpg"
+      ])
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+        |> post("/api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/delete", %{
+          urls: ["http://localhost:4001/media/a688346.jpg"]
+        })
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert response["urls"] == ["http://localhost:4001/media/a688346.jpg"]
+      refute MediaProxy.in_banned_urls("http://localhost:4001/media/a688346.jpg")
+      assert MediaProxy.in_banned_urls("http://localhost:4001/media/fb1f4d.jpg")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "POST /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/purge" do
+    test "perform invalidates cache of MediaProxy", %{conn: conn} do
+      urls = [
+        "http://example.com/media/a688346.jpg",
+        "http://example.com/media/fb1f4d.jpg"
+      ]
+
+      with_mocks [
+        {MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script, [],
+         [
+           purge: fn _, _ -> {"ok", 0} end
+         ]}
+      ] do
+        response =
+          conn
+          |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+          |> post("/api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/purge", %{urls: urls, ban: false})
+          |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+        assert response["urls"] == urls
+
+        refute MediaProxy.in_banned_urls("http://example.com/media/a688346.jpg")
+        refute MediaProxy.in_banned_urls("http://example.com/media/fb1f4d.jpg")
+      end
+    end
+
+    test "perform invalidates cache of MediaProxy and adds url to banned", %{conn: conn} do
+      urls = [
+        "http://example.com/media/a688346.jpg",
+        "http://example.com/media/fb1f4d.jpg"
+      ]
+
+      with_mocks [{MediaProxy.Invalidation.Script, [], [purge: fn _, _ -> {"ok", 0} end]}] do
+        response =
+          conn
+          |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+          |> post("/api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/purge", %{
+            urls: urls,
+            ban: true
+          })
+          |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+        assert response["urls"] == urls
+
+        assert MediaProxy.in_banned_urls("http://example.com/media/a688346.jpg")
+        assert MediaProxy.in_banned_urls("http://example.com/media/fb1f4d.jpg")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/media_proxy/invalidation_test.exs b/test/web/media_proxy/invalidation_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..926ae74ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web/media_proxy/invalidation_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.InvalidationTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+  use Pleroma.Tests.Helpers
+
+  alias Pleroma.Config
+  alias Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation
+
+  import ExUnit.CaptureLog
+  import Mock
+  import Tesla.Mock
+
+  setup do: clear_config([:media_proxy])
+
+  setup do
+    on_exit(fn -> Cachex.clear(:banned_urls_cache) end)
+  end
+
+  describe "Invalidation.Http" do
+    test "perform request to clear cache" do
+      Config.put([:media_proxy, :enabled], false)
+      Config.put([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :enabled], true)
+      Config.put([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :provider], Invalidation.Http)
+
+      Config.put([Invalidation.Http], method: :purge, headers: [{"x-refresh", 1}])
+      image_url = "http://example.com/media/example.jpg"
+      Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls(image_url)
+
+      mock(fn
+        %{
+          method: :purge,
+          url: "http://example.com/media/example.jpg",
+          headers: [{"x-refresh", 1}]
+        } ->
+          %Tesla.Env{status: 200}
+      end)
+
+      assert capture_log(fn ->
+               assert Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.in_banned_urls(image_url)
+               assert Invalidation.purge([image_url]) == {:ok, [image_url]}
+               assert Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.in_banned_urls(image_url)
+             end) =~ "Running cache purge: [\"#{image_url}\"]"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Invalidation.Script" do
+    test "run script to clear cache" do
+      Config.put([:media_proxy, :enabled], false)
+      Config.put([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :enabled], true)
+      Config.put([:media_proxy, :invalidation, :provider], Invalidation.Script)
+      Config.put([Invalidation.Script], script_path: "purge-nginx")
+
+      image_url = "http://example.com/media/example.jpg"
+      Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls(image_url)
+
+      with_mocks [{System, [], [cmd: fn _, _ -> {"ok", 0} end]}] do
+        assert capture_log(fn ->
+                 assert Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.in_banned_urls(image_url)
+                 assert Invalidation.purge([image_url]) == {:ok, [image_url]}
+                 assert Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.in_banned_urls(image_url)
+               end) =~ "Running cache purge: [\"#{image_url}\"]"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http_test.exs b/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http_test.exs
index 8a3b4141c..a1bef5237 100644
--- a/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/http_test.exs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.HttpTest do
   import ExUnit.CaptureLog
   import Tesla.Mock
 
