diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
index 73882e1348f2ab..40680ef4b7f29c 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
@@ -83,8 +83,15 @@ def process_status
     ApplicationRecord.transaction do
       @status = Status.create!(@params)
       attach_tags(@status)
+
+      if seems_spam?
+        @status = nil
+        raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
+      end
     end
 
+    return if @status.nil?
+
     resolve_thread(@status)
     fetch_replies(@status)
     distribute
@@ -426,4 +433,14 @@ def increment_voters_count!
     poll.reload
     retry
   end
+
+  SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_FOLLOWERS = ENV.fetch('SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_FOLLOWERS', 2).to_i
+  SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_CREATE_DAYS = ENV.fetch('SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_CREATE_DAYS', 2).to_i
+  SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_MENTIONS = ENV.fetch('SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_MENTIONS', 2).to_i
+  def seems_spam?
+    !@status.account.local? &&
+      @status.account.followers_count <= SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_FOLLOWERS &&
+      SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_CREATE_DAYS.day.ago <= @status.account.created_at &&
+      SPAM_FILTER_MINIMUM_MENTIONS <= @mentions.count
+  end
 end