diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_message_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_message_validator.ex
index 2feb65f29..8b5bb4fdc 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_message_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_message_validator.ex
@@ -61,15 +61,25 @@ def validate_data(data_cng) do
     |> validate_local_concern()
   end
 
-  @doc "Validates if at least one of the users in this ChatMessage is a local user, otherwise we don't want the message in our system. It also validates the presence of both users in our system."
+  @doc """
+  Validates the following
+  - If both users are in our system
+  - If at least one of the users in this ChatMessage is a local user
+  - If the recipient is not blocking the actor
+  """
   def validate_local_concern(cng) do
     with actor_ap <- get_field(cng, :actor),
          {_, %User{} = actor} <- {:find_actor, User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor_ap)},
          {_, %User{} = recipient} <-
            {:find_recipient, User.get_cached_by_ap_id(get_field(cng, :to) |> hd())},
+         {_, false} <- {:blocking_actor?, User.blocks?(recipient, actor)},
          {_, true} <- {:local?, Enum.any?([actor, recipient], & &1.local)} do
       cng
     else
+      {:blocking_actor?, true} ->
+        cng
+        |> add_error(:actor, "actor is blocked by recipient")
+
       {:local?, false} ->
         cng
         |> add_error(:actor, "actor and recipient are both remote")
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs
index 8230ae0d9..bc2317e55 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ test "does not validate if the message is longer than the remote_limit", %{
       refute match?({:ok, _object, _meta}, ObjectValidator.validate(valid_chat_message, []))
     end
 
+    test "does not validate if the recipient is blocking the actor", %{
+      valid_chat_message: valid_chat_message,
+      user: user,
+      recipient: recipient
+    } do
+      Pleroma.User.block(recipient, user)
+      refute match?({:ok, _object, _meta}, ObjectValidator.validate(valid_chat_message, []))
+    end
+
     test "does not validate if the actor or the recipient is not in our system", %{
       valid_chat_message: valid_chat_message
     } do