+  setup do
+    on_exit(fn -> Cachex.clear(:banned_urls_cache) end)
+  end
+
   test "logs hasn't error message when request is valid" do
     mock(fn
       %{method: :purge, url: "http://example.com/media/example.jpg"} ->
@@ -14,8 +18,8 @@ test "logs hasn't error message when request is valid" do
     refute capture_log(fn ->
              assert Invalidation.Http.purge(
                       ["http://example.com/media/example.jpg"],
-                      %{}
-                    ) == {:ok, "success"}
+                      []
+                    ) == {:ok, ["http://example.com/media/example.jpg"]}
            end) =~ "Error while cache purge"
   end
 
@@ -28,8 +32,8 @@ test "it write error message in logs when request invalid" do
     assert capture_log(fn ->
              assert Invalidation.Http.purge(
                       ["http://example.com/media/example1.jpg"],
-                      %{}
-                    ) == {:ok, "success"}
+                      []
+                    ) == {:ok, ["http://example.com/media/example1.jpg"]}
            end) =~ "Error while cache purge: url - http://example.com/media/example1.jpg"
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script_test.exs b/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script_test.exs
index 1358963ab..51833ab18 100644
--- a/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/media_proxy/invalidations/script_test.exs
@@ -4,17 +4,23 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.Invalidation.ScriptTest do
 
   import ExUnit.CaptureLog
 
+  setup do
+    on_exit(fn -> Cachex.clear(:banned_urls_cache) end)
+  end
+
   test "it logger error when script not found" do
     assert capture_log(fn ->
              assert Invalidation.Script.purge(
                       ["http://example.com/media/example.jpg"],
-                      %{script_path: "./example"}
-                    ) == {:error, "\"%ErlangError{original: :enoent}\""}
-           end) =~ "Error while cache purge: \"%ErlangError{original: :enoent}\""
+                      script_path: "./example"
+                    ) == {:error, "%ErlangError{original: :enoent}"}
+           end) =~ "Error while cache purge: %ErlangError{original: :enoent}"
 
-    assert Invalidation.Script.purge(
-             ["http://example.com/media/example.jpg"],
-             %{}
-           ) == {:error, "not found script path"}
+    capture_log(fn ->
+      assert Invalidation.Script.purge(
+               ["http://example.com/media/example.jpg"],
+               []
+             ) == {:error, "\"not found script path\""}
+    end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller_test.exs b/test/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller_test.exs
index da79d38a5..d61cef83b 100644
--- a/test/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/media_proxy/media_proxy_controller_test.exs
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.MediaProxyControllerTest do
   setup do: clear_config(:media_proxy)
   setup do: clear_config([Pleroma.Web.Endpoint, :secret_key_base])
 
+  setup do
+    on_exit(fn -> Cachex.clear(:banned_urls_cache) end)
+  end
+
   test "it returns 404 when MediaProxy disabled", %{conn: conn} do
     Config.put([:media_proxy, :enabled], false)
 
@@ -66,4 +70,16 @@ test "it performs ReverseProxy.call when signature valid", %{conn: conn} do
       assert %Plug.Conn{status: :success} = get(conn, url)
     end
   end
+
+  test "it returns 404 when url contains in banned_urls cache", %{conn: conn} do
+    Config.put([:media_proxy, :enabled], true)
+    Config.put([Pleroma.Web.Endpoint, :secret_key_base], "00000000000")
+    url = Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.encode_url("https://google.fn/test.png")
+    Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.put_in_banned_urls("https://google.fn/test.png")
+
+    with_mock Pleroma.ReverseProxy,
+      call: fn _conn, _url, _opts -> %Plug.Conn{status: :success} end do
+      assert %Plug.Conn{status: 404, resp_body: "Not Found"} = get(conn, url)
+    end
+  end
 end