diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/community.rs
index f5d321428..4f7e68dad 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/community.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ use crate::{
   activity_queue::{send_activity_single_dest, send_to_community, send_to_community_followers},
   check_is_apub_id_valid,
   extensions::context::lemmy_context,
-  fetcher::{get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor, person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person},
+  fetcher::{
+    community::ReceiveAnnounceFunction,
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor,
+    person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  },
   generate_moderators_url,
   insert_activity,
   objects::ToApub,
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ impl CommunityType for Community {
     activity: AnyBase,
     object_actor: Option<Url>,
     context: &LemmyContext,
+    receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let inner_id = activity.id().context(location_info!())?;
     if inner_id.domain() == Some(&Settings::get().get_hostname_without_port()?) {
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ impl CommunityType for Community {
     if let Some(actor_id) = object_actor {
       // Ignore errors, maybe its not actually an actor
       // TODO: should pass the actual request counter in, but that seems complicated
-      let actor = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor(&actor_id, context, &mut 0)
+      let actor = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor(&actor_id, context, &mut 0, receive_announce)
         .await
         .ok();
       if let Some(actor) = actor {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs b/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs
index 924b3dd61..e1a098d34 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
   check_is_apub_id_valid,
   extensions::signatures::sign_and_send,
+  fetcher::community::ReceiveAnnounceFunction,
   insert_activity,
   ActorType,
   CommunityType,
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn send_to_community<T, Kind>(
   community: &Community,
   object_actor: Option<Url>,
   context: &LemmyContext,
+  receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
 where
   T: AsObject<Kind> + Extends<Kind> + Debug + BaseExt<Kind>,
@@ -120,7 +122,12 @@ where
   // if this is a local community, we need to do an announce from the community instead
   if community.local {
     community
-      .send_announce(activity.into_any_base()?, object_actor, context)
+      .send_announce(
+        activity.into_any_base()?,
+        object_actor,
+        context,
+        receive_announce,
+      )
       .await?;
   } else {
     let inbox = community.get_shared_inbox_or_inbox_url();
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
index 6187ac10c..cf38976ed 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ use crate::{
     should_refetch_actor,
   },
   objects::FromApub,
+  ActorType,
   GroupExt,
 };
 use activitystreams::{
   actor::ApActorExt,
+  base::AnyBase,
   collection::{CollectionExt, OrderedCollection},
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
@@ -24,8 +26,17 @@ use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_moderator_view::CommunityModeratorView;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
+use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin};
 use url::Url;
 
+pub(crate) type ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'a> =
+  fn(
+    &LemmyContext,
+    AnyBase,
+    &dyn ActorType,
+    &mut i32,
+  ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<(), LemmyError>> + 'a>>;
+
 /// Get a community from its apub ID.
 ///
 /// If it exists locally and `!should_refetch_actor()`, it is returned directly from the database.
@@ -34,6 +45,7 @@ pub async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(
   apub_id: &Url,
   context: &LemmyContext,
   recursion_counter: &mut i32,
+  receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
 ) -> Result<Community, LemmyError> {
   let apub_id_owned = apub_id.to_owned();
   let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@@ -44,12 +56,19 @@ pub async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(
   match community {
     Ok(c) if !c.local && should_refetch_actor(c.last_refreshed_at) => {
       debug!("Fetching and updating from remote community: {}", apub_id);
-      fetch_remote_community(apub_id, context, Some(c), recursion_counter).await
+      fetch_remote_community(
+        apub_id,
+        context,
+        Some(c),
+        recursion_counter,
+        receive_announce,
+      )
+      .await
     }
     Ok(c) => Ok(c),
     Err(NotFound {}) => {
       debug!("Fetching and creating remote community: {}", apub_id);
-      fetch_remote_community(apub_id, context, None, recursion_counter).await
+      fetch_remote_community(apub_id, context, None, recursion_counter, receive_announce).await
     }
     Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
   }
@@ -63,6 +82,7 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
   context: &LemmyContext,
   old_community: Option<Community>,
   request_counter: &mut i32,
+  receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
 ) -> Result<Community, LemmyError> {
   let group = fetch_remote_object::<GroupExt>(context.client(), apub_id, request_counter).await;
 
@@ -87,7 +107,14 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
   // only fetch outbox for new communities, otherwise this can create an infinite loop
   if old_community.is_none() {
     let outbox = group.inner.outbox()?.context(location_info!())?;
-    fetch_community_outbox(context, outbox, &community, request_counter).await?
+    fetch_community_outbox(
+      context,
+      outbox,
+      &community,
+      request_counter,
+      receive_announce,
+    )
+    .await?
   }
 
   Ok(community)
@@ -147,6 +174,7 @@ async fn fetch_community_outbox(
   outbox: &Url,
   community: &Community,
   recursion_counter: &mut i32,
+  receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   let outbox =
     fetch_remote_object::<OrderedCollection>(context.client(), outbox, recursion_counter).await?;
@@ -157,8 +185,7 @@ async fn fetch_community_outbox(
   }
 
   for activity in outbox_activities {
-    todo!("{:?} {:?} {:?}", activity, community, recursion_counter);
-    //receive_announce(context, activity, community, recursion_counter).await?;
+    receive_announce(context, activity, community, recursion_counter).await?;
   }
 
   Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
index 477cecc87..8d423794b 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub mod search;
 
 use crate::{
   fetcher::{
-    community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community,
+    community::{get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, ReceiveAnnounceFunction},
     fetch::FetchError,
     person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
   },
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ pub async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor(
   apub_id: &Url,
   context: &LemmyContext,
   recursion_counter: &mut i32,
+  receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
 ) -> Result<Box<dyn ActorType>, LemmyError> {
-  let community = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(apub_id, context, recursion_counter).await;
+  let community =
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(apub_id, context, recursion_counter, receive_announce).await;
   let actor: Box<dyn ActorType> = match community {
     Ok(c) => Box::new(c),
     Err(_) => Box::new(get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(apub_id, context, recursion_counter).await?),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
index 89109318a..78dcb2512 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     person_extension::PersonExtension,
     signatures::{PublicKey, PublicKeyExtension},
   },
-  fetcher::community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community,
+  fetcher::community::{get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, ReceiveAnnounceFunction},
 };
 use activitystreams::{
   activity::Follow,
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ pub trait CommunityType {
     activity: AnyBase,
     object: Option<Url>,
     context: &LemmyContext,
+    receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
 
   async fn send_add_mod(
@@ -469,12 +470,14 @@ pub async fn get_community_from_to_or_cc<T, Kind>(
   activity: &T,
   context: &LemmyContext,
   request_counter: &mut i32,
+  receive_announce: ReceiveAnnounceFunction<'_>,
 ) -> Result<Community, LemmyError>
 where
   T: AsObject<Kind>,
 {
   for cid in get_activity_to_and_cc(activity) {
-    let community = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&cid, context, request_counter).await;
+    let community =
+      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&cid, context, request_counter, receive_announce).await;
     if community.is_ok() {
       return community;
     }
diff --git a/crates/apub_receive/src/inbox/person_inbox.rs b/crates/apub_receive/src/inbox/person_inbox.rs
index 66b6c95ac..e810b73fe 100644
--- a/crates/apub_receive/src/inbox/person_inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_receive/src/inbox/person_inbox.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ async fn receive_accept(
     .context(location_info!())?;
 
   let community =
-    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&community_uri, context, request_counter).await?;
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&community_uri, context, request_counter, receive_announce)
+      .await?;
 
   let community_id = community.id;
   let person_id = person.id;