diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 129126f04..d22b1d04c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2712,6 +2712,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "moka",
  "once_cell",
  "pretty_assertions",
+ "rand",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -2909,6 +2910,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pict-rs",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "prometheus",
+ "rand",
  "reqwest",
  "reqwest-middleware",
  "reqwest-tracing",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index eb8202cbc..15ca34a83 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ prometheus = { version = "0.13.3", features = ["process"] }
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true }
 actix-web-prom = "0.7.0"
+rand = "0.8.5"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
index 4c3189a09..f20dc507b 100644
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ html2md = "0.2.14"
 html2text = "0.6.0"
 stringreader = "0.1.1"
 enum_delegate = "0.2.0"
+rand = "0.8.5"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/http/inbox.rs b/crates/apub/src/http/inbox.rs
index 71215c032..87bc28791 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/inbox.rs
@@ -11,17 +11,21 @@ use actix_web::{http::header::HeaderMap, web::Bytes, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Local, TimeDelta, Utc};
 use http::{Method, Uri};
 use lemmy_api_common::context::LemmyContext;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{newtypes::InstanceId, source::instance::Instance};
 use lemmy_utils::error::LemmyResult;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use rand::seq::IteratorRandom;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{
   cmp::Ordering,
-  collections::BinaryHeap,
+  collections::{BinaryHeap, HashMap},
   sync::{Arc, RwLock},
   thread::available_parallelism,
   time::Duration,
 };
 use tokio::{spawn, task::JoinHandle, time::sleep};
 use tracing::info;
+use url::Url;
 
 /// Handle incoming activities.
 pub async fn shared_inbox(
@@ -38,7 +42,25 @@ pub async fn shared_inbox(
         request.method().clone(),
         request.uri().clone(),
       );
-      ACTIVITY_QUEUE.write().unwrap().push(InboxActivity {
+
+      #[derive(Deserialize)]
+      struct Id {
+        id: Url,
+      }
+
+      let activity_id = serde_json::from_slice::<Id>(&bytes)?.id;
+      let domain = activity_id.domain().unwrap().to_string();
+      let instance = Instance::read_or_create(&mut data.pool(), domain)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+      let mut lock = ACTIVITY_QUEUE.write().unwrap();
+      let instance_queue = lock.entry(instance.id).or_insert(BinaryHeap::new());
+      while instance_queue.len() > 5 {
+        // TODO: must not hold lock here
+        sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+      }
+      instance_queue.push(InboxActivity {
         request_parts,
         bytes,
         published,
@@ -56,8 +78,8 @@ pub async fn shared_inbox(
 }
 
 /// Queue of incoming activities, ordered by oldest published first
-static ACTIVITY_QUEUE: Lazy<Arc<RwLock<BinaryHeap<InboxActivity>>>> =
-  Lazy::new(|| Arc::new(RwLock::new(BinaryHeap::new())));
+static ACTIVITY_QUEUE: Lazy<Arc<RwLock<HashMap<InstanceId, BinaryHeap<InboxActivity>>>>> =
+  Lazy::new(|| Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())));
 
 /// Minimum age of an activity before it gets processed. This ensures that an activity which was
 /// delayed still gets processed in correct order.
@@ -74,9 +96,13 @@ pub fn handle_received_activities(
       spawn(async move {
         loop {
           let now = Local::now();
-          if let Some(latest_timestamp) = peek_queue_timestamp() {
+          let instance_id = {
+            let lock = ACTIVITY_QUEUE.read().unwrap();
+            lock.keys().choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()).unwrap().clone()
+          };
+          if let Some(latest_timestamp) = peek_queue_timestamp(&instance_id) {
             if latest_timestamp < now - RECEIVE_DELAY.unwrap() {
-              if let Some(a) = pop_queue() {
+              if let Some(a) = pop_queue(&instance_id) {
                 let parts = (&a.request_parts.0, &a.request_parts.1, &a.request_parts.2);
                 receive_activity_parts::<SharedInboxActivities, UserOrCommunity, LemmyContext>(
                   parts, a.bytes, &context,
@@ -99,12 +125,23 @@ pub fn handle_received_activities(
   Ok(workers)
 }
 
-fn peek_queue_timestamp() -> Option<DateTime<Utc>> {
-  ACTIVITY_QUEUE.read().unwrap().peek().map(|i| i.published)
+fn peek_queue_timestamp(instance_id: &InstanceId) -> Option<DateTime<Utc>> {
+  ACTIVITY_QUEUE
+    .read()
+    .unwrap()
+    .get(instance_id)
+    .unwrap()
+    .peek()
+    .map(|i| i.published)
 }
 
-fn pop_queue<'a>() -> Option<InboxActivity> {
-  ACTIVITY_QUEUE.write().unwrap().pop()
+fn pop_queue<'a>(instance_id: &InstanceId) -> Option<InboxActivity> {
+  let mut lock = ACTIVITY_QUEUE.write().unwrap();
+  let res = lock.get_mut(instance_id).unwrap().pop();
+  if lock.is_empty() {
+    lock.remove(instance_id);
+  }
+  res
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]